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O c to b e r 6, 2 0 0 4 PageAò___________________________ ^Jnrtlanh © b seru er_______________________ Participate in Democracy : *Qte Registering to vote is easy d Jl U * a i l U I ' I V 1 online M I1 IIIV at Ul Forms S are available oregonvotes.org or at the Oregon Dept. of Motor Vehicles, Post Offices, libraries and other slate a g e n c ie » » ^ Coastal RhythmS Blues Pain Relief with Legal Pot Grandmother and retired peace officer Madeline Martinez inhales marijuana vapor to extract the plant’s medicinal properties without the carcinogens o f smoke. 1 'J ' fe a tu rin g ...LaRhonda Steele ...Ellen W hite ...Linda Hornbuckle ¿ S h in o o l/ Y V in d : PHOTO BY October 9th CASINO RESORT It Beller ut the Bench! • 1 88ft CHINOOK • www thinóókwindscnsíno com 7| m i- tii ;hnt: ; $15 c o n tin u e d _____________THE_____________ SPINACOLUMN An ongoing series ot questions and answers about Americas natural healing profession Dr. Billy R. Flowers Part 18. Chiropractic And Prevention: Life doesn't have to be a series o f emergencies anymore It seem s that I am alw ays properly either. People w ho have j better. A nd y o u ’d be am azed at sick. I do w hat m y doctor regular C hiropractic checkups re the energy you have w ith preven sa y sb u t if anything my colds and port that they get few er colds and tive C h iro p ractic ch eck u p s. If flu attack s are g ettin g w orse. influenza. T hey keep the stress o ff y o u ’d like to trade in y o u r colds their nervous system s. K eeping ir for a bounce in your step, call us W hat do you think? for an appointm ent today. Itco u ld : C onstant colds and in flu ritation o ff the nervous be the healthiest call you have S ystem also helps you avoid enza indicate that the im m une system (and the body m in orning backache and head-aches ev er m ade. Isn ’t tim e you stepped general) is highly stressed. Did and allow s you to cope with stress up to C hiropractic? f~ \ A you know that recently L eading scientists have d is covered that the entire im m u n e , system is an out-grow th o f the nervous system ? If you nervous system is stressed and irritated, the im m une system cannot w ork M ark W ashington / T he P ortland O bserver Flowers' Chiropractic Office 2124 N.E. Hancock Street, Portland, Oregon 97212 Phone: ( 5 0 3 ) 2 8 7 -5 5 0 4 A Healthy Community Starts with You: Community-Driven Strategies to Reduce fr o m F ro n t h ealth y. O ne o f her greatest fears is grow ing a crop that gets infested w ith insects or m old, o r does not produce cannabis buds at all. “1 am afraid. If w e d o n ’t get our m edicine, w hat are we going to do? T h at’s w hy M easure 33 is so im por tant,” she said. John Sajo, executive director o f V oter P ow er, is ad v ocating for original medical m arijuana initiative in 1998, is am ong those w ho have purchased argum ents against the m easure in the O regon V oter's Pam phlet. Ray, 48, suffers from m ultiple sclerosis. She and others w orry the m easu re w ill m ake the federal governm ent’s w ar against the m edi cal use o f m arijuana even m ore ag gressive. “T here is an ongoing struggle a v a ila b le to th o se w h o are m e d ic in a lly in th a t k in d o f n e e d ,” s a id p a rty o r g a n i z e r J o r d a n a S ard o . "F ra n k ly , w e a re in fa v o r o f d e c rim in a liz in g o r le g a liz in g d ru g s in g en eral b e c a u se w e feel it’s really im p o rtan t th at the p rofit m o tiv e be ta k e n o u t o f th e w hole d ru g tra d e .” F or M artinez, she says the cu r rent state o f the law leaves her with few options. % There is an ongoing struggle between states that have medical marijuana laws and the federal government. - John Sojo, Voter Power Executive Director Marti nez’ s cause, and that o f 10,(XX) other O regonians w ho are regis tered under the state’s m edical mari - ju an a program . H is group along w ith the political action com m ittee Life W ith D ignity, is w orking to pass M easure 33. “ A lo t o f p e o p le th in k w e p assed m edical m ariju an a and it’s w o rk in g fin e, but lite ra lly th o u san d s o f p a tie n ts in the p rogram are stru g g lin g to g et th e ir m e d i c in e ,” S ajo said. Financially self-sustaining dis pensaries proposed by M easure 33 w ould carry m arijuana for m edicine in various form s, including baked goods, candies and oils, w hich are said to be safer than sm oke inhala tion. Storm y Ray, a poster child o f the betw een states that have m edical m arijuana law s and the federal gov ern m en t,” adm its Sojo. O th er opponents o f M easure 33 call the initiative a thinly veiled effort tow ard legalizing m arijuana for all. B ut S ajo says it w ill rem ain a felony to buy o r sell m arijuana u n der the proposal. “ I personally am a supporter o f legalization, and I hope we get to vote for that som eday,” he said. T he m easu re is en d o rsed by Pacific G reen Party, the O regon C rim inal D efense L aw yers A sso ciation, the A m erican C ivil L iber ties U nion o f O regon and the local Freedom S ocialist Party. “ W e th in k it’s im p o rta n t that m edical m arijuana be m ore readily Madeline Martinez's ja r for medical marijuana is nearly empty, illustrating the chal lenge many have in maintain ing a reliable supply o f the drug under current laws. “ I’m in support o f M easure 33 because w hen m y crop fails, I have no place to go for this m edicine. My other option is to be on really strong pain m edication and I choose not to. I choose a quality o f life that allow s m e to enjoy my grandchil dren, m y pets and my fam ily life,” she said. Cardiovascular Disease Among African Americans Join Us for the 9th Annual Wellness Village Saturday, October 16, 2004 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Blazers Boys & Girls Club S2S0 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Activities Include: Gospel Choir Wellness Walk Exhibits V Door Prizes V Health Screenings V Children's Hut Home Buying Fair Coming Alliance promotes ‘American Dream' T he A frican A m erican A lliance be show cased by dozens o f ven for H om e O w nership will host its 5'*’ dors. S e v e ra l h u n d re d p e o p le a t annual hom e buying fair on S atur day, Oct. 16from 11 a.m .to 3 p .m .in tended last y ear’s fair, including the L e g a c y E m a n u e l H o sp ita l M oniquea M ajors w ho has realized the “A m erican D ream ” o f hom e Atrium, 501 N .G raham . Since its beginning, m ore than ow nership. “ D o n ’t get discouraged. It’s an 2,200 people have attended the attainable goal, and it’s rew arding event to m eet professionals in the hom ebuyers arena, collect valuable once y o u ’re there,” M ajors said. A popular returning feature o f inform ation, ask questions, m eet other prospective hom ebuyers and the fair will be volunteer “co n attend classes throughout the day. cierg es” stationed around the area Loan prtxlucts and program s w ill to h e lp p a r tic ip a n ts n a v ig a te through the event. A list o f 20 F re quently A sked Q uestions and an orientation will be provided as well. F a ir p a r t i c i p a n t s c a n ta k e c la s se s on th e h om e b u y in g p ro c e ss an d the im p o rta n c e o f p e r s o n a l f i n a n c ia l m a n a g e m e n t. T h e re a lso w ill be c h ild r e n 's a c tiv itie s and ra ffle p riz e s, in c lu d ing a $ 1 ,0 0 0 g ran t to w ard the d o w n p a y m e n t o r c lo s in g c o sts on a h o m e, an d o th e r g ifts such as free a p p ra isa ls an d h om e in s p e c tio n s . V Salsa Dancing . amu Anti-Hate Groups Merge n,. T w o leading diversity groups have form ed U niting to U nderstand R acism , a non-profit, com m unity- based organization. The m ission is to advance racial justice and reconciliation through honest dialogue, acts o f reconcili For more information contact AAHC at 503-413-1850 or w it www.aahc-portiand.org ation and education. T he new orga nization capitalizes on the strengths o f O regon U niting and the U nder standing R acism Foundation. “W e could not be m ore pleased with this m erge,” said retired C hief Justice E dw in P eterson, founder and past president o f the U nder standing R acism F oundation. I 1 T he new group wi 11 be led by tw o trained facilitators to focus on help ing participants raise their level o f aw areness concerning unexam ined racist attitudes and encouraging proactive change. “W e are delighted to bring these tw o organizations together,” said C hris L undberg, president o f U nit ing to U nderstand R acism . "W o rk ing together, we can achieve our im portant m ission o f educating the public on the problem s o f racism .” F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n , v isit w w w .understandingracism .org or call 503-274-1747. Flu Vaccine Supply Cut in Half ( A P) - A m ericans’ supply o f flu vaccine w as abruptly cut in half T uesday, prom pting the govern m ent to ask m ost healthy adults to delay or skip flu shots so that the elderly and others m ost at risk from influenza can get scarce supplies. British regulators unexpectedly shut dow n a m ajor flu-shot sup plier T u esd ay , prom pti ng a record shortage in this country ju s t as flu season is about to begin. T he Bush adm inistration urged the public and doctors to begin v o lu n tary ra tio n in g o f the flu sh o ts. J
