T S
4
4
« * * /» « »
t » « V ,
r*^ « ♦♦•<<<’•< » * » * < <t
r«4 f t t < ,
4« ♦ ♦ ♦ » • * 4 4 4 • 4 4 < < 4 *i <*•
4 4 ^ 4 & ♦ < •» «
*<<<<<
• •
1993
“Serving the community through cultural diversity.
V oinnin XXIII. N um ber 37
(Elie ^ n rila n ù (Oh se w er
T h e W h e r e h o u s e P r o je c t , In c .
P a ck w o o d C o n c lu d e s
E x te n s iv e A u g u s t
R ece ss Trip Th ro u g h
O re g o n
During his public meetings, and 35
media interviews, Packwood answered
numerous questions about his plan, the
North A merican Free Trade Agreement,
taxes, spending, the Endangered Species
Act, international trade, the Columbia
Gorge, National Scenic Act, and many
other subjects.
See related story on page B 7
C h e c k list R eleased To
E va lu a te P re sid e n t
C lin to n ’s H ealth Plan
You can clip the checkl ist out and use
it as a tool to evaluate the President’s
televised address to Congress on Septem
ber 22. Am ericans need to make up their
own m inds about health reform. We can
not let the insurance companies and dnig
companies tell us what to do.
Sec related story on page B 5
^ S re h o u s e S o S S S s e ^
to Right. Jerry Greene (Exec. Director. WHP), Andy Sloop (METRO), Sandi Hansen (Metro Councilor, Dist. 12.),
Connie L. Hays (Chairman o f Board o f Commissioners o f Washington County), and Ed Washington (METRO Councilor, Dist. 11).
Dr. John K itzh a le r To
S p e a k O n T h e O re g o n
H ealth Plan
Oregon has been assigned the task of
prosiding600,000 people with basic medi
cal insurance coverage. John K itzhaler is
to address how the implementation of this
plan will affect you and your business.
See related story on page B 2
It was a do it yourself home owner at his
best. Robert Frailey was painting his home on
Thursday morning. It was a community project
all the way The reclaimed paint had been
donated by Metro to The Wherhousc Project -
-a unique non profit agency designed to give
the community an affordable face lift. Port
land Development Commission (PDC) was
making it happen by making a donation to
cover the costs o f sprayers, ladders, paint
brushes, the needed equipment for this spe
cial event.
H o u ses a re b e in g p a in te d w ith
W herehouse Project’s reclaimed paint in all
parts o f the northwest. Equipment donated by
M iller paints plays a big role in the overall
success o f this venture.
Contractors, remodelers and businesses
with extra inventory can benefit by donating
items to Wherehouse Project Inc. On return.
WHP sells these items at a reduced rate to help
the do-it-yourself home-owner with much
needed supplies. In stock is everything from
brass door knobs, cabinets and reclaimed
paint, ready to apply.
It is the Robin Hood theory , but every
one wins. This is recycling with immediate
results These pre-used m atenals and re
claimed paint offer those in the community
w ith old-fashioned homes, easy old-fashioned
pride
Individuals and businesses can make
donations to The Wherehouse Project. Your
donations to W’HP will insure another home
ownera fresh look. WHP calls this a g if t‘from
the community for the community ” .
National Association For Sickle Cell Disease, Inc.
Launches Sickle Cell Month With Agenda To Change Public Policy - Congressional Hearings Hlghligh New Direction For NASCD
Ta rg e te d Jo b s Ta x
C re d it P ro g ram
E x te n d e d
Under TJTC an employer may earn a
federal tax credit equal to 40% o f the first
$6,000 o f wages they pay to qualified
workers during the first year of employ
ment.
Qualified workers areemployees who
come from nine targeted groups.
See related story on page A 4
O re g o n H ealth D ivision
R e ce ive s Federal Funds
To C o n tro l S m o k in g
The funding will be used to develop
information and education, training, as
sistance and resources to state and local
tobacco control activities throughout O r
egon.
See re la te d story on page A 4
Fo undation A w a rd s 6
E d u ca to rs $ 2 5 ,0 0 0 Each
The six educators will be honored at
a noon luncheon September 22 at the
Hilton Hotel in Portland. T hey'll receive
their checks in April, 1994 at a national
meeting in Los Angeles.
See related story on page A 3
U nder the banner “B reak Them
Sickle C ycle,” th e N ational A ssocia
tio n for S ic k le C ell D ise a se , Inc.
(N A SCD ), and its 74 m em ber organi
zations, will launch its 10th annual
“ N a tio n a l S ic k le C e ll A w a re n e ss
M onth” cam paign in Septem ber with
sights set on a new agenda to redirect
public policy. H elping in the effort are
C alifornia congressm an Julian D ixon
serving as H onorary C hairm an for the
m onth long drive and N A S C D 's new
N ational P oster C hild and G oodw ill
A m bassador, 9 year old A nthony O liver
M iller o f Los A ngeles, CA.
“ O ur goals are to place this heredi
tary blood disease on the front burner
o f equitable healthcare reform , end in
stitutionalized discrim ination against
those w ho have the disease and dispel
m any o f the m isconceptions associ
ated w ith th e c o n d itio n ,” revealed
Lynda K. A nderson, executive director
o f the 22 year old organization.
“ W e are aggressively m oving for
ward to address those issues and see
Septem ber as the starting point o f tak
ing our com m itm ent to advocate for
those w ith sickle cell to another level,”
she said. A ccording to A nderson, a
m ain com ponent o f the thrust will be to
take N A SC D ’s case before a federal
General News
governm ent in the m idst o f reshaping
its national healthcare polices.
“O n Septem ber 16th, N A SC D offi
cials, m edical specialists, health care
providers, patients and their fam ilies
1993-94 National Sickle Cell Poster
Child - 9 year old Anthony Oliver Miller
has been selected as the National
Association for Sickle Cell Disease, Inc.
Poster Child and Goodwill Ambassador.
He will serve from October 1 to
September 30, 1994.
will be giving testim ony before the
Brain Trust o f the C ongressional Black
C aucus and other invited congressional
representatives, during their annual
convention in W ashington, D C .,” she
inform ed “ O ut o fth is we are hoping to
carve a niche in the new healthcare
package that will reverse polices that
have ham pered our ability to properly
care for the m ore than 2.5 m illion
A m ericans who are directly affected by
sic k le cell c o n d itio n s ,” A n d e rso n
added
A m ong the N A SCD officials testi
fying before the Caucus wi 11 be NA SCD
p r e s id e n t, D r. K w a k u O h e n e -
Frem pong, D irector o f the C om pre
hensive Sickle Cell C enter C h ild re n ’s
H ospital o f Philadelphia. Frem pong
says it is essential that Am erica lead the
way in com m itting resources to com
bat sickle cell w hich has been errone
ously view ed in this country as a dis
ease lim ited to people o f A frican d e
scent.
“In the U nited States, w here race is
the prim ary defining characteristic o f
every hum an being, sickle cell disease
is perhaps best know n as th e ' disease o f
black people,” w hen in fact it affects
m any races and exist in m any countries
inside and outside o f tropical Africa
including all the countries surround
ing the M editerranean Sea, parts o f the
M iddle Eastern countries as well as
C an ad a, F rance, B e lg iu m a n d the
Continued on page A4
U N C F “W alk-A-M ile-to
S a ve -A -M in d ” W alk-A-Thon
The Portland Chapter of the United
Negro College Fund will hold its fourth
annual "W’alk-a-M ile-To-Save-A-M ind"
fundraising Walk-A-Thon on Saturday, Sep
tember 18.1993. at Grant Park in Northeast
Portland Registration begins at 7:30am
and the 10-kilometer (6.2 mile) walk kicks
off at 9am.
Local residents are invited to partici
pate by walking or sponsori ng a walker The
event, w hich involves hundreds o f w alkers
and volunteers w ho care about higher edu
cation. should raise $35,000 says Adrienne
Carve. Area Development Director for the
UNCF.
The UNCF enables historically black
colleges to provide scholarships and finan
cial aid to deserving students More than 75
students from Oregon and W ashington cur
rently attend UNCF member colleges
US West Communications, Northwest
Natural Gas and U S Bank are the sponsors
o f this year's w alk For more information,
call the UNCF at 503/223-8890
E n te rta in m e n t
S p orts
A utom otive
U nited K ingdom ,” Frem pong noted o f
th e d isease w hich produces sickle
shaped red blood cells that, am ong
N ew S tu d y S h o w s Losing
W e igh t R e d u ce s High Blood
P re ssu re
B est Used C a r Buy M a yb e The
O ne You O w n
G ap B e tw e e n Football And
S ch o ol W id e n s
Kenny G
O f all the nutritional factors implicated
in the development o f hypertension,
obesity appears to be the most
important.
page A4
A little money can go a long way toward
upgrading a car
The next few months, the question
is going to be who are the best
teams in college football 7
"I look outside and i f its raining, the song
will be something about rain... ”
E D ITO R IA L
ED U C ATIO N
A2
A3
Page B3
Page B7
FOOD
A U TO M O TIV E
A5 B7
Page B4
S P O R TS
E N TE R TA IN M E N T
C L A S S IF IE D S
B3
B4
B8
a....................
.. ...Ukferòùxa , „ ■ .---
t
............. ... ..............