Ceremony Recalls Forced Detentions
A performance and dedication o f the new Expo Center light rail station
pays tribute to local residents forced into detention during World War II.
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Committed to Cultural Diversity
Volume XXXIII • Number 38
Wednesday • September 17. 2003
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Health Clinic
Founder
Honored
California Recall
Postponed
A federal appeals court threw
California’s tumultuous recall
campaign into complete turmoil,
postponing the Oct. 7 election
b e c a u s e se v e ra l c o u n tie s
planned to use the punch-card
ballots that made such a mess in
Florida three years ago. The
decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit
Court o f Appeals is certain to be
appealed to the U.S. Supreme
Court, putting the justices in a
position to influence yet another
monumental election.
Nurse guided by principle
that healthcare is a right
Bracing for
Hurricane Isabel
Traffic surged o ff the Outer
Banks island chain Tuesday as
more than 100,000 people were
urged to evacuate the North
Carolina coast before the arrival
o f Hurricane Isabel, which had
weakened but remained a dan
gerous storm on a track tow .rd
land. The N ational H urricane
C e n te r p o ste d a h u rric a n e
w atch from Little River Inlet,
S.C., to Chincoteague, Va., in
cluding Pamlico and Albemarle
Sounds and a large part o f
C hesapeake Bay.
Retired General
Seeks White House
Wesley Clark, the retired gen
eral with a four-star military re
sume but no pol itical experience,
decided to becom e the 10th
Democratic presidential candi
date, officials close to him said.
“W e’ll make an announcement
in Little Rock tomorrow,” Clark
told The Associated Press. He
didn’t reveal his decision but
said with a smile, “W e’re tre
mendously excited.”
Yoko Ono Revisits
Provocative ‘Cut Piece’
Yoko Ono performed her leg
endary 1960s “Cut Piece,” invit
ing the audience to cut o ff her
clothing with scissors in the
name o f world peace.
American Legend
Remembered
Family, friends and musicians
gathered at Johnny C ash’s fu
neral Monday to pay tribute to a
giant in American music. “He
represented the best o f America;
w e’re not going to see his like
again,” said singer-songwriter
Kris Kristofferson, who wrote
C ash’s 1970 hit “Sunday Morn
ing Coming Down.”
Hunting Season sends
Alligators Running Scared
G eo rg ia's first-ever alligator
hunt is under w ay, w ith 180
people picked by lottery to kill
the giant reptiles that pose a
nuisance by craw ling into car
ports and sliding into sw im
m ing pools.
photo by
M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Nurse Practitioner Mariah Taylor and Barbara Powell take Pasquale Eddinger's pulse at the North Portland Nurse
Practitioner Community Health Clinic, 5 3 1 1 N. Vancouver Ave.
Nurse practitioner Mariah Taylor believes healthcare
is a right, not a privilege. She practices this philosophy
at the North Portland Nurse Practitioner Community
Health Clinic, which she opened more than 20years ago.
Taylor is being honored for her dedication to com m u
nity healthcare by Mary lhurst University with its annual
“Woman o f Faith” award.
The clinic at 5311 N. Vancouver Ave., frequently
referred to as called “the clinic o f last resort,” provides
the highest quality healthcare for medically needy women
and children in north and northeast Portland, examining
over 2,500 patients in 2002. The clinic receives the great
majority o f its funding from donations, by foundations
and individuals.
Area residents and business leaders are encouraged
to support the clinic at an upcoming “Laps for Lives"
walk-a-thon on Sunday, Sept. 21 from noon to 4 p.m. at
DuniwayPark.
Hundreds o f people from all over the Portland who
have heard about Taylor’s goodwill, will support the
clinic by collecting pledges and making rounds around
the park. Participants are treated to a live marching band,
refreshments, goody bags, great prizes and a special
appearance by Portland Trail Blazer Jerome Kersey.
The clinic provides culturally sensitive pediatric pri
mary health care services to children from birth to age 21,
including prevention, wellness education, health main
tenance and treatment o f minor acute illnesses.
The clinic also provides social services, referrals,
community education, eligibility screening and enroll
ment in the Oregon Health Plan or the Children’s Health
Insurance Plan, networking, outreach, and mentoring
“high-risk” youth. For more information, call Shelly
McFarland at 503-636-5567, Mary Cooper at 503-635-
9283 or Amy Robben at 503-284-5239.
Ex-Police Chief Brings Tour to Portland
Charles Moose story
on serial sniper case
hits local bookstores
(A P )-A former Portland chief returns to
the city, not on a call o f duty, but for a book
signing.
Charles Moose, Portland's formcrpolice
chief, left Portland to become police chief in
Montgomery County, Md. His book takes
readers through his life during a manhunt
for the sniper spraying his community with
bullets and fear.
The 319-page story “Three Weeks in
October” describes anger over a life tinged
by racism, the pressure o f leading the mas
sive manhunt, sorrow over the loss o f life,
and a simmering bitterness over the criti
cism that followed when he signed a book
deal to tell his story.
“It’s the story o f how I went from being
lionized for helping bring the snipers to
justice to being vilified for writing a book
about it,” the former Montgomery County
police chief writes in his introduction.
M oose's book is on sale now, nearly a
year after the sniper shootings started in the
Washington area. It’s his insider account o f
the manhunt, combined with the story o f his
North Carolina childhood and his rise through
the police ranks.
When six people were shot in 24 hours
starting Oct. 2, Moose and his commanders
were dumbfounded. There was no connec
tion between the victims and no big clues.
Moose said he thought the shooter was
someone having “one hel 1 o f a bad day” who
would be caught or killed quickly.
But as time passed and more people were
shot. Moose had to admit that he couldn’t
give the public what it needed most from the
police - safety.
“People want the police to tell them what
to do, that it is going to be OK,” he said. “We
couldn’t do that.”
When the shootings were over, he had a
hard time feeling happy and apologized to
the victims' families for not solving the crimes
earlier.
He frequently criticizes the press, espe
cially reporters and news organizations that
reported on leaks from investigators.
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photo by
M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Chisa Taylor looks over promotional materials for “Three Weeks in October" at
Reflections Books and Coffee Shop in northeast Portland. Former Portland Police
Chief Charles Moose returns to Portland to sign and discuss his book during
public events at noon Saturday at Reflections and at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the
Jantzen Beach Barnes and Noble.
Building Swings into Action
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Felix and Kay Castillo take
a break from work on their
new home at Northeast
44th and Killingsworth
Street. The couple and
more than 100 volunteers
from Portland Habitat for
Humanity measured,
hammered and sawed
building materials for
eight homes this week
end, including the
Castillo's, that will be built
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