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Health Care Issues Raised
O ver 60 people cam e together at
a health care forunt at Irvington
V illage in northeast Portland.
The March 22 session was the
third issues forum held in recent
w eeks by State Rep. Chip Shields
T he north and northeast Port
land law m aker was joined by State
Rep. M itch G reenlick, chief peti
tioner of HO PE for Oregon famil ies
and his wife Shelda Holmes, a pub
lic health family nurse practitioner.
H olm es shared a need for access
to preventive health care, reducing
costs through preventing em er
gency room visits. Solutions were
discussed, from fully funding the
O regon H ealth Plan to universal
health care coverage.
G re en lick said his in itiativ e
would put the right to health care
for all O regonians into the state
C onstitution.
A rea re sid e n ts sh a re d th e ir
health care frustrations, including
those with health insurance who
still struggle to pay hospital bills.
Shields' next and final forum will
be held on W ednesday. April 5. at
6:30 p.m. at Irvington Elementary
School w hen the topic will be
schools.
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Martin Luther King III. the
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rights leader, will speak on his
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Portland Public Schools has be
gun the process o f nam ing a school
under construction in the New C o
lum bia hou sin g d ev elo p m en t in
north Portland.
The school will open in Septem
ber. M any partners, including H ous
ing Authority o f Portland. Boys and
Girls Club, Portland Parks and Recre
ation and the City o f Portland, have
w orked together to m ake this school
possible.
The com m unity is invited to sug
gest nam es for the new school. Sug
gestions will be accepted through
April 12. A newly formedcommitteeis
com posed o f T am ala Newsome, cur
rent principal o f Ball Elem entary,
along with a teacher, classified staff
m em ber, student and com m unity
member. T he com m ittee will make
three to five recom m endations to the
superintendent. The superintendent
will recom m end one nam e to the
board for approval.
S u g gestio n s and co m m ent on
possible nam es can be m ade via the
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Portland. OR 97227.
Church Screens ‘Passion’
V ancouver's Community AM E
Zion Church is inviting the public to
a free screening o f the aw ard-w in
ning biblical film "The Passion o f the
Christ" on Friday, April 10 at 7 p.m.
Special m ovies and snacks will be
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“My Father’s Dream, My
Mission" is the title of King’s
talk, a reflection on the civil
rights movement and his father’s
legacy. King will exam ine
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father's legendary “I Have a
Dream" speech, delivered at
Dear Deanna!
I'v e been unem ployed for 2
years from a jo b that has lim ited
marketing availability . My wife
has supported me both em o
tionally and financially during
this tim e. Now she com plains
and no m atter how many odd
jobs I take, sh e’s never satis
fied. However, when I was gain
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luxury at my expense and she
claim s loss of the lifestyle isn’t
bothering her. W hat can 1 do to
make this situation better? —
Tim C.; Denver, Colo.
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Dan H o ffm a n . B .A .
Hebrews th rough Revelation
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C onnie Stanton. B. A.
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Dave B ro w n . M . D iv
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U M 20I
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Dr. RickCalenberg.Th.D.
A com prehensive look a t the M a s te r's w o rld p la n
Dr. James Sweeny. Ph D.
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M arcu s B row n; and g u itar p la y er T om S andahl.
T o m ’s Fat T uesday Band, a traditional New O rleans
jazz, funk and R&B band will set the tone with 90 minutes
o f New O rleans party music. Devin Phi Hips and his New
O rleans Straight Ahead quartet will
follow. D evin’s band is the most
sought-after jazz com bo in town
and has been featured regularly at
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New O rleans m usicians, including
over $ 12,500 in direct fees for weekly
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baby isn 't mine but w anted to wait
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A sk Deanna'.
It’s good your wife is support
ive but she’s dishonest with
her feelings o f your financial
loss. If you were on the sofa
geant; Ft. Bragg, N.C.
w atching television it would be
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bringing in money and yo u 're Like many women, your wife lost
making it together, then she her mind and forgot her marriage
should be satisfied. Have a dis vows when you deployed. Her sus
cussion and get to picious behavior coupled with a
the root and deter pregnancy is putting the w riting on
mine if she married the wall about her affair. However,
you for love o r fi as a man, you should give her the
nances. Keep work benefit o f the doubt until the baby
in g , k e e p th e is born and you have a paternity
money com ing in test. Y ou're doing the right thing
and keep it moving. by seeking space considering the
stress y o u ’re under. Consult with a
Dear Deanna!
counselor on base to help sort your
I’m in the Army and
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returned from Iraq
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I want to thank those whose
names were not on the obituary
and came to visit momma. Her
good friends and mission sister,
Georgia Tillman, co-worker and
friends Buelah Blassingame,
Candy, Mr. H arris and Mrs.
Nelson from Woodlawn School
and anyone else I failed to name
God bless you G ertie Cross
loved all of you.
- Mary Harrison, Daughter