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Dear Deanna!
I’m a freshm an in college
and planned to leave so I can
! party during spring break.
The only problem is my e ld ­
erly father has taken vaca­
tion to com e and see me on
cam pus. W e’re very close
but right now, my priority is
to have a good tim e with my
friends. How do I tell my dad
j todo something else because
I have plans? -S h a n ia ; A&T
College, G reensboro, N.C.
Dear Shania:
You should be asham ed to
consider kicking your father
to the curb. You can party
any tim e. If your dad was
sm art enough to send you to
college I know h e ’s sm art
enough to have given you
advance notice. You knew
he was com ing but y o u ’re
too weak to face your friends
and m ake this choice. Use
m ath to make the decision,
i One father, plus three more
years of col lege equals “Hello
Dad, glad to see you.”
Dear Deanna!
P hoto by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Moore Street Open House
Sharetta Butcher, manager of the Intel Computer Clubhouse at the Moore Street Salvation Army
and Tedale Sheferaw, a senior at Jefferson High School, page through a Portland Community
College class catalogue during an open house at the inner north Portland facility. The clubhouse
provides mentorship and after school support to youth ages 10 to 18. The center features state-
of-the-art technology including a computer lab and recording studio.
I ’m a m inority w ith strong
Republican view points but I
feel I need to vote D em o­
cratic to support the cause.
I’m not a sell-out and I d o n ’t
try to be w hite or anything
like that. I ju st think differ­
ently about politics and don’t
Aprii 07.2004
Dear Deanna!
Ask o
I’ve been trying to settle a
dispute about M artin Luther
King and M alcolm X. M ost
people I ask in public forum s
w on’t touch this issue. Yes,
it’s true both leaders wanted
the same things for ci vil rights
but Martin was scared to fight
and M alcolm X was alw ays
ready to bust som ebody in
the face. Am I right or wrong?
—M oses; O klahom a, Okla.
R e a l P e o p le . R eal A dvice
\n advice column known fo r
ila Jearlcss appntach la reality \
baaed subjects!
know if I should vote Republi­
can or not at all. Then again, if
I d o n ’t vote as a Dem ocrat,
that may cause my fam ily to
suffer because o f their eco­
nom ic level. -R o b ; Portland,
O re.
Dear Rob:
W hen the chips fall and your
b a c k ’s against the wall, your
loved ones will be there and
not the R epublican Party.
Black, w hite, politics o r no
politics— you have to handle
your business for the fam ily.
If the w riting’s on the wall and
you know first hand the direct
effect your vote could have on
your fam ily you know the d e­
cision. Sign the form, pull the
lever and punch the card in the
D em ocratic spot where your
heart is.
Dear Moses:
Focus on the spirit and na­
ture o f each leader rather
than try in g to d eterm in e
which mode of empowerment
is correct. In o ther words
im agine M artin Luther King
and M alcolm X in a coffee
shop. M artin w ould be c o n ­
tent going to a table, sitting
dow n and having a cup o f
coffee. Instead o f M alcolm
X w anting to sit dow n, he
w ould rather be the ow ner
behind the counter m aking
the money. Although they’re
doing different things, the im­
portant thing is— th e y ’re in
there.
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