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♦ X * ♦ ♦ i « * » ♦ ♦ » » • » ♦ ♦»»-»▼«•« 1 3««»« VV-.» »’» ♦ »*» ♦ • V» « . < » • ♦ ¥ * 4 ‘>'V#'| ' December 01.1993 'Serving the community through cultural diversity. Volunin XXIII. Number 49 ®fye ^ n rtía n h ffibserüer25í D e l t a ’s W o rld A d v e n tu r e C h a lle n g e L if t s G e o g ra p h y To A H ig h e r G ro u n d Did you know that there are 22 cities around the w orld nam ed San Jose? T h a t’s w hat students at B eaum ont M iddle School learned in O cto b er, w hen D elta A ir L ines representatives visited the school to discuss the im portance o f learning geography to their jobs. The D elta volunteers also talked about D elta’s W orld A dventure C hallenge, an in ternational geography essay com petition for sixth-, seventh-, and eighth- graders (11- to 14-yearolds). S tudents .p aren ts and teachers can obtain en try form s by calling 1-800-552- Tho Politics Of Education D ELT(A ). A t the B eaum ont M iddle School assem bly, D elta em ployees, including a pilot, a flight atten d an t, a m arketing representative, air cargo carrier and a m eteorologist, spoke to approxim ately 250 students about the pres ence o f geography in their every-day lives, and w hy know ing geography helps them p er form their jo b s m ore efficiently and effec ...if he w anted to learn he w ould have been in B rooklyn at P.S. 156 talking to the black and Puerto R ican parents w ho took over their children's dilapidated school a few w eeks ago, and to m e, instead o f brain storm ing the country's high schools telling inner city youth that it’s “ h onorable” for them to snitch on one another to the police. P ag e 2 tively. “ I have to know geography to do my job w ell,” the reserv atio n s sales agent told the students. “ T here are 22 cities w orld w ide nam ed San Jose. Y ou could send som eone w anting to go to San Jose, C alifornia, to C osta R ica instead. They are 2 ,000 m iles apart. Students w ere also ask ed to fill out a survey answ ering the q u estion "W hich co u n try would you m ost like to v isit?” N ationally, students overw helm ingly chose France. At B eaum ont M iddle School, the top three m ost p opular countries that students w ould m ost like to visit are F rance, Italy and A ustralia. Fourteen students also said they d like to visit National Rainbow Coalition Our Current Concerns: It’s hard to know anym ore w hat it means to be a D em ocrat. A fter 1948, it m eant supporting civil rights. In 1993,105 (plus 2 absentees), o f a 258 m ajority D em o cratic H ouse, voted against ci vil rights (DC statehood) A N D their ow n self-interest (three m ore D em ocrats in the C ongress)! In 1993, D avid D inkins w as the only D em o crat in NY to lose - W hite D em ocrats abandoned D avid D inkins P ag e 3 A frica. D elta representatives also told the stu d ents about how to enter W orld A dventure C hallenge. T h e essay co n test challenges stu- Delta volunteers explain the importance o f geography to students at Beaumont Middle School dents to w rite to another student anyw here in the w orld, explaining why that student w ould w ant to visit A tlanta and why he/she w ant to w orldw ide destinations. Sponsoring teachers w ill also attend the w eekend celebration and receive a continuing education scholarship. E ntry form s for D elta’s W orld A dven ture C hallenge m ust be subm itted by May 2, 1994. All entries will be judged on the basis o f their depth o f inform ation, accuracy, cre ativity , and clarity. D elta Air L ines sponsors W orld Adven- visit that student’s hom etow n. The com peti tion will aw ard ” 0 finalists S I,000 college scholarships, along with a weekend celebra tion at the W alt Disney W orld R esort in O rlando, Florida. The G rand Prize W inner will receive a trip for four to any o f D elta s Wyden, Furse Introduce Key Oregon Health Plan Legislation Putting Safety On Patrol When An Older Relative Needs Help . . _ Reps. Ron W yden and Elizabeth Furse introduced legislation that would m ake it possible for 300,000 O regonians w ithout health insurance to obtain critically-needed health services under O reg o n ’s innovative T hanksgiving w eek has been declared N ational C aregivers W eek in support o f fam iliesca rin g fo ro ld erre la tiv e san d loved ones. T w o toll free num bers can give A fri can A m erican and other fam ilies w ho arc caring for frail elderly relatives directions to com m unity and national resources that health plan. “ T here are 300,000 reasons why O regon needs this new legislation," W yden stated, ad d in g ,“ many o fo u rcitizcn sreceiv e too little health care, too late. It’s im m oral that so m any O regonians now fall betw een the cracks can provide support. Page 3 Registration Deadline Approaches For Youth Basketball Tournament R egistration form s for the tournam ent m ust be postm arked by D ecem ber 3 ,1 9 9 3 , and can be found at all 46 Fred M eyer S porting G oods departm ents, and the Trail Blazers office (700 N E M ultnom ah, P o rt land, O R 97232). T he entry fee is $40 per team . A team roster m ust be subm itted w ith the application and entry fee. P ag e 4 Velwing The Education Process Through The Eyes Of A Very Gifted Woman ture C hallenge as part o f its com m itm ent to enhancing geography literacy by m aking g e ography education both fun and exciting. D elta A ir Lines, a global line, currently offers over 2,700 flights each day to m ore than 210 cities around the world. T hrough p ro gram s like D elta’s W orld A dventure C h al lenge, D elta m aintains its com m itm ent to being “T he O fficial A irline for K ids.” o f our health system .” “ Even with attention focused on the n a tional health care debate, w e need to continue w orking now to fully im plem ent the O regon Health Plan so that all Oregonians will have health care they need,” said Governor Roberts. F u rse ad d ed th at “ O re g o n ia n s have w orked long and hard to create this innova tive health plan, and they deserve the right to go forw ard with it and provide security to those w ho m ost need i t the uninsured. W yden said his legislative proposal is needed because the 1993 O regon legislature stipulated that Oregon workers who lack health insurance co u ld not receive new benefits u n o title d sarety Specialist Ken Austin distributes 3lace~shieid from the company’s new corporate Safety Van to Clyde Fry, EC’s field supervisor on the new Target store job site in Tanasbourne. E lectrical C onstruction (E C ) with five ih re e -fo ld -to ensure that our em ployees have divisions an d o v er 300 em ployees, has im ple a safer environm ent in w hich to w ork, to m ented a jo b site safety program that is unique furnish the best safety tools and eq u ip m en t in the industry, and to provide recom m enda to the electrical construction industry. EC C om pany has created a “Safety V an” tions o f the safest w ay to proceed with the to travel around to different construction sites w ork,” explained Senior V ice P resident Joel Continued on page 7 to oversee safety procedures and provide ed u catio n al m and ad vice. “O u r goal — is auonai m aterial aiviuu <uiu • the a O regon T H T ealth 1. DI «_ . .»«l/ann t Ctnf der Plan unless t F the State obtains a statutory w aiver from the Federal Em ployee R etirem ent Income Security ACT OF 1974 (ERISA). “ T his legislation ensures that a little- know n provision o f Federal law cannot block all O regonians from receiving good health care w hen they need it,” W yden explained. Federal ERISA law prohibits Oregon from requiring certain employer-based health insur ance plans to provide minimum health benefits, or to part ic i pate i n a bi g ri sk pool for the uninsured. Oregon’s Health plan contains both features. The O regon H ealth Plan is best know n for expanding M edicaid benefits to s o m e , 120,000 uninsured low -incom e O regonians, who will begin to receive M edicaid benefits beginning in February 1994. Rep. W yden said, “T he M edicaid exp an sions arc extrem ely im portant, b ut the fact is that alm ost three tim es as m any vulnerable, uninsured O regonians w ould secure needed health care if the ERISA w aive were to be granted. W ithout the E R ISA exem ption, Or- Continued on page 7 • ft i Portland General Electric Asks To Increase Prices In January * G ood show , but really, w hat is at the jp o f my m ind is a very revealing book that have ju s t reread for the third tim e, all 464 ages. “T he C hicago schools; a social and -olitical H istory”, by M ary J . H errick, Sage mblications, 1 9 7 1 .1 alw ays review som e elevent part o f this gem before em barking in any serious discussion o f the contcm po- B P o rtlan d G eneral E lectric C o. (PG E) has asked p erm issio n from the O regon Public U tility C om m issio n (O PU C ) to increase retail electric prices beginning January 1, 1995. T he increase w ould average 5.1 percent over all cu sto m er classifications. T his w ould be P G E ’s first g eneral price increase since 1991. “ W e have en tered a new era at PG E, delivering on o u r prom ise to aggressively cut costs and to pursue the least-cost options for future p o w er generation and services, says K en H arriso n . P G E C hairm an and C hief E xecutive O fficer. “T he m odest size o f our rate req u est reflects our com m itm ent and ability to d eliv er on those prom ises.” P ric e s fo r g o o d s a n d s e rv ic e s in P o r t ary education scene. P ag e 5 numbers. RELIGION A2 10 tem; • Investm ents to increase the reliability o f P G E ’s generating plants. F a c to rs th a t h elp ed h old d ow n th e a m o u n t of th e re q u e ste d in c re ase in clu d e: • D ecrease in nuclear o perating costs; • Increasing revenues frorr, a grow ing cus- FOOD 7 » tom n m n er r h base; a CP" • Increased perform ance by P G E generating plants; • Property rax reductions under B allot M ea sure 5; • A cceleration o f return tocustom ers o f p ro f its from a 1985 sale o f a portion o f the B oardm an plant. An im portant com ponent o f the filing w ill be an O PU C confirm ation that the clo sure o f Trojan was the least-cost option for P G E custom ers. The O PU C will review P G E ’s 1995 rate request and schedule public hearings. The decision-m aking process could take up to one year. Entertainment If M o n te l’s Lasted For 5 0 0 Around The World of Sports Shows Erving will join form er player Bill Walton and Basketball Columnist Peter Vecsey on the “Insiders” segments. He celebrated his 500tli television show as a nationally syndicated talk show host. Page 8 Page 4 Page 6 Page 2 EDITORIAL include: • Increases in federal raxes; • Im provem ents to P G E ’s distribution sys Sports Job Corps provides vocational training with an opportunity to either secure GED or secure college credit Far beyond a simple observation o f the single largest factor for the rate request. O th e r key e le m e n ts o f th e 1995 ra te re q u e st r e s id e n tia l c u s to m e rs u sin g an a v e ra g e o f 1 ,0 0 0 k ilo w a tt-h o u rs p er m o n th w o u ld in c re a s e by S 4 .1 9 , g o in g fro m $ 5 3 .1 7 to $ 5 7 .3 6 . T h e p ro p o se d p ric e c h a n g e r e fle c ts th e fix ed c o s ts o f s e rv ic e in c lu d in g , fo r r e s id e n tia l c u s to m e rs , an in c re a s e in th e m o n th ly se rv ic e fee fro m $5 to $ 7 . O v e ra ll, re s id e n tia l p ric e s w o u ld in c re a s e an a v e ra g e o f 7 .8 p e r c e n t, w ith Job Corps A Bold Social Experience Immigration vs Affrlvcan American II c o m m e rc ia l a n d in d u s tria l c u s to m e rs . The increased cost o f pow er, driven by higher prices for purchased pow er and fuel, is ris e n a b o u t 10 p e rc e n t. If a p p ro v e d by th e O P U C , b ills fo r Metro Life Editorial an a v e r a g e in c re a s e o r f 3 .2 p e r c e n t f,'.*’ fo r la n d h av e ris e n m o re th a n 4 0 p e r c e n t s in c e 1 9 8 4 . M e d ic a l c a r e c o s ts h a v e n e a rly d o u b le d in th a t p e rio d . D u rin g th e sa m e 1 0 -y ear p e rio d , the a v e ra g e m o n th ly b ill fo r P G E ’s r e s id e n tia l c u s to m e rs h a s SPORTS BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT CLASSIFIEDS 4 11 8 12 I
