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Page A4 (Elje ^Pnrtlanò (Observer O pinion rhe Portland Observer USPS 959-680 Opinion articles do not necessarily reflect or represent the views o f The Portland Observer E - i n - C h i t i .P c i l i s Charles H. Washington d it ok h ii C t t a r i v t D itte r a i Paul Neufeldt o r r i c t M A n AG Kathy Linder E D I T O K Established 1970 Michael Leighton 1 1 4 7 4 7 NE M artin Lu ther King, Jr. Blvd., D lS T K IB Portland, OR 9 7 2 1 1 II T I O N \l A M A G t K K Mark Washington t r o t r t t Jaymee R. Cuti P ost mast etc. Send address changes to Portland Observer PO Box 3 1 3 7 , Portland, OR 97208 I _________P e rio d ic a l P o stag e p aid In P o rtla n d , OR ■ S u b s c rip tio n s are $ 6 0 .0 0 p er y ea r___________ 5 0 3 -2 8 8 0 0 3 3 • FAX5 0 3 -2 8 8 0 0 1 5 • EMAIl:ngws@BQrtlandobserver.com subscriDtion@Dortlandobserver.com ads@portlandobserver.com The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. 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Couragous Commissioners Decision to afford marriage equality shows leadership A Portland Observer editoral: M ultnom ah C ounty C om m is sioners are to be com m ended for theircouragous stand to give same- sex couples equal protection under the law. Like civil rights leaders o f many generations ago, Diane Linn, Lisa Naito, Serena Cruz and M aria Rojo de Steffey are standing up for a mi nority population and making people think about their own prejudices in ance rights and security protections the m arriages until the O regon Su laws that treat people differently. for theirchildren. prem e C ourt o decides the issue, The right o f gay couples to many' Whi le O regon Attorney G eneral still su p p o rts e q u a lity fo r gay is vitally important to many because Hardy M yers said current O regon co u p les. T he g o v ern o r said he only marriage provides the same full law m akes sam e-sex m arriage ille would not support putting discrim i legal protections to same-sex couples gal, he agrees that banning the prac nation in the state constitution or and their families as are afforded to tice probably violates the Oregon federal constitution. opposite-sex couples. Marriage of constitution which requires eq u al M ultnom ah C ounty C om m is fers more than 1,0 0 0 federal and 500 ity for all classes o f people. sioners are on the right side o f the state legal protection and rights, such E v en O re g o n G o v . T e d issue, show ing leadership for ad as hospital visitation rights, inherit Kulongoski, w hile wanting to stop vancing equality for all people. IMAGINE ASPIRE Kidney Failure Impacts DISCOVER PCC Spring Term. 3,000 Adventures Start March 29 For more information www.pcc.edu or call 503 977.4519 March 17,2004 P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity C o lle g e Ad Offends Arab It’s im portant to be aw are that kidney Americans failure is on the rise and the disease goes | A Bush/Cheney reelection hand-in-hand with obesity-related dia- : campaign ad that outlines posi betes and high blood pressure. Peole o f tions on taxes and challenges color are particularly at risk. Sen. John Kerry ’ s position on the The M ulticultural K idney E ducation ¡ Patriot A ct makes a reference to Program unites adults and youth in pre terror and terrorists while flash venting kidney disease. G uided by vol ing a picture o f a Middle-Eastern unteers and health care professionals, appearing male. youth groups in schools and after-school This ad undercuts the mes program s develop a teaching tool for sage the President issued to the kidney health. The program also pre Nation after Sept. 11 and nega pares youth, ranging from 14 to 21, to tively stereotypes Arabs. By share this inform ation with their fam ilies using an unidentifiable, but Arab and com m unities. looking young male while the T h ere are p le n ty o f w ays w e can all word terrorist is heard, the mes w ork together to prom ote kidney health sage is unmistakable and regret an d fight back ag a in st this ep id em ic table. It can only create fear and d ise ase . su sp icio n and sh o u ld be F or m ore in fo rm atio n and how to get changed immediately. involved go to w w w .m ik ep ro g ram .o rg . James '¿ogby, Arab Ameri Dr. Cheryl Neal, North Plains can Institute president Vital Housing Vouchers Face Budget Axe Administration's ‘Section 8’ cuts would sting T he budget proposal by the Bush A dm inistration would slash funding for the m ost significant source of affordable housing sub sidy, “Section 8" housing vouch ers, by more than a $1 billion and create even deepercuts in the years ahead. The Section 8 Housing Voucher program is the nation’s principal low -incom e housing assistance program and currently assists two m illion low -incom e households, primarily low-income working fami lies, seniors and people with d is abilities. The program currently assists approxim ately 3 1,6 0 0 fami lies in Oregon. The voucher proposal in this a d m in istra tio n ’s b u d g et rep re sents a sham eful retreat from our federal governm ent’s role in pro viding for the basic w elfare and security o f our com m unities. The President’sproposes a new “flexible voucher program ," but it would allow housing authorities HNH I B\ I an I Sl.INGKRI.AND to ch an g e ren t stru ctu res and charge fam ilies much higher rents than currently allow ed, and it would allow local housing authori ties to abandon the program tar gets that guide assistance to the most needy o f our neighbors. Locally, there is grow ing rec ognition that investm ent in af fordable housing reaps many re wards. At a tim e w hen w e need to com m it m ore resources to a over burdened affordable housing sys tem, the Bush adm inistration is m oving our country in opposite direction. Ian Slingerland represents Affordable Housing NOW, a movement o f affordable hous ing advocates and tenants whose goals are to secure new resources fo r affordable hous ing fo r low income people in the Portland area and to build a movement large enough to make affordable housing fund ing a political priority. It’s Safeway for Great Values! 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