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Legislative Agenda
More Than Just Noodles
Sen. Avel Gordly sets priorities
for education, social services in
re-election bid.
Vietnamese restaurant brightens
Killingsworth Corridor
See story, Metro section
See story. Page A2
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NFL Minority Hiring
Guidelines Outlined
T he N FL issu ed additio n al
guidelines to its year-old policy
ensuring that at least one m i
n o rity c a n d id a te be in te r
viewed for each head coaching
vacancy. In a year in which
there could be a half-dozen
vacancies or more, the memo
elim inates the use o f telephone
interview s and m andates that
team ow ners be involved in
interview ing candidates.
Cuban Pianist Dies
Cuban pianist Ruben Gonzalez,
who found new fame in the mid-
1990s playing with Com pay
Segundo’s Buena Vista Social
Club band, has died. He was 84.
Oklahoma City Federal
Building Re-Opens
A new O klahom a City federal
b u ild in g w ith sh a tte rp ro o f
glass, a steel-plated main en
trance and concrete plugs o u t
side opened on M onday, 8 1/2
years after the bom bing that
killed 168 people.
Tiger Woods Wins PGA
Award; Again
A wild season in golf came to a
familiar conclusion when Tiger
W oods was voted PGA Tour
player of the year for the fifth
straight time, The Associated
Press learned.
P hoto by A ntonio H arris /C ovrtesy N ike
INSPIRING HIGH ACHIEVEMENTS
M otivational author and sp e a k e r Howard “H " W hite inspires s ty g e n ts to “B elieve a n d A c h ie v e " during a Thursday d isc u ssio n a t B en so n High Sch o o l in n o rth ea st
Portland. An execu tive with Nike. W hite h a s'w o rked in sp o rts H arking with player g re a ts ranging from M ichael Jordan to Charles Barkley a n d S co ttie Pippen. I
believe we are who we d eep ly b elieve we a r e .' W hite said. ‘If we continually think g o o d th o u g h ts, then th a t’s w hat radiates o u t into th e w orld.'
Bush Call for One China
President Bush said Tuesday
after meeting with Chinese Pre
mier Wen Jiabao that he opposes
the apparent interest of Tai wan’s
leaders in taking steps toward
. independence. Meeting with re
porters in the Oval Office after a
40-minute meeting with Wen,
• Bush said he had told the pre
mier, “The United States policy
is one China.”
Survey: Saddam Killed
61,000 In Baghdad
Saddam H ussein’s governm ent
m ay have ex e cu ted 61 ,0 0 0
Baghdad residents, a num ber
significantly higher than pre
viously believed, according to
a survey obtained by The A s
sociated Press. The bloodiest
m assacres o f S addam ' s 23-year
presidency occurred in Iraq 's
Kurdish north and Shiite M us
lim so u th , b u t the G allu p
Baghdad Survey data indicates
the brutality extended strongly
into the capital as well.
Caribbean Santa Faints
Near the Equator
A Caribbean Santa fainted un
der a blazing sun w hile d istrib
uting candy to a swarm of ch il
dren on a stage in a remote
m ining town near the equator
in G uyana.
Dean Wins Gore Endorsement
Prestigious nod from 2000 popular vote winner
(AP) — Former Vice President
Al G ore appeared at a rally in
H arlem T u esd a y to e n d o rse
Howard Dean for the Democratic
presidential nom ination, adding
momentum and political prestige
to D ean’s front-running cam
paign.
G ore said Dean “really is the
only candidate who has been able
to inspire at the grass-roots level
all over the country.” He said the
form er Verm ont governor also
was the only D em ocratic candi
date who m ade the correct ju d g
ment about the Iraq war.
"O ur country has been weak-
ened in its ability to fight the war
against terror because o f the cata
strophic m istake the Bush adm in
istration made in taking us into
war in Iraq,” G ore said.
G ore won the popular vote by
half-a-m illion votes in 20(H) but
conceded to Republican G eorge
W. Bush after a tum ultuous 36-
day recount in Florida and a 5-4
Suprem e Court vote against him.
The election still rankles D em o
cratic activists, many o f whom
are still loyal to Gore.
The approval o f Bill C lin to n ’s
vice president bolsters D ean's
case that he can carry the p arty 's
m antle in N ovem ber and repre
sen ts m ore than an In tern et-
driven outsider relying on the
support o f largely white, upscale
voters.
Jenny Backus, a D em ocratic
strategist from W ashington, said
G ore will help Dean gain access
to A frican-A m ericans, w om en
and organized labor.
G ore is pre-em inent am ong the
Former Vice P resident Al Gore (from left) jo in s N ew York City
p a rty ’s estab lish m en t, second
Councilm an Bill P erkins in Harlem T uesday to en d o rse form er
only to form er President Clinton
Verm ont Gov. Howard Dean (right) for President. (AP photo)
and his wife. Sen. Hillary Rodham
Clinton. D-N.Y. O fficials close to primary race.
for the White House, saying a
both C lintons said M onday that
Gore announced Dec. 15, 2(X)2, rematch with Bush would force
they would not endorse in the that he would not make another run him to revisit the recount ordeal of
A Living Classroom
Storm water garden puts
focus on the environment
Managing urban storm water to help the environ
ment is part of learning for a diverse group of students
in north Portland.
Peninsula Elementary School's new storm water
garden is a reality thanks to local high schoolers who
built and designed the outdoor laboratory.
“One of most incredible things about the project-
based approach is how engaged students become in
theireducation.” said Tanya Barham, executive director
o f Environmentally Directed Group Education.
The garden project 11 Iters stormwater from Peninsula's
roof for safe absorption into the ground, and provides
a learning and recreational resource for the school.
According to theCity of Portland Bureau of Environ
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runoff and raw sewage into the Willamette River through
42 outfall pipes Bacteria in the sewage is a threat to
human health.
"Having this garden on site helps our children make
a connection between the classroom and the real world.”
said Loran Starr, a teacher at Peninsula. "Touching the
plants, chasing the butterflies and turning over rocks
makes science fun for our students."
PHOTO BY M ARK W ASHINGTO n ZT HE PORTLAND OBSERVER
P eninsula Elem entary School te a ch e r Loran Starr jo in s her 2 ° Grade s tu d e n ts In th e north Portland sc h o o l's
sto rm w ater garden.