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Page B6 ihl |iìortlanò (Dbseru er FREE HOMEBUYER WORKSHOP Before You Look At Another House, There are 10 Things You Should Know About Buying In Portland I f y o u d o n t i t c o u ld c o s t y o u T h o u s a n d o f d o lla r s ” Free Recorded Message Stober M . Davis (896)592-1133 Ex 09 Direct: (503) 262-2626 Ex 155 Fax: (503) 262-2650 Free Consultations Allied Mortgage 10011SE Division St. #207, Portland, OR 97266 EMAIL: Smdavis3allied@yahoo.com “Your Mortgage Consultant for Life” t=i o p p ' o r V uni ' tv N ovem ber 3, 2 0 0 4 Statehood at Issue in Puerto Rico Leading candidate supports drive (AP)— The long-standing ques tion of whether Puerto Rico should push to become the 51 st U.S. state was at the center of Tuesday’s gubernatorial elections in this American territory. Former Gov. Pedro Rossello, whose previous terms from 1993 through 2000 were marked by a series of corruption scandals, has made the statehood demand a cen tral theme of his campaign to return to the post. Polls give him a narrow lead over Anibal Acevedo Vila, who favors the island's current status as a U.S. commonwealth. Ruben Berrios of the Puerto Rican Independence Party, making his fifth run for gov ernor, was running third in the polls. Puerto Rico’s 4 mi 1 lion residents are U.S. citizens but cannot vote for U.S. president. Outgoing Gov. Sila Calderon declined seek re-election. Som e 2.4 m illion Puerto Ricans were reg istered to vote Tuesday fo r g overnor, the island’s nonvoting del egate to Congress as well as for members of the island's legislature and municipal posts. Rossello has pledged to lead a clean govern ment if elected again. Acevedo Vila, who is currently the island’s delegate to Congress, says he is determined to prevent the “rampant c o rru p tio n " of Rossello’s two terms, Standing in a voting line at a school, accoun- tantEnrique Vasallosaid -------------- -- ________ ______ Anibal Acevedo Vila, candidate for Governor o f Puerto Rico o f the Popular Democratic Party, along with his wife Luisa Gandara, shows his ballot during the general elections Tuesday. (AP photo) he backed Acevedo Vda because “I like the way things are" with Puerto Rico as a U.S. commonwealth. Rossello promises another vote on statehood - an option narrowly defeated in nonbinding referen- Puerto Ricans generally pay no fed- dums he oversaw in 1993 and 1998. eral income taxes but have no vote The Caribbean island has been a in Congress and pay substantial U.S. territory since 1898. The island local taxes, wasgiven limited autonomy in 1952. ■ M M M m N H M M I N M M M M W M N M M N Mexico’s Day of the Dead “ ““ Day of the Dead recognizes the continuity between the living and the dead. At the Onda Arte Latina Gallery, 2215 N.E. Alberta St., works presented by three Northwest artists are inspired by spirits and spirituality in Latin America. Susan Lynch’s black and white photogra phy is a dramatic document of the Mexican Day of the Dead celebration. Lynch began photographing fiestas in 1998 while living in Minneapolis and continued over several trips to Oaxaca, Michoacan and Mexico City. A show for Spirits in the House, with photos by Susan Lynch and paintings by Susan Trueblood Stuart and Pamela Altree runs through Nov. 16. $69.00 $40.00 $99.00 and up $25.00 and up $5.00 each Day o f the Dead festivities in Mexico are captured in the photography o f Susan Lynch. Her artwork shows through Nov. 1 6 at the Onda Arte Latina Gallery. CALL FOR APPOINTMENTS C503J 281-3949 Z“ (AP) — A bus carrying a youth soccer team collided with a coal truck on a rural road in northern Colombia, killing 10 people aboard the bus, including eight of the young athletes, a sports official said Sunday. A soccer official and a trainer also were killed in the crash near Bosconia, 350 miles north of Bogota, the capital, Leny Garcia, a youth soccer official of Sucre state who was on the bus, told local radio station RadioCaracol. Calls to local authorities for confirmation were not immediately answered. The team was headed from Sincelejo, the state capital, to Bogota for an U nder-17 soccer tour nament when the crash occurred Saturday night. Witnesses said the truck driver apparently swerved to avoid a dead cow in the road and collided with the bus. 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Sunday, November 14,h 2004 3:00pm Matt Dishman Community Center (Auditorium) (Food, Speakers, Music and More) Come see for yourself Lome in anytime: 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM For Regular Students! My$t special needs students are also accepted A n E w l Opportunity lor A ll V ictory M iddle School adm it, xtodent, o l any race, color, nationality and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school from Metro has received a new coat of paint. W orkforce Center executive director Jennie Portis says the funds will allow exterior painting of “eight to 10" more homes in north and northeast Portland. All will have resident homeowners whose income does not exceed 80 percent of the median for the Portland metro politan area. The foundation compiled the list from houses in north and northeast Portland that have historic significance to Portland's African-American community, and portrayed in its 1998 book, “Cornerstones of Community; Buildings of The Historic Home Painting Program will serve three functions: providing necessary assistance to low-income homeowners to allow them to remain in their homes; up Certified teachers team with registered teachers Eycn-onee.lassroom teacher has a doctorate degree! Excellent Behavior! continued Portland’s African-American History.” Unfortunately, since the book was published, Bosco Milligan executive director Kathy Galbraith says about a dozen of the houses have already been demolished. 15:1 Student to Teacher Ratio! Tuition is FREE! Preserving °ur Heritage grading the community in general; and preserving the community’s historic architectural heritage. In the case of Essie Murray, her very presence has been a positive force for her community for decades. She has been a deacon and Sunday school teacher in her church, and a childcare provider for 26 years. Free I f your fam ily ha, been affected by violence and you would like to register your family for the < ommon Bond Dinner, you can go to www.fabvlolencc.coin and pre register or call Joe “ Bean" Keller at (503) 493 3533 ext.24 fo r more information. Pre registration deadline, Nov, 8lh 2004 Sponsored in part by Ibnd MW Albina Youth Opportunity School Inc. World Arte Foundation Inc. Asked to calculate when the house was last painted she said, “About 25 or 30 years. I think. My daughter was a teenager the last time we did it, and she's over 40 now.” O f the new paint she says, “It’s very nice. I love it. And the people who did the work, they were so nice to me.” Galbraith notes that it doesn't take a lot of money to make a real difference in someone's life. “This program absolutely meets the most basic goal of the Interstate Urban Renewal District: providing benefits to lower-income residents already living here." Galbraith said.
