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October 27. 2004 1'^Jnrtlanb O bserver PageA5 Put My Experience to Work Critical issues addressed in local election C hib S hields I am running for State Representa tive in House Dis trict 43 to put my experience to work in Salem for north and northeast Port lan d . F o r sev en years I have been working in the dis trict everyday on critical issues like living-w age jo b s, public safety, af fordable housing, access to health c a re , and e n su rin g that o u r schools have the revenue needed to keep class sizes small. 1 founded Better People in 1998, a local organization that has helped hundreds of former offenders find and keep living- wage jobs. I took a leadership role in the Minimum Wage Cam paign in 2(X)2 that resulted in 100,(XX) minimum wage earners getting a raise this year and every year. I helped pass last year’s school levy and I’m working to stop its repeal this year. This record of delivering results has led to my endorsements by many commu nity leaders, including Senators Margaret Carter and Avel Gordly. If elected, I will pour my heart into three key issues: living-wage jobs, health care and schools. In addition, I will pour my energy into two related issues - race and by **C lasses are free for qualified participants! criminal justice reform - issues make college more affordable that affect the other three. because educational development On living-wage jobs, I will ignites economic development. work to ensure that people who But the gains in living-wage live in north and northeast Port jobs, health care and schools land have a fair shot at the jobs cannot be sustained if race and being created by the last Legisla crim inal-justice issues are ig tive session’s $2 nored. Racism, personal and in billion transporta stitutional, drastically impacts tion package. I everyone in north and northeast will fight for a Portland when it comes to living- real-estate trans w age jo b s, h e a lth care and fer fee so real- schools. As executive director of e sta te sp e c u la Better People, I saw the disparity to rs pay th e ir in employment opportunities. As share in low-in your State Representative, I will com e h o u sin g never forget it. c o n stru c tio n . I I will also fight for fairness w ill vigorously and equality no matter your gen defend minimum der, your resources, your dis w age increases ability, your sexual orientation or from Republican gender identity. assault. The cost o f criminal justice On health care, it’s time that policies also impacts our com the Republican-controlled legis munities. Money spent on pris lature stop putting the interests ons is money not spent on living- o f the p harm aceutical giants w age jo b s, h e a lth care and ahead o f the rest o f us. I will schools. We can no longer af work to cut the cost o f prescrip ford to spend more on correc tion drugs by passing legislation tions than higher education. to bring private insurers into the My background in working state’s bulk purchasing program w ith recovering ad dicts and and to allow purchasing o f phar former felons has prepared me to maceuticals from Canada. make improvements to our crimi We must also revive a dying nal-justice system in ways that Oregon Health Plan by making increase public safety, increase corporations pay their fair share fairness and save taxpayer dol o f taxes. lars. On schools, I believe we can These are the community con protect schools from future re cerns I will take to Salem. I ask cessions by creating a rainy- day for your vote. Please call me at fund with funds taken from the 503-493-4411 if I can be of ser corporate kicker and by raising vice to you and your family. the corporate minimum tax so Chip Shields is the D em ocratic that profitable corporations pay candidate f o r State R epresenta more than $ 10 annually. We must tive in H ouse D istrict 43 co v er stop the repeal o f the Multnomah ing north a n d no rth ea st P o rt County school levy. We must land. / ✓ v A^r‘can American Health Coalition, Inc. Presents fo r your health, \ WeUness W ith in REACH Activity Calendar Aerobics Mallory Ave. Christian Church Pilates (Contact AAHC) Matt Dishman Hon, Wed, Fri, 6-7am, Pierce • 5:30-6:20pm, Granville • 6:30-7:30pm. Nickerson Tue, 8-9pm Low Impact Aerobics Daniel’s Memorial Church St_retching/Body Sculpting (Class courtesy o f H itt Ihshmin) Matt Dishman Tue, 7:15-8:15pm, Granville Tue, Thu, 7-8am, Lois W ater Aerobics ( C o n t a c t A A H C ) Columbia Pool, Matt Dishman Tai Chi (Contact AAHC) St.John’s Comunity Center Tue. 6:30-7:30pm African Exercise Matt Dishman Walking Group Peninsula Park Sat, 10-1 lam. Addo Sat, 12:30pm, Woods Body Conditioning Wild Oats Market Lloyd Ctr, 1st FI. in front of Sears Tue, Thu, 6:30pm, Woods Sal, 9:30-10:30am, Nickerson W eight Mgnt./Conditioning Chicago Step Whitaker Track Classes W ill Resume Soon Tue, Thu, 9 -1 Oam. Hasan Kickboxing Mallory Ave. Christian Church Yoga Wild Oats Market Tue, Thu, 6-7pm, Keller Tue, Thu, 7:30-8:30pm, Wren Columbia Pool. 7701 N Chautauqua DameTs Hemonal Church, 1234 NE Killingsworth Malory Ave Christian Church (Gym), 126 NE Alberta Mat! Dishman. 77 NE Knott Peninsula Park, 700 N Portland Jt John’s Community Center. 8427 N. Central Whitaker Track, NE 42nd 8 Killingsworth Wild Oats Market. 3535 NE 15th w Please contact AAHC before attending the first class and for more information at 503413-1850 or kdempsey@aahc-portland.org. Please receive approval from your doctor before beginning exercise class. Must be 18 or older R a c ia l and E th n ic A p p ro a c h « » to C o m m u n ity H e a lth A Program of the African American Health Coalition. Inc Sponsor«! by m « Centers lor Disease Control and Prevention (C D C ) Contact AAHC at 503-413-1850 or visit our web site at w w w jah c-pordand.org We Can’t Afford Measure 37 is tightening. Fewer jobs mean less revenue for vital programs. Less sector has a large dependency on revenue means less services at the international markets. Energy very time when more assistance is costs are rising. The price of oil needed. has skyrocketed. The price per The forecast for Oregon Gen barrel of oil is now over $55, eral Fund revenues for 2005-07 is double the cost of 2003. $ 138.7 million lowerthan the prior Indicators are that the economy forecast. Expected personal in- continued from A4 come tax receipts have been re vised downward by $ 46.4 million. We cannot afford Measure 37. Please vole no. I Sen. Margaret Carter is a mem ber o f the Senate Interim Revenue Committee and represents north and northeast Portland in the State Legislature. And then it hit us: What law says home equity rates have to go up? OREGON VOTERS’ BILL OF RIGHTS • IF Y O U R E C E IV E D A B A L L O T IN T H E M A IL , Y O U H A V E A R IG H T T O V O T E . 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