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Rodriquez of Spain
are leading stars with
Nuevo Ballet Espanol.
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Spain s Nuevo Ballet Espanol displays both a unique flare o f flamenco dance and traditional movement.
Dazzling flamenco
dancers to perform
N uevo Ballet E spanol, S p a in 's
most critically acclaim ed flam enco
com pany will m ake its debut in
Portland on W ednesday, Feb. 8
starting at 7:30 p.m.
W hite Bird is proud to present
the highly acclaim ed production
that has been hailed w orldw ide
as successfu lly in fu sin g tra d i
tional flam enco dance and m usic
w ith contem p o rary m ovem ent.
T h e fo u n d e rs, c h o re o g ra
Spain, M ad rid 's leading new s phy will take c e n te r stag e at
p h e rs and p rin c ip a l d a n c e rs o f pap er El Pais says "A ngel and A rlene S ch n itzer C o n cert Hall.
this rem arkable en sem b le o f nine C arlos dance with soul, and if it is Tickets are $ 18 to $50 depending
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Hispanics Fall Behind in Medical Care
Officials say
they don't
know why
(AP) — Hispanics are falling
further behind whites in getting
quality medical care, w hile other
minority groups are closing the gap,
according to a new report b y the
federal government.
The areas where H ispanics were
slipping include treatm ent for dia
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losis. O fficials also found growing
gaps for H ispanics in getting regu
lar dental visits for their children
and speedy care for injury or ill
ness.
O fficials say they don’t know
why disparities in health care are
growing for Hispanics but narrow
ing for blacks, Asians and A m eri
can Indians.
“The fact that we know it exists
prompts a lot o f local com m unities
-U» Mty, ^W hat's going on here?’
and to figure out also why it mat
ters,” said Carolyn Clancy, director
o f the Agency for H ealthcare Re-
search and Quality.
T he gov ern m en t, using data
mostly from 2002 and 2003, m ea
sured 40 types o f disparities in the
quality of health care between whites
and minorities. Among blacks. 58
percent o f those disparities were
becom ing sm aller and 42 percent
were becom ing larger.
In contrast, am ong the dispari
ties between whites and Hispanics,
4 1 percent were becom ing smaller,
while 59 percent were growing.
T h e g o v e rn m e n t also m e a
sured access to health care. In all
categ o ries, d isp arities narrow ed
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for b lacks, A sians and A m erican
Indians. But the gap w orsened
for H ispanics in five out o f six
categ o ries, including access to
health insurance.
Dr. Elena Rios, president and
C E O ofthe National Hispanic Medi
cal A ssociation, said two out of
five Hispanics d o n 't have insur
ance, and that group contains both
legal and illegal immigrants.
Overal I, the quality o f health care
for all Americans improved at a rate
o f 2.8 percent, the same rate o f
increase shown in last year’s re
port.
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Pinochet Stripped of Immunity
(A P )— Form erC hilean dictator mother.
A u g u s to P in o c h e t h as b een
The president o f the Santiago
stripped o f immunity from prosecu Court o f Appeals said the justices
tion in 59 cases o f torture and kid voted 13-5 Friday to lift Pinochet's
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were held — including President fo re th e 9 0 - y e a r- o ld fo rm e r
elect M ichelle Bachelet and her strongman can be tried. Pinochet’s
new
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gela Jeria, were arrested 15 months
after the 1973 coup led by Pinochet
and taken to Villa Grim aldi, where
both were tortured. Theircases were
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My cousin married her husband
two years ago at age 19. She has
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with her husband’s best friend who
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boyfriend's cousin. These 3 guys
h av e been frie n d s sin ce high
school. I know this isn't my prob
lem, but can you please give me
some advice? --Michelle; Port
but w e're still together. He doesn't when I saw the real man. The police
know if he wants to stay with his wife say as long as he pays bills and
or leave. I told him if he stays then I isn't physically abusive they can 't
may not be there. I also have a son make him leave my home. H e'scom e
that's I yearold. I love him so much a long way but I d o n 't love him and
and don't want to lose him again. - honestly I never did. I ’ve been up
-Lost in Love; On-Line Reader
front and very honest with him.
What can I do? —Desperate; Okla
Dear Lost:
land. Ore.
Dear Michelle:
First remind your friend that she
has a husband. At such a young Real People, Real Advice
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very imm ature if sh e 's going to risk
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kite, suggest a giwxl counselor that dad got married several months ago.
can help her decide if she wants to I still love him and I’m sure he still
me married anil move forward or loves me. He called twice on his
save face and feelings now with an wedding day to let me know he was
annulment.
thinking about me. He got married
You lost him when he m arried an
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because kids or no kids, he d id n 't
choose you. Y ou've settled for less
by allow ing him to have the best o f
both worlds by being with him. You
can get through the pain by fix-us
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Dear Desperate:
You can pack your bags and leave
or pack his and put him out. If it's
your house with your name on it,
then you do as you please. How
ever. your man may react and get
violent. If th at's the case, sell your
house, m ove and start a new life. If
he c a n 't accept your honesty, lack
o f love and wishes, then yo u 're
entitled to handle your business.
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