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Employment Woes
Hitting Latinos Hard
L atinos are disproportionately
represented am ong the w orkers
and fam ilies w ho have been hard
est hit by the natio n ’s econom ic
and em ploym ent w oes. In O cto
ber o f 2001, 136,000 H ispanics
join ed the ranks o f the unem
ployed, driving up the L atino u n
em ploym ent rate to 7.2 percent,
according to the D epartm ent o f
Labor.
Latino im m igrant w orkers tend
to w ork in industries that are esp e
cially vulnerable to layoffs, and
they and their fam ilies are highly
likely to fall through the gaps in
the federal safety net.
States are also feeling the pres
sure, as the num ber o f those out o f
w ork and out o f options co n tin
ues to grow . These w orkers need
help to fall through the gaps in the
federal safety net.
States are also feeling the p res
sure, as the num ber o f those out o f
w ork and out o f options co n tin
ues to grow . T hese w orkers need
help to buy basic food and pro
vide health-care needs for their
fam ilies as they look for new jobs.
B u t in W a s h in g to n , C o n
g ress h a s e n te re d a p o litic a l
sta le m ate o v e r p a ssin g an e c o
n o m ic -stim u lu s p ack ag e. B oth
R e p u b lic a n s a n d D e m o c ra ts
h ave w ra n g le d o v e r how to r e
spo n d to th e U .S. rec essio n .
W ithout any serious p ropos
als to help w orkers. R epublican
leaders are forcing a com prom ise
that would prim arily help corpora
tions profit. A m erican w orkers
stand to get little o r nothing.
A nd all the w hile the W hite
H ouse seem content to rem ain on
the sidelines instead o f exercising
leadership.
Latinos, especially H ispanic
im m igrants, have m ade serious
contributions to the n atio n ’s pros
perity, both with their labor and
their p urchasing pow er.
M any o f them now need a little
help to keep their fam ilies fed and
healthy until they find new jobs.
But far too many are ineligible
fo r u n em p lo y m e n t in su ran c e,
food stam ps and health coverage,
including M edicaid and other tem
porary health care for new ly un
em ployed w orkers. O pening the
doors o f these program s to fam i
lies looking for w ork should be
param ount for lawm akers.
C o n g r e s s a n d th e W h ite
H o u se n eed to pu sh sta te s to
p ro v id e M e d ica id c o v e ra g e to
all u n e m p lo y ed w o rk ers and to
expand eligib ility for unem ploy-
m e n t in s u ra n c e an d fo o d
sta m p s. A n d an y em e rg e n c y
a ssista n c e to sta te s o u g h t to
p rio ritiz e se rv in g th o se n ot e li
g ib le fo r fe d e ra l serv ices.
P resident B ush should take an
active lead in W ashington to break
th e im p a s s e a n d f ig h t fo r
A m erica’s workers.
Raul Yzaguirre is president o f
the National Council o f La Raza
(NCLR), the nation's largest His
panic civil-rights organization.
He can be reached at
pmproi @progressive.org.
Tunnel Near Embassy
in Rome Studied
A cam eram an
film s in fro n t o f
the U.S.
Em bassy in
Rome a fte r
investigators
found h oles in
the walls o f the
u tility tunnel
n ea r the
embassy.
R O M E (A P)— Security experts
from the U .S. State D epartm ent
w ill inspect a utility tunnel ru n
ning alongside the U.S. Em bassy
here in connection w ith an Italian
probe o f a group o f M oroccans
suspected o f planning a chem ical
attack , E m bassy officials said
M onday.
Italian authorities w ill jo in the
U .S. experts in the inspection o f
the tunnel w here a hole w as d is
covered last w eek, an em bassy
official said on condition o f ano
nymity.
The tunnel, w hich runs under
Via Boncompagni, a street flanking
the Em bassy com pound, contains
electricity and telephone lines, U.S.
officials said. Italian new s reports
had said the tunnel also contains
gas lines, but Em bassy officials
said that w as incorrect.
Eight M oroccans w ere picked
up in a police raid last w eek that
also turned up nine pounds o f a
cyanide-based com pound, fire
crackers and m aps o f R om e high
lighting the U.S. Em bassy and the
c a p ita l's w ater supply. A ninth
turned h im self in over the w eek
end in southern R eggio C alabria.
Italian new s reports have said
that investigators believe achem i-
cal attack on the E m bassy ’ s w ater
system w as being plotted.
Italian new s reports said the
hole w as not in the tunnel in mid-
January, the last tim e authorized
w ork was carried out, but Embassy
officials said it h ad n ’t been ruled
out that the hole m ight have been
there earlier but w as sim ply not
noticed.
In an initial appearance before a
judge, the suspects denied being
part of a terrorist group and said
they didn ’ t know how the chemical
compound got into their apartment.
The judge ordered that they con
tinue to be held on charges o f sub
versive association.
Potassium ferrocyanide is a
com pound that includes sm all
quantities o f cyanide, a deadly
poison. O fficials are trying to d e
termine w hether it could have been
used to m ake an explosive or d an
gerous gas.
L uciano C aprino, an expert in
p h a rm a c o lo g y at R o m e ’s L a
S apienza U niversity, said potas
sium ferrocyanide itself is not
toxic. But he said if the com pound
is heated to abo u t 930 degrees, it
can em it highly toxic hydrocyanic
acid.
“D epending on its density in a
room , this gas could kill in a few
m inutes,” he added.
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Hattie & .Quia
Unique Women '.s Fashions and Accessories
Specializing in all Sizes
Owners: Lulu Marie Washington
Hattie Marie Porter
1323 NE Fremont
Portland. Oregon 97212
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February 27, 2002
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Sub-Bids Requested
Centralia Wastewater Treatment Plant
Bid Date: March 5, 2002 @ 10:00 a.m.
P. 0. Box 625 Stayton, OR 97383
(503) 769-1969 FAX: (503) 769-4525
Advertisement For Bids
Sealed bids for the construction o f the Pape Field S ports Light
ing System will be received by the Oregon State Board o f Higher
Education at U o f 0 Facilities Services Dept. Conference Room
# 2 , 1 2 9 5 Franklin Blvd. (physical address), 1 2 7 6 University
o f Oregon, Eugene, OR 9 7 4 0 3 -1 2 7 6 (m ailing address), until
4 :0 0 PM PST, Thursday, M arch 2 1, 2 0 0 2 , at which tim e they
w ill be publicly opened-and read aloud by th e Undersigned or
his designated representative.
We are an equal opportunity employer and request sub-bids from
em erging small businesses and from women and minority enterprises.
W AREG;SLAYDC156BZ
Sub-Bids Requested
Museum Place South
B id P a c k a g e # 5
S tru c tu ra l S te e l, M is c e lla n e o u s Iro n, O pen W eb Joists,
M e ta l Deck And Trash C hute.
B id D a t e : M a r c h 1 8 , 2 0 0 2 - 2 : 0 0 pm
Plans & Specification available
A t DJC R a n Center, Construction Data Westside, Oregon Contractor's
R a n Center, 0A M E, HDC & HSWCC M ain Office.
Or online @ www.t2xwa.com
Howard S. Wright
Construction Co.
425 NW 10th Ave. Suite 200, Portland, OR 97209
503-222-6634 Fax 503-222-6555
Briefly, the work includes providing and installing a sports light
ing system fo r th e Pape Field Facility (three practice fields) at
the intercolleg iate Athletic Facility, University o f Oregon. The
w ork also includes upgrade o f existing electrical service in
cluding installation o f a 1 0 0 0 kVA transform er (owner furnished),
d istrib u tio n panelboards and all branch circu it wiring and con
trols.
Bidding docum ents may be exam ined at the U 0 Facilities Ser
vices D ept., Eugene Builders Exchange, Eugene Daily Journal
o f Commerce Plan Center, and Construction M arket Data, Port
land; C onstruction Data Plan Center, Portland and W ilsonville
o ffic e s , Oregon C ontractors Exchange, C lackam as; Douglas
County Plan Center, Roseburg; M edford Builders Exchange,
M edford, Salem Builders Exchange, Salem ; D odge/S can,
W ilsonville; and Valley Plan Center, Kent, WA.
Prime bidders may obtain up to two se ts and subcontractors
one se t o f bidding docum ents at Balzhiser and Hubbard Engi
neers 9 7 5 Lincoln Street, Eugene, OR (5 4 1 ) 6 8 6 -8 4 7 8 , upon
receipt o f a refundable deposit o f $ 1 0 0 each set, with a check
or MO made payable to the University o f Oregon. D eposits will
be refunded fo r docum ents returned in “good condition " within
ten days after the opening of bids. After th a t date the deposit
ch ecks w ill be deposited by UofO.
We are an equal opportunity employer and request sub-bids from minority,
w o m en , an d e m e rg in g s m a ll business e n te rp ris e s . CCB # 8 9 2 2 9
Sub-Bids Requested
Centralia Wastewater Treatment Plant
Centralia, Washington
Bid Date: March 5, 2 0 0 2 @ 1 0 :0 0 AM
Kiewit Construction Company
4 9 0 4 Lake W ashington Blvd NE
Renton, WA 9 8 0 5 6
Phone: 4 2 5 -2 5 5 -8 3 3 3
Fax: 4 2 5 -2 5 5 -9 7 5 5
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and request sub-bids from all subcon
tractors and suppliers Including Minority and Women Own Businesses, Disad
vantaged, DisabledVeterans, and EmerglngSmall Business Enterprises.
A M a n d a to ry Pre-Bid conference and walk-through has been
scheduled for 1 0 :0 0 AM PST, Thursday, March 7, 2 0 0 2 at the
UO Intercollegiate Athletic Facility, Casanova Center, D irector’s
Conference Room. A to ur o f the site will follow the conference.
All bidders m u st com ply w ith ORS 2 7 9 .3 4 8 - 2 7 9 .3 6 5 relat
ing to prevailing wage rates, and ORS 2 7 9 .0 2 9 relating to
resident o f non-resident status. All bidders m ust be registered
w ith the C onstruction C ontractors Board, as required by ORS
7 0 1 .0 3 5 .
Bids w ill be received on a lum p sum basis for all o f the work.
No bid will be considered unless fully com pleted in the manner
provided in th e Division B “ Instruction to B idders” upon the
Bid Form provided and accom panied by bid security. Any and
all bids may be rejected for good cause upon finding th a t it is
in the public in te re s t to do so.
OREGON STATE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION
By: Daniel A. W illiam s, Vice President for Adm inistration
Eugene, Oregun
Notice Of Budget Committee Meeting
Worksystems INC.
A public m eeting o f the Budget C om m ittee o f the Tri-County
M e tro p o lita n T ra n s p o rta tio n D is tric t (Tri-Met), C lackam as,
M ultnom ah and W ashington Counties o f Oregon, to discu ss
th e budget fo r the fisca l year July 1, 2 0 0 2 to June 3 0 , 2 0 0 3 ,
will be held in Room C o f the Portland Building, 1 1 2 0 S.W. Fifth
Avenue, P ortland, Oregon. The m eeting will take place on the
March 2 7 , 2 0 0 2 a t 9 :0 0 a.m . The purpose o f the m eeting is
to receive the budget m essage and to receive com m ents from
the public on the budget. A copy o f the budget docum ent may
be inspected or obtained on or after March 27 at 4 0 1 2 S.E.
1 7 ,h Avenue, Portland, Oregon between the hours o f 8 :0 0 a.m.
and 5 :0 0 p.m ., M onday through Friday.
w orksystem s inc. (WSI) is pleased to announce th is open so
lic ita tio n to se le ct providers o f high-quality em ploym ent and
tra in in g se rvice s fo r at-risk youth ages 14-21 in the City o f
P ortland, M ultnom ah, W ashington and Tillam ook C ounties.
Approxim ately $ 1 ,4 0 0 ,0 0 0 in program funds are available
based upon projected funding levels. A d m inistrative fund
a m ounts w ill be specified in the R equest fo r Proposals. Ser
vices are to be provided July 1, 2 0 0 2 through June 3 0 , 2 0 0 3 .
At its discretion, WSI may extend contracts for services through
June 3 0 , 2 0 0 4 .
T his is a p u b lic m e e tin g w ere d e lib e ra tio n o f th e B udget
C o m m itte e w ill ta k e p la ce . Any person m ay appear a t the
m e e tin g and d is c u s s th e pro po sed program s w ith th e Bud
g e t C o m m itte e .
The R equest fo r Proposal (RFP) w ill be available on th e WSI
w ebsite at
h ttp ://w w w .w orksystem s.org/contractor/cQ ntractQ rinfC Lhtm
on M arch 1 1, 2 0 0 2 .
Bruce Harder
B udget O fficer
Advertisement For Bids
Holgate House Building Improvements
Job NO. HH 15-01-01
Sealed bids w ill be received a t the Housing Authority o f Port
land (HAP), 8 9 1 0 N. Woolsey Avenue, Portland, Oregon 9 7 2 0 3 ,
rials fo r work a t Holgate House a 5 sto ry building at 4 6 0 1 SE
3 9 th Avenue P ortland, Oregon. Shortly thereafter, bids w ill be
opened and publicly read. No bidder may w ithdraw th e ir bid
a fte r the hour se t fo r opening until after the lapse o f sixty (60)
days from the bid opening.
The basic work co n s is ts o f removal o f existing and installatio n
o f new carpet, vinyl tile , and entrance lobby m ailboxes, includ
ing installatio n o f new handrails in the corridors. Work w ill be
perform ed at all com m on areas on each floor o f the a partm ent
building.
Bid Docum ents are available at the HAP O ffice noted above. A
$ 5 0 deposit per s e t o f bid docum ents is requested and are
refundable when d ocu m e nts’are returned w ithin 1 0 days after
bid opening.
Attendance o f bidders is m andatory at a pre-bid to ur o f th e
project at Holgate House A partm ents, 4 6 0 1 SE 3 9 th Avenue,
2 0 0 2 . Q uestions posed during the tour, not addressed in the
The m a n d a to ry B id d e r’ s C on fe re nce w ill be held on M arch
1 8 , 2 0 0 2 fro m 2 :0 0 to 4 :3 0 PM a t th e K a iser B a llro om ,
3 7 0 4 N. In te rs ta te , P o rtla n d , OR. O n ly t h o s e p a r t i e s a t-
A ll fu n d in g
o p p o r t u n it ie s
a re a v a ila b le
at h ttp ://
n o tifie d by e m a il o f funding o p p o rtu n itie s , please em ail:
lmickelson@ worksystems.Qrg and indicate th a t you wish to be
added to th e procurem ent n o tifica tion list. If you have addi
tional questions regarding procurement, please call 478 -7 30 0.
Sub-Bids Requested
Y W C A - D O W N TO W N CENTER R E M O D E L
Packages Bidding: Divisions 2 thru 14
D ra w in g a v a ila b le for re v ie w : F eb ru ary 2 6 , 2 0 0 2
B id s D u e : M a r c h 1 4 , 2 0 0 2 - 1 : 0 0 P M
P re-bid W a lk -th ru : M a r c h 4 & 5 - 1 : 0 0 P M
R a n s & Specifications will be available a t the DJC R a n Center,
Construction Data Westside R a n Center, Oregon Contractor's Plan
Center, GAME, HDC, & HSWCC M ain Office
Plans can be purchased a t subcontractors c o s t a t W illam ette
Blue Print.
C ontact the D ocum ent C ontrol Dept. (5 0 3 ) 2 2 3 -5 0 1 1 .
M andatory Bid form s will be available with Instructions to
Bidders at the Pre-bid walk-thru or at HSWCC’s o ffice.
Please co nta ct Todd Duwe at (50 3 ) 2 2 0 -0 8 9 5 for a copy.
docum ents, w ill be answered by addendum.
The Housing Authority o f Portland may reject any bid n ot in
compliance with the prescribed bidding procedures and require
m ents and may reject any or all bids and waive all inform alities
if, in th e jud gm e nt o f HAP, it is in the public in te re s t to do so.
Q uestions regarding th is project should be directed to H. David
W alter at 7 3 5 - 4 2 1 0
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF PORTLAND
H. David W alter
A ssista nt D irector Public Housing
Howard S. Wright
Construction Co.
425 NW 10'” Ave. * Suite 200 - Portland, OR 97209
(503) 220-0895 Fax (503) 2200892
We are an equal opportunity employer and request sub-bids from minority,
women and emerging small business enterprises.
CCB # 8 9 2 2 9