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October 27.2004_____________________________________ ^ o r tla n b © b s c r u e r _________________________________ Pa«cA7 Ask ö How do 1 tell him w e’re one world andcan’t go forward with racist attitudes? I love everyone. Shouldn't we all get along? — Indecisive Thoughts; Long Beach, Calif. Dear Indecisive: R eal P e o p le , R eal A d v ic e \n nth ice co lu m n k ilo » n fo r its fc u rlc 'o iip p io iic li lo r c itlily bused su b je cts! Dear Deanna! I think my daughter is stealing from departm ent stores. New clothes, per fume and com pact discs are coming out of nowhere. I know the parents o f her friends so this stuff isn 't com ing from them. How do I find out if she’s stealing and what do I do if it’s true. —Anony mous Mom; Greensboro, N.C. Dear Mom: Sheila 0 'Brian v o te s early by d e p o sitin g h er ballot a t th e M u ltnom ah C ounty E lectio n s o ffice a t 1 0 4 0 S.E . M orrison St. _. _ Turnout Vote Conics In looks huge continued . fro m Front percent of ballots received. Since the primary election in May, Multnomah County has gained 67,555 new voters, increasing from 360,000 to427,555. In Novem ber 2000, Democrats in the county com posed 49 percent o f registered voters and 24 percent were Republicans. Currently, 49.5 percent o f voters are regis tered Democrats and 22 percent are regis tered Republicans. Nationally, Democrats appear to be gain ing the upper hand in the battle to sign up new voters in the all-important swing states, an Associated Press analysis suggests. The AP analysis o f the most up-to-date figures from across the country found that, in every state where com plete data is available, the Democrats have registered more new voters than Republicans. They have the edge in Arizona, Iowa, New Mexico, Nevada and New Hampshire. O nly in Florida is the story different. R egistration tallies from m ore than h alf the counties show that the R epublicans and the D em ocrats are virtually tied in the race to increase th eir share o f voters in the state that decided the presidential election four years ago. "W e ’re living p o litics rig h t now , ev ery w h ere you tu rn ,” said K evin G lat, a u d ito r in B urleigh C ounty, N.D. “ It was such a close race four years ago that people are finally com ing to the realization that every vote does co u n t.” If your gut instinct is say ing your daugh ter is a thief, then you’re right. Get your Bible and give her a refresher course on Exodus 20; 15 which says thou shall not steal. Then make a visit to the county jail so she can get a first hand look at what happens when people get caught steal ing. Between G od’sw ord and the reality o f jail, I think she’ll get the picture and keep her hands to herself. Your dad needs to quit tripping over the color thi ng. Y ou’ re a wel I - rounded person and h e's taught you well. You should feel com fortable enough to point out his racist areas at the moment h e’s acting this way. The world will always have a rainbow of people and if he can’t accept it. then he needs to get over it. This process is a continued work just like w e’re still looking for world peace and the cure for cancer. Dear Deanna! I m indlessly picked up the N ational Enquirer and saw an article about Halle Berry writing your column. I’ve seen maga- zines were she said she’s tired o f being hurt or she’ll never marry again. I’m a middle-aged white guy and it breaks my heart to think she’s not being adorned with attention, affection and genuine love. She could be a mean spirited nag, but she’s so beautiful I can’t imagine that. Should you talk to her again, tell her that her work is stellar, her style is ti meless and her existence has filled me with delight every time I see her in film or print. God bless both o f you. -J im ; Dallas Dear Jim: Dear Deanna! In today’s time, it’s good to see a white man also support and embrace two posi tive black women that are trying to handle th eir b usiness. Y our com m ents and thoughts are on point with the rest o f the world as it pertains to Ms. Berry and the Enquirer article. Thanks for the love and support. My dad ’s a kind-hearted man always looking for ways to help people. How ever, he’s prejudiced. When 1 date out side the race I have to do it behind his back because he gives me a hard time. Ask Deanna is written by Deanna M. W rite A sk D ean n a! E m ail: askdeannal@ yahoo.comorwrite: Deanna M, P.O. Box 88847, Los Angeles, C A 90009. Website: www.askdeanna.com VICTORY Middle School 5250 NE M LK • (503) 789-9099 • www.VictoryM S.com To Our Parents and Community Friends: Activist Attorney Murdered Voters Urged Two suspects arrested after body found (A P )— Police h a v e a r r e s te d tw o p e o p le on charges o f m ur d ering D ouglas S w anson, a d e fe n s e a tto r n e y fro m n o rth e a s t Portland know n S tu a rt Lueb for his w ork on behalf o f people with insurance and w orker rights issues. Stuart E. Lueb and L ydia M arie W ay were charged with aggravated m urder after S w an so n ’s body w as discovered in the M t. H ood N ational Forest. D etectives provided few details about how or w here he died, other than to say it w as not a random killing. A u th o ritie s w ere try in g to d e te r m ine the n atu re o f S w a n so n ’s re la tio n sh ip w ith his k ille r o r k illers. P o lice said th e re w as no e v id e n c e it w as c o n n e c te d w ith his legal c a se s o r his p o litical in v o lv e m e n t o r that S w anson h ad a d ru g p ro b lem . S w an so n , k n o w n fo r his w o rk e rs’ co m pensa tio n e x p e rtise and ch aritab le a c tiv itie s , w as la st seen ab o u t 7 p.m . on O ct. 19. H e had atten d e d a sch o o l c o n fe re n c e w ith his w ife at his 1 2 -y ear-o ld s o n ’s sch o o l, th en he an d his w ife left in se p arate cars. S w an so n n ev e r re tu rn ed to h is Irv in g to n n eig h b o r hood that n ig h t, n o r d id he arriv e at w ork the n ex t m o rning. D e te c tiv e s tr a c e d c a lls fro m S w a n so n ’s cell p h o n e an d trac k ed the m o v e m en t o f his c a r afte r his d isa p p ea ra n ce . T h ey said th e ca r trav e led to n orth an d n o rth east P o rt land, an d to the M ount H ood N a tional F o re st n ear F ish C ree k R oad. Many kids in our community start losing ground by sixth grade, and that leads to the high rale of dropout in high school I t ’s not just a local issue it ’s a national disgrace. to Cast Ballots O re g o n S e c re ta ry o f S ta te B ill Bradbury rem inds registered voters that if they have not received their ballot by now , they should call or visit their county elections office in order to get a ballot. “Vote-by-m aii, our toll-free voter line, and the O regon V otes w ebsite m akes it easy to vote and easy to find inform a tion about voting,” said Bradbury. “I ’m so excited to see record num bers o f registered voters, and I encourage ev ery registered voter to m ake sure that they have received a ballot and that they turn their ballot in by election d ay .” V oters can call toll-free l-866-O R E - V O TE (1-866 -6 7 3 -8 6 8 3 ) to be c o n nected to th eir county elections office, or visit w w w .O regonV otes.org for lo cations and contact inform ation. Friday is the last day to mail ballots back to the county. A fter Friday, voters should bring their ballot to an official county drop site. See front page for a list o f ballot drop sites. Hut at Victory Middle School, we are changing all that. Test scores jumped by R months in just 4 months Inst spring! Reading and language scores soared higher. That's twice the expectation for kids in the suburbs. And at Victory, tuition is free! A C A D EM IC S: and they work closely with parents so you can help them from home. B E H A V IO R : Children learn at their best in a safe, comfortable educational environment. We have two experienced counselors to promote good behavior. We enforce our school rales. Parents send kids to Victory for a great learning environment, and we fu lfill our responsibility to provide it. W'e make changes each year to support best behavior. Our new self-contained class rooms give broader instruction and cut down on the traffic in hallways. Wc replaced daily study hall with fu ll periods for reading. We made physical education more intensive and structured. We transformed Noontime recess into a period for instruct ing with computers. Our excitement in classrooms helps keep kids on task. C O M M U N IT Y : Ourprincipnl , counselors, and most other staff members make their lives in the community we serve They know many students as neighbors and work hard to assure their best future Wc have teachers from outside our community even one is a doctor. They have chosen to teach here, know ing all kids can learn. R E G IS T R A T IO N : We have a few openings for sixth- and seventh-grade students this year and w ill add eighth-grade next year Tuition is free Registration is easy-just give us a call, or come in and apply. W’e w ill get records from your child's former school. Find us at the Blazers Boys & Girls Club. 5250 NF. M LK . Call for information at (503)789-9099. Come and see for yourself what a great school can be. Cottrell B White, Jr Principal ^Jnrtlani) (Ohseruer on We teach from great textbooks. Our lessons arc scheduled a full year in advance. Our teachers come in early and stay late to help all students learn Web w w w .p o r t l a n d o b s e r v e r .c o m As it quickly becomes more and more an electronic world, The Portland Observer endeavors to meet the needs of our readers and advertisers by going online. With the capability o f the Internet, the Portland Observer now reaches a broader audience, and thus sets your business in front o f a new generation. ijUortlanh QDbseruer reach more people with banner ads call 503.288.0033 I —~ ‘
