August 16, 2000
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Many Americans believe there is a rising wave
o f youth crime in our country. But contrary to
popular perception, youth crime and violence
are actually declining. More than nine out o f 10
o f the children involved in the juvenile justice
system are nonviolent offenders, and the
majority o f juvenile crime involves property
offenses: arson, burglary, car theft, and larceny.
About seven percent o f youths in the juvenile
justice system are serious, habitual violent
offenders who pose a real threat to their
communities, but there has been a 30 percent
drop in the arrest rate for juvenile violent crime
since 1994. Despite the good news, Black
children continue to be overrepresented in all
aspects o f juvenile crime.
A report from the U.S. Department o f Justice
found one-quarter o f all reported murders o f
juveniles in 1997 occurred injust five counties:
the counties containing Los Angeles, Chicago,
New York, Philadelphia, and Detroit. It also
found 25 percent o f all identified juvenile
murderers in the country in 1997 came from one
o f eight counties: the counties containing
Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, New York,
Baltimore, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Dallas. This
shows a large number o f the youths who are
murder victims and who commit m urder are
concentrated in a very few places in our
country— places where many Black children
live. Black youths across all age groups are far
more likely to be victims o f violent crimes than
their White counterparts. When children who
have committed crimes enter thejuvenile justice
system, minority youths are overrepresented at
every step. They are more likely to be stopped,
questioned, arrested, jailed, sent to court,
convicted, and given harsher sentences than
White youths. The same Department o f Justice
report found minorities made up just 34 percent
o f the youth population, but 67 percent o f the
youths committed to public facilities.
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In an effort to assist homeowners to
purchase long-term care insurance
plans. Congressman John J. LaFalce,
D-N. Y. has authored legislation that
would reduce the cost o f financing
U.S. governm ent-insured reverse
mortgage, while concurrently saving
Medicaid funds from being eroded
u n n e c e ssa rily . A s p a rt o f the
“American Home Ownership and
Economic Opportunity Act” (H.R.
1776), the bill was unanimously
passed by the H o u se B anking
Subcommittee onFebruary 15,2000.
“Longterm care insurance can be an
effective way to protect savings built
up over a lifetime,” LaFalce states,”
and reverse mortgage allow seniors
to access the equity in their home to
pay the premium, with no monthly
principal and interest due on such
loans. Using a reverse mortgage to
pay for long-term care insurance is a
natural fit,” LaFalce pointed out.
T he
F ed eral
H o u sin g
Administration’s reverse mortgage
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concerts
in
Portland’s parks
Talk to your kids. Ask them what’s cool. Encourage them to
educate you on everything from toe socks to leopard to print
handbags.
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Make shopping fun. Go with your kids and tie in lunch or a movie
to enhance the experience.
Know your limitations. Check with your local school on dress
codes.
Even schools that require uniforms often allow some discretion.
Use your family’s time wisely. Some area stores, for example,
feature hair styling and vision centers in addition to back-to school
clothing and school supplies.
Fake comfort in the fact that some day your kids will be as clueless
as you.
Who: Your local Wal-Mart store manager and /or Rob Phillips,
senior manager for U.S. media relations for Wal-Mart Stores
When: At your earliest convenience.
Contact: Diane Brown at (201) 568-0662, or dbrownpr@aol.com
program enables homeowners age 62
and older the opportunity to turn
their locked-up home equity into tax-
free incom e w hile m aintaining
ownership and requiring no monthly
repayment. Eligibility requirements
are quite simple and do not impose
any standards based on income, as
sets, credit or employment. By linking
the reverse mortgage to long-term
care insurance, homeowners can
protect their saving against the
potentially devastating expense of
extend care.
The Union Pacific Employee Club celebrated its annual
banquet at the Lloyd Center Double Tree last week from
August 8 to the 11.
The program was hosted by Nine the local Portland
Chapter.
Louise Waters, club Nine President welcomed 500
people from 13 states.
On Tuesday, August 8 they raised more than $5,000 in
an auction fo r Portland Charities. The money will go to
the Make A Wish Foundation, The Shriners ’ and Breast
Cancer research. Next years banquet will be held in
Denver, Colorado.
If you're looking for a doctor,
your search is over
Legacy Clinic N ortheast welcom es two new prim ary
care physicians, Lisa Alberts, M.D. (left), and Robina
Wong, M.D. Both doctors, trained internists, are accepting
new patients and join Sharadan Lisk, M.D., and Bernie
Sperley, D O., at the clinic. T hey welcom e your call.
Legacy Clinic Northeast
2800 N. Vancouver Avenue, Suite 231,
Portland
H ours are 8:30 a .m .-5 p.m.,
M onday through Friday
For a p p o in tm e n ts, call (503) 413-4134
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What better way to enjoy these warm
August evenings than by packing a
picnic and attending one o f the many
free concerts taking place in parks
throughout Portland!
Lents Founders Day Celebration
takes place in Lents Park, SE 92 &
Holgate, on the weekend o f August
12-13 with concerts featured on
Saturday, 1 l:00A M -3:00PM ,onthe
Fanner’s Market Stage (honky tonk,
country, and bluegrass) and the Boys
& Girls Club Stage (blues and folk).
On S u n d ay , 1 :0 0 -4 :0 0 PM ,
neighborhood performers and the
Providence Stage Band will perform
in the gazebo.
A series ofTuesday evening concerts
are taking place in Couch Park, NW 20
& Gilsan, 6:30-8:30 PM. August 8:
Babes With Axes, August 15: Dancing
Trees Marimba Band, and August 22 :
Mirage.
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T h is d isp ro p o rtio n a te m in o rity
confinement is worst o f all for Black youths
who are held in residential facilities at five
times the rate as White youths. They are
more than twice as likely as White youths to
be held in a detention facility for similar
offenses and are held an average o f two
w eeks longer than W hite youths who
committed the same crimes.
Violent youth crime peaks between 3:00
and 7:00 p.m. Every community needs the
resources to provide after-school and
sum m er program s which give children
positive opportunities during the hours they
are not at school. Job training programs help
youths get a foothold in the job market and
reduce the odds o f their involvement in
crim e and other risky behaviors. The
Department o f Justice report found that one
youth leaving high school for a life o f crime
and d ru g ab use co sts ta x p a y e rs
approximately two mill ion dollars. Imagine
what kinds ofpositive alternatives foryoung
people could be funded with the same
amount? Despite proven results America
still puts far more money into prisons than
prevention programs. We need to reverse
these priorities and invest in children before
A d vertise in
they get into trouble.
T he Portland O b server
Above all, we need to invest in children by
making them feel connected to parents and
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other caring adult mentors.
Young people need these
critical connections to have
a se n se o f v alue and
purpose. W hen they are
connected to their schools
and families they are less
likely to have their futures
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