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P age A3 business Leaders Reach Out To Inner City Youth Portland area businesses are demonstrating their support for the efforts of inner cits youth to keep their lives on track I hese businesses are sponsors of the "working Kids Luncheon." a V olunteers o f America o f Oregon program that honors 200 v outli from Portland area high schools who contribute to the community th ro u g h a fte r-sc h o o l jo b s , volunteerism, or community involve ment The luncheon takes place Thursday. March 9th, 11:45 a m. at the Portland Marriott. Mike Donahue o f KO1N-TV will emcee the event. Portland C hiefof Police Charles Moose is event chairman. "M any of these kids are beating the odds. They are constructive participants in soci ety despite enormous pressure to drop out or conform to a lifestyle o f gangs, drugs, or other criminal activity. In recognizing these kids, we support their efforts to reach out and broaden their perspectives E n co u rag in g these kids is an excellent way to address the p ro b lem s facing inner city youth to d ay ," said M oose. In ad d itio n to a talk by C h ie f M oose, the p ro gram featu res a m usical p e rfo r m ances by N iam ia B ooker, a stu dent at M cCoy A cadem y, and includes a talk by T ory C am pbell, s tu d e n t b o d y p r e s i d e n t at M arshall H igh S chool. Funding for the event is provid ed in part by local businesses and organizations. Event coordinator Rachael Mortensen said the luncheon celebrates community spirit. "The Working Kids Luncheon bridges one segment o f the community with an other. By supporting the event and honoring these students, business leaders are investing in tom orrow 's society and encouraging productive participants." said Mortensen. Sponsors for tables at $600 or individual students at $60 are still needed Those interested in support ing the W orking Kids Luncheon should call 235-8655. Proceed from this benefit luncheon will support the social services offered by Volun teers o f America o f Oregon Volunteers o f America is a na tionwide social service organization with branches in more than 200 com munities. Volunteers o f America o f Oregon, Inc. serves the community through child care, child abuse pre vention, a shelter for homeless wom en with children a senior center, se nior health clinic, adult day care pro gram, residential alcohol and drug treatm ent facilities, a shelter for homeless adolescent girls, and a hol iday assistance program. BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT New Cascade Business Center Opens Mary Omereife has done what ' some may be too afraid to do, she has started her own business. In January, Mary' opened the doors o f the Cascade Business Cen ter at Cascade Plaza, with the help o f the Oregon Association o f M i nority Entrepreneurs. The business offers office man agement services, including photo copies, computer rental, records management and much more. Omereife said she can provide To Advertise In M ary O m ereife support services for local small busi nesses, home based businesses, stu dents, non-profit organizations and the general community. The focus is on "flexibility, per sonal attention and catering to indi vidual needs,” she said. The center is conveniently lo cated at 4134 N . Vancouver, an area abundant w ith businesses yet scarce on business and office services. Starting one’s own business can be risky and takes courage. Come see what Cascade Busi ness Center can do for you, as w e al I support our community. Call 503-288-0033 m P rof . M c K inlex B i kt If a little light has clicked on in your head in respect to that danger ous duo, Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole, “I’m -sure-you’re-right” . The antics of this team o f Republican contenders for the 1996 presidential election certainly fit the psycholog ical profile o f the masked marvel and his juvenile cohort A b lu ste ry , c o ld -b lo o d e d Gingrich launches a series o f no- hold-barred attacks on the poor, the entitled and the unentitled-w hile, suspiciously, Bob Dole, in the Sen ate, speaks in softer tones; "There are some people who can’t find work” (After all, as a county attor ney he found him self authorizing welfare payments to his own grand father, a tenant farmer: (share-crop per to you). Never-the-less, Ameri ca's poor, the children, the senior citizen, and minorities may find lit tle surcease with either o f these two minions o f reactionary law. Last week we described the I ife- long, personal career o f Sen. Phil Gramm at public entitlement troughs (from birth to Senate). We, proba bly, could use pages of this newspa per to describe the hypocritical pos tures of many more o f these hungry politicians who have denied the re- alitiesofthe American way o f life. It must have been terrible for them to have been bom poor in the racist south and to the 'favored race: and then have one’s pride, psyche and M arch S pecial ! FAX0.75 P age /I ncoming FA X F ree 10 F ree C opies F or E very 50 1 F ree O n -S ite C onsultation F or B rochure , M enu , or R esume D esign F ree N otary P ublic S ervices 20% O ff Any Word Processing To: Small Businesses, Students/Student Groups, Senior Citizens, Churches & Oth er Non-Profits and Children's Group Word Processing Includes Business Letters. Resumes. Any Typing! I do what I can to support my community, and by taking advantage o f this m onth's special you support me. Call and let me know how I can assist you. Thanks for your business. personality forever warped - seeing that some African Americans had made it past all your obstacles and prejudices to become successful in Productive Enterprise. "Loser-Pays, Tort Reform, Lia bility Cap": What ever you call this monstrous intrusion upon state laws and the health and well-being o f A m erica's citizens, the Republican push for this legislation exhibits the depth o f depravity to which both old and neophyte politicians have sunk - - trying to build banks o f deep-pock et, corporate campaign contributors for future elections (yesterday the little rascals wanted money, power and clout returned to the states. Now, they want a "nation-wide” federal cap on awards in civil suits). The grand rush to limit the amount o f damages which an injured party may recover at law - either actual or for pain and suffering - will no doubt be accelerated by the recent national exposure o f two horrendous 'accidents' at a Florida hospital. First, a man has the wrong leg amputated; a week later, the very same facility' kills a patient by ‘mistakenly’ re moving his breathing apparatus. The house measure which for the first time set limits in “All o f The Nations Courts” on damages awarded in all civil lawsuits is being enthusiastical ly backed by many associations and industries. S u p e r-in te n se lo b bying, o f course, comes from hospitals who along with physicians and pharma ceutical companies have succeeded in being gadded to the house bill The American Medical Association is spending millions on radio and newspaper advertisements. Are they afraid that the public will forget the deliberate and deadly withholding o f known facts concerning Asbes tos? T ham alom ide” Breast Im plants? Deadly Hamburgers? 1 hope we are not fooled by a few highly-publicized examples of excessive damages like the recent million-dollar hot coffee incident. In concert with these attacks upon the publics right to fair and just compensation for injury , loss o f in come and for pain and suffering, we have parallel assaults upon the Food And Drug Administration (FDA) by the pharmaceutical companies. If, two decades ago, the FDA had been crippled as the Republicans with, they would have approved the drug Tham alom ide and here in America, we too would have had the many thousands o f horribly de formed babies as in Europe. No, our system o f law is not perfect but it is so superior to that in the rest o f the world that even a fool (or Republican) should think twice before arrogantly tamper with it. Nothing said here should be taken as blanket endorsement o f Demo crats; they have their rascals too, many o f the weaker ones joining the right wing assault. Batman and Rob in d riv e on in th e ir p o litic a l Batmobile. Continued from front ▲ play w ith the best p la y e rs in the league, "th e love o f the g a m e ,” Jordan said. Jo rd an re tu rn e d Sunday to the NBA a fte r se ttin g dow n his bat and g lo v e and h assles o f a t tem p tin g to play m ajor league b a se b a ll to score 19 p o in ts and c reate one o f the b ig g e st sp o rts h ap p en in g s in m onths. Jo rd a n is one o f the m ost re c o g n iz a b le faces in the w orld and his m a rk e ta b ility is one o f the m ost po w erfu l in b u sin ess. The C h icag o B ulls lost the gam e in o v e rtim e , 103-96 to the Indiana P acers as Jordan s tru g gled from the fie ld going 7-28 in 43 m inutes. "E verybody w as tre a tin g me like a g o d ,” said Jo rd an , on the way the m edia and fans rea c te d to his co m e b a c k .” 1 w as kinda em b a rra sse d , but I c a n ’t tell you guys how to do y o u r jo b .” Y our right M ichael, the m e dia does spend too m uch tim e on fo cu sin g on co m eb ack s, but you are the b ig g est nam e in sp o rts. To com e back to the N B A as the g re a te st p la y e r in h isto ry , y o u r B ulls may have lost the gam e, but the fans have won by yo u r return. D o n ’t th ink fo r a m inute th at Jo rd an d o e s n ’t striv e on the m e dia e x p o su re, it was a fte r all his choice. Jo rd a n 's presence in the NBA is unm easu rab le. T he stock m a r ket had b illio n s tra d in g on his retu rn , N BC hit the top o f the ratings and all the team s in the league w ill gain. C h ic a g o , ho w ev er, m ight not rise as m uch as ev ery b o d y thinks. The goal fo r his team w ill be to bring b ack the tro p h y and any th ing sh o rt o f a ch am p io n sh ip w ould be q u e stio n e d . T he B ulls are still w eak in the p ain t. W ith the ab sence o f H orace G rant and Bill C artw right they have tro u b le w ith b ig g e r and m ore p h y sic a l team s, like New Y ork and O rlan d o . J o rd a n ’s legacy is one o f the greatest in the g a m e ’s histo ry and you c a n 't tak e th at aw ay from N o. 23, but N o. 45 (J o r d a n ’s new n u m ber) has an in c re d ib le task ahead. If Jo rd a n and th e B ulls can pull th is one off. he c o u ld be the first p la y e r in N B A h isto ry with tw o nu m b ers h a n g in g from the rafters. National Survey Prayer in public schools? Great Savings At Safeway Yes/No 1 (900) 226-5573 X(9971) Prices effective March 2 2 through March 2 8 ,1 9 9 5 a t your nearby Safeway store. Red or Golden Delicious 2.95 per Call Must be over 18 WashinotonApples ANSWERS 1. (c) is correct. Although a 50-50 mixture protects to -34°F, you're safe to -85°F with a 70% solution (30% water). Car Care Council w arns not to use any higher percentage of antifreeze because you'll actually get less protection 2. (b) is correct. Moisture,- a conductor of electrical current, can do weird things to the electrical and ignition systems. 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