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Alberta Businesses Work to Dispel Stereotypes
B \ G ideon L antz .
T U b PORTLAND O bs LRN LK
T h e o w n ers o f an art gallery
lo c a te d at 29"’ an d N o rth e a st
A lb erta are happy graffiti ap p e a r­
ing on shop w indow s in the area
has d ied dow n.
“ 1 h a v e n ’t seen any so rt o f
p roblem s on th e street at least
sin ce A pril 1,” said C arrie
W right, c o -o w n e r o f Plain
J a n e F in e A rt G if ts an d
D éco r.
S logans su ch as “ B eans,
n o t bo m b s,” “ G ard en s, not
G a lle rie s,” a n d “C o n fu sio n ,
not Infusion,” appeared in the
a rea as an ex a m p le o f w hat
au th o ritie s an d m ed ia called
m essag e gratTiti.
T he V ita C a fé sp o rted the
m o re h u m o ro u s m e ssa g e :
“ W h e re ’s th e b e e f? ” P o liti­
c a l m essag es a p p e a re d such
a s “ C a p i t a l i s m S u c k s ,”
“ Y u p p ies G et O u t,” and the
a n arch ist sym bol o f an “ A ”
in sid e a circle.
A rtists and b u sin e ss o w n ­
ers in th e area co m plained
ab o u t th e tag g ers, but som e
say th e “ m ed ia fren zy ” re ­
p o rts on th e in cidents p u t the
em e rg in g co m m u n ity o f art­
ists in a neg ativ e light.
“ W e ’re ju s t sm all b u si­
n e sse s try in g to m ake a liv­
ing. W e do o u r best ju s t to get
o u r store running. W e ’re not
try in g to m ak e a m illio n d o l­
lars a year, w e ’re ju s t trying
to show som e a rt,” W rig h t
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machine company that is looking
for new locations for pop
machines. Find us a location, and
we will pay you $100 CASH!
said.
O th e rs th o u g h t p e o p le w ere
m ak in g m uch ado ab o u t nothing.
“ T h e A pril 1 ta g g in g I b eliev e
w as a jo k e . A ctu ally th e y w ere
very hu m o ro u s and it w as ju st on
glass so it w as easy to clean u p ,”
said Sal G u ardino, C o -O w n e r o f
G uardino G allery, located at 2939
N E . A lberta Street.
T he graffiti p ro m p te d W right
and P lain Jane C o -O w n e r Jane
M cC lain to w rite a letter to the
public
“ W hat is it that you w ant? D o
y o u w ant the b o ard to stay up,
em p ty b u ild in g s, no restaurants,
no shopping, no c o m m u n ity ce n ­
ters, dark stre e ts p o llu te d and
u n safe? P lease e x p lain y o u rself,”
M cC lain a sk e d the taggers.
So far th e re has been no an ­
sw e r.
P o rtla n d P o lice B ureau N orth­
e ast P recinct C o m m a n d e r D er­
rick Foxw orth recaí led that in Feb­
ruary flyers w e re p a ste d on 10
sport u tility veh icles in th e area
saying the c a rs w ere gas gu zzlin g
and not en v ironm entally friendly.
We also will pay a 20%
commission to the company you
work for to cover all electricity
expenses and add to their bottom
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B y G ideon L antz / T he P ortland O bserver
Carrie Wright of Plain Jane Fine Arts, Gifts and Decor, is looking
on the positive side as her business and others bounce back
from a rash of graffiti.
Club Closes For
‘Cooling O ff’ Period
Its H as F ira lty H appened !
T h e C leo L illian Social C lub,
3 0 4 1 N . W illiam s A ve., v o lu n ­
ta rily closed its doors M em orial
D ay w e e k e n d fo r a four-day
“ c o o lin g o f f ’ p erio d , a fte r a
re c e n t sh o o tin g and less se ri­
ou s in cid en ts at the m e m b e rs’
only club.
M a n a g e r X a v ie r B row ning,
b o a rd m e m b e r E lizab eth W a ­
te rs a n d o th e r c lu b re p re se n ta ­
tiv es m et w ith O reg o n L iq u o r
C o n tro l C o m m issio n officials
and re p re se n ta tiv es o f the P o rt­
lan d P o lic e B u re a u ’s N o rth ­
e ast P recin ct T h u rsd a y to d is­
cuss recen t p ro b lem s, includ-
in g th e M a y 19 incident in w hich
sh ots w ere fire d inside th e club.
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(A P ) — W arnings that play ­
ing the lottery “m ay b e hazard­
ous to your financial h ealth ”
w ould b e p laced on state lottery
billboards u n der a bill approved
F riday b y the O regon H ouse.
Currently, billboards flashing
ja c k p o t totals carry the state­
m ent “L ottery gam es should not
be played for investm ent p u r­
p o ses.”
R ep. J e f f M e rk le y said a
“p u nchier” m essage is needed,
one stating that playing the lot­
tery can be addictive.
“H opefully, because it plays a
little bit on cigarette w arnings, it
w i 11 draw a little m ore attention,”
the Portland D em ocrat said.
“L ottery gam es do not present
a w in-w in situation,” he said.
“T o the individuals w ho partici­
pate, they p o se serious risks.”
T he new w arning introduced
b y H B 3 192, passed 45 -9 by the
House, would read “W ARNING:
T he lottery m ay be hazardous to
yo u r financial health” and be
printed in m ore prom inent bold,
12-inch high lettering.
A recent study show s that
there are around 50,000problem
o r pathological gam blers in O r­
per flue
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“W e co n sid e r th is a positive
m ove from clu b m anagem ent,”
sa id G a ry M c G re w , O L C C
f i e l d o p e r a t i o n s d ir e c to r .
“T h e y ’re w illin g to address the
pro b lem s, and th e y ’re sending
a m essag e to custom ers th at
th in g s w ill c h an g e fo r th e b e t­
te r .”
M c G r e w s a id th e c lu b
ag re e d to p re se n t a m an ag e­
m en t p la n to O L C C M ay 29
th a t w ill add ress public safety
issues to av o id an im m ediate
liq u o r license suspension. T his
c o u ld in clude increasing secu­
rity p erso n n el a n d duty hours,
a n d clo sin g earlier.
New Warning Would
Call Lottery Hazardous
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A b o u t 30 incidents o f graffiti in
M arch and A pril follow ed w hich
c a rrie d anti co rp orate, anti esta b ­
lish m e n t a n d anti g o v e rn m e n t
m essag es. “ 1 d o n ’t have an y idea
as to w hy it o c cu rred ,” F oxw orth
said. D onna G uardino o f G uardino
G a lle ry , 2939 N .E . A lberta, says
th e area is now en joying a ren ais­
san ce due to individual business
o w n e rs risk in g ev ery th in g to op­
e ra te there.
“ F iv e y e a rs a g o w h e n w e
b o u g h t th is bu ild in g it w as a d a n ­
g e ro u s stre e t. R ig h t a fte r w e
b o u g h t it w e heard on telev isio n
A lb e rta w as the street w ith the
m o s t m u r d e r s in P o r tla n d ,”
G u a rd in o said.
T hat im age is changing as m oth­
ers w alk babies on strollers, people
b u y m o v ies an d listen to m usic
w h e re form erly th ey did n o t ven­
tu re out at night. H ow ever, a re­
n a issa n c e o f activity am ong b u si­
n e sse s and a rtists here has a p p a r­
e n tly led to fears o f the sam e kind
o f gen trificatio n w hich o ccurred
in N o rth w est Portland.
“ I t’s an econom ic environm ent
h ere. W e all h av e to pay th e rent
a n d m ak e it g o ,” G u ard in o said.
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eg o n “fo r w hom gam bling has
seriously affected their quality
o f life,” M erkley said.
T he new w arning, he added,
m ay help discourage people ad ­
dicted to the lottery.
O th er law m akers questioned
the sta te ’s involvem ent in the
gam bling industry.
“T he m ission o f the O regon
L ottery C om m ission is revenue
and only revenue. T hat is n o t a
good m ission,” said Rep. Cedric
Hayden.
T he E lm ira R epublican w as
also critical o f ads touting the
lottery as a m eans o f giving back
to the state w hile having a little
fun.
“Y ou ’re really not helping the
state w hen you consider that w e
have to bail out all these fam ilies
that fall apart (because o f g am ­
b ling debts),” he said.
Rep. Phil Barnhart, D-Eugene,
said he looked forw ard to the
day w hen the state w o u ld n ’t
have to rely on the lottery for
revenue.
“T his is a bad tax on the
addicted and the poor,” he said.
T he m easure now goes to the
Senate for consideration.
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