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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 2006)
August 23, 2006 Cb ‘'IJo rth tn h (Ohseruer Page A3 Annual Wellness Walk Corliss McKeever o f the African American Health Coalition (left) and local activist Joyce Harris join Mayor Tom Potter at the 4th Annual Wellness Walk Saturday at Dawson Park in north Portland. Potter not only lent his support to the walk, but gave credit to the coalition for work that recently has narrowed a healthcare dis parity gap for black residents o f the city. photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver .... Economic Progress Promised On Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard by L ee P erlman T he P or li and O bserver am id refreshm ents su p plied by lo cal restaurants, to u r p a rticip a n ts T o paraphrase a M u s lim expres and others exchanged in fo rm a tio n sion, the m ou ntain cam e to N o rth on he lp a va ila ble to e x is tin g and east M a rtin L u th e r K in g Jr. B o u le new business enterprises, and en vard. gage in in fo rm a l discussion. The Portland D evelopm ent C o m Joice T a y lo r, N N E B A chair, to ld m ission, the federal S m all Business the P ortland O bse rve r that the to u r A d m in is tr a tio n and the N o rth - h ig h lig h te d the strengths o f the N o rth ea st Business A s s o c ia tio n business c lim a te on the boulevard. conducted a w a lk in g to u r o f sm all Its weaknesses, she said, are a lack businesses i n the heart o f Port la n d ’ s o f know ledge o f the resources a v a il A fric a n A m e rica n c o m m u n ity on able by e x is tin g and w o u ld -b e en A ug . 16. trepreneurs, and fea r o f in ve stin g T h e stops in c lu d e d m in o r ity in new ventures. ow ned firm s lik e R eflections Books PD C staffer Fred W eam promised and C o ffe e , J.P’s C u sto m F ram in g to provide financial resources to make and G eneva's Sheer Perfection Bar things happe n econom ica lly, despi te ber and Beauty Shop; and Dew the 2(X)8 e xp ira tion o f future monies A n g ie ’ s B argain Place. fro m O regon C o n ve n tio n Center M a y o r T o m P otter jo in e d the gro u p at B illy Reed's Restaurant Urban Renewal D istrict. W ith m ost re m a in in g m onies a l and accom panied them fo r m any o f re a d y the to u r locations. projects, W earn pledged to " fin d “ I ’d never m et the m a yo r before c o m m itt e d Fresh! to e x is t in g new resources." and I d id n 't k n o w w hat to say to T he to u r was an o p p o rtu n ity to h im ," ad m itte d G reg G ru zyn ski, both showcase the businesses that o w n e r o f B ard y T ro p h y , one o f the are on the street and discuss the strengths o f the bo ulevard , the re sm all businesses. SAFEWAY O Ingredients fo r life T he to u r ended w ith a p u b lic sources that are a va ila b le to new open house at the Irv in g to n V illa g e businesses, and the issues that senior apartm ents on M L K . There. rem ain to be overcom e. Butcher's Cut Chicken Thighs or Drumsticks Fresh W ild W hole Sockeye Salmon Fresh Grade A SAVE up to S ic lb H ead-olt Weather perm itting SAVE up to $5 00 lb. Dear Deanna! I ’ m ve ry op in io n a te d and o u tspo it. I stand up fo r w hat I believe and Green Seedless Grapes refuse to let anyone talk d o w n to me SAVE up to $2.11 lb. ken and people can ’ t seem to handle On the Vine Cluster Tomatoes CLUB PRICE o r take advantage o f me. I got passed Fresh Express Salads 9 lo I 2 - o / package Selected varieties Club Price S t 00 ea SAVE up to »1 N «a Ripened clusters Club Price $1 00 lb SAVE up to $1 49 lb o v e r fo r an open p o sitio n and m y boss to ld me that I'm q u a lifie d but I lack grace to deal w ith people. I GRILL &WIN! was in sulte d because the person that got the jo b was m y assistant. I . a»t W eek \ o enter! feel lik e q u ittin g but n o w I d o n 't kn o w w h at to do. --Tanya; Greens G reat,, grilling SW EEPSTAKES PLUS $ 1 ,0 0 0 You <wr jutomatKaliy entered tor • chance to win every time you pure tore RancherS Reyen* tender Beef with your Club Card between July M AUI V A C A T I«* and A oquy I 79 2006 See Cetomei Se’vxe tot detaih Sweepstakes end 8/79/06 boro, N.C. Dear Tanya: W h ile y o u w ere busy ru n n in g y o u r m outh, y o u r assistant was brush in g up on her s k ills try in g to better herself. I t ’ s o ka y to be outspoken but not eve ry situa tion requires an ou tburst. N o w that y o u see the Real People, Real Advice An advice coin inn known fo r its fearless approach to reality based subjects! plans and let a ju d g e decide w h a t's h lo a st to s )u m m e r p best. e rro r o f y o u r w ays, yo u d o n 't have Dear Deanna! anyone to c ra w l to because y o u r I ’ m in love w ith a g u y 1 k n o w is n 't b ig m outh has isolated you. Y ou go od fo r me but I ’ m s tilI attracted to « Coca-Cola. Pepsi 7*Up self, change y o u r w ays and w o rk reotype o f a player. I kno w h e 'sb ad hard fo r the next p ro m o tio n . Get $l«<ottp»n w/pnrrliaae. news and I should stay aw ay but See S tore fo r detail»- re tte s, p la y s lo u d m u s ic and a l w a ys has a house f u ll o f p e o p le . I w a n t m y son to be h e a lth y , have problem is m y parents. I ’ m acollege student liv in g at hom e and th e y 're m a kin g me choose between h im o r liv in g in th e ir house. H o w d o l make a d e cisio n? -Jackie; Denver m e. I ’ ve trie d to ta lk w ith her and T h is is a n o -b ra in e r and the thought a ls o asked h e r fo r f u ll c u s to d y s h o u ld n 't enter y o u r m in d to toss b u t she says no. N o w I 'v e d e y o u r parents to the w in d fo r a loser. c id e d to ta ke her to c o u rt and she Y o u k n o w in advance that y o u 're has re fu se d to let me see m y son. setting y o u rs e lf up fo r abuse, pain, S h o u ld I d ro p th is o r press f o r in fid e lity and w h o kno w s w hat else. -Shaw n; Detroit Spare y o u rs e lf the m isery and make N o m atter how good o r bad a m other m ay be; they a ll turn in to lions w hen it com es to th e ir kids. O th e r than w hat yo u see. you d o n 't k n o w what g (x? so n in yo u re x-w ife 'sh o m e and y o u r assum ptions m ay cause th in g s to get worse. Y ou b o rrow e d tro u b le by threatening to go to co u rt and n o w , she’ s c a llin g y o u r b lu ff. In o rd e r fo r you and y o u r w ife to be on the same page, con tinu e y o u r te - c i Grade AA w ith h im and ju s t be reckless. The Dear Jackie: Dear Shawn: ■ Lucerne Large Eggs his energy makes me w ant to be a g o o d e x a m p le and th is bo th e rs w a rd ? —------ BUY ONE, GET ONE SAVE up !o $6 90 on 10 him . He drin ks, has no co lle g e ed u cu sto d y. M y ex -w ife sm okes c ig a •» ■- Plus deposit in Oregon catio n and b a sica lly meets the ste w a n t to m o ve fo rw a rd w ith le ga l ?• Gallon W hole. 2% , 1% , or Fat Free or Safeway SELECT Club Price $1 00 ea lesson learned and hu m ble y o u r Dear Deanna! < ’x' ~d- Dairy Glen M ilk 2-Liter Assorted Varieties should take th is experience as a I share c u s to d y o f m y son and I in c a s h . be T h o u s a n d s o f p r iz e s t o g iv e n a w a y Lays or Wavy Lays Potato Chips Healthy Choice M eals I I to I , 5 -0 / Selected varieties Club Price S2 00 ea SAVE up to $1 98 on 2 6 to 12 5-oz Selected varieties Club Price $2 00 ea SAVF op te $17 90 on 10 1 2 -0 / cans Selected varieties Plus deposit m Oregon SAVF up to $4 30 W Big!! Mi* & Match! in a m ature decision and listen to y o u r parents. 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