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- * » JULY 8,1998 Page A6 (The ^Jortlanb ©bseruer pàmiiy GDàrreRs: TJhe CUày I r ÜJàs I’ k o i . M i K im in i x Bi ki Q uite a lew haxc asked about those many smal I but x aluable'fam (1924-1933) are my most be'autiful past and it is becom ing m ore amt in m em ories fisting until the early more apparent that recalling "the I here w ere his trained military cita and ilangling part ieipie-' hew a s ' run ning w here, child’’ A nd > ou diiln I way it w as" m a y b e very im portant lo tions and new spaper articles. On another w all hung his m andolin get lix’ resentful or sassy about it. Dismissal from the table could m ean (vv hen he w as not play ing it) and his a special trip to g ran d p a's room ; he w ho. like the ancient Egyptians. be- liex eil that a b o y 's ears w ere located ily ’ interaetions that I eited in the retirement o f hiseareer. railw aym ail elerk. A beautiful and giv ing lifeeut series on "S upper I able Input, or short by eaneer but leas mg a legacy "S chix’lyanl Violence. \ l lirst. I w as quite surprised, tor that w ill fist forex er. I ( ollins Scott. college graduate. Spanish A m erican w ar \ derail, dedi not only w as I talking about x ester- dax' in the fullest senseol thew ord. but because so many inquiries and eom m ents w ere from parents (and youthslofthccurrentgencration-or the one just before A ctually. the interest was across-the-board; el- dersw eresax ing,"that slight.that s the way it w as." I e t's stan with grandpa.' the stem, but kind, m iddle age head ol the household w hieh my recently cated lamily man. very learned and an excellent musician-in the way ol the strong black men o f his day. here fused to let v ieious and v iolent rac ism completely eireum senbe a bril liant m ind o r a liletim eo l 'giv ing. T he limitations ol a new spaper article are obv ions, but I will try to convey as m uch o f the m eaning and relevance as possible. So, bear w ith our future. There w as so m uch co m m ent on that "respect for personal space." I ll begin w ith ’space,' a concept vv Inch in all o f m a n 's cultures and relation ships has s e n eel to help him av oid irritation and even eonlliet. I ve s|xiken o f the six m em bers o f o u r household and then specific assign m ents o f space; each had protocols attached. ( irandpa s rixnn vv as a w ondrous place, guaranteed to gain the undi- v ided attention o f any vine from sm all child to adult, even the m ost blase. dix oreed m other joined w hen I xx as anecdotes. But, believe me, these I ooking back. I'd say the w alls w ere a com bination m useum and art gal the atie two. T he next nine vears w ere im portant limes in shaping the lery. A special tack held the huge. me. if a lot sounds like disconnected heavy rille form the w ar with Spam. favorite landscape paintings. ( )n a third wall hung photographs o f friends anil associates. Anil as with the otherarti tacts in this marv cl ous high-ceiling place, any w ell-di cluded the dexelopm ent o f a respect tor the yard space o f a neighbor as w ell as the reciprocal concept that neighbors (or their children) did not intrude upon yours-exeept by ex press perm ission o r by 'tradition.' As a m atter o f fact, d id n 't English on Ins behind. 1 efsg o o u tsid elb i awhile. I would hax e fought the dex il and all the angels rected question co u ld bring an an sw er w hich w as an education in it aswell Ibi th ep rix ilege’otlielping my grundlather take care ot his gardens; self. If you asked, who'.’; you also were told 'vvliat' that person did and eithei tliex egetablesthat supplem ental why. 11 you query w as concerning a place you w ere told ol its current and zinnias. I ong before “Dr. Spock, wise and respected 'lather figures.' quite easily persuaded kids to partici past role in the schem e ol things. And, oh yes. just as at the supper table, you w ere corrected it verbs did O n e’s outdixir socialization in t om m on Law dex elop around this basic concept o f "space'-an idea xx liieh w ent far in reducing eonlliet and x iolenee, betxx een states or be tw een neighbors'.’ N ext w eek: W hat the kids did. on their ow n and in cooperation xx ith the com m unity. Is it possible for our supper table, o r his prize-xx inning pate in many a project that would be 'm o th er figures' to replace the "la ther figure'.’’' Isn't that already h ap rejected today. pening'? not match the subject, lor ehangingl ■person’ in tlie m iddle o f a senteneel jA Solid & ClecM Fortress B usiness Tucker Joins Norris, Beggs, & Simpson M a rth a T u c k e r h as jo in e d Norris. Beggs, & Sim pson’s Port land o ffice as System A d m in is trato r A dm in istrato r and S en io r M arket A nalyst for the M arket R e s e a rc h D e p a r tm e n t, a n nounced J. C layton H erin, P resi dent for the C om pany. T ucker in itially jo in e d N o rris, B eggs, & S im pson in 1989 for three years, rejo in in g the com pany in 1998 to pro v id e support as System A dm inistrator for the com pany. In this c a p a c ity, she will provide technical Martha Tucker support, train in g and facilitatio n to all em ployees. In addition, she w ill also e n su re all o f the c o m p a n y ’s c u rre n t h a rd w a re , s o ftw a re and p e rip h e ra ls are m aintained, as w ell as m ake re c o m m en d atio n s fo r fu tu re p u r chases and im p ro v em en ts. A n o ther key re sp o n sib ility M artha w ill oversee is N o rris, B eggs, & S im p so n 's p ro p rie ta ry database. T u c k e r p re v io u sly w o rk e d at S&P com pany as an Inform ation S ystem s M anager, re sp o n sib le for netw ork a d m in istra tio n on a Novell 3.12 Local A rea N etw ork. She also has a B.S. deg ree in Finance and M anagem ent form the U niversity o f O regon. Norris, Beggs, & Sim pson, in business for over 66 years, is a regional real estate brokerage, as set and property m anagem ent, and mortgage financing firm w ith of fices in m ajor cities in O regon and W ashington. It is affiliated w ith the New America International, the N ation’s largest organization o f independent industrial and com mercial real estate professionals. Theft Is Theft. The Need For Copyright Protection from On-line Piracy Traffic on the Internet doubles every 100 days, and growth in elec tronic commerce is predicted to reach an astonishing $300 billion by 2000. But a new kind o f crime, the illegal copying and distribution o f software, movies, books and music over the Internet threatens U.S. jobs. In 1996, software piracy resulted in 130,000 lost jobs, $5.3 million in lost wages and nearly $ 1 billion in lost tax rev enue. The House Commerce Subcom mittee on T elecommunications, T rade and Consumer Protection favorably reported H.R. 2281, a bill that would extend copyright protections to the Internet and protect creative works on-line. And, this week, the full House commerceCommittee is scheduled to mark up the legislation. This impor tant legislation has already passed the House Judiciary committee. Countries around the world are keeping a close eye on how the U.S. Congress addresses The World In tellectual Property O rganization (W IPO) Copyright Treaty. The United States is the global leader in the information technology arena. This provides the U.S. with the op portunity to take the lead in protect ing copyright on the Internet. 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U p o n its c o m p le tio n , th e m a s s iv e T .M . L ee D e v e lo p m en t o w n e d s tru c tu re w ill be le a se d to A & M W a re h o u se s, In c ., o f A u b u rn , W a sh ., w h ich c o n tro ls m o re th a n 2 m illio n sq u are feet o f p u b lic w a re h o u se sp a c e in th e S e a ttle /T a c o m a a re a . G o rd o n M c A llis te r, A & M ’s p re s id e n t, sa id : “ A & M W a re h o u s e s h a s e x p e r ie n c e d i n c re a se d c u s to m e r d e m a n d fo r w a re h o u se sp a c e in P o rtla n d . W e feel th e tim in g is rig h t to e n te r th e P o rtla n d m a rk e t w ith a stro n g p re s e n c e . 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July 11th Dawson Park (N. Vancouver & Stanton) 1 pm til 7 pm T he_ Day Will Include: Speakers • Gospel R&B Music • Games for kids • Booths • Foot $200.00 worth o f food gifts certificates gixin to the fam ilies w ho brings o u t the largest g e n e ra tio n o f family m e m b e rs. -For more information- Call Joe "Bean" Keller at 903-2471 C h il d r e n F ir s t by M arian W right E delman In The Golden Tear, the great English Poet Laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote: Ah! when shall all men's good Be each man’s rule, land universal peace Lie tike a shaft o f light across the land. And like a lane o f beams athwart the sea, Through all the circle o f the golden year? If we were to change it to read: “When shall all children's good be each person’s rule...,” the world would be healed. I think w e’ve forgotten the primary rule o f all civilizations and all creatures. A lioness will die protecting her cubs; elephants will move about the land in search o f food and water clus tered around their young who walk at the center o f the group, sur rounded by caring adults. Have human beings, besieged by drugs, violence, economic distress. and a culture ready to dump its val ues over the side o f the lifeboat for material gain and power, become less than the beasts? Sometimes I'm afraid that w e’re getting there. Putting children first is not always the easiest or most comfortable thing to do. I have been a full-time mother and the full-time president o f the Children’s Defense Fund for almost three decades. I know how hard it is to remember what is important, to keep a proper balance between work and family, to constantly examine the pages o f my life story by the light in my children’s eyes. But I know that nothing else I can ever do will matter as much. If you’re a parent, you’ve been here, you know what it’s like to juggle a dozen things and wonder how you can make it through one more day. But you do, because you must. But what if you’re not a parent? Shouldn’t you care about children too? something disturbing has hap pened to us in the past few decades. People who have no children o f their own have begun to think that chil dren are none o f their business. If that’s where you are, you’re dead wrong. It is said in the Native American culture that a grandparent’s job is to pray for the children. Children, I believe, are everyone’s responsibil ity—a trust that involves working, praying, and living in a way that puts children first and provides a model for adulthood. if you are involved in glorifying violence in the media, you are not putting children first. If you work or advocate for federal, state, or local government policy like protecting guns and cigarettes and marketing them to children, you are not putting children first. Ifyou are not support ing the life o f a chi Id you brought into this world with time, attention, and money, you are not putting children first. If you are abusing alcohol or drugs or indulging in violence in the presence o f children who do what you do, not what you say, you are not putting children first. If you are not teaching and I i ving a love-and value- based life, you are not putting chil dren first. I believe this is a crucial time in the world. It should never become too trite to say our children are our future. As we approach the new millennium, we can work to ensure a future for our earth and our spe cies. We can make each year a “ golden year” by m aking “all children's good” our own personal rule. We can put children first in everything we do. W ecanallw ork to w ards the goals w e at the Children’s Defense Fund and the Black Community Crusade for Children have made our passion and our life’s work: to ensure for all children a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, and a Moral Start in life. Or we can end history in a generation. Let me end as / began with Tennyson’s message o f hope: The deep moans round with many voice. Come, my friends, ’Tis not too late to seek a newer world. PHONE DISCONNECTED? NO PROBLEM AT SIMPLY CELLULAR g- TELEPHONE CREDIT CHECKS DEPOSITS TURNDOWNS REGARDLESS OF YOUR BACK BILL PHONE SERVICE RESTORED IN 3-5 DAYS AFFORDABLE RATES • NO HIDDEN FEES 3939 NE MLK JR BLVD 280-8000 THIS AD GOOD FOR 1 FREE LONG DISTANCE CALLING CARD WHEN PHONE SERVICE IS ORDERED PORTLAND AREA RESIDENTS ONLY