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August 18. 2004
TriMet Art Gets National Recognition
The nine-foot tall bronze light towers by artist Fernanda
D'Agostino make the Overlook Park Max Station an instant
landmark.
Artist Valerie Otani's Timber gates at the Expo Center Station mark the entrance to the site where Japanese Americans were held
during World War II. Metal tags are strung from the gates to represent each o f the 3,6 76 people incarcerated at the center.
Local Support for First Black Senator
It is likely that Democratic Illi­ elected officials to run for Senator taurant in V ancouver at the South
nois S enate C andidate Barack in the future.
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Obama will soon become the only
“ If all things w ere equal, there from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on T hurs­
black Senator in the Congress and w ould be 13 black S enators in the day, Aug. 26. Suggested d o n a­
only the third black Senator since C ongress,” said Farm er. “One tions o f a $100 or m ore per p er­
the Reconstruction period in the only needs to know the pow er of son is encouraged.
late 1800’s.
a single U.S. Senator to u n d er­
A conference call is being sched-
Longtime friend Lee Farmer has stand how 13 black U.S. Senators uled so that O bam a may person­
made a commitment to raise $1 mil­ w ould change this country for ally speak to his supporters. RSVP
lion with his Back in the Black Sen­ the better.”
by email to community activist and
ate fundraisers for Barack Obama.
A s part o f F arm er's cam paign radio show host Opio Sokoni at
He believes that supporting Obama drive, a special fundraising effort osokoni@ yahoo.com or call 360-
will inspire other quality black will take place at Bacchus Res- 241-1414.
African American
Health Coalition, Inc
Kaiser gives
$1 million for
medical care
Kaiser Permanente is giving $1
million to the Multnomah County
Health Department to help provide
medical care for people without
health insurance.
The health department will use
the funds to help reduce the impact
o f planned budget cuts on health
care services to uninsured and
under-insured residents in the Port­
land area.
C ounty health o fficials e sti­
mate the K aiser Perm anente grant
will enable the health departm ent
to provide m edical services to
3,000 uninsured people as well as
keeping nine health care tran sla­
tors w orking with non-English
speaking clients throughout the
county. T he funds will also help
offset the co u n ty ’s cost to im ple­
ment a new clinical model that will
Ear mere information about registration or to
volunteer contact the African American Health
Coalition, Inc. at 2800 N. Vancouver Ave., Suite 100
SOS-41 J - l 85 0 , or ayaanae@nohc-pertlaad.erg
The purpose of the w alk Is to celebrate ear
community's health and sustain ongoing free
physical activity daeses far African Americans
In the Portland metre area.
www.aahc-pertlaBd.erg
it d o esn ’t co v er losses in M edic­
aid revenue and an increase in
u n in s u r e d p a t i e n t s , ” s ta te s
M ultnom ah C ounty C hair D iane
M. Linn. “T his sig n ifican t grant
will provide essential and vital
health care for people in need in
our co m m u n ity .”
Since the 1990s, M ultnom ah
i
The health department has an
outstanding record o f service to
Multnomah County ’s poor and
vulnerable residents.
- Barney Speight, Kaiser Permanente vice president
help maintain this essential health
care safety net at a time of increased
need. This is one element o f our
commitment to the communities we
serve.”
“T he co u n ty ’s incom e tax has
helped m aintain critical services
to our clients, but unfortunately
C o u n ty ’s H ealth D epartm ent has
been forced to reduce health care
services and close som e clinics.
A ccording to the health d ep a rt­
m ent, in the last year, m edical
visits to county health clin ics by
people not covered by insurance
have increased by seven percent.
SPINA1C0LUMN
Start and finish at Dawsaa fo r k , located at
N. Vanceuver and Stanton in Portland, OR.
Entry fee is $15 per person.
Pre-registration is highly enceuragedl
increase cap acity at six county
health clinics.
“The health department has an
outstanding record of service to
M ultnom ah C o u n ty ’s poor and
vulnerable residents,” says Barney
Speight, vice president o f com m u­
nications and external affairs for
Kaiser Permanente. “We want to
THE
Dr. Billy R. Flowers
Registration ft event activities begin a t 8:00 a.m.
The Walk begins at 9:00 a.m.
The second display o f creativity
titled. Voices o f remembrance by
Valerie O tani’s tim ber gates at the
Expo Center Station and was se­
lected by editors o f Art in America
for their annual art review.
Inspired by traditional Japanese
Tori, the gates mark the entrance to
the site where Japanese Americans
were held during the sum m er of
1942. Metal tags strung from the
gates represent each o f the 3,676
people incarcerated at the center.
Artwork was incorporated into
all 10 Interstate Max Yellow Line
stations along the 5.8-mile route.
Relief for Uninsured Americans
September 4,2004
Joie ui for Ike 2nd Anneal W u II h o m Within
REACH Walk Sat. September 4, >0041
W alk the 1.S or 4-tnile courte.
Artwork at Overlook Park and
the Expo Center stations on the
new Interstate Max Yellow Line in
north Portland have been recog­
nized by two prestigious annual
reviews.
Fernanda D ’Agostino’s towers
at Overlook Park Station were fea­
tured in the Americans for the Arts
yearly public art review.
The two, 9-foot high bronze light
towers have colored glass windows
printed with photos o f community
members, overlaid with images of
nature. The publication highlights
the m ost successful, innovative
and exciting public art projects in
the United States.
An ongoing series at questions and answers about Americas natural healing profession
PART 11. EXERCISE: Does it help low back
problems, or only make them worse?
: A friend of mine showed me fects. When we exercise and stretch problem in the first place. Then
a series o f exercises de­ m uscles w ithout rem oving the and only then can the spine be
signed to help her low back prob­
cause of the spasms, it actually correctly stretched and strength­
lems. Is it all right for me to use forces the body to degenerate ened without traumatizing muscles
them, too?
faster. You are better off to have and nerves. For a safe, gentle ac­
: It would be enlightening to done no exercising at all. In Chiro­ curate assessment of your spinal
know the number o f people practic, we know the exercise is an situation or for answers to any
with qualified back problems (fixa­
important part o f health, but only questions you might have about
tion on the spinal joints) who are after Chiropractic care has removed your health please call our office
told they only need to exercise. the spinal fixations that caused the at the number below
They are given a brief exam and a
sheet o f stretching exercises to
follow. They are led to believe
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nothing else need to be done.
This is only incomplete therapy, it
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is also therapy that could easily
lead to very disastrous side ef­
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