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April 18, 2007
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Planned Parenthood
Clinic Advances
Abortion issue fails to persuade
by S akaii B lount
T he P ortland O bserver
A bortion, w hile only a small part
o f Planned Parenthood services,
overshadow ed an intense debate
on April 11 that ended with the
Portland Development Commission
ap p ro v in g the w o m en ’s health
clinic on Northeast M artin Luther
King Jr. Boulevard.
W ith the proposed site in the
heart o f the African A merican com ­
m unity, m ore than 100 people at­
tended the urban renewal agency's
final m eeting to share either sup­
port or objections, arguing the fi­
nancial benefits, religious m orality
and racial disparity.
Som e, who presented passion­
ate cases against the clinic, even
cried black genocide.
But in the end, the PDC gave the
okay for Planned Parenthood to
move its local headquarters from
southeast Portland to the corner of
MLK and Beech Street.
Proponents say the clinic will
serve adi verse population and bring
140 jobs. The three-story building
also will include nearly 15,000square
feet o f retail space that is expected
to bring in another 40 jo b s over the
next few years.
T he PD C ap p ro v al is final and
can n o t be appealed , acco rd in g to
S ara King, an urban renew al m an­
ag er for the ag en cy . B arring any
co m p lic atio n s b etw een the clinic
and the d ev elo p er. B eech S treet
P a r tn e r s L L C , c o n s t r u c t i o n
should be co m p lete by the en d o f
2008.
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Death Caused by Beating
Not related to car crash incident
A bout 10 m inutes
A w o m an fo u n d
before
Brow n’s body
dead in northeast Port­
w
as
found,
police re­
land over the weekend
sponded
to
a
report of
is said to be a m urder
sounds
o
f
a
fight
and
victim, Portland police
a
w
om
an
scream
ing
in
say.
th e 1000 b lo c k o f
A scream ing fight
N o rth e a s t S ta ffo rd
and a car crashing into
Street. The caller said
a p o w er pole w ere
the sounds were m ov­
originally thought to
ing and that a vehicle
be connected to the
might be involved.
d eath o f S h arv ettia Sharvettia Brown
Police do not know
M onique Brown, 37,
w hose body was found on N orth­ w hether there is a connection be­
east 18th A venue and Lom bard tw een the call and B row n's death.
The two sites are about 10 blocks
Street around 4 a.m. on Saturday.
But an autopsy at the M ultnomah apart.
A nyone w ith in fo rm atio n is
County M edical Exam iner's office
ruled that Brown died from “blunt a sk ed to call D e te c tiv e L ynn
force traum a.” not injuries related Courtney or D etective Jon Rhodes
at 503-823-0400.
to a car accident.
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and get better adjusted to this
new marriage.
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another guy and now I realize
this was a mistake. 1 had a good
man and I should’ve listened to
my family and friends as they
told me I should’ve stayed with
him. 1 was seeking thrills and
excitement.
This caused me to
Dear Deanna!
be
abused,
cheated
on and we
I’m a newlywed and now I re­
alize that I don’t want to be broke up anyway. I want to get
married. I dated my boyfriend my boyfriend back and I ’ m not
for 6 months and things were sure what to do. I’ve apologized
great. Now that we live together, but nothing seems to work. -
I see things I don't like. He’s not Heartbroken and Torn; San
nice anymore and I feel stressed Diego, Calif.
out. I wish things could be the Dear Heartbroken:
same as when we were dating. The story never changes when
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don’t know what to do. How on the other side. However, in
can I figure out what has hap­ your case, you had a crew tell­
pened and why this new mar­ ing you what to do but you chose
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PHOTO COI RTESY OE B ll I. M l RRA\
Adams Demolition Near Complete
A midsection o f the John Adams-Whitaker school site in northeast Portland is all that’s left standing as demolition crews
slowly pile rubble all around the property. Pictured is the north end o f the building which housed a long hallway and over­
looked Fernhill Park. The school started coming down in January, six years after the Portland Public School District closed the
site due to mold and radon hazards.
Local Soldier Dies in Humvee
(A P) - A graduate o f Grant
High School and soldier from
Portland died when an im pro­
vised explosive device struck the
H u m v ee he w as d riv in g in
Baghdad.
Army Pfc. Brett A. Walton, 37,
died April 9, less than a month after
he was deployed to the M iddle
East.
A rm y o fficials said he signed
up for the w ar last S ep tem b er
becau se he w anted “to d o so m e­
th in g to be part o f the so lu tio n , to
m ake a d ifferen ce to the people o f
Iraq."
W alton was assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 17th Field Artillery' Regi­
ment, 2nd Brigade Com bat Team.
2nd Infantry Division out o f Ft.
Carson, Colo.
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Army Pfc. Brett Walton
Gambling Can Put You
at Odds with Yourself.
When you play, set a time limit and stick to a budget.
DON’T LET THE GAME PLAY YOU
Miserable; Memphis, Tenn.
and your ex-boyfriend shouldn’t
have anything else to do with
Dear Miserable:
you.
Your apology is nice but
The marriage is fine other than
the fact you got caught up after look at it from his side as you
a short time and married some­ expect him to return after being
one you d id n ’t know well with another man. Get over it,
enough. The drama, stress and learn from your mistakes and if
responsibility begin the day af­ he comes back, fine and if not,
ter the wedding. You now have keep it moving.
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