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December 22. 2004______________________________________ £*!«’-Jjjflvtlanh CObsCrUCr __________________________ Merchant Fights Closure Rules Ease for Flu Shots Operator claims unfair treatment by .J aymee R . Cirri T he P ortland O bserver La rry refused to a llo w O L C C and other law enforcem ent o ffice rs adm ittance to Robert L a rry, president o f the P ort the store Friday to retrieve the state- land N A A C P and operator o f the K in g ow ned liq u o r in ven to ry fro m the outlet. B oulevard L iq u o r Store is cry in g fo u l The O L C C said they w o u ld return w ith a af ter his retail sales agreement was te rm i nated. court order. p ick up the liq u o r w h ile blasting o ffic ia ls egon L iq u o r C o ntrol C om m ission has fo r m aking an unannounced v is it to his not acted fa irly in various disputes w ith home. He said he was planning a lawsuit. his businesses, begin ning in 1997. O n T hursd ay, the O L C C u n a n im o u s ly voted tocancel L a rry 's liq u o r sales con tra ct after he lost an appeal w ith an ad m in istra tive judge. He was accused o f fa ilin g to make da ily cash d e p o s its fro m A p r il 28 to June 2; not L o ca l residents age 50 and older, ou t-o f-h o m e caregivers and h o u s e h o ld c o n ta c ts o f But M onday, L a rry in vite d agents to L a rry has long claim ed that the O r people in designated h ig h -p ri o rity groups can be vaccinated against influenza, p u b lic health o ffic ia ls in O regon and W ash Six m onths after he / was targeted because I'm a very outspoken black man. - Robert Larry, Portland NAACP President jfe subm itting tim e ly sales reports; and keeping his store closed since June 9 - all vio la tio n s o f a retail sales agreement. The state agency is also seeking to recover around $43,000 in liq u o r receipts. in gton announced M onday. purchased the business in 1997, L a rry faced an The easing o f flu shot rules is in line w ith new recommenda ad m inistrative hearing tions fro m the federal Centers fo r shortages, w ith a ru l fo r Disease C o n tro l and Pre ing in his favor. He says th e s h o rta g e vention. w as Parents o f c h ild re n 6 -2 3 caused by inadequately m onths and c h ild re n w ith a trained em ployees’ fa il chronic illness are especially ure to change sticker encouraged to seek vaccina tio n fo r th e ir youngsters. prices o f alcohol. A cco rd in g to L a rry, For more in fo rm atio n, check several A fric a n -A m e ri can liq u o r store operators have been w ith yo u r health care p ro vid er u n fa irly targeted by the O LC C . o rc a ll the flu hotline at 800-978- 3040statewide o r 503-872-6900 “ I was targeted because I ’ m a very in the Portland area, o r 800- outspoken black m an ," L a rry said. SAFENET. He also speculated that his in v o lv e L a rry reportedly held o f f on m aking ment in opposing renewal o f a liq u o r the deposit and tilin g reports on tim e license fo r the A in s w o rth Safeway store u n til he cou ld resolve a com puter g litc h spurred enforcem ent against him . between his system and the O L C C p ro gram. He said he kept the records and A lth o u g h L a rry lost in the ad m in istra tive process, he can s till appeal the ver funds in a trust account. d ic t w ith the O regon C o u rt o f Appeals. Ask ences on this issue are d riv in g you Dear Tiffany: man harder. apart, causing stress and m isery. M ake it sim ple, i f you lo ve her, I see yo u r point on the spending. com m it. I f not and she lets you stay, they w o u ld realize Jesus is the rea g ive her some cheese to go w ith her son fo r the season. Yes, th a t’ s a w hine and you sit do w n somewhere clich é but one that w o u ld save hard on Ron A rtest? I feel i f a w hite guy had been h it w ith the cup, the m edia coverage and the punish -V ic tor James; Indianapolis, Ind. question because I ’ m not sure i f Dear Deanna! I t ’ s C hristm as again and I have to deal w ith g ift argum ents w ith my g irlfrie n d . W e ’ ve been together fo r ove r three years and she’ s started ta lk in g about engagem ent rings again. I love her but have no plans kn o w w hat she wants and you e i most popular birthday ever that ther g ive it to her o r ris k losing her. gets slighted because o f the media, Fax; 503-288 0015 m oney, save souls and lead to sal routine shouIdn’ t be a surprise. Y ou vation. The b irth o f C h rist is the to m arry her o r propose and she know s it. I w ish she w o u ld get o f f Dear Deanna! Ron A rtest received, he should’ ve m y back and ju s t let the re la tio n People need to wake up du rin g the b it the guy, broke his fingers, a leg ship flo w . H er d e sire fo r an engage holidays and stop fa llin g v ic tim to and a few toes. The N B A , the media m ent rin g causes us to fuss, fig h t the slave o f ove r spending. T h is is and everyone else need to q u it tr ip and argue u n til she gets tired. I ’ m a sin and it needs to stop. I t ’ s a p in g . A n o th e r athlete, black o r tired o f it no w ! - -Michael S. ; New shame how people d o n ’ t pay the ir w h ite, in that same predicam ent York City tio n d id n ’ t help matters but he did w hat he had to do. In lo o kin g at the tape, the suspension and the pen Dear Michael: Y o u ’ re d o in g the w h y buy the cow and get the m ilk fo r free story that gets o ld after a w h ile . Y o u r d iffe r However, i f people were really smart, and shut up. A fte r three years, the Dear Victor: m aybe worse. T rue his past reputa L egal N o tic e s Need to p u b lis h a c o u rt document or notice? Need an affidavit of publication quickly and efficiently? Please fax or e- mail your notice for a free price quote! Sports fan o r not, w ith the penalty w o u ld ’ ve reacted the same way Dear Deanna! A community leader says his rights were violated in the license termination o f his King Boulevard Liquor Store. a lty, I w ish Ron A rtest had hit the m ent w o u ld n ’ t be the same. I ’ m ta kin g a chance in asking this M ark W ashington AT he P ortland O bserver and I ’ m not racist. In regards to the do you th in k the league was too S photo by y o u ’ re a sports fan. I ’ m a w h ite guy m ediacoverage w ith the N B A light, a: Page A3 greedy capitalists and toy makers that o n ly want to make m oney. S ociety should be tha nkful the Sav io r is m e rc ifu l and doesn’ t ask “ W hat have you done fo r me lately” on H is birthday. Ask Deanna is written by Deanna M. Write Ask Deanna! Email: they w e ’ re smart, they w o u ld w ait askdeannal@yahoo.com or 264 u n til after the holidays, get better S. LaCienega Blvd. Suite 1283 bargains and save m oney. -T if Beverly Hills, CA 40211. Website: fany; Jackson, Miss. www.askdeanna.com b ills , lose th e ir homes and get in to financial trouble du rin g holidays. 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