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Page B2 A March 9. 2005 JJortlanh © bseruer STATE FARM "•»•“ ■n OFF.: ( 5 0 3 ) 2 8 6 1103 FAX: ( 5 0 3 ) 2 8 6 1146 L aw & J ustice INSURANCE COMPANIES Rally for Civil Unions HOME OFFICES:BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS ERNEST J. HILL, JR Agent 6 5 2 7 NE MLK, Jr. Boulevard Same-sex couple equality wanted Suite A Portland, OR 97217 Your Care Our First Priority Dr. Marceline Failla Chiropractic Physician Call for an appointment! (503) 228-6140 W? a re lo c a te d a t 1716 N.E. 42nd Ave., Portland, OR 97213 (Between Broadway and Sandy Blvd.) We specialize in: Automobile accident injuries Chronic headache and joint pain Workers Compensation injuries ou/ecC T ¿77 421 SW 6,h Ave located between Washington and Stark phone: 503-796-9250 website: www.avalonflowerspdx.com e-mail: avalonflowers @ msn .com Cori Stewart-Owner Snell-ZMvigner C A N N O N ’S RIB EX PRESS (FORMERLYCHUCK HINTON'S) Police release a group o f gra ffiti photographs hoping to identify the vandals known only by their “tags. ’ Police Seek Help Against Vandals The Portland Police Bureau, in cooperation with Crime Stoppers, would like your help identifying vandals known only by their “tags.” S om etim es referred to as “taggers,” the vandals draw or paint graffiti on walls, billboards, street signs, fences, public utility property, transit property, trains, and anywhere else it is likely to be seen. This activity affects neigh- borhood livability by creating an eyesore wherever it is applied. It also costs private property own ers, and members of the community money to clean it up. Sometimes property is damaged beyond repair and must be replaced, also at great expense. Certain “tags” have appeared often in Portland lately. “TOR MENT” has been seen almost 40 times in neighborhoods of south- east, northw est and northeast Portland. It has appeared up and down Northeast Alberta Street. “DELK” is a tag seen over 60 tim es around tow n including southeast portland near South e a st 12th and H a w th o rn e . "KILLAHOE” and “CAVEMAN" are “tags” that have been reported a dozen or more times and often continued on page B5 Graffiti Removal Kits Available Graffiti removal kits containing environmentally-friendly solvent and other graffiti removal supplies are available to be checked out at nine Portland Fire stations. Community volunteers will be asked to concentrate their efforts on using solvent to wipe out graf fiti on surfaces like metal light poles, backs of street signs, and newspaper boxes. In addition, vol unteers can use provided scrapers to get rid of stickers, which are widespread, unsightly and difficult to remove. The participating fire stations are at 1715 N.W . Johnson St., 7134 N. M aryland Ave., 926 N.E. W e id le r S t., 1905 N .E . Killingsworth St., 8720 S. W. 30th Ave., 2915 S.E. 13,h Place, 5211 S.E. Mall St. 5916 N.E. Going St., and 1500 S.E. 122nd Ave. Kits are available for checkout every day, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., except when fire personnel are called out on emergencies. ( A P)— Gay rights activists from around the state converged on the Capitol Thursday for a rally and a day of lobbying lawmakers to pass equal rights measures for same-sex couples. “O ur time has com e,” Roey Thorpe of Basic Rights Oregon told a c ro w d o f aro u n d 500 people at the C a p ito l’s mainentrance. “ W e will never go aw ay. W e will n e v e r give up,” said Tho rpe, executive director of the state’s major gay rights organiza tion. The event was held on the one- year anniversary of Multnomah County creating a political uproar by beginning to issue marriage li censes to same-sex couples. The legality of the 3,042 licenses issued before a judge halted the practice is up in the air because voters in November passed a state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. Gay rights backers are lobbying lawmakers to create “civil unions" that would provide the equivalent of marital benefits for gay couples, such as rights to spousal death benefits or visiting rights in hospitals. Sen. Ben Westlund of Bend, one of the few Republican gay-rights voices in the Legislature, told the rally he’s “passionately supporting civil union legislation” along with Senate Majority Leader Kate Brown, D-Portland. Gay rights supporters also are pushing for passage of a bill that would outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment, housing and public accommoda tions. Democratic Gov.Ted Kulongoski says adoption o f the anti-discrimi nation measure is a high priority of his, and he also backs civil unions. 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A woman who tried to fraudu lently claim damages against TriMet has been sentenced to three years probation, 20 days in jail and or dered to pay $617 in restitution and court fees. TammieE. Holloway pled guilty to perjury in Multnomah County Circuit Court in connection with a TriMet bus accident during the morning of Aug. 29,2003. Holloway claimed to be on the Soliciting Sex Near School Leads to Arrest Portland Police arrested Antonio Negrete Jr., 24, on six counts of com pelling prostitution and six Madam ’s Suburban Salon s u b s c r ip tio n s a rc ju s t $6 0 p e r y e a r N ail& F oot S p ecialist/H an d C are (please include check w ith this subscription form ) M adam M arion P e ’a, O w ner/N ail Tech 5268 N. 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Hansen. “The cameras H o llo w a y sta te d have proven useful in that she hit her fore Tammie Holloway showing exactly what head on a pole. How ever, cameras on the TriM et bus happens during an accident and showed that Holloway was not on assists us in assuring that people the vehicle during the incident - can’t fraudulently take advantage she was actually across the street of an accident for their own gain.” counts of attempted sodomy for arrest Negrete. The Portland Police Bureau says attempti ng to pay children for sexual it sees an increase in both arrests activity. The investigation began several and complaints of predatory sexual behavior by adults each weeks ago when officer year as the spring-like from the School Police w eather brings ch il Division received infor mation that a suspect dren and young adults was driving around at to congregate outside n e a r s c h o o ls and tempting to pay chi ldren parks. to engage in sexual ac Parents and guard tivity. Officers broadcast a ians are asked to talk to suspect alert and on Feb. theirchildren about the 25 received information Antonio Negrete Jr. need tobe vigilant, walk from a Roosevelt High in pairs, and report School student that the man had just suspicious behavior. approached him near the school. Anyone with information in this The victim provided police with a investigation is asked to call the description of the suspect and his Portland Police Bureau School Po- car, which allowed police toquickly lice Division at 503-823-2166. Advertise w ith diversity in <ri" J .liirtlitn ò 0 ) h a c r u r r ( '.dl 5O3-288-OO33 adsfr' portlandobserver.com