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A u g u s t 17. 2 0 0 5 ^"jjJort lattò © b e c ru e r___________________________ l>Ji;cA3 Local Leader Charged with Attempted Murder A respected A frican Am erican businessman and civil rights advocate from Portland faces attempted mur der and kidnapping charges in The Dalles, according to the Wasco County Circuit Court. Robert Larry, 45, is accused of attacking a female acquaintance, said Wasco County District Attorney Eric Nisley. Larry was the longtime owner of the King Liquor Store on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Portland and an officer with the Port land branch of the NAACP. His liquor store was closed last spring over alle- gations he owned the Oregon Liquor Control $38,578 in liquor receipts. He was arrested two weeks ago in The Dalles for kidnapping, stran gulation, m enacing and harassment, and unauthorized use of a firearm, but the charges were upgraded Fri day when a W asco County Grand Jury added the charge of attem pted m urder. At the time of the domestic violence complaint, officers said they had to draw weapons in a confrontation with Larry, though no shots were fired. He was released from jail on bail pending an Aug. 22 arraignment. The Zone, formerly Quest is one o f the few underage nightclubs in Portland. People who are over 21 usually aren’t allowed inside the downtown club with out an underage friend. Pedestrians walk past Metro Pizza on Southwest Washington where a shoot ing left a man dead. N ig h tlife Shaken Up continued from Front Will taking away hip-hop music and police saturation really reduce crime? The Oregon Liquor Control Commis sion said it has no complaint cases against the downtown entertainment clubs for Some people think that the recent decision by The Vue nightclub to quit playing hip- hop music will be an economic downfall for the venue. violence that originated inside their estab lishments and then spilled outside. Meanwhile, some northeast Portland residents are complaining that with all the attention downtown is getting that their neighborhoods are being ignored and left vulnerable to future crime. Cold, Broken or Drafty Windows? Law requires equal coverage Gov. Ted Kulongoski signed a bill Monday that requires fairand equal group health insurance for m ental health and substance abuse disorders. The governor was joined by Senate President Peter Courtney, representatives from the Oregon chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally III, and Senators Kate Brown, Avel Gordly and Margaret Carter. Sonja Tanner shared her story about how mental health parity will Natural Gas Hike Wanted Heating the house this winter could get much more expensive with a proposed 13 percent rate hike by Northwest Natural Gas. The request has been filed with the O r egon Public Utility Commission. For an average residential custom er using about 59.2 therm s per month, the increase would mean an additional $9.28 per month, increasing the average bill from $71.60 to $80.88. If approved by the OPUC, any increases would take effect Oct. 1. il,r |JnrtIanh GDbseruer Established 1970 USPS 959-680 __________________________________ 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 E ditor - in -C hiee , P urlisher : Charles H. Washington E ditor M ichael Leighton R eporter : Katherine Blachnore D istrirution M anager : Mark W ashington C reative D irector : Paul N eufeldt O ffice M anager : Kathy Linder Send address changes to Portland Observer, PO Box 3 1 3 7, Portland, OR 9 7 2 0 8 on windows ANY SIZE WHITE VINYL nmiRi c.uiiur. WINDOW u/iunnuu ’c DOUBLE-HUNG Call Today! The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. 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Subscription* are $60.00 per year 503-288-0033 FAX 503-288 0015 nens@Dortlandobserver.com subscription @portlandobserver. com ads@Dortlandobserver.com classifieds@Dortlandobserver.com Installs *10,000 - *20,000-s3 0 ,0 0 0 ! Governor Signs Mental Health Bill Supporters said providing equal coverage for mental health and substance abuse and physical health treatments results in mini mal - if any - increase in total health costs. When Oregon’s Pub lic Em ployees’ Benefit Board implemented parity, the increase in cost over the first year was less than one-half of one percent, “This legislation will help im prove the lives for thousands of Oregonians and their families be cause of a core group of people who would not stop fighting for what is the right thing to do for our state today and for the future,” Kulongoski said. One Day Don’t spend P hotos by M ark W ashington / T he P ortland O bserver help her son access the services he needs at an affordable cost. Before Senate Bill 1, Oregon was one o f a few states that did not require insurance to cover treat ment for mental health and sub stance abuse disorders, as it does for physical ailments. “Today marks the day when we officially end discrimination in health benefits between mental and p h y sic a l h e a lth p ro b le m s,” Kulongoski said. “But perhaps this day is more important for moving Oregon closer to ending the stigma so often associated with mental health and substance abuse disor ders - and treatment.” Many clubgoers believe that security saturation patrols on foot, bike and horse back, like the presence Portland police had last weekend, will curb violence near the clubs. For many, the issue is more about crime prevention than music. A key goal is to create economic opportunities for Oregonians. Workers will be recruited from local comm unities whenever possible. The bridge program already has created nearly 1,700 jobs, LEARN MORE: OTIA III State Bridge Delivery Program www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWV/OTIA/bridge_ delive ry.shtml Oregon Bridge Delivery Partners www.obdp.org with peak construction scheduled to start in the summer of 2006. ODOT is committed to diversity in contracting and hiring and to maximizing the participation of women, minorities, and emerging small businesses in the bridge program. iHvnTwn m
