Nurse Midwife Joins
Emanuel Clinic
Deepa Upadhyaya
Deepa U padhyaya, a certified
nurse m idw ife, has jo in ed the
s t a f f at th e L e g a c y C lin ic
Emanuel.
U padhyaya w as b o m in In­
dia, but raised in M innesota.
She com pleted her m a ster’s o f
science in nurse m idw ifery at
Oregon H ealth Sciences U niver­
sity and her b achelo r’s o f sci­
ence in nursing at M etropolitan
State U niversity in St. Paul,
M inn. She also com pleted a
bachelor’s degree in political sci­
ence and philosophy at St. O la f
C ollege in N orthfield, M inn.
Her hobbies include running,
hiking, cam ping, playing chess
and reading.
C are p rovided by L egacy
m idw ives is covered by a vari­
ety o f insurance plans.
For appointm ents or infor­
m a tio n , ca ll L eg a cy C lin ic
Em anuel at 503-413-4500. The
clinic is located at 2800 N.
V ancouver A ve., Suite 255 in
Portland.
“We must not put
revenge over remedy,”
says Rev. Jackson
“President Bush is right to m ar­
shal our resources to seek to end
‘ the scourge o f terrorism . But on
this jo u rn ey , w e m ust define w hat
w e m ean by the w ord “terrorism ”
1 - all o f our allies m ust agree on this
- and then apply one set o f rules
around the w orld.
“ W e m ust resist terrorism and
th e forces th a t feed it, e v e ry ­
w h ere. In o u r an g e r, b e c a u se o f
o u r lo sses, w e m u st n o t p u t re ­
v e n g e o v e r rem ed y . W e m u st
ch o o se p re c ise in te llig e n c e and
stro n g d ip lo m a c y o v e r in d is ­
crim in ate bom bing. W e m u sta p -
p re c ia te the p o w e r o f th e clerg y
in this reg io n o f the w orld. T h eir
sta te m e n t w as a ray o f hope.
T h ey d id n o t tu rn th e ir b ac k s on
us w ith a n ti-A m erica n slo g an s,
but ra th e r th ey raise d an A m eri­
can p rin cip le: ev id en c e an d ac­
tion m u st go han d in hand.
"In the com m itm ent to long­
term alliances in our struggle to
end terrorism , religious leaders in
A fghanistan can be strategic al­
lies. A s our foreign policy shifts
from isolationism to coalition build­
ing, w e m ust rem em ber four prin­
ciples: (1) a strong m ilitary, (2)
precise intelligence, (3) strong
diplom atic allies - the keys to good
intelligence, and (4) econom ic
security for the poorest and m ost
desperate. W e can w in this battle
if w e hold to our dem ocratic prin­
ciples, and m ake them central in
our dealings w ith the w orld "
City Reduces Flood Risk
T heP ortlandC ityC ouncilhas
a
won praise from the Federal Emer­
gency M anagem ent A gency for
taking steps to reduce the risk o f
property dam age from flooding.
P ortland earned a high Class
6 rating because o f the c ity ’s
w ork restoring natural flood-
p lains, m anaging storm w ater
ru n o ff, u p d a tin g flo o d p la in
building codes and establishing
environm ental zones.
“T hese efforts have m ultiple
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b en efits,” said P o rtland C ity
C om m issioner D an Saltzm an.
“The sam e program s that earned
us this rating are also im proving
fish and wi ldlife habitat and help­
ing us keep rivers and stream s
clean.”
T he rating m eans that about
1,300-floodplain property ow n­
ers in P ortland w ill now qualify
for a 20 percent break on flood
insurance prem ium , a credit o f
about $120 a year.
Cops in School
Program
Funded
Portland area public schools
will receive $ 1.8 m illion in federal
m onies for a C ops in School Pro­
gram , Senators G ordon Sm ith, R-
Ore. and Ron W yden, D-Ore. an­
nounced last week.
“O ur schools should be safe-
havens for children. These funds
will help local law enforcem ent to
establish a presence on school
cam puses and not only enforce
our laws but serve as m entors and
counselors to young people as
well,” said Smith. “Through COPS
and other program s like it, w e can
reduce the risks faced by students
so that they can focus on learn­
ing.”
“C ops in schools com bat the
violence, drugs and guns that
threaten students and teachers,
and that stand in the w ay o f learn­
ing,” said W yden.
Wise Giving Recommended
It’s not unusual for charity
pitches to be m ade in the w ake o f
disasters, according to the B et­
ter B usiness Bureau.
T h e Sept. 11 attacks on the
W orld Trade Center in New York
and at the Pentagon near W ash­
ington, D.C. are triggering an
outpouring o f public support and
concern.
H ow ever, donors are advised
to fully evaluate requests from
new, unfamiliar organizations, no
m atter how heart- felt the plea for
contributions," said Robert W.G.
A ndrew , president and CE O o f
the Better Business Bureau serv­
ing O regon and W estern W ash­
ington.
“ The public should not let
th eir g u ard d ow n w h en ap ­
proached w ith pleas for help
originating from either on-line or
o ff-lin e sources,” added A n­
drew.
The bureau advises individu­
als against providing their credit
card or checking account num ber
to unknow n organizations. Do­
nors interested in contributing to
any non-profit organization with
which they are not fam iliar should
check first w ith the local BBB or
the Philanthropic A dvisory S er­
vice for inform ation and advice,”
A ndrew said.
The BBB offers the follow ing
tips for donors to consider before
responding to disaster appeals:
• Exam ine your options instead
o f giving to the first charity from
w hich you receive an appeal.
There will be a variety o f relief
efforts responding to the diverse
needs o f disaster victims.
• Be wary ofappeals that are long
on em otion but short on w hat the
charity will do to address the spe­
cific disaster.
• A sk how m uch o fy o u r gift will
b y 90 p erc en t th e v o lu m e o f
the d riest y e a r sin ce 1938.
T h e N atio n al W e a th e r S er­
vice statio n at P o rtlan d In ter­
n atio n al A irp o rt re c o rd e d 23
in ch es o f rain an d sn o w from
O ct. 1, 2 0 0 0 , th ro u g h Sept.
30, 2 0 0 1 , th e p erio d referre d
w a te r n o rm ally d iv erted o ver
th e d a m s ’ sp illw ay s to help fish
to as th e w ate r year.
T h e total w a s 38 p erc en t
lo w er th an the an n u al av e rag e
70 p ercen t.
T h in g s c o u ld h a v e b e e n
w o rse. S tead y flow s in the Bull
R un w ate rsh ed , th e so u rce o f
d r in k in g w a te r fo r 8 0 0 ,0 0 0
p e o p le , alo n g w ith in creased
w a te r co n se rv a tio n an d re la ­
tiv ely little h ot w eath er this su m ­
m e r m e an t th e city w as n ever
fo rced to tap u n d erg ro u n d a q u i­
fers in ea st M u ltn o m ah C o u n ty
fo r em erg en c y w ate r supplies.
o f 37.3 in ch es.
R egionally, the precipitation
total has not been com pleted,
but officials expect it w ill not b e
as low as the level recorded in
the 1976-77 w ater year, the
w orst since records have been
kept.
T h e B o n n ev ille P o w er A d ­
m in istratio n , w h ich m a rk e ts
electricity g en e rate d at fed eral
d am s, d ec lared a p o w er e m e r­
g en cy last sp rin g a n d red u c ed
av o id sp in n in g tu rb in es.
A cc o rd in g to state b io lo g ists,
th e su rv iv al rate o f so m e young
sp rin g steelhead p o pulations fell
to 17 p erc en t from th e norm al
T h ere w ere fears that pow er
sh o rta g e s th at ca u se d ro llin g
blackouts in C alifornia last spring
m ight spread to the N orthw est,
b ut m ilder w eather, decreased
energy dem and and increased
p o w er supplies eased the threat.
O fficials n o w ex p ect to get
th ro u g h th e fall an d w in te r
w ith o u t p o w er shortages.
“W e h av e su fficien t w ater
in sto rag e,” said E d M osey, a
sp o k esm an for the B o n n ev ille
P o w er A d m in istratio n . “ W e
d o n ’t expect an y tro u b le m e e t­
ing peak d em an d s th is w in ­
te r.”
R eservoirs in the W illam ette
V alley are n o t in such good
shape, said K athy H leb ech u k ,
a h y d ro lo g ic e n g in ee r at the
U .S . A rm y C o rp s o f E n g i­
n e e rs’ reserv o ir co n tro l c e n ­
ter in P ortland. N in e o f the
c o r p s ’ 11 re se rv o irs in th e
W illam ette V alley are sig n ifi­
can tly b elo w norm al fo r this
tim e o f year, sh e said.
Expectations High for Urban
League Dinner
M argaret Carter, president
and chief executive officer
o f the Urban League o f Port­
land, will host the league’s
annual dinner on W ednes­
day, Oct. 3.
The annual celebration, a
longtime fundraising staple
for the league, will be held at
the Portland Hilton Hotel and
start at 6 p.m.
Last year’s annual dinner
w as the m ost su c ce ssfu l
fundraiser the league ever
held and expectations are that
this year will be even better.
The night will feature local
jazz and blues m usicians as
You can request a free copy o f
the BBB's Wise Giving Guide
available by calling the BBB
Consumer Hotline at 503-226-
3981.
NW Natural Gas
Prices Soar
Portland Rain Falls Way Short
(A P , — P o rtlan d h as had
be used for the disaster m en­
tioned in the appeal, and how
m uch w ould go tow ards adm in­
istrative and fund raising costs.
• Find out what the charity in­
tends to do with any excess con­
tributions remaining after the vic­
tim s’ needs are addressed.
• R em em ber there will be op­
portunities to give in the future.
• The problem s caused by d i­
sasters do not disappear after
the headlines do.
• Com plaints: Consum ers w ho
feel they have been victim ized
can file a com plaint w ith the
Better Business Bureau to try to
recover their m oney and to warn
others about the individual or
company.
well as honor some o f the
league’s strongest support­
ers.
Sponsors include W ells
Fargo Bank, Oregon Health
Sciences University, Provi­
dence Health Systems, O r­
egon Lottery and the Port­
land Trail Blazers.
(A P ) - For the second tim e in
as m any years, Portland area
custom ers will see a double­
digit increase in natural gas
prices this month.
R esidential custom ers o f
Northwest Natural G as will see
monthly bills increase by about
18.7 percent, reflecting rising
w holesale energy costs. Bills
for com m ercial custom ers will
go up 22.5 percent and for in ­
dustrial custom ers 28.3 per­
cent.
U tilitie s th ro u g h o u t the
N orthw est have been raising
rates to cover the increase in
prices they pay for power.
T he steep rise in utility rates
com es at a difficult tim e, as the
econom y teeters on the brink
o f a recession. R egulators and
utility officials said they are
c o n c ern ed
about
th e
econom y’s fragility but were
obligated to adjust retail rates
to accurately reflect costs.
“I know it’s hard on custom ­
ers,” said Susan A ckerm an,
m anager o f regulatory affairs
for N W N atural. "H onestly, if
this w as som ething w e d id n ’t
have to do, we w o u ld n ’t.”
Natural gas utilities buy their
fuel on w holesale markets. The
ad ju stm en ts, w h ich require
reg u lato ry approval, reflect
only the cost o f the gas.
W holesale prices have fal len
since NW Natural locked in its
purchases. If prices stay down,
the utility will be able to lower
rates next year, Ackerm an said.
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