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War
Emotions
Addle W allace
‘ I don t like this (war). But
there s nothing I can do
about it so I don't let it
stress me. It's in God’s
hands now. He's my
provider, so I look to him to
get us through this."
John Calhoun
“I think there should be a
war if the president says
so. I'd rather it not be that
way, but if he says it's
necessary then I support
it."
Richard Rasch
“I am for the war. We gave
Saddam Hussein more than
enough time to comply. I ’m
proud o f our troops. They
are staying right on the time
line. By March 2 7 ,1 hope to
see Baghdad under siege."
Gerae Howard
"4s a black person I'm in a
war every day, so this war
really doesn't concern m e."
photos by M ark W ashington /
T he P ortland O bserver
continued
Terrance M artin
"/ 've got mixed emotions.
We re supposed to be
looking for weapons of
mass destruction but we
can't find them. We should
kill 'em (the enemy) and get
outta there."
Edward Crumble
"It's a necessary evil. It 's
either go over there or
they'll come over here.
These people who are out
there protesting - / think
we should send them over
there.’
Alberta DeHaven
"/ really think the govern
ment should take care of
things at home before
bothering with things over
there. I'm on Medicaid and
I can't afford my medicine -
I could die. Over there,
that’s their thing. "
Leroy Hudson Sr.
“There shouldn 't be a war.
They're ju s t trying to get the
oil. We all know what it ’s all
about. The Bush administra
tion is wrong. Saddam is
wrong, but he's doing what
he has to do to protect his
country. "
Kenny Edwards
“We 're protesting at the
wrong time. I wish all these
folks with all this energy
would have gotten together
and fought for a recall (in
Florida) so Bush wouldn 't be
sending these kids over
there to fight. "
from Front
lead of President Bush.
, “If he says it’s necessary, then 1 support it,” John
Calhoun said.
Edward Crumble, a V ietnarn W ar veteran, said the
,war is a necessary evil because he fears middle
eastern terrorists will continue to plant bombs in
airports, sports arenas and other areas with a high
concentration o f people,
“We didn’t have to go to Vietnam but we have to
do this,” Crumble said. “This isn't Bush's war or his
daddy’s war, this is something we have to do. We
cannot afford to let them kill our people."
But Leroy Hudson Sr. questions if the war is really
about A m ericans’ safety or economic gain.
“We all know it’s about the oil,” he said. “Sadaam
is ju st trying to keep the oil.”
Oil or weapons o f mass destruction aside, Kenny
Edwards just wishes American would have recalled
Bush’s election before it ever came to this.
“T hat’s when they should have been protesting,”
he said.
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Future Entrepreneurs
continued
from Front
arrived early to gain insight into
starting his own clothing line.
"W hat do I need to do to manage
my money so I w on't mess up and
go bankrupt?” he asked.
Portland Community College
Sophomore Aline Andre won $50
for arriving at the camp first. She
showed up a half an hour before the
doors even opened. She is working
on changing her money habits.
“I spend it on things I don’t
really need," she said.
Keith Jackson of Albina Bank
fielded the student’s questions with
succinct advice that didn't involve
a lot of tricks, just good fiscal sense.
“Financial discipline is the life
blood of staying in business,” Jack-
son said. “As a small business
owner you have to have the knowl
edge o f analyzing your financial
statem ents.”
Jackson stressed the importance
of creating savings and building
credit, a necessity for the small
business owner and young entre
preneur.
He said the bulk of small busi
ness people would need to borrow
money at some time.
“A bank account, no matter how
old you are, is the first way to store
this money aw ay,” he explained.
“What it does for you is create a
mindset for saving.”
Morland said he started the pro
gram in light o f the mistakes he
made as a young business owner.
He knows first hand the value of
staying out o f debt and financially
on track.
"Nobody is going to give you
money (to start a business) unless
they know you can handle it,"
Morland said.
Five central keys to successful
business management were cov
ered during the event.
“You have to have a vision,”
Morland said. "T hat’s the first."
Secondly, he said, you have to
network. You have to meet the
people that are in the business and
understand what you need to work
with them.
Sales and technology are the
third and fourth keys, of which
Morland said, "if you can ’t keep up
you may as well get out.”
The fifth and final key was de
scribed as one of the most impor
tant.
“ Y ou h av e to g iv e b a c k ,”
M orland said. “People need to
know you are a good person to do
business with.”
Jackson knows how to give back.
He w asn’t paid a dime to take off a
sunny Saturday afternoon and lend
some valued financial guidance to
these young people.
"This means a lot to me. Nate is
doing a wonderful job with the youth
store and the boot camp,” he said.
This is the second year Morland
has produced the money camp. He
has already scheduled another in
August - a fulfillment of his vision
to give back and stay connected to
a generation intent of following their
dreams.
“The thing about being young is
being creative,” said M orland.
“Once you lose your creativity,
you’re no longer young.”
War Distracts State Lawmakers
continued
from Front
truck bombings.
Before the U.S.-led invasion was
launched last week, most of the
buzz around the Capitol dealt with
the state’s continuing fiscal strife.
Lawmakers took a major step
forward on March 3, when they
approved a $500 million borrowing
and reserves-draining plan to bal
ance the current two-year budget.
That cleared the way for lawmak
ers to begin a discussion of the
coming two-year budget, and all
sjdes are bracing for a contentious
debate over budget cuts and pos
sible tax increases.
For now, though, the attention
of many in the building has been
diverted to the war in Iraq.
“It’s just natural that what was
the top issue in the state — the
budget— has now been displaced"
by the war. Gov. Ted Kulongoski
said. "People in the Legislature are
concerned as we all are.”
"Any time this nation puts its
men and women in harm ’s way,
people’s attention gets focused on
that conflict,” Kulongoski said.
The governor experienced that
him self when he returned last
Thursday from w hat he said was
a successful four-day trade m is
sion to prom ote grass seed sales
to China.
At a news conference* many of
the rep o rters’ questions dealt not
with grass seed sales but w ith the
w ar and the sta te ’s preparedness
to deal with possible acts o f te r
ror.
It’s likely K ulongoski w ill re
ceive greater attention M onday
when he attends a cerem ony at
the O regon S tate F airgrounds
m arking another deploym ent o f
O regon N ational G uard troops
headed for the war effort.
The L egislature has taken sev
eral actions directly related to the
war.
B o th c h a m b e rs la s t w ee k
passed resolutions praising the
troops. This week, the S enate is
expected to pass a bill allow ing
families o f state w orkers called to
serve the Oregon N ational G uard
or other m ilitary reserves to keep
state health coverage for up to a
year.
Senate President Peter Courtney
said that while legislators need to
go about their business o f crafting
a new budget and taking care of
other issues, it’s difficult not to be
distracted by developments in the
Persian Gulf.
“You find your eyes always
wandering to a TV” report on the
war, the Salem Democrat said.
H o u s in g In d u s t r y W o rk s h o p
F o r R e a l E s t a t e A g e n t s , L e n d e r s , a n d H o u s in g P r o f e s s io n a ls
Friday, April 4
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
St. Andrews
Community
Center
4940 NE 8th Avenue
(8th and Alberta)
Portland
For more information,
call 503-285-5555.
Speakers:
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Erik M. Sten
City Commissioner
Tonya Parker
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Hear from our guest speakers and learn about new strategies to help close
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