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October 31, 2001
Improving the Health of African Americans
Carol Stone (from left), Walunda Harris and Corliss McKeever of the African
American Health Coalition show off their new T-shirts during African American
Wellness Week at the Cascade Campus of Portland Community College. For the
last six years, the event has been held every third Wednesday of October. It has
grown in popularity to become state-recognized. An estimated 890 people
attended to partake In the exhibits, lectures, free medical screenings and
musical entertainment offered. This year, the Coalition took a more holistic
approach with the theme of "Body, Mind and Soul for African Americans." On
hand were naturopaths, Portland s first black chiropractor and healthy soul food
demonstrations by Oregon State University's Extension Services.
Mecole Johnson patiently waits for a dental cleaning at the African American Wellness Village Saturday at the Blazer
Boys & Girls Club on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Checkups for vision and hearing, and information on health
topics like quitting smoking were Included during the event, sponsored by the African American Health Coalition and
the Oregon Department of Human Services.
photos by M ark W ashington /T hk P ortland O bserver
Kitzhaber Endorses Kulongoski for Governor
G o ve rn o r John K itz h a b e r en­
d o rs e d
D e m o c ra t
Ted
K u lo n g o s k i in h is race f o r
O re g o n 's next g o v e rn o r in a
statew ide to u r. K itz h a b e r de­
cid e d to endorse the fo rm e r A t ­
to rn e y G eneral because o f his
“ unique set o f q u a lific a tio n s and
experiences.”
K itz h a b e r w e n t on to d e ta il a
num ber o f K u lo n g o s k i * s accom ­
p lishm ents:
• A s Insurance C o m m issio n e r
- W o rk e d c lo s e ly w ith G o v e r­
n o r G o ld s c h m id t to d e ve lop the
O regon C om eback, w h ic h c re ­
ated thousands o f new jo b s and
helped b rin g O regon back fro m
its w o rs t e co n o m ic depression
since the G reat D epression;
• A s A tto rn e y G eneral - R e­
fo rm e d the Juvenile Justice sys­
tem and protected seniors by
cra c k in g do w n on scam artists
by cre a tin g a sta te w id e task
fo rce on e ld e rly abuse;
• Sponsored O re g o n 's fir s t E n ­
v iro n m e n ta l C rim es B ill, w h ic h
toughens p e n a ltie s fo r those
w h o k n o w in g ly and u n k n o w ­
in g ly p o llu te o u r a ir and w ater.
K itz h a b e r’ s endorsem ent not
o n ly pro vid e s a b ig boost in the
p rim a ry , his stam p o f a p p ro va l
w ill h elp K u lo n g o s k i sh o u ld he
p re v a il in M a y.
Changes Made to Oregon Driver Knowledge Test
I f yo u ’ re preparing to take a
know ledge test at Oregon D M V
any tim e soon, make sure you
study the manual. D M V ju st
com pleted a m ajor overhaul o f
the test, adding more questions
about rules and laws drivers
should know to operate safely
on O regon's roads.
W hen people come to D M V
to take the know ledge test, they
are responsible fo r kn o w in g
O regon's laws on d riv in g and
highw ay safety, and are supposed
to have stu d ie d the D riv e r 's
M anual. O ver the past tw o years,
D M V developed a pool o f more
than 200 questions that cover the
material in the D riv e r Manual.
The n e w ly revised tests not
o n ly have a bigger pool o f ques­
tions to draw fro m , there w ill also
be more questions. The old tests
were made up o f 25 questions; the
new tests have 35. A person
taking a test needs a score o f 80
percent to pass.
One reason the test has more
questions is that it now incorpo­
rates the road sign recognition
test, w hich adds an additional
dimension to testing. Instead o f
testing on the a b ility to recognize
the shapes o f signs as the old test
did, the new questions test know l­
edge o f what the signs mean.
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