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September 18, 2002 (EFje Jlo rtian h 0% serti er Page A4 O pinion Opinion articles do not necessarily reflect or represent the views o f E D I r O R -I N -C H I I E , P U B L I Chartes H. Washington The Portland Observer USPS 959-680__________ C n r a Ti e ï D i t i c r o t Paul Neufeldt L D ir m Michael Leighton Established 1970 4 7 4 7 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., l) i s r K i » i T i o s M â n a a t K Mark Washington Portland, OR 97211 C u r t E li I T a K Joy Ramos S H E R W K I T E K , P H O T O d K A P H E K David Plechl PosnuAsren: Send address changes to Portland Observer PO Box 3 1 37, Portland, OR 97208 Periodical Postage paid In Port land. OR < Subscriptions are $60 .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@DOftlandObserver.com Si HiSCnOliQn^DOdlandQbier y g rcom äds^BQ rtiandobseryej^ Qrn The Portland Observer The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. 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Congressman Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., noconnection between Saddam Hussein and the terror issued the follow in g response to President ist attacks on the U nited States last year. At J ohannesburg We have just begun this national debate in earnest. I look Bush's speech before the United Nations I heard first hand from our European allies, who were so forward to doing my part as a m em ber ot the International helpful after September 11th and who were part of the Relations Com m ittee and will work to make sure that the Desert Storm operation, that they are adamantly op reservations and concerns I have heard from Oregonians are posed to the United States taking action against Iraq at reflected in this im portant national debate. Even the United this time. The case has not been made either to the States, as the w orld’s most powerful nation heading a m ulti American public or toCongress, whose authorization national coalition with almost universal world support, has not would be required to engage in an act of war. been able to stabilize Afghanistan. As some seek to expand our last week calling f o r m ilitary action against Iraq: Like most people in our com m unity, I am deeply troubled by proposals to launch a pre emptive attack against Iraq. Saddam Hussein is Rep. Earl Blumenauer without question an evil and dangerous person who has inflicted great harm on his own people. However, one It is an extraordinarily dangerous precedent for the United campaign to Iraq and perhaps beyond, we need to be especially can have the lowest opinion o f Saddam Hussein and still have States or any nation to attack another country without direct careful to handle this unfolding situation with all the care and great reservations about the calls for an attack. There is as yet provocation. We have not done so in the past and we have deliberation we can muster. Spreading the Word About Good Health for African Americans “Closing the Health Gap” is a new partner ship between the federal government and vari ous other organizations including the African American Coalition of Portland and southwest W ashington to spread the word about good health and prevention directly to African-Ameri- cancitizens. African-Americans sufferdisproportionately from diabetes, heart disease and other medical problems. A sa nation, we need to work aggressively pared to 77.4 years for the whites, according to to close this gap,” said Health and Hum an Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson. the latest-available statistics. “The ‘Closing the Health G ap’ cam paign The campaign is designed to inform, edu- addresses the major health threatsconfronting cate.challengeandem pow erAfrican-A m eri- cans to change behaviors through providing lifestyle tips and information on local sources ot African-Americans, including diabetes, breast cancer, heart disease and stroke, HI V/AIDS, infant mortality, substance abuse, suicide and v i o l e n c e ,” s a id health care and public health problems. “Educating our commu- Vie nities to seek preventive oc"o° health care is critical," said , Corliss McKeever, presi h»vC‘ tr a CS* dent of the African Ameri - can Health Coalition. ‘ This isaveiyimportantinitiative forthe African-American community, and I am c a ll : CREDIT SPECIALIST “worfc with me one on one " METRO AUTO WHOLESALE •'THE FINANCING SPECIALIST” Metro Auto Wholesale 7238 SE Foster Rd. Portland, OR 97206 (503) 317-3049 proud to play an active M cKeever. “ It will Educating our communities to seek preventive health care is critical. also promote organ donation and im proved rates of child and adult immuniza tions, and address health issues among wom en and older adults.” Area residents are — Corliss McKeever, president of the African American Health Coalition. role.” HHS has made eliminating health disparities encouraged to help in this effort by at tending the group’s 2002 W ellness Village, affecting racial and ethnic minority populations a critical goal o f Healthy People 2010, the nation’s public health agenda for the current Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Blazer Boys & Girls Club on Martin Luther King Jr. decade. For instance, African-Americans are ings, free workshops and free health exhibits. twice as likely to die from diabetes than whites. 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