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What To Do When Gold
Threatens Water Pipes
More Stores Selling
Tobacco To Minors
Weather forecast predict very cold temperatures, well below freezing ai rtight, for next week. Prop
erty owners can take some simple precautions to keep water pipes from freezing.
Officials say retailers must be more responsible in
training their clerks
T h e la te s t r e s u lts fro m s ta te
w id e in s p e c tio n s sh o w th e n u m
b e r o f r e ta il s to r e s s e llin g to
b a c c o to m in o rs h a s in c re a s e d ,
c a u s in g c o n c e rn fo r s ta te o f f i
c ia ls w o rk in g to r e d u c e y o u th
s m o k in g in O re g o n .
A m o n ito rin g p r o g ra m a d m in
is te re d b y th e O re g o n O ff ic e o f
A lc o h o l an d D ru g A b u se P ro
g ram s sh o w s th a t m in o rs w ere
a b le to b u y to b a c c o 29 p e rc e n t
o f th e tim e in 1 9 98, c o m p a re d
w ith a p u r c h a s e r a te o f 2 3 .6 p e r
c e n t in 1 9 9 7 . R a te s o f s a le s
r a n g e d f r o m 1 1 p e r c e n t in
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty to an a v e r
ag e 48,1 p e rc e n t in c e n tr a l an d
e a s te rn O re g o n c o u n tie s . F o r the
la te s t su rv e y , 6 8 9 s to re s s ta te
w id e w e re in s p e c te d .
“ I t ’s d is m a y in g ,” sa y s B a rb a ra
C im a g lio , O A D A P d ir e c to r in
S ale m . “ E ac h d a y th e e q u iv a le n t
o f a c la s s ro o m fu ll o f O re g o n
k id s s ta rts u s in g to b a c c o . I ’m
c o n fid e n t th a t r e ta ile r s a re as
c o n c e rn e d as w e a re a b o u t th is
p ro b le m , b u t s to re s n e e d to be
d o in g a b e tte r jo b c h e c k in g id e n
tif ic a tio n to m ak e su re th a t to
b a c c o p ro d u c ts a r e n 't b e in g so ld
to m in o r s .”
O n ly p e rs o n s 18 a n d o ld e r can
le g a lly UUlVuaov
p u rc h a s e v c ig a r e tte s —
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o th e r to b a c c o p ro d u c ts in O r
egon.
E lin o r H a ll, a d m in is tra to r o f
th e O re g o n H e a lth D iv is io n in
P o rtla n d , w as a la rm e d by th e r e
su lts . “ W e n e e d th e s u p p o rt o f
th e r e ta il c o m m u n ity to tu rn th is
d is m a l s itu a tio n a r o u n d ,” sh e
sa y s. " I ’m s u re m a n a g e rs an d
o w n e rs w ill a g re e th a t a 3 0 -p e r-
c e n t fa ilu re ra te is b o th u n a c
c e p ta b le an d f ix a b le .”
F o r th e in s p e c tio n s , y o u th s 14
to 16 y e a rs o ld , a c c o m p a n ie d by
sta te p o lic e o f fic e r s , a tte m p t to
b u y c ig a r e tte s o r s m o k e le ss to
b a c c o . O ff ic ia ls k e e p tra c k o f
w h e th e r c le rk s ask fo r an d ch e c k
id e n tif ic a tio n , th e ty p e o f sto re
an d o th e r s ta tis tic s . C le rk s w h o
se ll to m in o rs c a n b e fin e d up to
$500.
N e a rly 66 p e rc e n t o f th e sa le s
to m in o rs in th e la te s t in s p e c
tio n s r e s u lte d a f te r th e c le rk h ad
a s k e d f o r a n d r e c e i v e d th e
m in o r 's id e n tif ic a tio n sh o w in g
th e b u y e r ’s d a te o f b irth . S o m e
s t o r e s u s e s c a n n e r s to h e lp
c le rk s c o m p u te th e c o rre c t age.
A re c e n t H e a lth D iv is io n s u r
v ey sh o w e d th a t th e in s p e c tio n s
m ig h t u n d e r e s tim a te th e p r o b
lem o f ille g a l to b a c c o sa le s. T h a t
su rv e y o f O re g o n n in th - th ro u g h
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1 2 th -g ra d e rs r e v e a le d th a t 42
p e rc e n t o f th o se w h o sm o k e r e
p o rte d th e y b o u g h t c i g a r e tt e s
from a sto re o r s e rv ic e s ta tio n
in th e p re v io u s m o n th , a n d th a t
58 p e rc e n t w ere a b le to b u y c ig a
re tte s ev e ry tim e th e y trie d .
At th e sam e tim e , h o w e v e r,
e ffo rts by th e O re g o n D e p a rt
m e n t o f H u m an R e s o u r c e s to
r e d u c e to b a c c o c o n s u m p t i o n
h av e b ee n su c c e ssfu l. C o n s u m p
tio n o v e ra ll has d ro p p e d in th e
sta te b y 10 p e rc e n t sin c e v o te rs
ap p ro v e d a to b a c c o p r e v e n tio n
a n d e d u c a tio n p ro g ra m in 1996.
In th e fu tu re , th e r e d u c tio n w ill
sa v e 6 0 0 liv e s an d $ 1 5 0 m illio n
e a c h y e a r th at u se sta y s d o w n .
A ccording to a H ealth D iv isio n
survey, 97 percent o f O reg o n ian s
feel it’s im portant to keep stores
from sellin g tobacco to m inors.
S ta te s th a t a r e n ’t s h o w in g c o n
tin u e d d e c re a se s in sa le s to m i
n o rs are re v ie w in g re s u lts from
o th e r sta te s. S e v e ra l sta te s , in
clu d in g W a sh in g to n , th a t h av e
sa les ra te s o f 20 p e rc e n t o r lo w er
h av e lic e n sin g re q u ire m e n ts w ith
e s c a la tin g m o n e ta r y f in e s fo r
sto re o w n ers fo u n d to b e v io la t
ing th e to b a c c o sa le s law s. O r
eg o n d o es n o t h av e lic e n s in g r e
q u ire m e n ts for re ta ile rs.
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90 historical and contemporary master
artists whose 107 separate images seek
to dispel the malaise o f contemporary
society. A wide range o f subject matter
Mitch Epstein, Lany Fink. Lee Fried
länder. Flor Garduno, Alex Harris, Josef
Koudelka, Max Kozloff, Reagan Louie,
Mary Ellen Mark. Duane Michals. and
Richard Misrach. Others are Patrick
Nagatam, Lennart Nilsson, Barbara
Norfleet, Marfin parr, Gilles Peress,
Sylvia Plachy, Cristina Garcia Rodero.
Cindy Sherman. Rosalind Soloman,
Michael Spano, Joel Stemfeld, Tho
mas Struth. Hiroshi Sugimoto, la n y
Sultan. Ruth Throne-Thomesen. Philip
Trager and Gary Winogrand. Included
in the catalogue that accompanies the
show is a compilation o f the photo
graphs as well as thought-provoking
essays. The catalog will be available at
the UOMA gift shop for $29.95 to the
public. Educational programming sup
porting the exhibit throughout its visit
to the UO campus includes the follow
ing MusEvenings! programs, all at 6
p.m. at the Museum o f Art unless noted
Service at 823-7770 or our 24-hour em ergency num ber 823-4874.
I f YOUR PIPES ARE BROKEN:
Shut o ff the w ater and the w ater heater.
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I f you are unable to find the shut o ff valve, or have w ater leaking in the house from a broken pipe, w e can help
you shut o ff the water. Call our 24-hour em ergency num ber 823-4874 for assistance.
school K-12.
Feb. 10- A talk on "Hope and Inter
national Adoption’' by Susan C ox. Holt
Children's Services public policy di
rector.
F eb . 17 - A lecture b y Terry
Toedtemier. Portland Art Museum cu
rator o f photography. “From the earli
est days o f the medium, photographers
have endeavored to create images rep
resenting their hopes and beliefs. This
creative response to photography has
resulted in a compelling legacy o f pic
tures that touch on virtually all aspects
o f h u m an co n d itio n .
( Terry
Toedtemier)
Feb. 24- A photography workshop
on Polaroid transfers from 6-7 p.m. and
contemporary guitar music by Craig
Einhom from 7-8 p in.
M arch 3 - A photography ;lecture
by artists Suzanne Bloom and Ed Hill
aka"Manual inRoom 115ofLawrence
Hall, 1190 Franklin Blvd.
The UO Museum o f Art, accessible
to people with disabilities, is open from
noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from
noon to 5 p.m. Thursday through Sun
day. Suggested admission is $3, except
on Wednesday w hen the MusF.v enings!
program offers free extended viewing
hours from 5-8 p.m. Museum mem
bers, students, UO employees and chil
dren are admitted free.
The museum is supported in part by
grants from the Frances A. Staten Fund
o f The Oregon Community Founda
tion, the Oregon Arts Commission and
the National Endowment for the Arts.
For more information, browse http:/
uoma.uoregon.edu or call (541) 346-
3027 Sliders are available upon re
quest
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Shelter Campaign in Oregon Begins for
Homeless Sexual Minority Youth
gist John N oell, Ph D., states that 41
T his January a cam paign w ill be
gin to recruit shelter parents to house
percent o f all fem ale and 11 percent
o f all m ale hom eless youth identi
fied their sexual orientation as pri
m arily gay or bisexual. The same
report says that this population o f
youth often becom e hom eless after
their sexual orientation is discov
sexual m inority youth.
It is a first-tim e collaboration
betw een tw o local nonprofit social
service and m ental health resource
agencies — T he B oys and G irls Aid
Society o f O regon, and the N etw ork
ered by their families.
The goal o f this tw o-m onth cam
paign is to recruit, certify, and train
shelter parents to work w ith this
specific population. Shelter par
ents assist in transitioning youth o ff
the streets and teaching indepen-
B ehavioral H ea lth c are’s program
Roots and Branches. Identified in
recent reports by M etropolitan H u
m an Rights C om m ission, research
centers, and social service experts
as the largest segm ent o f the hom e
less youth population in O regon,
sexual m inority youth are also at
dent-living skills.
T he B oys and G irls A id Society
is a private, nonprofit agency that
provides short-term shelter care for
children and youth up to age 18. It
high risk for suicide, drug use, pros
titution, and sexually transm itted
disease.
A 1997 report by local psycholo
Srs in the kitchen and bathroom . W ater lines in these areas are frequently located in outside
Do not leave pipes unattended.
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D o n ’t use an open flam e or an electric arc w elder to thaw frozen w ater lines. Both can cause fires.
W hen hom e plum ping pipes are frozen, there is often water available at one faucet but not another If there
no w ater at any faucets, the problem m ay be in the street and the W ater Bureau may be able to help. C all C ustom er
ing in the arts hands-on museum train
ing and experience leading tours. The
students meeting weekly for exhibition
training and are required to give 3 tours
in the museum or 3 Outreach visits to
has been chosen by the curators to
represent the theme o f hope in both
predictable and less expected places-
childhood, science, the arts, sports, even
death. “W e started with the belief than
an act o f creation-photography, in this
otherwise:
case, is an act o f hope," George and
Jan. 13 - Exhibit opening, 6:00 p.m.
Marks write. “Hope is a future-ori
Musical performance by Bethal T emple
ented desire Photography and hope
Christian Family Center Youth Choir.
share a common physical and meta
7:00 p.m. lecture: The role o f Hope in
phorical quality-light” In close com
Rehabilitation Medicine, by Bryan L.
pany with the fine-art practitioners o f
Andresen M.D., medical director, Or
photography are the documentary and
egon Rehabilitation Center at Sacred
journalistic photographers whose work
Heart Medical Center. Opening recep
appears in the mass media. Photogra
tion sponsored by the Private Bank ot
phy is the only art form that allows
Union Bank o f California.
artists to capture a moment without
Jan. 20- An artist lecture by Leon
reinterpreting it in their own personal
Johnson,
UO assistant o f fine arts.
style. An intrinsic power o f the me
Jan
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27
- A talk on “Hope and Emer
dium, photography, is the ability tocom-
ald Valley Special Olympics” by Jeff
municate unintentional moments o f
Gamder, Area Director of the Emerald
hope. “Hope is a word we have from the
Valley Special Olympics, and contem
beginning," George and Marks says.
porary guitar music by Craig Einhom
“Even before file word, hope has been
from 7-8 pm.
with us as instinct, a feeling, an impulse,
Feb. 3 - A HOPE Photography
or a thought. We know it so well, yet we
tour led by teen docents. The teen
forget what an important role it plays in
docent program is a pilot program
every aspect o f our being."
started in the fall o f 1998. The goal of
Artists are represented in the exhibi
the program is to provide students (8th
tion include Edouard Boubat. Philip-
through 12th grade) interested in work-
Lorca
diCorcia, William
ra oivorcia,
w uiuui* Eggleston
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su fficien t.)
Thaw^the l t i i e ^ f i t y ^ s e hair dryers, heat lamps or e le c trr lamps. Thaw ing w o n ’t be fast, but it w ill be safe.
Museum of Art January 13
Eugene- An exhibition o f photogra
phy that captures unintentional moments
o f hope will open W ednesday, Jan. 13,
at the University o f Oregon Museum o f
Art, 1430 Johnson Lane. The traveling
exhibition, curated by A lice Rose
George and Lee Marks, will continue
through March 7. Alice Rose George is
currently photography editor ofDouble
Takemagazine. Lee Marks is the former
president o f the Association ot Interna
tional Photography Art Dealers. H O PE
Photography showcases the work o f
S
w alls Leaving the cupboard doors open allow s pipes behind the cupboard to get more heat.
Let cold w ater run in faucets farthest from street. (A stream slightly sm aller than a pencil w idth should be
HOPE Photographs visits UO
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is the largest p rivate p rovider o f
shelter care in O regon. N etw ork
B ehavioral H ealthcare, a nonprofit
m ental health and addiction treat
m ent agency, op erates Roots and
B ranches, a co unseling program o f
com prehensive treatm ent and case
m an ag em en t serv ices for sexual
m in o r ity y o u th .
R o o ts a n d
B ranches recently received a grant
from the E quity F oundation to su p
port shelter care for this p o p u la
tion and is collaborating w ith the
B oys and G irls A id Society to cre
ate and m aintain culturally-appro-
To repair the broken pipe, you may want to call a plumber.
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Man Lives Not By
Technology Alone
By Prof. McKinley Burt
The original maxim, ‘ ‘Man lives not
by bread’ alone” is quite familiar to
most o f us. And a recent session with
a group o f parents and their youth
indicated concern that, in die great
rush to m eet' Year 2000’ with all o f its
technical challenges, there could be
an eminent danger that certain basic
and necessary elements o f the human
condition might be neglected.
That is not going to happen here and
I appreciate a parent’s suggestion that
we introduce this New \ ear with an
article that deepens our understanding
o f file black m an’s well-earned place
in the scheme o f things - and o f his
stellar performance on the world’s
stage.
I can think o f no better vehicle to
accomplish this purpose than a re
prise o f a wide-ranging article o f mine
that was published in the Observer,
July 20, 1989. This piece received
widespread favorable comment and
surfaced in many a classroom.
Though quite aware o f die pres
sures upon all o f us in this mechanistic
world, I will strive to achieve a human
istic balance in my contributions. That
article follows. Have a Happy New
Year!
In 1803 the size o f the United
States was doubled by tens o f millions
ofacres when Napoleon startled presi
dent Thomas Jefferson by suddenly
offering him the entire Louisiana Ter
ritory at a bargain basement price.
This acquisition was quickly followed
on by the Lewis and Clark expedition
which soon verified the importance
o f the prize.
We further disclosed-documented
by the S t Helena correspondence o f
Napoleon-that his (Napoleon’s) deci
sion to get out o f the Americas was
precipitated by file ever present threat
o f file African freedom fighters in the
Western Hemisphere. He rightly con
cluded that there was no way he could
handle the Black problem o f continu
ous slave revolts in the West Indies,
and at the same time defend this over
seas empire against the challenge o f
the British the Spanish and the Ameri
cans who were empire-minded them
selves. Napoleon s correspondence
pointedly cites the Black hero o f the
H aitian slave revolt. T o u ssain t
Louverature, as the turning point in his
decision: My foUy was the w ay I handled
T oussaint..! lost my army and then 1
lost Haiti”.
Now, what does current commen
tary have to say about all the African
interaction in the affairs of the French
nation? My July 6th pronouncement
that American history is white neigh
borhood turf is v alidated by the current
issue o f the national Geographic Maga
zine. The entire issue allegedly devoted
to the history o f France, “France Cel
ebrates Its Bicentennial” . What is not
celebrated here is the key role o f many
African individuals and importations.
The American authors limit us to a few
photos o f half-naked entertainers and
models, and a discourse on a Muslim
ghetto o f “African immigrants". In
cluded is a ridiculous and demeaning
photo o f my mothers cousin. Josephine
Baker.
There is, o f course, no mention o f
any o f the Black mov ers and shakers I
have described here in these past three
weeks: No General Alexander Dumas
(or the other eleven Black generals who
made the Napoleonic reputation); Noth
ing on his son and grandson, novelists
and playwrights who-like the African
Pushkin in Russia-pushed the nation’s
belle letters to international acclaim,
creating the modem French theatre; and
nothing at all on Napoleon’s African
expedition which brought back culture
and technology tliat sparked a new Re
naissance-new modalities in mathemat
ics, furniture and dress, not to mention
getting the Louvre museum o ff to a
flying start
We would note also that there was no
mention o f a later and most important
“import” from France’s African colo
nies. This was the Impressionist style o f
painting and sculpture (Modem Art)
which fundamentally changed the ap
proach to art, and to philosophy as well.
Especially, the African sculpture from
Nigeria and Dahomey demonstrated
through abstractions that there was
another wav to reveal the core of real
ity. Applying these new concepts to
their brushes, painters like Picasso,
Kloe, Cezanne, Van Gogh and others
now learned that there was a way. other
than literal representation, to abstract
and render the very soul and essence o f
existence. Much in the way that Afri
can Americans did with Jazz.
Before 1 close this senes on “Afri
can Interaction in France ”, allow m e to
add some relevant errata Napoleon’s
playgirl sister, Pauline Bonaparte, was j
sent to Haiti to save him further em
barrassment. Here, according to news
papers o f the time, she successively
became lover to two o f Toussaint I
Louverture’s generals, Petion, later
president o f Haiti, and Christophe. I
later Henry I, Placide, the son o f
Toussaint, married a French Noble
woman. Marie Josephine, daughter o f
the Marquis de LaCazo, bodyguard o f
Louis IVI (see I.A. Rogers,“YourHis-
tory”_.
The heir to the throne Napoleon
built. Prince Napoleon, ironically was
killed by Africans in the Zulu War o f
1869 (Rogers. “World’s Great Men o f
Color Vol.Il.p.239). In her column in I
“TheOregonian,”July 12,CorettaScott
King, comments on the French Bicen
tennial, citing file black author Barbara
Chase Riboud. This is the woman who
has written the most definitive book,
"SallyHemings"onThomasJefterson’s I
rom antic hypocrisies w ith Black
women, while holding African slaves.
And did you notice the Arch de
Triumph, that striking structure fre- j
quently featured during the television
coverage o f the French Bicentennial.
It is an exact replica o f a principal gate
o f the ancient African city, Thebes-
described by the Greek oral poet,
Homer, as “one o f the sev en wonders
o f fiie world.”
Can we not rise again with this type
o f motivation? W ho indeed was it who
said. “He who does not know his his
tory is doomed to repeat it ? Let s j
hold the fort this time!
Start the
New
Year off
Right!
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