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Business Consultant Named To Board
w h ic h p ro v id e s s ta te w id e le a d ­
e rs h ip fo r p u b lic s c h o o ls and
c o m m u n ity c o lle g e s .
G r if f in is p r in c ip a l c o n s u lta n t
fo r T H E G R IF F IN G R O U P , an
o rg a n iz a tio n a l d e v e lo p m e n t firm
w h ic h s p e c ia liz e s in e x e c u tiv e
c o a c h in g and team b u ild in g . B e­
fo re s ta rtin g the c o n s u ltin g fir m ,
he was a g e n e ra l m anager and a
c o m m u n ity a ffa ir s m a n a g in g d i ­
re c to r lo r US W est C o m m u n ic a ­
tio n s .
He h o ld s a b a c h e lo r’ s degree
D o n n ie ( in t im o f N o rth e a s t
P o rtla n d is a new m e m b e r o f the
S tale B oard o f E d u c a tio n . G o v
lo h n K itz h a b e r a p p o in te d ( ¡ r ii
tin to the se v e n -m e m b e r board
P re s id e n t’ s A d v is o r y C o u n c il at
M a r y lh u rs t C o lle g e . He was f o r ­
m e rly on the B o a rd o f D ire c to rs
fo r the U rb a n Lea g u e o f P o rtla n d
and w as the A d v is o r y B o a rd
C h a ir fo r the O re g o n A s s o c ia ­
tio n o f M in o r ity E n tre p re n e u rs
“ F o r the last 25 y e a rs ,” G r i f ­
in c o m m u n ic a tio n s fro m W a s h ­
in g to n State U n iv e r s ity (W S U )
and a m a te r's de g re e in m a n a g e ­
m e n t fro m A n tio c h U n iv e rs ity .
G r if f in is a s e n io r fe llo w w ith
the A m e ric a n L e a d e rs h ip F o ru m
o f O re g o n . He se rve s on the
B o a rd o f A d v is o rs fo r W S U ’ s
fin said, “ I have d ire c te d m y e n ­
e rg ie s . b oth p e rs o n a l and p ro fe s ­
s io n a l. to a ffe c t change in the
areas o f s o c ia l ju s tic e , e c o n o m ic
v ia b ilit y and the p ro m o tio n o f
h e a lth y e n v iro n m e n ts fo r c h i l ­
d re n . I b e lie v e that e v e ry c h ild
s h o u ld have the o p p o rtu n ity Io
g ro w and reach his o r her h ig h e s t
p o te n tia l. These w e re the g ifts
g iv e n to me by a p re v io u s g e n ­
e ra tio n . I feel p a s s io n a te ly o b l i ­
gated to pass the to rc h o f hope
and g e n e ro s ity to a s tro n g e r g e n ­
V a n c o u v e r C a m p u s and is on the
e ra tio n than m y o w n "
Wal-Mart Announces Grand Opening
Of New Store In Portland
W a l- M a r t ’ s n e w e st store at
H o lg a te B o u le v a rd & 82nd in
P o rtla n d o f f ic i a l ly opened fo r
b u sin ess on W e d n e sd a y. O c to ­
b e r 29.
L o c a l d ig n ita r ie s w e re on
hand to assist W a l-M a rt m a n a g ­
ers and a ssociates in the r ib b o n ­
c u ttin g ce re m o n y th a t began at
8 :0 0 a.m.
A l l P o rtla n d
area re s id e n ts
w e re in v ite d to jo in in the grand
o p e n in g c e le b ra tio n by s to p p in g
in to shop and c o m p a re W a l-
M a r t's q u a lity name b ra n d m e r­
ch a n d ise at e v e ry d a y lo w price s.
“ O u r W a l-M a rt a ssociates are
e x c ite d a b o u t the o p e n in g o f th is
sto re and are eager to b e g in s e rv ­
A T & T W a rn s
C on su m ers o f
T e le p h o n e
F ra u d
S w itc h in g
your
lo n g - d is ­
tance c o m p a n y w ith o u t y o u r
consent
O fte n y o u d o n ’ t re a liz e that
when yo u sign up fo r that p ro ­
m o tio n o r e o n le s t, y o u are a lso
a u th o riz in g a s w itc h to a n o th e r
Space: The Hidden
Dimension
in g P o rtla n d area re s id e n ts . " said
H a rry Jung, W a l-M a rt store m an­
ager in P o rtla n d
"W e are lo o k in g fo rw a rd to
b e c o m in g a c tiv e m em bers o f lh e
P o rtla n d business c o m m u n ity ."
A s a part o f th e ir c o m m itm e n t
to the c o m m u n ity , the P o rtla n d
associates w ill fe a tu re a $ 1 .0 0 0
one sto p fa m ily s h o p p in g c e n ­
te r, w ill be open to cu s to m e rs
fro m 7 :0 0 a.m . u n til I I p in .,
M o n d a y th ro u g h Sunday.
The P o rtla n d W al M a rt w ill
fe a tu re 36 g e n e ra l m e rch a n d ise
d e p a rtm e n ts , in c lu d in g a c o m ­
d o n a tio n to the lo c a l U n ite d W ay
p le te a p p a re l d e p a rtm e n t w ith
accessories, an e x te n s iv e je w e lry
d e p a rtm e n t, a la w n and garden
d u rin g the g ra n d -o p e n in g
A s w e ll as a p re s e n ta tio n to
c e n te r, a la rg e h e a lth and b e a u ty
d e p a rtm e n t, a f u ll lin e o f e le c ­
the K e lly H ouse H o m e le ss S h e l­
tro n ic s . and a p h a rm a c y .
In a d d itio n , the P o rtla n d W a l-
M a rt store w il l a lso have a v is io n
c e n te r. T ir e & L u b e E xp re ss,
R a d io G r ill re s ta u ra n t, and a p o r­
tra it s tu d io fo r c u s to m e rs ' s h o p ­
te r. a lo c a l n o n - p r o fit o rg a n iz a ­
tio n that associates chose to raise
m oney fo r, p r io r to the o p e n in g
o f the P o rtla n d W a l-M a rt store.
The new W a l-M a rt in P o rlta n d .
w h ic h has been d e sig ne d as a
B i I’ kok . M c K inley B i ki
o you th o u g h t any argu
in e n t o r d isco u rse
a b o u t " s p a c e ” m u st
su re ly be abo u t 'n o th in g n e s s ',
o r as m y lit t le six y e a r-o ld
n e ig h b o r used to say, "S p ace
is a p la ce w h e re s o m e th in g
a i n 't ! " G o t a q u a rre l w ith that?
O r perhaps yo u made a c o n ­
n e ctio n to so m e th in g m ore c o r ­
p o re a l, th a n ks to a m e d ia a l­
m ost h y s te ric a l in its e x h o rta ­
tio n s a b o u t " u rb a n b o u n d ­
a rie s". about encroachm ents on
p re cio u s liv in g space, and l im ­
its on g ro w th . O r m aybe you
got bogged d o w n in ' W e b s te r's
D ic tio n a ry ; betw e e n “ in te rv a l
ol space o r tim e .
a lim ite d
e xte n t in three d im e n s io n " o r
"th e re g io n b e yo n d e a rth 's a t­
m o s p h e re ." O r "a place h o u s ­
ing o b je c ts ."
M a n y o th e r in te rp re ta tio n s
have been made re g a rd in g th is
basic co n ce p t o f n o th in g n e s s ;
so m a n y, in fa c t, I have la ­
beled the w h o le set. "T h e C a ­
c o p h o n y o l N o w h e re . B u t to
in n e r-c ity re sid e n ts w h o liv e
in the m id d le o f it a ll, the re a l­
ity o f space p e n e tra tio n ' had
city traffic officials are "not exuberant
but comfortable" with 10-foot travel
lanes.
State traffic engineer Dan Lay den
commented. "Ten-foot lanes are tight."
Theconcemliesnotsomuch with through
travel as with cars try ing to maneuver
from such lanes into and out o f seven-
foot parking lanes. T here is concern this
could lead to "sideswipe” accidents, he
said.
Baugh added that delivery trucks
u n t i l y o u c a n r e v ie w th e
c o m p a n y ’ s w ritte n o ffe r . Be
sure to m ake a note o f the name
and te le p h o n e n u m b e r o f the
re p re se n ta tive in case y o u need
to reach the c o m p a n y in the
fu tu r e
C a r e f u lly re a d any
d o c u m e n t b e fo re yo u sign it.
in c lu d in g w hat appears in sm a ll
p rin t A ls o , c h e c k y o u r te le ­
phone b ill p e rio d ic a lly to m ake
sure yo u s till have the lo n g ­
d is ta n c e c o m p a n y y o u s e ­
le cte d , o r c a ll ( t o ll fre e ) 1-799-
555-4141 to v e r ify y o u r lo n g
d ista n ce co m p a n y .
A c c e p tin g lo n g - d is t a n c e
charges fo r th ird - p a rty c a lls
Clinic offers
dental care
Continued from Front Metro
tai Research to conduct a large-scale
study e x a m in in g successful and
failed endodontic (root canal) treat­
ment in H IV -p o s itiv e persons. Pre­
vious reports have shown that den­
tists are more lik e ly to extract pain­
ful teeth in H IV -p o s itiv e persons
rather than attempt to save them w ith
conventional endodontic treatment.
I his decision is usually made due to
concerns about com prom ised im ­
m unity interfering w ith healing and
resolution o f infection after a root
canal is perform ed. H owever, our
p re lim in a ry studies docum ented
D efense
N e v e r a c c e p t t h ir d p a rty
charges fro m anyone yo u d o n 't
that, in fact, H IV -p o s itiv e persons
may be saved w ith o u t any increased
risk to the in d iv id u a l’ s im m une sta­
kn o w .
It is a ls o im p o rta n t to k n o w
that a te le p h o n e c o m p a n y o r
la w e n fo rc e m e n t a gency re p ­
re s e n ta tiv e w i l l n o t ask to
ch a rg e c a lls to y o u r ho m e , and
tus fir general health.
Hie current study is exam ining
A T & T and o th e r lo n g d is ta n c e
c o m p a n ie s n e ve r ask th e ir c u s ­
to m e rs to h e lp tra p te le p h o n e
con a rtis ts
C o n s u m e r e d u c a tio n is one
o f the m ost e ffe c tiv e w ays to
co m b a t te le p h o n e fra u d . Il is
im p o rta n t to tra in a ll m e m bers
o l the fa m ily - e s p e c ia lly the
e ld e rly and c h ild re n - o n ho w to
a v o id b e in g d e fra u d e d
the factors that predict success or
failure o f endodontic treatment in
persons w ho are H IV -p o s itiv e .
A ll H IV -p o s itiv e subjects w ill
receive endodontic treatm ent and
blood tests al no cost and w ill be
paid $125 fo r th e ir participation in
the study I hose w ho participate in
the study w ill be referred back to
their regular dentists fo r any other
needed treatment or. i f they have no
regular dentist, may elect to receive
further needed care at the Russell
Street C lin ic
l o r more in fo rm a tio n contact:
M elody Scheer at (503) 494-6300
tio n a l average.” There was relevant
co m m e n ta ry on the tact that ju s t as
in other m a jo r urban c itie s , e ld e rly
b la cks are s e llin g th e ir e m p ty
nests' to w h ile s w ith cash.
I have no re p o rts th a t th is " n a ­
tio n a lly re c o g n iz e d " a u th o rity on
b la c k s and p o v e rty had a n y th in g
to say abo u t the acres o l p o o r
fo lk s ' hom es to be w ip e d o u t bv
fu rth e r e x te n s io n s o f the fe d e r­
a lly s u b s id iz e d L ig h t R a il S ys­
te m '. N o r that he had lim e to
re fle c t on the loss o f A fric a n
A m e ric a n real estate e ffe c te d by
the 'U rb a n R e n e w a l M o d e l C it ­
ie s' program s. W hat else might
be w a llin g in the w in g s ’
M a n y readers re m e m b e r my
e a rlie r series on the b itte r e co ­
n o m ic e x p e rie n c e s o l A fr ic a n
o b v io u s and the h id d e n a g e n ­
das o f w hat began, in o c u lo u s ly
e n o u g h as "T h e F e d e ra l H ig h ­
way
A c t"
(C o u rte s y
of
F .ise n h o w e i).
S u b s e q u e n tly , m any readers
fr o m a ll areas o f P o rtla n d
c a lle d about the d y n a m ite lit t le
b o o k fro m w h ic h I q u o te d e x ­
te n s iv e ly ; "T h e G e o g ra p h y o f
N o w h e re : the Rise and D e c lin e
o l A m e ric a 's M a n -m a d e la n d ­
s c a p e ."
Jam es
H o w a rd
K u n s tle r, T o u c h s to n e , 1994.
W e w o u ld h ope th a t M r.
P o w e ll, "e xp e rt on race and p o v ­
e rty " fram ed his a dvice lo r A f r i ­
can A m ericans w ith in the same
perspective as the auth o r above.
M r K u n stle r docum ented it a ll.
the u n h o ly c o m b in a tio n o l au to /
bus m anufacturers, o il co m p a ­
nies. steel scrap exp o rte rs, h ig h ­
way co n stru ctio n I in n s and the
urban planners based at key u n i­
ve rsitie s were turned loose upon
o u r citie s. T hey arc s till there
M r. P ow ell
W h a t were b la cks a d vise d
to do? E m u la te the R om an E m ­
p e ro r H a d ria n w h o in A .D . I 22
A m e ric a n s caused by those tw o ,
n ize d race and urban p o v e rty
m a ssive , g o v e rn m e n t p ro g ra m s.
w eek.
December 4, 1997, is the deadline
be received by the zoo no later than
the Dec 4 (.leadline (postmarks are
S outhw est W a sh in g to n W rite rs ,
lo r entries in the Fred M eyer V a le n ­
tine Poetry Contest al M etro W ash­
ington Park Zoo T his is the 22nd
year for the contest, w hich attracts 3-
4.000 entries each year.
The contest is open to students
not acceptable.)
W inners w ill be honored at an
awards program on Feb 13. 1998.
W in n in g poems w ill be published in
the 1998 A n thology of W in n in g Po
W illam ette I iterary B u ild , M t. Hood
Poets. H aiku Society o f Northern
C a lifo rn ia . Am erican Pen W omen.
C olum bia R iver Poets. Linn-B enton
C om m unity C ollege, TEC E ditorial
Service. Tw elve Poets. C alyx Books.
fro m p re -sch o o l th ro u g h grade
twelve. Categories include Special
enis. First, second and third place
winners w ill receive bronze medals;
BentonC ounty Fair. Tablecloth C o l­
Education and English as a second
all winners w ill receive a certificate
M arylhurst College and Evergreen
language. To enter the contest, stu­
anil a copy ol the book
dents must w rite an o riginal poem
Judges for the contest represent
local colleges and universities, O r­
egon Stale Poetry Association. Wash­
ington Poets Association. Oregon
C u ltu ra l H e rita g e C o m m is s io n .
H igh School.
Valentine Poetry Contest flyers
about a w ild animal that lives in a
zoo. The poet's name, address, phone,
school, teacher and grade must be
w ritten on each poem. Entries must
lection. Focus fo r Mature Learning,
may be obtained at the zoo. Portland
and V ancouver m etropolitan area
schools and libraries, and schools in
C olum bia and Clatsop counties.
p in g c o n v e n ie n c e .
iu Id not park in seven-foot wide spaces.
I oi B ill Leigh, presidentoftheNorth-
lortheast Business Association, it is
xi much o f a compromise.
In a letter to the advisory committee
,eigh asked, "W hy create the parking,
ten restrict its use...so only the brave or
aolish w ill use it?" The proposal could
Iso slow traffic on the street and cause
ongestion.hesaid “ Why areweendan-
:ering parking and traffic to make jay
talking safer?"
Comm ittee member Rex Burkholder
noted that the compromise might allow
parking for parts o f the boulevard that
would not otherwise receive any.
G roner, w ho proposed the skinny
m edian idea, shared som e o f Leigh s
concerns. "E ven though it s tech n i­
cally possible, is the street ready
for this?" she said. "T here are a
num ber o f fools on the road w ho
have no regard for speed lim its,
pedestrians or oth er drivers. To su c­
ceed. this will require an attitude ad­
justment.”
lo n g -d is ta n c e c o m p a n y .
D efense
I f an o ffe r appears to o good
to be tru e it p ro b a b ly is. T e ll
the re p re s e n ta tiv e y o u d o n 't
w a n t y o u r s e rv ic e s w itc h e d
p y in g it . th e ir hom es.
" U n t il 1980. P ortland led the
n a tio n in A f r ic a n A m e ric a n
honteow n ership but fro m 1980 to
1 9 9 6 . th e n u m b e r o f b la c k
homeow ners dropped below the na­
U n d e r the title " L ig h t R a il" I
th o ro u g h ly e x p lo re d b o th the
b u ilt a stone w a ll c le a r across
E n g la n d to p ro te c t his space
fro m in tru d e rs? C o n tin u e d next
long been e v id e n t b e fo re the
a rriv a l last w eek o f John A .
P o w e ll, “ a n a tio n a lly re c o g -
‘Skinny’ on Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.
Continued from Front
a n a ly s t."
M r. P o w e ll addressed a lo ru m
last w eek co -s p o n s o re d by the
U rb a n I.eague and the C o a litio n
fo r a L iv a b le F u tu re . H is m ain
p o in t was th a t P o rtla n d b la cks
are fast lo s in g th e ir urban space
and the p rin c ip a l o b je c ts o c c u ­
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