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Volume XXVIIIL Number 4
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The Laura Russo
Gallary Presents:
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anymore, the game finally
has come o f age.
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See Sports, page B2.
Robert Cloescott; his
expressive cartoon like
portrayals o f American
slices o f life and thought-
provoking images.
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Stoudamire signs $81 million dollar deal
“Let Stoudamire run the
show, and you have a
talent base that compares
favorably with any in the
league"
Portland-The Blazers have taken
he O regon D epartm ent
care of their most important business
o f R evenue w ill begin
by reaching an agreement with free
m ailing refund checks
agent
to elig ib le U.S. G overnm ent
re­ Damon Stoudamire on a seven-
year,
$81 million deal that makes him
tire e s and th e ir b e n e fic ia rie s
the highest-paid point guard in the
in m id -to -la te F e b ru a ry . C u r­
NBA.Quick Facts 1997-98 record:46-
rently, the departm ent is read y ­
36 CoachMike Dunleavy
ing its p ro c e ss to send checks
U n s ig n e d ro o k ie s :B o n z i
to fe d e ral re tire e s who paid
W
ellsR eturning:Stacey Augmon,
state taxes on th e ir federal pen­
Kelvin Cato, John Crotty, Brian Grant,
sion from 1991 th ro u g h 1997.
Jermaine O’Neal, Isaiah Rider, Carlos
“From the beginning our goal
Rogers, Damon Stoudamire, Rasheed
is to quickly and accu rately is ­
Wallace,
Walt Williams, Arvydas
sue refund checks to federal re ­
Sabonis
tirees and th eir b e n eficia rie s,
New faces:None.
said Ben G ille o f the O regon
Free Agents:None
D epartm ent of Revenue. “At this
Next up for the team was re-signing
time, our staff is testing the com
center Arvydas Sabonis, and the Blaz­
p u te r sy stem s to e n su re the
ers got that done as well. Thursday
check am ounts are c o rre c t.”
night Sabonis agreed to a three-year
To receive a check, federal
Portland Trail Blazer Point Gaurd, Damon Stoudamire
deal
that w ill pay him $30
retirees and th e ir b en eficiaries
million.Portland was also in the run­
must accu rately com plete and
ning for free agent guard Dell Curry,
send verification forms provided
makes just about anything possible but Grant, Isaiah Rider, Walt Williams and
who opted to sign with the Milwaukee
Stacey Augmon with Sabonis and then
by the revenue departm ent. If
the Blazers are at least a year away
Bucks.
you have not received the forms
let Stoudamire run the show and you
from their breakthrough. Getting back
Arvydas Sabonis and Stoudamire
in the m ail, please contact the
have a talent base that compares favor­
signings are great news for the Blazers, to the shape the team was in during the
d e p artm en t’s Tax Help unit at
ably with any in the league.
who have exciting young talent, pro­ early portion of the decade contending
(503) 378-4988, or to ll-fre e in
It’s the mental game that must be
for the NBA title may not be far off.
Oregon 1-800-356-4222 (Jan u ­ jected to be very good — possibly
conquered
for the Blazers to rise and
Combine Rasheed Wallace, Brian
soon. Michael Jordan's retirement
ary through A pril only). For
TTY (hearing or speech impaired
only), the year-round to ll-fre e
num ber w ithin O regon is 1 -800-
886-7204. In Salem the num ber
is (503) 945-8617. These num ­
ina A. W arren, a seasoned pro­ she had been d irecto r o f com m unity af­
bers are answ ered by m achine
fairs for the A m ericas, and directo r o f
fessional w ith nearly 15 years
only and are not for voice use.
o f com m unity affairs, founda­ co ntributions at the Levi Strauss Founda­
T elephone hours are M onday -
tion and co rporate resp o n sib ility tion
ex p since
e­ 1993. In that capacity, she m an­
F riday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m .,
except W ednesday w hen the rience, has been appointed directo r o f aged the co m p an y ’s $15 m illion social
investm ent program for the region. She
hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:10 p.m. com m unity affairs at N IK E, effectiv e
also served as advisor to the co m p an y ’s
The forms and instructions also im m ediately.
senior m anagem ent, and foundation board
are available on the departm ent’s
W arren will lead and manage the NIKE
on business and social issues.
Web site at w w w .dor.state.or.us com m unity affairs team ,” said M aria
Prior to Levi Strauss & C o., W arren
The inform ation needed on the Eitel, NIKE vice president for corporate
form includes date o f retirem ent, resp o n sib ility . “ She brings to the p o si­ was vice president o f the A T& T Founda­
num ber o f m onths w orked be­ tion a diversified background w hich in ­ tion (New York and Los A ngeles). In that
fore and after O ctober 1, 1991, cludes work in the area o f co rp o rate
c a p a c ity ,
W a rre n
m anaged
th e
and federal pension am ounts for
fo
u
n
d
atio
n
’s
grants
budget
for
national
philanthropy, foundations, public affairs,
each affected year. C ivilian fed
b u sin e ss o p e ra tio n s and hum an r e ­ and regional health and human services
eral em ployees who receive a
sources. This com bination o f e x p eri­ non-profit organizations.
pension from the U.S. O ffice of
W arren re c e iv e d h e r m a ste rs and
ence w ill be a much w elcom e asset as we
Personnel M anagem ent and are
b
a
c h e lo r's degrees of arts in education
em bark on an aggressive plan to focus
unsure o f th e ir service m onths
N IK E ’s com m unity outreach activ ities.” from A rizona State U niversity. She suc­
may contact the revenue depart­
ceeds Doug Stam m , who left NIKE in
W arren com es to NIKE from Levi
ment at the above phone num ­
A ugust 1998. ■
Strauss & Co. in San Francisco w here
bers for that inform ation.
T
that may never get done with this cur­
rent crew. The biggest question is how
to maximize Grant and Wallace, who
basically play the same position. It just
may be to trade one of them and Grant
appears the designated man on the
move.
Warren Appointed NIKE Community Affairs Director
G
Impeachment Proceedings
The Senate has entered its third week o f
proceedings where a modest witness list
was proposed by Republicans o f the House
and Senate. Monica Lewinsky was inter­
viewed recently by House managers and was
considered a good witness to help the Sen­
ate "determine the truth.”
Olympic Committee Scandal
Six officials tried to avoid expulsion in
the largest financial scandal involving the
Olympics. There are as many as 11 members
that were given the choice o f resigning or
being suspended and eventually expelled.
They were charged with misusing Olympic
funds totaling an estimated three-quarter of
a million dollars.
Social Security Plan
President Clinton pressed Congress to
begin contributing $33 billion a year to a
new system o f retirement accounts for
American workers. This was his first pro­
posal to have the Federal Government to
invest for the first time in the stock market
to strengthen social security. His plan was
delivered as a report during the State o f the
Union address.
Legal Immigrant Aid
The Clinton administration released their
plan that would allow legal immigrants to
receive a $1.3 billion medical and food-
stamps benefit package. The change is part
o f a revision in the welfare laws. It is pro­
jected to help cover at least 132,000 ethnic
people for the next five years.
Costly Proscription Drugs
The cost o f out-of-pocket prescription
drugs has increased dramatically. Even stan­
dard co-payments have doubled for drugs
that patients have been using for years Many
drugs that are deemed nonessential and don’t
appear on insurers’ lists o f approved drugs
such as those for male impotence, baldness
or wrinkles are even more expensive. Presi-
dent Clinton wants “affordable prescrip­
tion drugs” to be included in a restructured
Medicare program.
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe award for best m o­
tion picture musical or comedy went to
"Shakespeare in Love" and the beat dra­
matic movie went to “Saving Private
Ryan”. Some award recipients included
Cate Blanchett in "Elizabeth”, J i a
Carrey o f “The Truman Show” and Ed
Harris for best supporting actor. Jack
Nicholson was presented with the C ecil
B. De M ille Award for lifetim e achieve­
ment.
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