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September 15, 2004 ____________ FOCUS page C3 in Il,f ^ J o r t l a r t b © b a e r u r r Street FcliP OR Alberta Dance to the rhythm of the northeast beat I'leignuurnuuu kios reel Tree to riae h ik e s in th e s tr e e t during th e A lberta S tr e e t Fair, a n a n n u a l e v e n t sc h e d u le d to return Saturday. Portland’s longest street fair re turns on Saturday, Sept. 18 to cel ebrate the unique and m ulticultural flavor o f A lberta Street. Local art, m usic, dance and street perform ers pulse dow n A lberta Street betw een N ortheast 12th and 30lh avenues, with horse-drawn trol leys and ped-i-cabs on hand to m ove visitors on the street from end to end. Events are also planned for kids, including an activity center set up at 14,h Place with pony rides and a Space Bounce. T he com m unity is invited to march along A lberta in the Street F air Parade, w hich starts at 2 p.m. A pplications and more information can b e d o w n lo a d e d fro m wwww .albertastreetfair.com . H orse-draw n trolleys, a m a in sta y a t th e A lberta S tre e t Fair, will trot d o w n th e strip again S a tu rd a y for th e a n n u a l celebration. A rea residents are encouraged to keep an eye out for beautiful Alberta Street Fair posters and post- cards, handm ade by local artist Hampton Rodriques o f Bohio Stu- dio. THE COLUMN An ongoing senes of questions and answers about America's natural healing profession Moore Pursues Best Picture Says real prize would be Bush’s defeat (A P ) — M ic h a e l B ush’s defeat on Nov. M oore says he w o n ’t 2," M oore told The As submit “Fahrenheit 9 / 11” sociated Press during a for consideration as best phone interview M on d o c u m e n ta ry at th is day from N ew York. year’s Academy Awards. The $6million film has Instead, h e’s going for becom e a sensation that the bigger prize o f best collected $ 117.3 million picture. in the United States this M ichael M oore M oore’s critically ac summer, despite an early claimed film slams President Bush’s roadblock when the W alt Disney w ar on terror as i I l-ad vised and cor Co. banned its Miramax Film sdi vi rupt. The m ovie has cheered Demo sion from distributing the political crats but enraged the president’s hot-potato. su p p o rters, w ho b o o ed M oore In the midst o f the presidential w hen he visited the Republican cam paign, M oore’s announcem ent N ational C onvention last week. is a strategic m ove for his O scar “For m e the real O scar w ould be campaign. Part 15. Back Pain: Why “oh, my aching back” has become such a popular phrase. U»: I alw ays know when my back other com ponent o f what we call I I U I U I V l l l l V l I U V u . V .I1 I1 x /iz i hurts. But I rarely know why. the vertebrae are not moving the tors not only relieve yotir bac A: S tatisticstellu s8 0 % o fall men, way nature intended. O ther factors pain sym ptom s, we rem ove th w om en, and children will experi include m uscle spasm and disc cause. W ithout drugs. W ithoi ence back pain in their lives. C h i herniation. O f course, in addition to surgery. W ithout doubt. Call o i ropractors can also tell you why. know ing you have back pain, chi office for an appointm ent today t There are, for exam ple, several ropractors also know how to make find out how Chiropractic can hel m ech an ical m a lfu n ctio n s that it go away. By elim inating the co m your “aching back.” O r if yo cause back pain. A m ong them ponents o f the subluxation co m have any questions about you are: Direct pinching on the nerve. plex and allow ing the central ner health, ju st call us at the numbe This is the reason m any people vous system to function the way below. g iv e fo rth eirb ack p ain .b u tin fact, “pinched nerves” only account for about l()% ofit. Edem afsw ell- ing) This occurs from inflam m a 2124 N.E. Hancock Street, Portland, Oregon 97212 tion due to sim ple strain or sub Phone: (5 0 3 ) 2 8 7 *5 5 0 4 luxation. Fixation. T his is yet an Flowers' Chiropractic Office