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April 02, 2003
Wrestling with Success
Kaiser Scholarship
Offered for Local
African Americans
G roup w ould like to
see m ore black
health -care w orkers
T h e K a is e r P e rm a n e n te A f r ic a n
A m e r ic a n A s s o c ia t io n o f the
N o rth w e s t w i l l a w a rd tw o $ 1,0 0 0
c o lle g e s c h o la r s h ip s to lo c a l h ig h
s c h o o l s e n io r s in te re s te d in p u r­
s u in g a c a re e r in h e a lth c a re . T h e y
a re to su p p o rt A f r ic a n -A m e r ic a n
s tu d e n ts in a re a s s e rv e d b y K a i ­
se r P e rm a n e n te in N o rth w e s t O r ­
e g o n a n d S o u t h w e s t W a s h in g ­
to n .
“ Part o f the K a is e r Perm anente
A f r ic a n A m e r ic a n A s s o c ia t io n 's
m is s io n is c o m m u n ity o u tre a ch ,"
s a id C a rlto n W a sh in g to n , c o -c h a ir
o f the A s s o c ia t io n . “ W e ’ d lik e to
in c re a se the n u m b e r o f A f r ic a n -
A m e ric a n s in h e a lth ca re p ro fe s ­
sio n s, w here w e ’ ve been tra d itio n ­
a lly underrepresented. S o w e ’ re o f­
fe rin g f in a n c ia l h e lp to students
s e e k in g c are e rs in he a lth c a re ."
T h e s c h o la r s h ip p r o g ra m
p o in t a ve rag e at o r a b o v e 2 .7 5 .
F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n o r an a p ­
p lic a tio n , please c a ll 5 0 3 -8 1 3 -4 4 8 7
or
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D e a d lin e fo r a p p ly in g is T h u r s ­
d a y , A p r il 2 4 , 2 0 0 3 at m id n ig h t.
R e c ip ie n ts w ill be n o tifie d b y m a il.
if e v e n b rig h t th in g s g et y o u d o w n .
photo by G unther J ose
F rank /T hf . P ortland O bserver
Heritage High School wrestling coach Donnie McPhearson coaches an athlete on the proper way to go in for a take down.
McPhearson said wrestlers are often the hardest working athletes and he makes sure'his team stays on their toes.
c o n tin u e d
f ro m F r o n t
about the num bers on the scale o r the
scoreboard, it’ s a p arallel to life.
“ M y w re stlin g p ractice s are p ro b a b ly
d iffe re n t than 95 percent o f w re s tlin g
co ach e s a ro u n d ,” he said . “ I spend a lot
o f tim e ta lk in g about health, n u tritio n ,
g iv in g b ack to p eo ple w ho g iv e to y o u ,
treating y o u r parents good, lis te n in g in
c la ss and b e in g a good student, about
m a le /fe m a le re la tio n sh ip s , about d ru g s
and a lc o h o l.”
I insist that if you 're
going to call yourself
a team, you 're a
family.
- Donnie McPhearson, head wrestllngcoach
at Vancouver's Heritage High School
“ It m eans a lo t to m e that w e represent
the re a l w o rld and a ll the k id s get a lo n g
w e ll,” he said . “ I in s is t that i f y o u ’ re g o in g
to c a ll y o u rs e lfa team , y o u ’ re a f a m ily . W e
d o n ’ t b ic k e r and a rgue . W e d o n ’ t fig h t
am o n g st o u rs e lv e s and we d o n ’ t have
c liq u e s .”
M cPherson a lso in sists that h is students
condition their m inds. H is w restlers are some
o f the best acad em ics in the scho ol and the
va rsity team s' grade point average hovers
around 3 . 1.
lif e ’ s lessons through w restling is getting
M cPherson co nsid ers it h is duty as an
along w ith people o f different races and
educator to teach h is k id s about life.
“ I tell them th e y’ ll be a person a lot longer
eco no m ic backgrounds. M cP herso n esti­
than th e y’ ll be an athlete,” he said.
mates that m ore than h a lf o f the kid s on his
team are A fric a n A m e ric a n , about a quarter
A c c o rd in g to M cP h e rso n , no athlete
w o rks harder than w restlers, and one o f
are L a tin o and about 10 percent are C a u c a ­
sian.
W hen he show s up for practice and finds
his team there before h im , p la y in g chess or
m o p p in g the w r e s t lin g ro o m f lo o r ,
M cP herso n know s h e ’ s not ready fo r retire­
ment anytim e soon, and he ow es it a ll to his
c o a c h in g experiences at Jefferson H ig h
Schoo l.
Beer and Wine Taxes May Restore Vital Services
c o n tin u e d
f r o m F ro n t
didates, acco rd in g M o ne y in P o litic s R e ­
that d o e sn’ t appear lik e ly g ive n the thrash­
search A c tio n Pro ject, a Portland-based
w atchdog group.
ing that s im ila r proposals got during a spe­
c ia l session a y e a r ago.
B e e r and w in e lo b b y is t P a u l R o m a in
sa id that e s p e c ia lly in the curren t w e ak
A ke y factor against any such increase is
the beer and w ine industry, w hich has be-
e c o n o m y , the prop osed tax h ik e s co u ld
hurt O re g o n ’ s m ic ro b re w and w in e in d u s ­
c o m e a k e y contributor to R epub lican le g is ­
lative cam paigns.
trie s and im p o se a f in a n c ia l h a rd sh ip on
In the 20 02 election, the industry co ntrib­
" It ’s not a modest increase,” he said.
T h e m e a s u re b e in g s p o n s o re d b y
uted m ore than 5300,000 to le g isla tive can -
beer and w in e d rin k e rs .
jo in o u r
M o rris e tt e and D in g f e ld e r w o u ld im ­
p o se a $ 2 3 . 1 7 p e r b a rre l tax on b e e r on
top o f the e x is t in g $ 2 .6 0 p e r b a rre l tax.
T h e c u rre n t 6 5 -c e n t -a -g a llo n tax on w in e
w o u ld be ra is e d b y an a d d it io n a l 7 5
c e n ts .
M orrisette estim ates the increase w ould
raise $ 12 0 m i 11 ion in the co m i ng two years to,
am ong other things, m aintain prescription
drug coverage for lo w -in co m e seniors and
d isab le d people.
re s e a rc h s tu d y
d e p r e s s io n
Have you or someone you care about
been experiencing some or all of the
following symptoms for at least a
few months?
All office visits and medical evalua­
tions related to this study will be
provided to qualified participants
at no charge.
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To get more information about taking
part in this study call:
Hopelessness
Sadness
Loss of interest in daily activities
Difficulty concentrating
If so, participants between the ages
of 18 to 64 may qualify for a research
study of an investigational drug for
the treatment of D E P R E S SIO N
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