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yg a rS t P e ac e o f M i n d a n d B o d y Local massage entrepreneurs open ‘Serenity’ studio studio on on ml Stark serenity Metro See See Metro ( page "community service ^Inrtlanh © ‘City of Roses’ Volume XXXV, N um ber 35 Established in 1970 www.portlandobserver.com Committed to Cultural Diversity Wednesday • August 24, 2005 .Week ¡n TheReview Bush Rebuffs Ranch Protester President Bush took on the Cali fornia mother who has been defi antly protesting outside his Texas home, saying Tuesday that Cindy Sheehan doesn’t represent the views of most military families. “I think those who advocate immedi ate withdrawal from not only Iraq but the Middle East are advocat ing a policy that would weaken the United States,” he said. ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Actor Dies from Cancer Brock Peters M o c k in g b ird ,” died Tuesday at his home after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 78. Peters also played Admiral Cartwright in tw oof the “Star Trek” feature fdms, as well as various characters on television shows. Obesity Rates Up Nationwide Like a lot o f people, the n ation’s w eight problem is settling below its w aistline. The states with the h ighest percen tag es o f obese adults are m ostly in the South. In the entire nation, only Oregon isn ’t getting fatter. Some 22.7 percent o f A m erican adults are considered obese, says the ad v o c a c y g ro u p T ru s t fo r A m erica’s Health. N.Y. Transit Boosts Security New York will install 1,0 0 0 sur veillance cam eras and 3,000 mo tion sensors in its spraw ling netw ork o f subw ays and com m uter rail stations as part o f a $212 million security upgrade and c o u n te r te r r o r is m p la n a n nounced Tuesday. photo by I saiah Opposition IRAQ WAR r . Mothers of soldiers killed take up cause About 150 community members rallied around the Alberta Co-op in northeast Port land Aug. 17 in support of bringing troops home from the Iraq War. The group was part of an estimated 1,820 people taking part in vigils at 19 Portland area locations in conjunction with commu nities across the nation supporting Cindy Sheehan, an anti-war protester and “peace mom" who starting camping outside Presi Gains Voice dent Bush’sranch in Crawford, Texas at the beginning of August. Sheehan, o f C alifornia, lost her son in Iraq and has hopes o f speaking with Bush about bringing soldiers back home to their fam ilies before more deaths occur. She accuses Bush o f lying to the A m eri The woman w hose son accused M ichael Jackson o f child m oles tation was charged with w elfare fraud Tuesday for allegedly co l lecting nearly $19,000 in pay ments while making false claims. J a c k s o n ’s law y ers p re se n te d evidence that she and her fam ily had received a $ 150,000 settle ment in a law suit against a de partm ent store and had other m onies at a tim e when she was claim ing to be poor. PHOTO bv The dance club ‘The Vue' is located on the corner o f Southwest Washington and Third Avenue. K atherine B lai kmore T he P ortland O bserver A local club manager who vowed off playing hip-hop in response to recent down town shootings apologized last week for racist statements he made in a controver sial e-mail. Rami Makboul, club manager for The Vue on Southwest Third Avenue and Washington Street, originally wrote an e- mail to Police Chief Derrick Foxworth and Mayor Tom Potter on Aug. 10, agreeing with an opinion from a former liquor control officer that African Americans should be kept away from the downtown club scene and should stay in northeast Portland. After realizing his e-mail was published all over Portland, Makboul issued the fol- by O C '7 O' 'S « - Ö ex O V > C g s > ’S e \ c y o on page A6 K atherine B lackmore / T he P ortland O bserver Club Apologizes for Racist E-mail Gyms cater to the Regrets call for blacks to stay away c o Oil u continued Norma Roberts, 56, works out with her per sonal trainer Martin Wilson for an hour, two to three times a week at the 24- Hour Fitness location on Halsey Street. No End to Arctic Meltdown en •H n can people about Iraq 's developm ent o f w eapons o f mass destruction and its con nection to al-Qaida. Her protest in Crawford was broken Friday when her mother fell ill to a stroke and she had Fitness: A Fountain of Youth Jackson Accuser Charged The rate of ice melting in the Arctic is increasing and a panel of re searchers says it sees no natural process that is likely to change that trend. Within a century the melting could lead to summertime ice-free (Kean conditions not seen in the area in a million years, the group said Tuesday. B oi ie /T hf . P ortland O bserver Michelle Bruns o f Port Townsend, Wash., stands outside the Alberta Co-Op in northeast Portland during a vigil on Aug. 17, urging President Bush to bring home troops in Iraq. Bruns has a son who served in the war overseas and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. lowing public apology: “We apologize for the recent comments made about African Americans and the gen eral hip-hop listening community. The club or the people involved within the club are in no way, shape or form racist against any ethnicities. “The recent comments were made out of frustrations due to the media and press attributing the recent violent actions solely to the Vue nightclub and we felt it was in the best interest of everybody that goes down town, not just African Americans, to stray away from violence in general. "We cannot control what happens out side the club but we will do what we can to continued on page A6 older community by K atherine B lackmore T he P ortland O bserver A, 56 years old, Norma Roberts certainly doesn’t look the part. With a smile on her toned face, she’s feeling younger since she started working with a personal trainer a, a gym more than two months ago. So far. she's lost 7 pounds and continues to gain confi dence in her health. “I was training a lot on my own and didn't have much success,” Roberts said. “I’ve learned to strengthen my core and balance to do exercises I've never been able to do. Now I have a lot of strength." W orking out for an hour, two to three times a week, Roberts said, “I feel good. Before. I was fatigued and just felt old. I was > always tired sitting around the office all day. Now 1 come here and have fun. It lakes time to come to the gym, but you gain so much that it's worth it.” Martin Wilson. Robert ’s personal trainer at Portland's 24-Hour Fitness Halsey l<Ka- tion, calls her a “success story" because she's committed and consistent with her exercise and diet. Walking into the gym means being in a bustle of all shapes and sizes lifting weights, running on treadmills and wiping sweat from their brows. Looking a little closer, you see people of all ages searching for a fountain of youth. Even people in their 60s and 70s can expect good results with a minimal fitness routine. Senior men can expect to live 11 years longer, while senior females can look continued on page A 6
