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October 20. 2004 ffl’e Jiortlanh ©beeruer Page A3 Open Meadow Welcomes New Space Ask O Real People, Real Advice Ail advice column known for its /earless approach to reality based subjects! Dear Deanna! T here is a lack o f political voter education available to the m asses o f m inority people that hope their vote counts. T he candidates on the plat form s h a v e n 't adequately ad d re sse d A frican A m erican issues such as reparations, education and poverty. W e m ust em pow er ourselves to solve these issues on a com m unity level before we can expect the world to solve them for us. —Billion; Los A n g e les to fully serve theirgrow ing popu ence labs, tw o additional class lations. room s, kitchen, staff offices, Speaking at the event were utility and storage areas. The C arole Sm ith, O pen M eadow building formerly housed the S. B. e x e c u tiv e d ir e c to r ; G re g g K lahnCo., a north Portland fam Harrod, O pen M eadow board ily business that m anufactured chair; Matt H ennessee, chair bank night deposit bags. man o f the Portland D evelop Purchasing and rem odeling Transition program serves kids at risk G uests gathered on Oct. 12 for the grand opening celebra tion o f the new ly renovated b u ild in g fo r O p en M eadow school program s serving youth who are a, risk o f disconnecting from school or w ho have al ready dropped out. T he new site at 7633 N. W abash Ave. replaces transi tion programs previously housed w ithO pen Meadow High School at 7654 N. C raw ford. Now both program s have am ple space This project represents the best in > people. * Jeremy Theodore ment C om m ission; and Andrew M ason, O pen M eadow director o f transition program s. T he spacious, creatively de signed facility that includes a great hall, com puter and sci costs totaled $ 1.3 m illion. A rchitect, Jerem y Theodore, sum m ed up his feelings about the renovation project, “This project represents the best in people - a several year partner ship involving many individuals, businesses, city agencies, and foundations, all devoted to a great program with the m ission o f serving disenfranchised kids. All involved should be very proud o f the result.” O pen M eadow , a non-profit now in its 33rd year, educates youth in small, relationship-based program s that em phasize per sonal responsibility, academ ics and service to the com m unity. Students com e to Open Meadow when other educational settings prove unsuccessful; many have previously dropped out. Open M eadow served 563 middle and high school students during the 2003-04 school year. I suppose today’s generation and m any before that has w aited and never received the 40-acres and a mule that was prom ised. T here are m any small scale resources avail able to help m inorities with the voting process but prob ably aren ’t used. I take that back. The rap w orld strongly dom inates areas o f today’s culture so maybe th a t’s why som e folks want to finally rock-the-vote because o f Puff Daddy. DearRaychelle: Dear Deanna! I ’m 78 y ears old and I vote in every e le c tio n that I can. I und erstan d that people died and su ffered for w om en and m in o rities to have this right. Even if the can d id ate I vote for d o e s n 't w in, I feel as if I ’ve d o n e m y p a rt. E v e ry A m erican w ith the privilege to vote is o b lig a te d on b e h a lf o f the co u n try , th eir fam ilies and th e ir c h ild r e n to e x e r c is e - - C la r e n c e th is r i g h t . W ith e rsp o o n ; B a ltim o re It’s g o o d to see the e ld e rs sharing th e ir political jo u rn e y and w isdom w ith the y o u n g er g e n eratio n . Y es, there is an o bligation, ho w ev er m anm ade forces still try to prevail re gard less o f w h a t’s right. T he ch ild ren o f the future have a long road ahead o f them that can only be m ade easy w ith e d u c a tio n , a w a r e n e s s a n d faith. V oting can m ake this path e a sie r but w o n ’t be su c cessful w ithout the “each one teach o n e ” p h ilosophy w hich is ap p a re n tly m issing. Dear Deanna! Ask Deanna is written by Deanna M. I feel as if the entire voting Write A sk D eanna! Em ail: thing is a hoax. T he world askdeanna I @yahoo.com or write: already know s who the w in DeannaM, P.O. Box88847, Los An ner is and I think it’s a big geles, C4 90009. W ebsite: publicity stunt. The cam paign www.askdeanna.com ads, debates and hoopla are a NEW S E A S O N S I M A R K E T Tea Parfit. i te a & s c o n e ta s tin g S a tu r d a y & S u n d a y • 1 1 a m - 5 p m The coffee lovers have had their turn. 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E A S Y & C O N C O R D IA N E 3 3 r d & K illin g s w o r t h P o r t la n d O R 9 7 2 1 1 5 0 3 .2 8 8 .3 8 3 8 FU N TO ORENCO S H O P S T A T IO N C o r n e ll & N E 6 1 s t A v e . H ills b o r o O R 9 7 1 2 4 5 0 3 .6 4 8 .6 9 6 8 • LO C A LLY R A L E IG H H IL L S 7 3 0 0 S W B e a v e r t o n - H ills d a le P o r t la n d O R 9 7 2 2 5 5 0 3 .2 9 2 .6 8 3 8 O W N E D & O PE R A TE D SELLW OO D 12 14 S E T a c o m a P o r t la n d O R 9 7 2 0 2 5 0 3 .2 3 0 .4 9 4 9 — N ow that w as a silly rem ark. N ot sure if you heard the e x p ressio n that the em pty barrel m akes the loudest noise. In o th e r w o rd s, y o u p ro b a b ly d o n 't vote, but co m plain about e v e ry th in g . M ore than likely you d o n 't c o n trib u te an ything to im prove so ciety but alw ay s find th in g s w rong. It’s great the rest o f the w orld d o e s n ’t think like you and reco g n ize th a t a m in d is a te rrib le thing to w aste. DearClarence: Dear Billion: A newly renovated building serves Open Meadow, an alternative school in north Portland. w aste o f tim e and m oney. K aychelle; D allas SEVEN CORNERS 1 9 5 4 S E D iv is io n S tr e e t P o r t la n d O R 9 7 2 0 2 5 0 3 .4 4 5 .2 8 8 8 J
