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August 14, 2002 Page A4 O pinion Opinion articles do not necessarily reflect or represent the views o f The Portland Observer The Portland Observer USPS 9 5 9 -6 8 0 Established 1970 3 E d it o » - i n -C C u ri h it r . P u i L i s H t » E d it o C K V » Portland, OR 9 7 2 1 1 M A N A O » Mark Washington I) I S T » I » V T I ON d it o A T I V K D I » S C T O » K W » I T e » , P II O T U G K A T H e » David Plechl P ostmaster : Send address changes to Portland Observer PO Box 3 1 3 7 , Portland, OR 9 7 2 0 8 _________ P erio d ical Postage paid In P o rtlan d . OR i Sub scrip tio n s are $ 6 0 .0 0 per year 5 0 3 -2 8 8 -0 0 3 3 • FAX5 0 3 2 8 8 -0 0 1 5 • EMAIL: news@portlandobserver.com $ubscriDtion@Dortlandobserver£Qrn eds@BQft!anjh D rop O u t o f S c h o o l not my view o f helping people becom e M atthew R othchild Lost in the flood o f big new s stories— independent. And if scertainly not my view Iraq, the financial scandal, Israel and Pal o f understanding the im portance o f w ork estine, fast track— w as a little gem from and helping people achieve the dignity nec G eorge W. on the subject o f w elfare re essary so they can liv eafree life, free from form. Speaking in C harleston, South C aro governm ent control lina, on July 29, B ush castigated Senate becom e independent or achieve dignity? D em ocrats for trying to take som e o f the nastier edges o ff o f his welfare bill. “U nderthew aythey’rekindofw ritingit right now, out o f the Senate Finance C om Bush w ould rather force poor w om en into any low-paying job than have them get a col lege degree. This is compassionate conservatism from our Education President? entire five years— there ’ s a five-year work Matthew Rothschild writes fo r the Progressive Media Project to bring di versity to America's opinion pages lege,” Bush said to applause. “Now, that’s The Portland Observer—Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication—is a member of the National Newspaper Association—Founded in 1885, and The National Advertising Repre sentative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association • Serving Portland and Vancouver. A higher education doesn ’ t help people m ittee, som e people could spend their requirem ent— on w elfare, going to co l The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. All created design display ads become the sole property of the newspaper and cannot be used in other publications or personal usage without the written consent of the general manager, unless the client has purchased the composition of such ad. © 1996 THE PORTLAND OBSERVER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED,REPRODUCTION IN W H O LEO R IN PA RT W ITHOUT PERM ISSION IS PROHIBITED. Some banks charge you for cancelled checks even if you have free checking. Bush to Welfare Recipients: by » Paul Neufeldt Michael Leighton 4 7 4 7 NE M a rtin Lu ther King, Jr. Blvd., E Joy Ramos Charles H. Washington Mediation Figures Wrong I want to correct several quotes and fig I did not give Lee any such statistic, and ures attributed to me in a story entitled ‘ ‘M e in fact, took pains to point out how difficult diation Program LabeledToo Expensive,” it is to quantify “successful” in different which appeared in your July 18 issue. m ediation program s. In fact, I carefully I was m isquoted as follows: “Portland is cautioned him to simply use “cost per case” driving a big, fat, gas-guzzling C adillac rather than “cost per successful c ase.” I w hileeveryoneelseisdrivingT oyotas.” also provided him w ith a printed page o f You should know that I did not use the statistics to avoid gross errors like this one. N ow here on the page I provided him will word “fat.” A second m istake is far m ore serious you find a statistic regarding the average and has caused som e people to question cost per successful case in other program s. statistical m ethods used by this office. This distinction is more than technical. So where's the free? L ee P erlm an w rote: “ L ast year, W hile the P ortland program is indeed It's at W ashington M u tu a l. Where free checking means exactly th a t. There's no fee for P o rtla n d ’s p ro g ra m c o st $ 3 7 2 ,0 0 0 , co n sid erab ly m ore expensive to operate return of your cancelled checks. No required minimum balance. No mandatory direct deposit. No handled 575 cases a n d ' successfully’ m e than m ost other program s in the country, hidden fees and service charges. Free access to tellers and customer service telephone lines. Free diated 216 o f them . T his com es to a cost it is certain ly not on the o rd er o f m ag n i 24/7 access to your account at our ATM s. Even a free VISA check card. So if you ve been wondering o f about $ 1,700 a resolved case, co m tu d e su g g e ste d by the M r. P e rlm a n 's where's the free in your so-called "free" checking account, come to Washington Mutual. We're where pared to $500 elsew here, Lannon said.” article. it's at. For the location nearest to you call 1 -8 0 0 -7 8 8 -7 0 0 0 -T hom as Lannom, Fiscal and Ad ministrative Manager, Office of Neigh borhood Involvement Q Washington Mutual W hile the first sentence is fine, the sec ond one im plies that $500 is the cost o f a “successfully resolved case” in other cities. 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