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Page A2 _ïlfe JJartlatxò (Observer Health Disparities Research at OHSU March 24. 2004 Girl Escapes King School Kidnapping The Northwest C enter for Health Disparities Research is a program at the Oregon Health and Sciences Uni- , versity, providing health care for ra cial, ethnic and underserved com munities. The location and sponsor ship was regrettably om itted from a story about the p rogram in last w eek’s edition. The Portland center, on the OHSU cam pus in southw est Portland, has joined com m unity-based agencies, foundations, academ ic institutions, local and state public health agen cies and health care system s with the mission o f de veloping culturally com petent research. C orliss M cKeever, president of the A frican A m erican H ealth C oali tion, i s the program ’ s co-direc tor w i th Dr. N ancy G lass from O H S U ’s School o f Nursing. For more information, call 503-494- 6740. Portland Police Officer Ron Cash and Lew Frederick o f Portland Public Schools discuss kidnapping as they watch parents collecting their children afterschool. photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver Ul c V V I I U I I U I I l g ■ I I » v o n g u n V I I , m an and his car. T h e su sp e ct is according to Sgt. Cheryl R obinson, way at Kellogg M iddle School and d escrib ed as a w h ite m an in his spokesw om an for the Portland Po raped her in a nearby motel. 20s w ith brow n an d b lond hair lice Bureau. A ccording to Frederick, one o f an d a thin build. H e has a scar on “W e encourage parents to talk the changes in school security may the le fts id e o f his chin. T he ca r is to their children about stranger include im plem enting a “buddy d escrib ed as an o ld er, black four- danger," Robinson said. “You want system ,” so students are not alone door. to bring attention to yourself.” w hile out o f class. Police knocked on doors after A nyone with inform ation about N o su sp ects are in cu sto d y , the kidnapping, questioning neigh the abduction is asked to call police b ut the girl has p ro v id ed p olice bors surrounding the school, and a t503-823-0446. co n tin u ed Become a Teacher • Earn a te ac h in g lic en se/m a ste r's d e g re e • P art-tim e sc h ed u le for w orking ad u lts • O ffered in Portland, Salem , an d R e d m o n d • Bachelor's d e g re e req u ired fr o m F ro n t Conveniently Located! IN F O R M A T IO N Urgency on Vanport Project Grows M E E T I N G S A T 6 : 3 0 P .M . M onday, April 5 Leary says that part o f the p ro b lem in p u sh in g the p ro jec t fo r w ard is th at in v esto rs and p o te n A ccording to k n ow ledgeable tial reta ile rs have an o ld p e rc e p sources, the Vanport team is nego tion o f M artin L u th e r K ing Jr. tiating with tw o grocery chains as B o u lev ard th a t’s not tru e today. an anchor tenant for the project, W o o lley notes that d em o g rap h ic with A lbertson’s m entioned most d ata for the a re a reflec ts the p re s prom inently. So far, the team has en ce o f ‘‘six o r se v e n ” large low- won sales agreem ents w ith the in c o m e h o u s in g p r o je c ts an d ow ners o f four o f six hom es that are d o e s n ’t tak e in to a c c o u n t the needed to provide the necessary real estate. Maywood Park Center: 10100 N.E. Prescott. Room 125, Portland c o n tin u e d Ibesday, A p ril 13 Portland Center. 12753 S.W. 68th Ave., Room 260, Portland 5 0 3 -5 5 4 -2 2 6 4 mat.georgefox.edu fr o m F ro n t Robinson and being the first one out o f the box.” Still, success is critical and not ju st to the people involved. “If this is the primary commercial node on MLK, and it rem ains unde veloped, where will developm ent occur?” Leary asks. He notes that the project “has had some victories. W e have sales ag reem en ts from four property * If this is the primary commercial node on MLK, and it remains undeveloped, where will development OCCUr ' p rese n ce o f in c re ase d h o u sin g values in the area. “N o developer can force the m arket to do w hat it's not prepared to do," Leary says. Further, he says, creating an “urban com m ercial space” o f this size on M LK is “an u n p rec ed en ted effo rt, still u n charted waters. There are very few things m ore difficult than estab lishing som ething for the first time. It’s no small task to being Jackie - R a y Leary, a local entrepreneur | ow ners. In our meeting with the neighbors, there was general ap preciation and satisfaction. W e’ve been in negotiations with som e potential anchors for quite som e tim e; th ere’s som ething about the project that still has them at the table.” “Clearly th ere’s an urgency to put the deal together, but we d e serve support because progress is being m ade.” Vancouver NAACP President Named to State Commission Ready to purchase a car? Want to lower your current car payment? 43 Auto loans from U.S. Bank feature: % • A $25 gas card with auto loan!** • No payments for 90 days, and... RPR* • Great low rates!* To apply, see a U.S. Bank representative 5 YEAR FIXED RATE or call us at 1-888-444-B AN K (e x t 4100) today! You’ve got somewhere to go. 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Ford, president o f the V ancouver Branch N A ACP, has been nam ed to the W ashington State C om m ission on African American Affairs, the first m em ber o f the com m is sio n fro m s o u th w e s t W ashington. Earl W. Ford received notifica tion o f the appointm ent by Gov. G ary Locke on M arch 5. “I am excited about the opportu nity to serve V ancouver and Clark County in this capacity. I hope to be o f service to African A m ericans throughout southw est W ashing ton,” Ford said. An executive order established the com m ission in 1989, but state law d id n 't form ally establish it until 1992. The panel is charged with providing a focal point in state governm ent for the interests o f A frican-A m erican citizens. “Sidney Clark, President, USDA Coalition o f M inority Em ployees and I along w ith several oth er the com m ission about five year; ago to becom e actively involved ir issues in southw est W ashington,’ Ford said. “ I consider this ap p o in tm en t to be the culmination o f ourefforts Now we have to roll up o u r sle ev e s an d work twice as hard to focus some o f the com mission ’ s in te rest on S o u th w est W ashington issues that we believe need critical Ford atten tio n .” Ford cited several is sues that will draw his attention as a m em ber o f the com m ission. “There are many em ployees who are suffering the pain of discrim ina tion in agencies that are taxpayer supported in Southw est W ashing ton and that m ust change, he said. Ford said other issues include failing public schools, state testing standards, and increasing em ploy ment and business developm ent opportunities for people o f color. R eg in a J. Jo n es, w ho is a p p o in ted by and serv es at the p le a sure o f the go v ern o r, ad m in isters the co m m issio n as ex ecu tiv e d i rector. T he panel c o n sists o f nine g o v ern o r ap p o in ted m em bers.
