Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, September 15, 1993, Image 7

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S e p tem b er 15. 1993
’Serving th e c o m m u n ity th ro u g h c u ltu ra l diversity.
V oituun XXIII. N um ber 38
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Sponsor Charles Bedford controlling the Pop with the kids
Back to school fashions: (L-R) Stephanie Harvey, Chevonne Foster, and Antionette Jackson (Front)
Adrien Anna Fuller
It w a s a g a la tim e fo r the G o in g
S treet M a rk e t K id s S e ptem ber 4 as
th e y ce le b ra te d the fo u r th A n n u a l
K id s R o u n d -U p a t the site o f the
M a rk e t, 4601 N . W illia m s
E ach, y e a r G o in g S tre e t M a r ­
k e t in c o n ju n c tio n w ith P o rtla n d
P o lic in g sp o n so r th is c o m m u n ity
p r o je c t
f o r th e
k id s
back
to
school.
W e w e re m o s t h o n o re d to have
c o o k in g g re a t h a m b u rg e rs w ith o f ­
c h ie f o f P o lic e , C h a rle s M o o s e as
o u r v e ry special guest. C h ie f M oose
greeted a ll one on one and d id not
h e sita te in s h a rin g h is e xp e rtis e fo r
fic e rs D a v e G ra d y , R o n C ash, and
O re g o n 's business leaders may
be he fty fin a n c ia l co n trib u to rs to the
asked i f the Oregon House and Senate
another 26% saw no change in the
articulated a strong v is io n o f issues
state’ s p o litic ia n s , but considering
the lo w m arks they gave the 1993
O regon L egislature in a recent p o ll
such as education, g ro w th , transpor­
tation, taxation and the environm ent.
Leg isla tu re ’ s performance
C om plete poll results w i ll appear
in the October issue o f Oregon B usi­
84% rated legislators as poor o r very
poor, and 86% fe lt the Legislature
acted poorly o r very p o o rly in ta kin g
action on these same issues On the
ness magazine. The p oll was con­
ducted d u rin g the m onth o f August,
both through a magazine fax p o ll, and
a m a ilin g toa sam pleofthe magazine’s
question o f accountability-response
to constituents' interests and hon­
esty in expressing v ie w p o in ts -6 7 %
readers.
Oregon Business Magazine is the
fla g sh ip o f Oregon Business M edia, a
business in fo rm a tio n services com -
panv based in Portland. OR. O ther
d ivisio n s include Oregon Business
Press. Oregon Business Seminars,
tin g th e ir m oney’ s w orth.
W h ile 7 3% o f the p o ll’ s respon­
dents said they have contributed to
le g isla tive candidates in the past five
years, 6 6 % gave the 1993 session a D
o r F as an o ve ra ll grade. Because o f
such poor perform ance. 29.5% said
they are less lik e ly to make cam paign
co n trib u tio n s in the future
In term s o f visio n , action and
a cco u n ta b ility, the Legislature also
scored lo w marks w ith business. W hen
c e iv in g prizes. T -s h irts , school su p ­
p lie s and s h o w in g o f f th e ir B a c k -
T o -S c h o o l fashions
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Business Leaders Give Legislature Failing Grade
c o n d u c te d by O re g o n B u s in e s s
magazine, they d o n ’t feel th e y ’ re get­
J im M c C a s h la n d .
T h e k id s e n jo yed a fu ll a fte r­
noo n o f e a tin g a v a rie ty o f d e li­
rated the Legislature as poor o r very
poor.
W hen p o ll respondents looked
back over past sessions. 58% said the
1993 Legislature rated poorer or much
poorer than in e a rlie r years Only
2.5% said the session was better or
m uch better than e a rlie r years, and
Oregon Business Research and O r­
egon Business Television. Together,
these d ivisio n s provides resources to
help Oregon companies grow
T ri-M e t gained federal approval
T ra n sit A d m in is tra tio n a llo w in g fu ­
to move ahead w ith design o f the six-
m ile H illsb o ro lig h t ra il lin e that w ill
extend Westside M A X in to d o w n ­
ture federal reim bursem ent o f up to
$ 1 4 m illio n to be spent on H ills b o ro
M A X p re lim in a ry engineering and
tow n H illsb o ro
General M anager T om W alsh
signed an agreement w ith the Federal
environm ental studies
The “ le tte r o f no pre judice’’ docs
not guarantee federal funds but is a
P ortland Police C h ie f Charles
Moose w ill lead the pack at the fo u rth
annual “ W a lk -A -M ile -T o -S a v e -A -
M in d ” fu n d ra isin g W a lk -A -T h o n on
Saturday, September 18, 1993, at
G rant Park in Northeast Portland.
Moose and other local d ig n ita r­
ies, in c lu d in g G avncll D re x lc r and
Paul K nauls, w ill k ic k o f f the 10-
kilo m e te r w a lk at 9am. Local resi-
dents are in vite d to participate by
w a lkin g o rsp o n so rin g a w a lkcr. Event
organizers expect several hundred
people to take part in the w a lk, w h ich
should raise more than $35,(XX) for
h ig h e r e d u ca tio n , says A d rie n n e
Cave, Area Dev elopm ent D ire cto r for
the U NC F.
W alkers w ill be treated to a pre-
w a lk aerobics w a rm -up and everyone
w ho participates w ill be e lig ib le to
w in prizes, ranging from T -s h irts to
free use o f an autom obile fo r a m onth.
The U N C f enables h is to ric a lly black
colleges to provide scholarships and
fin a n cia l aid to deserving students
M ore than 75 students fro m Oregon
and W a sh in g to n c u rre n tly attend
U N C F -m cm b cr colleges
US W E S T C o m m u n ic a tio n s ,
N orthw est N atural Gas and U S Bank
arc the sponsors o f this year’ s w a lk
E n try form s arc available at Portland-
area U S Bank branches F or more
in fo rm a tio n , ca ll the U N C F at 503/
223-8890
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m ajor step tow ard a fu n d in g contract.
Funds spent now w ill be reimbursed
by F T A when the fin a l environm ental
im pact statement has been approved
w ith so little delay,” said Bob Post.
T ri-M c t Board o f D irectors approved
T ri-M e t's Deputy General Manager
" I t ’ s sig n ifica n t that we received the
the H illsb o ro M A X July 29
N e x t steps fo r the agency are
to h ire a c o n s u ltin g e n g ineer to do
and a fu n d in g contract signed.
said.
“ W e re th rille d that we can con­
tin u e progress on the H illsb o ro line
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le tte r in such a short tim e fram e.” he
T ri-M e t's request fo r a letter o f
no prejudice w as sent August 12 The
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Police Chief Moose To Lead
Fourth Annual UNCF Walk-A-Thon
Hillsboro MAX Extension Gets Go-Ahead
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A very sp ecia l sa ­
lute to a ll w ho sh a red
in m a kin g this event
a success.
c io u s fo o d s p la y in g gam es, e n jo y ­
in g th e re la tio n s h ip w ith oth e rs re ­
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p re lim in a ry e n g ine e rin g M e tro is
c o m p le tin g the fin a l e n viro n m e n ta l
im p a c t statem ent
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A co m m u n ity
Oregon
Lottery
M egabucks
Wednesday, September 8, 1993
23-22-26-36-39-04
Saturday, September 11, 1993
14-28-O4-33-22-O8
Poweball
Wednesday, September 8, 1993
4 5 -0 6 -4 4 -¡8 -3 0 PB 11
Saturday, September 11, 1993
29-27-04-35-02 PB 23
o u tre a ch p ro g ra m is u n d e rw a y .
T h e p re lim in a ry e n g in e e rin g
and F E IS a rc scheduled fo r c o m p le ­
tio n b y s p rin g 1994 C o n s tru c tio n
o f the H ills b o r o e xte n sio n w il l be
u n d e rw a y b y 1996, and th e lin e
w il l ope n fo r se rvice in 1998.
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