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October 13. 2 0 0 4 il’1 JJorthxnb © bscruer Dear Deanna! ONEONONE I’m 25 years old and haven’t found a good man yet. My son is 3 and he asked if I have a boyfriend or if I’m married. He told me it’s time for his mommy to find a man. Men are very hard to find. Wha, am I doing wrong? — T. Truss; Toledo, Ohio continued Dear Deanna! I have three kids with a guy I love a lot. He cheated on me so I decided to move out and take the kids. The move has affected me financially and emotionally. Yes, I realize no one is perfect and we all have faults but I’m trying to hang in there for the sake of my kids. My boyfriend and I have to eventually com municate because of the chil dren. How can I do this without falling forhis love spell? -M iss Brown; Web site Letter Dear Miss Brown: Instead of thinking about a love spell, you need to think about raising your kids and providing for their needs. You need to rely on God during this stressful time instead o f playing games with the children’s unfaithful father. 1 suggest you pray for strength and G od’s guidance as you take things one step at a time. As a woman with three kids, you know what time it is and you know exactly what kind of com munication you need with this i. -I ... from Front As the two Irvings play a game o f one-on-one basketball, they must sift through the differences be tween celebrities and outcasts, fa thers and sons, wealth and pov erty, life and death— and the blurry lines that sometimes separate them. Written by internationally ac claimed playwright, Israel Horovitz, this startling production is directed by Stan Foote and recommended for ages 11 and up. A “post-gam e” interactive fo rum featuring the former B lazer fol- Dear T. Truss: All men are good; the one you select just may not be good for you. Immediately teach your son about the institution of marriage so he w o n ’t place another woman in your situation. The next time he tells you to get a man. let him know that you have one. His name is Jesus and when he’s ready for you to have a man in the flesh, he’ll send the one meant for you. Until then, focus on your faith so you’ll be the d eserv in g God fearing woman you need to be. Page A 7 Real P eo p le, Real Advice \ i i advice column known for its fearless approach to realilv based subjects! man. Dear Deanna! I have a cousin that cheats on her husband but that's her busi ness. H ow ever, she claim s she’s out with me and our friends. On one occasion, she had the nerve to tell me not to call her house. The last lie was when she told her husband that I needed a jacket and she was bringing it to my house. I live 60 miles away. Now her husband acts funny towards me. — Anonymous; Indianapolis, Ind. Dear Anonymous; Let your scandalous cousin know that you want no part of her infidelity. Advise her that the next time she involves you that you’re going to call her husband and clear your name on the spot. If that means she’ll be mad, then oh well. She’ll get over it. Your main concern is eliminating your assumed in volvement and name smear ing. Her husband will eventu ally get the picture and see that you’ve done nothing wrong. 4 Michael Harper (right) makes a move for the basket around Sam Burns as the plays dialogue breaks into pure action. A post-game interactive forum featuring the former Blazer follows each performance. lows each performance. The dis cussion will center on contem po rary role models - What makes a good role model? Who are our he roes today? Who do you look up to w hen your role models falter? Tickets for "One-on-One" are $ 18-$21 for adults and $ 14-$ 17 for children and seniors and are avail able by cal I i ng the box office at 503- 228-9571 or through TicketM aster at 5 0 3 -7 9 0 -A R T S or www.ticketmaster.com. Search for Housing Discrimination Funded Two public service agencies in Oregon are getting support to fight housing discrimination in the state. Housing and Urban Devel opm ent Secretary A lphonso Jackson awarded $219,931 to the Fair Housing Council of Oregon and $79,588 to the Le gal Aid Society of Oregon to help them fight housing discrimi nation. The grants are part of $17.6 Ask Deanna is written by Deanna M. W rite A sk D e a n n a ! E m a il: askdeanna I @ yahoo.com or write: Deanna M. P.O. Box 88847, Los Angeles, CA 90009. Website: www.askdeanna.com million allocated under HUD’s Fair Housing Initiatives pro gram. The money will be spent by public and private fair hous ing groups and state and local agencies across the country. 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(503) 244-0547 S h ir le y W h it e T r a v e l S e r v ic e Election Ballots On Way continued from Front breaks formultimillionaires,"he said. “In our party, we address how you get stable family-wage jobs, how you get kids educated to pre pare for those jobs and when it com es to race, we do think race is an issue and you have to account for it and not pretend it’s not an issue.” he said. “We still do believe in affirmative action unlike the Re publicans. We do believe people are still discriminated against be cause of race and religion. People are profiled because of their ethnic backgrounds and you shouldn't tolerate that.” A spokesman forthe Multnomah County Republican Party said that according to his party, people are people, and that should resonate well with com munities o f color. “The main way the Republican Party appeals to minorities is it treat them no differently than any other citizen," said Tim Trickey, political direetorforM ultnom ahCounty Re publicans. He calls the assumption that Republicans are a rich, white m an's club "rhetoric from ouropposition.” “I don’t think it’s fair to paint a party or organization into a racial com er unless they choose to put themselves there." Trickey said. He also says he doesn’t care to know the racial m akeupof the party, though he says it appears to be consistent with the city’s dem o graphic, judging from party events. "We do outreach based on an area of town rather than a person’s ethnicity,” he said. With two high-profile African Americans, Colin Powell and Dr. Condoleezza Rice, on President B ush'scabinet. some may view the Republican Party as inclusive to minorities. But the majority of people in power in the party remains white and very few people of color are registered Republican. 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