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Volume XXIX. Number 13
Committed to cultural diversity.
United Way
Honors Okianer
Christian Dark
Deion Saunders
Tells How
Success
Killed Him
See Page BI
See Focus Page 5
APRIL 7,1999
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¡The
Postal Service Offers Extended Hours On
Thursday, April 15
The Postal Service will col­
lect and postmark income tax
returns until midnight Thurs­
day, April 15, 1999, at several
locations around Oregon and
Southwest Washington to as­
sist last-minute filers.
In addition, postal clerks will
assist customers at selected
offices listed below until as late
as midnight. Selected offices will
also offer curbside acceptance
o f tax returns that have correct
postage affixed.
The Postal Service urges
customers to avoid the dead­
line-day crowds by mailing their
income tax returns early and by
ensuring each envelope carries
proper postage.
Below is a list o f locations
where Postal Service personnel
will provide special “Tax Day"
hours and serv ices on Thurs­
day, April 15. Taxpayer assis­
tance will also be available at
some locations from the Oregon
Department of Revenue and/or
the Internal Revenue Service.
Refugee Mess
M any refugees had given first
hand accounts o f m ass killings and
burned bodies in villages w here
Serbs w ere forcing out ethnic A lba­
nians. The victim s w ere killed with
autom atic w eapons or burned. M ost
o f the refugees are largely w om en,
ch ild ren and old m en. Intensive
N A TO airstrikes had forced a mass
exodus o f A lbanians seeking shelter
and m edical attention in M acedonia
and nearby bord er crossings.
Millions Awarded To
Smokers
Phillip M orris, a tobacco com ­
pany lost m illions o f dollars in two
sm oking-related law suits in C alifor­
nia and Oregon. The com pany was
charged with m isleading the public
about the dangers o f sm oking and
for m arketing cig arettes to teen ag ­
ers. Judge John M u n te ro fS a n Fran­
cisco aw arded Patricia H enley $25
million. A similar verdict was reached
in Portland where the family o f Jesse
Williams was granted $79.5 million in
punitive damages and $ 1.6 million in
com pensatory dam ages to be paid
out by Phillip M orris.
Portland Area
Hours/Service
Portland Main Post Office
W indow service/collections
until 12:00midnight
715 NW Hoyt St., Portland
Curbside drop-off serv ice until
I2:00midnight
IRS & ODR taxpayer assis­
tance 4:00 p . m . to midnight
Gay Murder
A 2 1 -y ear-o ld ro o fer p leaded
guilty to kidnapping and m urdering
a gay co lle g e stu d en t. M atthew
Shepherd was sen ten ced by D is­
trict Judge Jeffrey D onnell o f W yo­
m ing to serve tw o con secu tiv e life
sentences for the incident co m m it­
ted six m onths ago. The victim was
tied up, kicked in the groin and
beaten 18 tim es around the head.
Illegal Workers
Targeted
The Im m igration and N aturaliza­
tion Service (IN S) stepped-up their
enforcem ent strategy against illegal
aliens with mass firings o f immigrants
possessing forged or im proper docu­
m ents. The new policy has created
w idespread resentm ent, especially
am ong im m igrant workers that have
held their jo b s in this country for
m any years.
Microsoft Trial
The next trial date for M icrosoft is
set for the year 2000. By the end o f
this year, W indow s 98 will be near
the end o f its life span and W indows
2000 is scheduled to be released next
year. C urrently, m illions ofcom put-
ers have M icro so ft’s W eb brow ser,
Internet E xplorer, installed by de­
fault. And, A m erica O nline has re­
cently agreed to buy N etscape C om ­
munications, M icrosoft's major com­
petito r in the brow ser m arket.
Eastport Plaza Annex
Window service/collections until 12:00
midnight
3850SE 82nd Ave., Portland
Curbside drop-off service until 12:00 mid­
night
IR S & ODR taxpayer assistance 4:00 p. m . to
midnight
Tigard Fred Meyer Parking Lot
Collections only from 5:00 to 9:00 p . m .
11565 SW Pacific Highway, Tigard
Beaverton Post Office
Window service/collections until 1 0:00 p . m .
4550 SW Betts St., Beaverton
Curbside drop-off serv ice until 10:00 p . m .
IRS & ODR taxpayerassistance4:00 p . m . to
10:00 p . m .
Vancouver, WA Area
Vancouver Main Post Office
Window serv ice/collections until 10:00 p . m .
2700 Caples Ave., Vancouver, WA
IRS/ODR taxpayer assistance from 4:00 to
10:00 p . m .
Vancouver Main Library
Collections only from 4:00 p . m . to 10:00 p . m .
1007 E. Mill Plain Blvd. Vancouver, WA
IRS ODR taxpayer assistance from 4:00 to
10:00 p . m .
Lake Oswego
Memory Lapses
The m em ory business may be the
next boom ing m arket as the num ber
o f A m ericans o v er the age o f 65 is
expected to n early double in the
year 2030. Sales o f herbs and supple­
m ents p rofessing to sharpen m ental
clarity and re-energize aging m inds
has been pro fitab le. O n-line p ub­
lishers have also ju m p ed in the m ar­
ket pushing books w ith titles like
“ M e n o p a u se an d th e M in d ” or
“ B rain Fitness: A nti-A ging S tra te ­
gies for A ch iev in g S uper M ind
Pow er."
Portland Air Mail Facility
Window service collections until 12:00
midnight
7640 NE Airport Way, Portland
ashington
The Portland Main Post Office at 715 NW Hoyt St.
Assistant Dean
Named For Lewis
& Clark College’s
Graduate School
Of Professional
Studies
Valerie W hite has been named assistant
dean o f Lewis & Clark C ollege's Graduate
School o f Professional Studies. White came
to Lewis & Clark as an adjunct faculty
m em ber in the graduate school in 1994.
As an educator, W hite has focused par­
ticularly on diversity issues, working to
“ help people turn down the noise o f their
own culture and to see things from m ultiple
perspectives."
White oversees the graduate school’s
registrar's office, educational administration
program, special education: deafand hard-of-
heanng program. Center for Professional De­
velopment, and Northwest Writing Institute.
White worked at US Bancorp from 1975to
1991, where she rose to vice president and
manager of the employee services division.
In 1992, she started her own business. North
Star Consulting, an organizational and per­
sonal effectiveness consulting practice.
W hite served on T ri-M et’s board o f
directors from 1993 to 1997 and has also
sat on the boards o f the U rban League o f
Portland, Oregon, Environm ental Council
and the Oregon G overnors' School ofC iti-
zen Leadership
W hite is completing her doctorate in
cultural perspectives from the University
o f W ashington She earned a m aster’s de­
gree in whole systems design from Antioch
University in Seattle and a bachelor's de­
gree in sociology from W hitman College.
Lewis & Clark College, founded in 1867,
is a highly selective college o f liberal arts
and sciences that draw s students from
throughout the nation and throughout
the w orld. The largest independent c o l­
lege in O regon. Lewis & C lark is ranked
am ong the top ten undergraduate c o l­
leges in the nation for its international
education program
Oregon Stamp & Stationery
Window service/collections
until 12:00 midnight
Postal Contract Station
Curbside drop-off serv ice
until 12:00midnight
625 SW 10lh Ave., Portland
Lake Oswego Main Post Office
Collections until 6:45 p.m.
501 4lh St., Lake Oswego
Lake Grove Station
Collections until 7:00p.m.
15875 Boones Ferry Rd , Lake Oswego