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Bradford Holman o f the Coalition o f Black Men calls for more trust between police and area residents to solve a string o f bloody
shootings.
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uniform s and dism antling concerns
they have,” she said.
During her time with the Gang En
forcement Team, Elsmore said she bui It
trusting relationships with gang mem
bers, and treated them with respect.
“M ore importantly, I got to know
their parents, to let them know we are
concerned about the safety o f their
children."
C arter and other neighborhood
leaders vow ed to recommit to the
Northeast Rescue Plan o f 1990, for
the next year, to regain a safe hold on
northeast Portland neighborhoods.
A c o m m u n ity d isc u ssio n is
planned from 10a.m. to noon Satur
day, Feb. 14 at the Oregon A ssocia
tion o f M inority E ntrepreneurs,
4 1 3 4 N . V ancouver Ave.
A nyone with inform ation about
the recent shootings is urged to call
503-823-1636.
FOR OPENING CLOSED DOORS, AND LETTING
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Warning
Tax scam m ers are on the prowl
this season, according to the A s
sociation o f C om m unity O rganiza
tions for Reform Now, ACORN.
T he group is holding dem on
strations nationw ide dem anding an
end to aggressive sales o f over
priced tax refund loans.
Statistics from the Brookings
Institution indicate that firm s offer
ing clients refund anticipation loans
are charging taxpayers triple-digit
interest rates to briefly loan them
the tax refunds they are already
o w ed, so m etim es only a w eek
sooner than they w ould without
taking a loan.
F o r m o re in fo rm atio n , v isit
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Low -incom e fam ilies have a lot
to gain by filing taxes this year,
according to the Oregon Tax Credit
C oalition and the C om m ission on
Chi ldren. Fam ilies and Com m unity
w orking in partnership with the
W om en’s Law Center.
Q ualified w orking parents are
urged to file for these credits to
low er their taxes or increase their
refunds.
“Many families don’t know that
there have been significant increases
in federal and state tax credits that
can mean thousands o f dollars to
help them meet their child care and
other expenses," said Nancy Duff
Campbell, co-president o f the N a
tional W om en's Law Center.
Som e o f the tax credits low -in
com e fam ilies may be eligible for
include the federal earned incom e
credit, federal child tax credit, O r
egon working family childcare credit
and O regon earned income credit.
For m ore inform ation, call 503-
988-3707.
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