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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
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B ush’s defeat on Nov.
M oore says he w o n ’t
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submit “Fahrenheit 9 / 11”
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for consideration as best
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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
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luxation. Fixation. T his is yet an
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