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April 30. 2003 (Eljr Jlortlanb (©bseruer Steve M arch are sponsoring the session on Saturday, May 10 from 10 a.m. to noon at the YM CA Arts Education C en ter, 6036 S.E. Foster Road. G ordly, an A frican A m eri can law m aker, will focus on revenue. “ T h e M e a su re 28 Vote dem onstrated that 46 percent o f voters are w illing to pay for the services that O regonians need and deserve,” G ordly said. “ M any o f those who voted ag ain st M 28 w ould change their vote today. We need to build from that base for the good o f all O rego nians. My m essage is tax re form and tax restructuring— Town Hall Will Address Issues R e p r e s e n ta tiv e s fro m n ortheast and sou th east P o rt land in the O reg o n L e g isla ture are inviting area re si dents to a tow n hall d isc u s sion aim ed at b rin in g dow n the w alls b etw een la w m a k ers and the public. Sen. A vel G o rd ly , Rep. Jackie D ingfelder and Rep. no w .” D ingfelder said it’s more im portant now than ever to hear from her constituents because o f the sta te ’s m oney troubles. M arch said tow n halls en able him to shed I ight on com plex issues and get public feedback to base his deci sions in Salem. “This is the best way for our bosses to tel I us w hat they w ant done,” M arch said. The legislators will answ er questions about the state bud get, education, civil rights and any other subject the con stituents bring to their atten tion. Grant Targets Better Schools Low-income and minority com munities will be encouraged to ap ply for money from a major grant aimed at raising high school stu dent achievement. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foun dation and the Meyer Memorial Trust announced plans last week to spend $25 million to start small high schools and transform large '. ones across Oregon. , The investment is intended to . close the state’s growing achieve ment gap and better prepare to stu- . dents for today’s economy. The effort will target low-income and minority communities. "In our econom y, education equals opportunity,” Tom Vander Ark, executive director o f the Gates Foundation’s education programs, said in a statement. “ Y oungpeople who attend smaller schools that provide a rigorous, personalized education and enable close rela tionships with adults are more likely to graduate and continue their edu cation.” The plan is to create 10 to 12 new small high schools and transform 18 to 20 existing large schools — defined as more than 800 students into smaller ones. “This program helps those stu- dents that are discouraged or un motivated in traditional classroom settings to make learning their pas sion and stay in school,” said Doug Stamm, executive director for the M eyer trust. T his sum m er, co m m u n ities throughout Oregon will get infor mation about how to apply for the project. The grants will be awarded in spring 2004. Outside agencies will determine if the new schools are doing a good job, basing their assessments on attendance, student achievement, graduation rates and the number o f students who go on to college. Material Witness Charged with Waging War (A P ) — M a h e r " M ik e H aw ash, the seventh Portland- area resident charged with plot ting to aid al-Q aida and Taliban forces fighting U.S. soldiers in , Afghanistan following the 2001 terrorist attacks, appeared in court Tuesday. H aw ash, 39, w as charged M onday o f conspiring to w age w ar against the U nited States w ith other terrorism suspects w h o h ad b e e n p r e v io u s ly charged — the so-called “ Port land Six.” H aw ash has been held in fed eral custody as a m aterial w it ness since M arch 20 w ithout being form ally charged about 50 o f H aw ash’s friends and co-w orkers gathered to pro test w hat they called the unfair charges against him. Daniel M oss, a form er design engineer at Intel h eld a sign that J u d g e R o b e r t E. J o n e s read: “M ike, W e believe in your sch ed u led a p re lim in a ry h e a r innocence,” ing o r arra ig n m e n t hearing for He said the public hearing H aw ash on M onday, to be fo l d i d n ’t e ra s e th e fa c t th a t low ed by a d e te n tio n hearing H awash was held for five w eeks M ay 8. in solitary confinem ent without At a rally outside the hearing, being charged w ith a crime. Page A3 Commissioner Enlists Local Business Leader Entrepreneur named liaison to development commission Portland City C om m issioner Randy Leonard has appointed Roy Jay to act as his represen tative and liaison to the Portland Developm ent Commission. Jay, 55, ow ns various busi ness entities in Portland and has been a small business ow ner and entrepreneur for over 30 y ears. He w as the o rig in a l founder o f O regon B usiness N etw ork, O regon’s first state w ide organization representing sm all business owners. He is currently President o f the African Am erican C ham ber o f C om m erce and O regon stood the challenges o f business ow ners and who had actively prom oted their concerns.” Jay has served the Regional In v e s tm e n t B o a rd by M ultnomah County to represent all business w ithin the county. He served on the M ayor’s Blue Ribbon panel on econom ic d e velopm ent. He has also served on a num berofboards including S e lf E nhancem ent, Inc., the Convention and Visitors Bureau o f W ashington County and the Portland Oregon Visitors A sso ciation. As liaison for Leonard, Jay will attend various Portland Develop Roy Jay ment Commission meetings and B usiness Network. events, making necessary inquir “ He was the first person that ies o f staff and providing Com cam e to mind when I decided I missioner Leonard with PDC ac needed a liaison,” Leonard said. tivity updates and small business “ I w anted som eone that under- recommendations. Interest Grows for Salvaged Theater Seats A north Portland security guard is getting lotsoficalls about his382historic theater seats, but he wants people to know they 're not free. Herb Jenkins, a security guard for the Falcon A partm ents, salvaged the seats front the form er Colonial T he ater, a landm ark building that stood in the way o t the expansion o f the Port land ( ommunity Col lege Cascade Cam pus. A story in last w eek ’s edition said Jenkins was looking fora future use for the seats. But anyone interested in obtaining them will have to m ake an offer. Jenkins said he paid a crew to rem ove the seats and haul them to storage. H e’s looking to recover the cost for the public good o r profit. So far. inquires about the seats have com e from several individuals, a c h ild ren 's theater group and a county recreation district. Jenkins can be reached at 5 0 3 -5 15- 4037. pmotoov R os W amungtos /T ht . P okti . asr O bsfrver Herb Jenkins is looking for a buyer for his salvaged theater seats from the old Colonial Theatre on North Albina. Strawferru Shortcakes F O R E V E R SHORTCAKE B E N E F I T T H IS S A T U R D A Y E n jo y a S tra w b e rr y S h o r tc a k e th is S a tu rd a y fr o m 11 a m - 5 p m a n d jo in th e c o m m u n it y e ffo rt to s to p d o m e s tic v io le n c e . W e ’ll g iv e y o u r $ 3 .5 0 to th e S o r o p to m is t N o r th w e s t R e g io n w h ic h th e y ’ll d is tr ib u te to lo c a l d o m e s tic v io le n c e p r e v e n tio n o r g a n iz a tio n s in th e P o r tla n d /M e tr o a re a . 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