April 30. 2003
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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.
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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.
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Herb Jenkins is looking for a buyer for his salvaged theater
seats from the old Colonial Theatre on North Albina.
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