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O ctober 2,1991...T be P ortland O bserver...Page 9
Crime And Punishment In America, Part 2
i Portland Observer
CLASSIFIEDS
COUNSELING
Clinical Supervisor C-V
Salary
$1800 - $2000 mo. + benefits.
CODA Inc. seeks Clinical supervisor
for Alpha House Adult Residential
Treatment Facility to administer
daily program operations, pro
vide clinical supervision to 5
counselors, coordinate client
admissions, diagnosis and treat
ment, .- consult
and .
- - with j, probation
.
,
parole officers and develop and
implement policies. To Qualify: a
master's degree in a human serv
ices discipline plus 2 years super
vised human services experience
or equivalent required. Advanced
training or experience in addi
tion, pregnant addict, criminal
justice client and residential treat
ment required.
To apply submit standard CODA
application form including screen
ing question responses to ad
dress below.
Application materials available at
CODA Inc., 210 NE 20th, Portland,
OR 97232.
Equal opportunity/affirmative
action employer
Counseling
Counselor III
Alpha House
Residential On-Cali
Backup Worker
$6 Per Hour
CODA Inc. seeks On-Call back-
upworker to provide sole facility
and client supervision at our
residential treatment facilities.
Experience with drug and alco
hol clients in residential setting
required. Variable shifts.
To apply submit standard CODA
application form including screen
ing question responses to ad
dress below.
Application materials available at
CODA Inc., 210 NE 20th, Port
land, OR 97232
Equal opportunity/affirmative
action employer
Custom er Service
Northwest Natural Gas Company
has an immediate opening for a
Meter Reader based out of the
Portland-Metro Area.
Recent customer service/relations
experience essential; meter read
ing background preferred. Accu
racy in recording statistical data
required. Recent physically ac
tive work experience and/or non
work activities desirable. A valid
local driver's license with an
excellent driving record is re
quired. Start wage is $1815/month
with a full benefit package. Only
those to be considered will be
contacted.
Please send resume identifying your
interest in this position by O cto
ber 4, 1991:
Northwest Natural Gas Company
P.O. Box 3410
Portland, Oregon 97209-3410
asl week we observed that
‘ western civiliza tion is fun-
dementally viole nt’ ’ and you
(may have asked “ so, what
else is new?” Not very much,
but what we m ight do is begin to view
this fo lk opera (C rim inal Justice Sys
tem) as we would any other stage pro
duction.
A principal problem is that society
is in a M E D IA -D R IV E N FREE F A L L !
On a given night, on 50 m illio n televi
sion screens across the country, the
message is clear, deliberate and frig h t
ening: “ NEWS A T F IV E -B L A C K
GANGS A T S IX-SPO R TS A T TH E
TOP OF TH E H O U R .” Besides the
psyche-crunching impact upon African
Americans in particualr, the populace is
further manipulated w ith the presenta
tion o f numerous “ ghetto specials”
designed by white program managers
who have little comprehension o f the
real estate dynamics that created the
traumas. (And i f they brought such in
sight to programming, they would be
fired before m orning.)
You may cry, “ cheap shot” or
“ they’re too lazy or budget conscious to
develop ‘ real images’ o f Am erica,” but
you’ ve got to remember this is a BU S I
NESS, yet! A classic example o f the
“ Ghetto Special” and absolute proof
that “ the medium is indeed the mes
sage” was a network broadcast at the
beginning o f Desert Storm. Cameras and
news crews had taken over the emer
gency ward o f the m ajor innercity hospi
tal in Washington, D.C. Planned and
scanned was a vast panorama o f black
folks on stretchers, operating tables and
even the floor. Blood and guts were
everywhere as the news commentator
L
Public Works Road
Maintenance
Supervisor
Counseling
(Paving)
($2878 - $3500 per month plus
benefits)
Responsible for supervision and
coordination of road maintenace
paving, patching and bituminous
surface treatment activities, pro
grams and material supplies.
Planning and scheduling work of
subordinate employees and coor
dinating operations with other units
of road maintenance division,
Public Works Department, other
agencies and vendor contractors
as required. Inspects work in prog
ress, investigating service requests
for repair work, and prepares
estimates of labor, material, and
equipment requirements as nec
essary. Six (6) years of experi
ence in road maintenance and
repair work including at least two
(2) years as a lead worker, crew
chief, foreman, or superintendant;
OR, any equivalent combination
of training and/or experience that
provides the required knowledge
and abilities. Valid State of W ash
ington Driver’s License, State of
Washington Traffic Flagging Card,
and First Aid Card, are required
for employment. Candidates for
employment may be required to
pass a pre-employment physical
examination prior to being hired.
No resumes accepted. To re
quest application by mail, send
self-addressed, stam ped (29
cents) legal envelope indicating
job title. A completed application
must be returned to Snohomish
County Personnel, 1st Floor Ad
ministration Bldg, 3000 Rockefeller
Everett, WA 98201 by closing date
of October 11,1991. Equal O p
portunity Employer.
Salary $1232-$1350 m o.+
benefits.
CODA Inc seeks Counselor III for
Alpha House Adult Residential
chemically dependant treatment
program to diagnose and treat
caseload of clients, conduct indi
vidual and group counseling,
coordinate therapeutic activities,
maintain plant records, monitor
the milieu. Position works Tues-
Sat. Conventional hours except
Wednesday which is 1 -9pm. To
qualify: bachelors degree In
human services discipline and at
least 2 year relevant experience
or equivalent required. Residen
Courier/Mail Clerk
tial treatment experience very
City of Eugene
strongly preferred. CPR capabil
Hourly
rate: $4.99 - $6.76/hr
ity required.To apply submit stan
Temporary,
on-call position assists
dard CODA application form in
in
delivering
mail and supplies be
cluding screening question re
tween
City
departments.
Must be
sponses to address below. A p
able
to
lift
supplies
and
paper
up to
plication materials available at
70lbs.
General
office
experience
CODA Inc., 210 NE 20th, Port
desirable. CLOSING DATE: Octo
land, OR 97232.
ber 4, 1991. Obtain application
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
packet at City of Eugene, Human
Action Employer.
Resource & Risk Services, IT! Pearl
St.,
Rm 101. Eugene, OR 97401.
Portland/Oregon Visitors
AA/EOE
Association
described how competent the personnel
was at treating “ bullet wounds.”
A fter a fu ll 60 seconds o f scanning
the carnage, accompanied by inane pat
ter, a camera focused upon the piece de
resistance-- a statuesque blonde in a
British army uniform. She was in this
country on an “ errand o f m ercy” the
narrator gushed, studying these B A T
T LE F IE LD C O N D ITIO N S in prepara
tion for her mission o f setting up field
hospitals in Saudia Arabia. In his most
dramatic style and with grimaces to match,
he confided that her o ffic ia l M.O. was
“ Triage Specialist.” (Webster defines
triage as: “ The sorting and allocation o f
treatment to patients and especially battle
and disaster victims according to a sys
tem o f priorities designed to maximize
the number o f survivors.” )
Our point is that in order to reform
the “ justice” system, one must be able
to see the “ stage” clearly - and this is
d iffic u lt when the dancers obscure the
dance. Occasionally, the p lot is clearly
seen as when, two weeks ago, a non
network channel, 12, aired a documen
tary on crime w ith a different perspec
tive. The nation’s physicians, law en
forcement people, school administrators
and sociologists stated the greatest number
o f crimes and the greatest use o f drugs is
by W H IT E Y O U T H - and occurs in
suburbia and in rural areas. Then, previ
ously misled here by that “ medium-is-
the-message” media circus, it could well
be that we have been equally “ snowed”
in respect to the origin, purpose and real
socioeconomic significance o f the
“ ghetto.” Let us see i f that is not true;
first a modem day scenario.
I have selected Los Angeles for an
exposition because not only can I speak
from first hand experience (1954 - 1964),
but because early on this urban mael
strom exhibited at one time all o f the
hopes, dreams, shocks and pathologies
o f an “ upwardly m obile” race o f people
( “ Free at last, Free at last. Free at last’ ’).
That is, a fu ll T H IR T Y YEARS AGO
this city was a model or metaphor for
any o f the urban behaviors and traumas
we think new. I have furnished some
insights gained from personal experi
ence - and further would have you note
that A M N E S T Y IN T E R N A T IO N A L is
just now getting around to investigating
a spate o f fatal shootings and the vide
otaped beating o f Rodney K ing. They
are 30 years late in this town where
street gangs were invented.
To give my account a degree o f
substance and va lid ity let me point out
that during most o f this period I was a
public accountant w ith an “ interracial”
practice that ranged the length and breadth
o f the c ity - retailers, contractors, small
manufacturers, laundries, machine shops,
and the like. Interestingly, I w ill use two
innercity “ reta il” establishments as a
point o f departure; “ Ish’ s Sportsman’ s
Cafe’ ’ and the ’ ‘ Western Avenue D rive-
In .” The first location was a popular
cocktail bar where that “ upwardly
m obile” black middle class hung out.
The lawyers, the doctors, engineers,
teachers, c iv il service, ballplayers - and
my cocktail buddy, “ Tom Bradley,”
Precinct Captain at the 77th (later to be
Mayor o f Los Angeles).
The second location was a restau
rant account o f mine that turned out to
be the w o rld ’ s largest drive-in drug re
tailer. Next week, the meaning o f it a ll --
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Job Announcement
Convention Sales &
Services Coordinator
The Convention Sales and Serv
ices Coordinator, under the d i
rection and supervision of the
Assistant to the Director of Con
vention Sales, and Convention
Sales Managers will be respon
sible for working closely with the
convention Sales and Services
staff in an effort to supplement
support services in the solicita
tion of meetings and conventions
for the city of Portland. This
position will handle all secretar
ial functions as they relate to
assigned Convention Sales
Managers and Convention Serv
ices Manager on occasion.
QUALIFICATIONS: Must posses
a high school diploma, a profes
sional appearance, good com
munications and public presen
tation skills, along with a proven
ability in working with a diversity
of individuals (a must). Must be
people-oriented, have high stam
ina, and high energy level to
perform in a demanding work
environment. Strong knowledge
in W ordPerfect 5.1, Lotus 1 -2-3,
dictaphone, data entry, and type
65 wpm (error free) necessary. A
minimum of two years secretar
ial experience, preferably in ho-
tel/facilities, convention/tourism,
or a related industry.
Applications are available to resi
dents of First Opportunity Target
Area only. Target Area bounda
ries are Banfield Freeway on the
south, N.E. 42nd on the east, N.
Columbia Bv. on the north, N.
Chautauqua including Columbia
Villa on the West.
Applications and position descrip
tion can be picked-up at the POVA
office, 26 SW Salmon St. be
tween 8:30 am and 5:00 pm.
Monday thru Friday. Applica
tions must be fllled-out com
pletely and turned-ln to the
Director of Convention Sales
by 5:00 dpm , Friday, October
11,1991.
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