January 26, 2005_________________________________________
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Carter, Brown Hold Places in History
Portland
women take
leadership
posts
O re g o n h is to ry w as
m ade when m em bers o f
the O regon S enate voted
on leadership positions for
the 2005 session.
F or the first tim e, the
S e n a te h a s an A fric a n
A m erican P resident Pro
T em p o re and a w om an
M ajority Leader.
In a unanim ous vote,
Sen.
sen ato rs ch o se P ortland
D em ocrat M argaret C arter
as the first A frican A m erican
P resident P ro -T em p o re o f the
O re g o n S e n a te . A la w m a k e r
re p re se n tin g north an d n o rth ­
ea st P o rtlan d , C a rte r is o n ly the
s e c o n d A f r ic a n A m e r ic a n
w o m an in U n ite d S tate s h isto ry
K ate Brown
S e n . M argaret Carter
to h o ld th e p o sitio n .
A s P resid en t P ro Tern, she
will help preside o ver the Senate.
If the office o f Senate president
becom es vacant, she w ould be­
com e president until a new presi­
dent is elected.
C arter has m ade O regon his­
tory before: In 1984, she becam e
th e f ir s t A fr ic a n A m e r ic a n
w om an elected to the state H ouse
o f R epresentatives.
“M y colleagues have honored
me, and in doing so have honored
O regon as a pace setter,
“ p io n e er’ o n ce again in
o u r nation,” C arter said.
“O regon has long been a
‘trail blazer' in so m any
a re a s, in n o v a tio n s, and
public policies. M ay we
alw ays hold that d istin c­
tio n an d m ay o u r spirit
alw ays be as beautiful as
o u r land.”
S enators also voted to
m ake Kate B row n the first
w om an S enate M ajority
L eader in O regon history.
B ro w n ,
r e p r e s e n tin g
so u th e a s t P o rtlan d an d
M ilw aukie, has served as
th e S en ate D e m o c ra tic
L eader since 1999.
“O regon has a strong
tradition o f electing w om en to
leadership positions - in the L eg­
islature and statew ide,” Brow n
said. “ I th in k it reflects how
independent and principled O r­
egonians are, and I’m proud to
be a part o f that tradition.”
Lawmaker Honors African-Americans
MLK salute to Clara Peoples, Pauline Bradford and Rev. John H. Jackson
State Rep. Chip Shields, begin­
ning his first term in the Oregon
House, honored three long-time
Portland civil rights activists on the
floor of the House on M onday, Jan.
17 in honor o f Martin Luther King,
Jr. Day.
Shields, a Democrat from north­
east Portland, recognized the life­
tim e com m itm ent to ju stice and
civil rights o f longtim e com m u­
nity leaders Clara Peoples, Pauline
Bradford, and R everend John. H. R ep. Chip S h ie ld s
Ms. Bradford, and Ms. Peoples,”
Jackson.
“It is with pride and humility Shields said. “We recognize them
that I recognize . . . Rev. Jackson, in the spirit o f Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr., and in spirit o f all the the civil rights movement in O r­
unsung ci vil rights heroes and hero­ egon, Rev. Jackson continued to
ines throughout O regon’s history.” work tirelessly to advance the cause
Clara Peoples has worked for o f justice and civil rights in Oregon
over 40 years with Bethel AME until his death in 1994.
Church in NE Portland, feeding the
Pauline Bradford worked forover
hungry. In recent years she also 50 years on behalf o f low-income
led the movement in Oregon to citizens and people o f color to en­
com mem orate Juneteenth, the cel­ sure that urban renewal in north­
ebration of the end o f slavery in the east Portland did not leave them
United States.
behind. Com menting on the honor
Shields also recognized the work that Shields gave her in his speech,
of the late Rev. Jackson, past-pas­ Bradford said, “I ju st try to ensure
tor o f Mount Olivet Baptist Church that people are treated fa irly ... and
and leader of the Albina Ministerial that we all try to live by the Golden
Alliance. A pioneer and leader in Rule.”
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h appens to like really young
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Did you know the world of leafy green vegetables stretches far beyond
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for it in flavor and nutrition.
Most people think greens have a bitter flavor. Some do but others are
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Join us this weekend as we introduce you to the lively world of leafy greens.
We’ll be sharing tastes of our favorites: bok choy, curly mustard, green, red
and rainbow kale, dandelion, beet, spinach, and a special braising greens.
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