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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
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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
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ove r three years and she’ s started
ta lk in g about engagem ent rings
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vation. The b irth o f C h rist is the
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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
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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
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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.
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and I ’ m not racist. In regards to the
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greedy capitalists and toy makers
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“ W hat have you done fo r me lately”
on H is birthday.
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