November 29, 2006
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Morning
After Pill
continued
from Front
Drug on North Interstate A v ­
enue, carries Plan B for $39.99
per dose. Hatch said he has sold
it as a prescribed drug since it hit
the market.
He explained that i f a phar­
macist decides no, to carry it,
they must refer the clie n t to
another pharmacy that does.
“ A n d yo u c a n ’ t do any
preaching about why not to take
it." he added, referring to a po­
sition statement from the O r­
egon State Board o f Pharmacy
regarding ethical and moral ob­
jections.
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The board expects individual
pharmacists to exercise his ot­
her choice not to participate,
but w ould consider it unpro­
fessional conduct to lecture a
patient based on moral beliefs,
o r otherw ise in te rfe re w ith
photo by S akaii B i o i m / T he P ortland O bserver
th e ir access to the m edica­ Pharmacist Ken Hatch of Ainsworth Drug on North Interstate Avenue stocks the “Plan B "
tion.
emergency contraception pill for sale without a doctor’s prescription.
Ministerial Alliance
continued
from Front
Schools, concentrating on educa­
tional issues and how they affect
the community.
The alliance’s social programs
had evolved over the years as a
response to vital community need,
but Bethel said many community
leaders have called upon the alli­
ance to focus more upon advo­
cacy.
When it came time to make the
change, it was not by random
chance the alliance chose SEI to
take over its programs. AMA once
served as an incubator for SEI, an
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to dip into the 20s before a wet
weather system from the Pa­
c ific Ocean pushes moisture
into the area, starting Wednes­
day night and continuing into
Thursday morning.
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to overrun the cold air in place
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We wan, to see services to
people of color by people of color
maintained,” he said.
In recent years, SEI has become
the leading provider of social ser­
vices within north and northeast
Portland. With an $8.8 million an­
nual budget and 90 full-time staff,
they were in a comfortable position
to envelop the alliance’s programs,
whose annual budget falls within
the $3(X),(XX) to $400,(XX) range.
"These services are vital, but
from an administrative standpoint
it's not that significant," Hopson
said.
Hopson said SEI could improve
We want to see services
to people o f color by
people o f color
maintained.
organization that has grown from a
one-week basketball camp in 19 8 1
to a fu ll-se rv ic e fa c ility for
underserved families and youth.
The two agencies have main­
tained a close partnership, and
A M A ’s biggest contract with
Multnomah County was actually
subcontracted by SEI.
Tony Hopson, founderand chief
executive officer of SEI, said the
agency is committed to maintain­
ing and continuing AMA’s pro­
grams. There have been no changes
in staff, except that the six full-time
staff members a, the alliance now
workforSEI.
Hopson said they do not plan to
make staff changes at this time, but
are taking 90 days to assess the
programs and funding before mak­
ing a decision to modify or con­
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"We have a strong agency, fis­
cally and programmatically," he
said, "So w e’re in the position to
strengthen the services based on
our infrastructure here."
"Individuals will have access to
more services at SEE” he added.
“For clients, this is something one
can view as very positive."
Starting in December, anyone in
need of AMA programs can visit
the new location at the offices of
the Oregon Association for Minor­
ity Entrepreneurs, OAME,Cascade
Plaza, at 4 124 N. Vancouver Ave.
Further information on changes
within the alliance will be announced
at the Martin Luther King Jr. and
Coretta Scott King religious ser­
vice scheduled Sunday. Jan. 2 1 at
the Highland Christian Center, 7600
N.E.GIisanSt.
the Colum bia River and in the
Portland-Vancouver area.
O fficials warn that the pre­
cipitation w ill be great enough
to produce icing o f roads and
surfaces throughout the area.
Some smallertrees or branches
along w ith power lines may
come down.
A w inter storm watch also
means there is a potential for
significant snow, sleet or ice
accumulations that may im ­
pact travel.
H ow ever, the conditions
may not las, long as the warmer
rain system scrubs out the cold
air. By the weekend, tempera­
tures are expected to moder­
ate into the 40s. w ith rain and
possible periods o f clearing.
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