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Page 4 -T h e Portland O b s e rv e r-December 26,1990
Gail; Washington Named Employer
Relations Officer
G a il W ashington-Johnson, assistant
to M a yo r C lark, has been appointed
Em ployee Relations O ffice r in the Bu­
which w ill serve her w ell in bargaining
on behalf o f the largestcity in the state."
Ms. Washington-Johnson has also
served as a negotiator for the Massachu­
setts Teachers Association, and has ex­
tensive experience as a trainer. These
skills w ill be heavily utilized by her in
the C ity ’ s labor relations training pro­
gram fo r supervisors and managers.
Ms. Washington-Johnson, a mem­
ber o f M ayor C lark’ s staff since Febru­
ary 1990, has served as the M ayor’ s
com m unity liaison fo r constituent con-
ems, M H R C , Aging Services, O ffice o f
.eighborhood Associations, and affirma-
.ve action. W hile M ayorC lark w ill Miss
•Is. Washington-Johnson on his staff, he
. xpressed pleasure that she w ill remain
a ith the C ity and w ill be able to use her
.onsiderable skills and background in
labor relations. M ayor C lark is carefully
reviewing his staff size in ligh t o f cuts
that w ill be required by B a llo t Measure
#5, and no plans have been made at this
time to f ill the vacancy.
reau ot Personnel Services for the C ity o f
Portland. She w ill begin her new duties
in m id-January,
M a yo r C lark said that Ms. Wash­
in g to n -Jo h n so n ’ s appointm ent w ill
strengthen the C ity ’s labor relations
program and help further his goals for
w orkto rce development and affirm ative
action. Ms. Washington-Johnson w ill head
the C ity ’s Employee Relations Unit, which
is responsible fo r negotiations and con­
tract adm inistration o f a ll labor agree­
ments; fo r supervisory training in disci­
p lin e; and fo r personnel policy develop­
ment.
Personnel Director Melinda Petersen
cited as one o f Ms. Washington-Johnson’s
m ajor strengths her background as a
negotiator on the union side o f the table.
“ G a il’ s eleven years’ experience in la­
bor relations includes bargaining for the
Oregon Public Employees Union and the
Oregon Nurses Association, experience
PSU Student Affairs Office
Strengthens Support Programs
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Portland State U niversity’ s Vice
President for Student A ffairs, M orris K.
H olland, has announced two new ap­
pointments which signal a strengthening
o f student support programs, particu­
larly those involving m inority students.
Dr. G ilbert Sanchez, Currently D i­
rector o f Pre-College Outreach Programs
at C alifo rn ia Slate U niversity, San Ber­
nardino, has been appointed Assistant
Dean o f Student A ffa irs and D irector o f
M in o rity Student A ffa irs at PSU, effec­
tive January 1, 1991. Dr. Catherine C ol­
lier, previously D irector o f Professional
and C om m unity Development at the
Am erican Indian Science and Engineer­
ing Society, U niversity o f Colorado, has
been appointed Assistant to the Vice
President for Research and Development.
Dr. Sanchez, who earned his under­
graduate degree at the U niversity o f
Southern C alifornia and his EdD from
the University o f Massachusetts, Amherst,
has had extensive experience in devel­
oping bilingual educational programs and
student recruitment and retention efforts.
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A t PSU he w ill have responsibility for
academic support programs fo r a ll stu­
dents, such as academic advising, orien­
tation and tutorial assistance. He also
w ill serve as the prim ary advocate fo r is­
sues related to m inority students. Dr.
Sanchez w ill give leadership and direc­
tion to those issues w orking closely w ith
appropriate com m unity groups.
Dr. C ollier earned a bachelor’ s de­
gree in anthropology from Reed College
and bachelor’s and master’ s degrees from
Utah State U niversity. Her PhD is from
the U niversity o f Colorado, Boulder.
She is a nationally known expert on
issues involving native Am erican stu­
dents and a specialist in cross-cultural/
special education. Fluent in two Indian
languages, Dr. C o llie r has worked exten­
sively to improve the educational suc­
cess o f m in ority students.
Her responsibilities at PSU w ill in ­
clude program development and id e n tifi­
cation and acquisition o f outside pro­
gram funding.
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What started as an innocent venture has grown into a
burning desire. I once simply wanted to collect a few sports
cards o f my favorite sports teams and players. Now I ’ m
investing in cards fo r future benefits.
Like anything else it takes a lo t o f capital to turn
anything into big money. Me, being a college student, I have
no capital. I only know capitals o f states and countries. But
I do my best and have managed to collect some cards that
someday may be worth some money. Maybe when I ’ m done
I ’ ll be able to send m y son to college w ith the sale o f my card
collection. Just as long as I don’ t have to give up m y W alter
Payton cards.
The first thing I realized when I started collecting cards
is that the grand old days o f Topps dominance isgone. Itused
to be that Topps made the only card in town. N ow , they not
only don’t make the only card but they don’t even make the
best cards. It seems that in all those years o f holding the
monopoly Topps forgot about quality. The new cards put
Topps to shame.
I f your looking to start collecting the first thing to
consider is the brand and sport in which you want to collect.
Many dealers that I have talked to are beginning to feel
frustrated by the different brands o f cards that pop up every
year. There are sim ply too many.
I m yself have collected seven rookie cards o f Chicago
Cubs pitcher M ik e Harkey. A ll from different brands. I f
Harkey pans out like he’s supposed to fo r the Cubs then they
w ill be worth some decent money. Butw hichone. The Fleer,
Topps, Upper Deck, Bowman, Donruss, L e a f or Score card.
It can get confusing. Chances are that all o f them w ill be
worth money because baseball cards tend to rise in value no
matter what the brand. They are the most popular sport card.
I f your decide to collect baseball cards fo r yourself and
don’ t care about future riches then buy them all. You can
never have enough cards o f your favorite player. But i f your
looking to collect complete sets so you can cash in on those
future riches, then my advice is to collect Upper Deck
baseball cards.
For quality there isn’ t a better baseball card than Upper
Deck. The Photography is top notch. The gloss finish on the
cards are superior to the other brands and the card-stock itself
is o fh ig h c rq u a lity . You get a clear glossy picture on the front
and unlike most you also get a picture, w ith glossy finish, on
the back along w ith the usual player statistics. The only
minus against Upper Deck is the fact that the picture on the
back prevents all o f the career statistics to be placed on the
back i f the player has played more than five years. But the
trade o ff is worth it.
Score and L e a f hold their own w h ’d cBowman.Donruss
and Topps are in serious need o f improvement i f they want
to compete.
I f you decide to collect football cards beware that their
value is not as high as that o f baseball cards. The only
marketable football cards are that o f quarterbacks and run­
ning backs. A n y other player o f equal talent in another
position isn’ t going to be worth as much.
The brands tochoose from in football arc Pro Set, Topps,
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rivals that o f Sports Illustrated.
Due to the growing popularity o f the N B A , basketball
cards are soaring. Because o f the v is ib ility o f the N B A the
potential o f basketball cards seems to be unlimited. Already
new players like David Robinson have cards worth as much
as $40. As for the established stars like Michael Jordan, the
future looks expensive. In only his seventh season Jordan’s,
rookie card is priced at $240.
For basketball fans the choices are lim ited to three. The
established Fleer, and the new Hoops and Sky Box. As far as
a natural basketball card goes Hoops wins out over Fleer.
Fleer, like their baseball and football cards, lacks
picture and design quality. The boys at Fleer don’t seem to
have much o f an imagination. The Hoops cards lim it them­
selves w ith their boarder which rounds out the top o f the
photo. Besides this problem the card as a whole is good. ,
As fo r Sky Box the ju ry is s till out. The Sky Box cards
feature the technology o f laser printing. A picture o f a player
is surrounded by colorful graphics which elim inate the usual
background o f the game in which the player is playing in. In
this style o f card, the m ajority o f the time, your only
presented w ith the player doing his thing surrounded by a
rainbow o f colors. The effect is b rillia nt, but different. The
market on these could go through the roo f or fa ll to the cellar.
Because the 1990-91 Sky Box cards is an inaugural set we,
w ill have to w ait and find out where i t ’ s popularity goes. In
my opinion Sky Box is the best basketball card on the market
today.
When you decide which sport or brand to choose from
you then must decide which route you which to travel in
com piling your collection. You could purchase individual
packs. O r you could buy complete sets but that's no fun. The
best way is to buy the wax boxes. They are sim ply boxes
fille d w ith individually wrapped package.
I f you decide to keep this box for yourself then you w ill
have fun opening the packages and seeing what's inside. You
could luck out and find duplicates o f expensive cards. I f your
want to sell the box in the future then leave it un-opened. The,’
value stays higher because due to the mystery o f what's in the
box. A wax box o f 1981 Topps football cards is more ex-j
pensive then the complete set because the set has one Jo&
Montana rookie card worth $200. The wax box could have
tw o o r three.
I must say that I am not an expert on the subject o f card
collecting. But what I have stated is the route in w hich I have
been fo llo w in g myself. I've decided to invest in wax boxes
and sets o f Upper Deck baseball, Sky Box and Hoops bas­
ketball. As fo r football I've lim ited m yself to m y personal
favorites and individual stars in Score and Pro Set, mainly ;
quarterbacks, running backs and receivers.
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loses as does Fleer.
The Action Packed cards are different than the rest in
that they are almost three-dimensional. The player is
sculptured so that he is raised form the card. The effect is
interesting but it doesn’ t really q ualify as a card. Score and
Pro Set get the nod in this department. Both feature better
pictures w ithout distracting graphics. The photography used
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December 31, 1990
9:00 PM -2:30 AM
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Tickets: $15 in advance
$20 at door
A 21 & Over Affair • Semi Formal Attire
Valet Parking • Discount Rooms
(Call for Reservations)
Tickets Available at:
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1405 N.E. Broadway
287-2557
One Stop Record Shop
1615 N.E. Killingsworth
284-2435
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