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Ecumenical Ministries Takes
a Stand Against Gambling
G roup thinks state
should end reliance
on gam ing revenue
the expansion c o n s tru c tio n o f
trib a l casinos in P ortland o f f
reservation lands co u ld spur
the ru s h to b u ild c a s in o s
E c u m e n ic a l M in is tr ie s o f th ro u g h o u t the state.
“ T o make g a m b lin g m ore
O re g o n ’ s e xe cu tive co m m itte e
has re a ffirm e d its longstanding accessible statew ide sends the
opposition to legalized gambling. w ro n g im age about O re g o n ,”
The a ctio n was taken after L e s lie said. “ G a m b lin g a d d ic­
G o v. Ted K u lo n g o s k i rejected tio n is d e stru ctive to fa m ilie s ,
a proposal to b u ild a casino in in d iv id u a ls and lo ca l com m u-
P o rtla n d as part o f a deal to
b u ild a stadium in P ortland
fo r M a jo r League Baseball.
The m in is trie s ’ execu­
tiv e c o m m itte e also urged
state le g is la to rs and the
g o v e rn o r to pursue p o li­
cies that reduce the state’ s
reliance on revenue derived
fro m th e lo tte r y , v id e o
p o k e r and o th e r g a m in g
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more accessible
statewide sends the
wrong image about
Oregon.
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“ W h ile the state expands its n itie s .”
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m e n t o f a m o re s u sta in a b le gether to im p ro ve the live s o f
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Leslie, Ecumenical M in istrie s o f cal education, d ia lo g u e , pub-
lie p o lic y advocacy and co m ­
Oregon executive.
E M O expressed concern that
m u n ity m in is try program s.
Construction to Change MLK Landscape
Portland road crews direct traffic around construction on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard between Northeast Killingsworth and
Ainsworth Monday. The section o f roadway is getting new sidewalks and new landscaping. The area will also get a new, wider
medium that promises to make it safer for pedestrians to cross the street. The changes, expected to be completed by mid-April are
part o f the city's MLK Street Improvement Project.
photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Racial & Ethnic Approaches to Community Health
A program of the African American Health Coalition, Inc.
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(A P ) — Leaflets attacking the
Greg R ikh o ff, a human-rights
P olice recorded the in cid e n t,
late c iv il rights leader M a rtin a d v o c a te in E ug e n e , sa id but d o n ’ t plan to investigate.
Luther K in g Jr. showed up on V o lksfro n t is “ probably the most
“ Putting the flie rs out is not a
cars in a residential neighbor­ active hate group in Oregon fo r crim e — you have to have a
hood in S pringfield, bearing the the last tw o years o r so.”
victim ,” Sgt. M ike McCarthy said.
stamp o f V o lksfro n t, a secretive
The group has about 30 to 40 “ I t ’ s freedom o f speech. I f you
skinhead group.
members statewide, R ik h o ff said. get one o f these fliers and you
The leaflets called fo r the re­
disagree w ith it, ju s t th ro w it
peal o f the national holiday in
aw ay.”
K in g ’ s honor.
L e ike n said he w o u ld lik e to
Springfield recently considered
do m ore, a lthough he accepts
renaming its portion o f Centen­
the c o n s titu tio n a l p ro te ctio n s
nial Boulevard after K in g , and
afforded to anyone w ith an o p in ­
many in the neighborhood be­
ion. He planned to discuss the
-Springfield Mayor Sid Leiken 1
lieved the leafleting was prompted
m atter w ith the p o lic e de p a rt­
by that idea.
m e n t and the c i t y ’ s hum an
> This type o f
hate is not going
to be tolerated.
S pringfield M a yo r Sid Leiken
said Thursday his c ity w o n ’t re­
name the street, but nearby Eu­
gene o ffic ia ls w ill s till consider
renaming their portion o f Cen­
tennial.
“ I t ’ s sad there are s till people
who liv e in so much fear that
they have to attack other people,”
said Susan Edson, who lives in
the neighborhood.
African American Health Coalition, Inc.
2800 N. Vancouver A v e , Suite 100 • Portland, OR 97227 •
Phone 503-413-1850
E-mail: kdempsey@aahc-portland org • Web: www.aahc-portland.org
In response to an e -m a il in ­
q u iry sent to the g ro u p ’ s W eb
site, someone w ho id e n tifie d
h im se lfa s V o lk s fro n t press sec­
re ta ry E rik S orrensen w ro te
b ack, “ W e ’ ve had no sanc­
tio n e d a c tiv itie s in S p rin g fie ld
re c e n tly .”
rig h ts representative. He urged
anyone to ca ll i f they have in ­
fo rm a tio n on w h o d is trib u te d
the flie rs .
“ The o ld saying o f S p rin g -
fie ld fro m decades ago, w here
a m in o rity co m in g thro u g h at
n ig h t w a sn ’ t in a safe place,
has reversed its e lf 180 percent,”
L e ike n said. “ T h is type o f hate
is not g o in g to be to le ra te d .”
State Advocacy Office Expands
‘Compared w ith the same pe­
rio d o f tim e last year, we have
seen more than a 500 percent in ­
crease in the volum e o f calls re­
ceived by this o ffic e ,” said G in
Five new s ta ff positions, two D e n is o n , w h o is the D H S
additional phone lines and ex­ g o v e r n o r ’ s a d v o c a te
and
panded hours o f operations are children's ombudsman. “ The v o l­
coming to the Governor’s Advo­ ume is up, the stories are worse
cacy Office, which serves citizens and the solutions are not as easy.”
experiencing a problem with or seek-
The office oversees issues o f
ing information about programs or child and elder abuse and neglect,
services provided by the Oregon access to health and dental pro­
Department o f Human Services.
grams, homelessness, personal or
fam ily crisis, drug and alcohol treat­
New staff will help
Oregonians affected
by budget cuts
Free H IV Testing
in NE Portland
Tuesday and Thursday Evenings
5 : 0 0 - 8 : 0 0 p.m.
(last check in a t 7:30 p.tn.)
NE Health Center
MLK Jr. Blvd. And NE Killingsworth
(E n te r in re a r door near Emerson, go to 2nd flo o r)
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For more information on HIV and testing
Coll the Oregon AIDS Hotline 1 -800-777-A ID S
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and it claim s to “ set the interna­
tional standard fo r pro-w hite ac­
tivism .”
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Anti-Martin Luther King
Jr. Leaflets Cause Stir
Multnomah County Health Department
ment, mental health programs and
services for people w ith develop­
mental disabilities.
Denison said the m ajority o f the
calls are regarding health issues,
including loss o f prescription drug
benefits.
“ I have never heard so much
pain, so much helplessness,” she
said. “ The loss o f hope is what is
most frightening.”
The Governor’ s Advocacy O f­
fice can be reached by calling toll 1-
800-442-5238 or sending an email to
dhs.info@state.or.us.
St. Johns Bridge Repairs
will Interrupt Bus Service
TriMet lines 4 and 40
will serve St. Johns in
the absence of line 17
Starting Tuesday, March 25,
T riM e t w ill not run early morning
and evening trips over the St. Johns
Bridge while the bridge isclosed for
nighttime repairs from 8 p.m. to 5
p.m. for about a year.
The closures w ill cause Line 17-
N W 21 st/St Helens Rd buses to run
o n ly on the west side o f the
W illamette River to Sauvie Island
and w ill not cross over the bridge to
serve St. Johns. The first Line 17
weekday morning trip to Portland
at 4:53 a.m. w ill not serve St. Johns
and the last five weekday and Sat­
urday Line 17 trips to and from
Portland w ill not serve St. Johns.
The last No. 17 bus leaving Port­
land to St. Johns w ill be at 6:45 p.m.
and the last No. 17 bus to Portland
w ill leave St. Johns about 7 p.m.
Alternative bus service between
St. Johns and downtown Portland
is available on lines 4-Fessenden
and 40-Mocks Crest. Once down­
town, riders can transfer to Line 17
for service to Northwest Portland.
In M ay or June, the St. Johns
Bridge w ill beclosed completely for
seven weeks.