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News and reviews on new motor vehicles
The Edge of
Bold American
Design
K athleen C arr
It’s not surprising that the CUV
market is the hottest segment in the
industry right now. Boomers are
downsizing out of big SUVs, fuel
priees are searing folks into ve
hicles with better mileage, young
families are demanding efficient
vehicular packages for their varied
lifestyles, and, of course, manufac
turers can developCU V s from ex
isting car platforms with minimal
costs.
Ford introduces the Edge in re
sponse to the growing demand in
the CUV buyers market. The Edge
is a 5-passenger, crossover sport
utility vehicle, which answers the
call fora roomy vehicle with utility
and style.
The Edge comes from Ford's
freshest new car. Fusion, but it adds
lots of content and functionality.
Most importantly is the all-new 3.5-
liter V6, a high tech, high content,
aluminum engine with 265-hp and
250 lb-ft of torque. Ford has done
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2007 Ford Edge-Sel Plus AWD 3.5-Liter, 256-hp DOHC V6 Engine; 6 -S p e e d A utom atic Transm ission; 17-City 24-Highway MPG;
$ 3 6 ,5 8 0 M SRP
an admirable job of powering the Roof, a dual port design moon roof
Edge. The engine is smooth, quick measuring 27.3 by 29.4 inches,
and has a nice high-tech sound on which tilts up or slides open. Star
heavy throttle. Mated with a new 6- gazers, this is the roof for you.
speed automatic transmission the Other options on our tester in
Edge musters enough punch to cluded: DVD-based navigation with
hurry the Edge to 60 mph in 7.6 the Audiophile sound system with
seconds and through the quarter I-pod capability, sporty 17-inch
mile in 16.0 seconds at 87-mph.
wheels, a 35OO-pd maximum capac
Our Edge SEL Plus was loaded ity towing package, Sirius-Satellite
with goodies, among them the Vista radio, heated seats, and more. Sur
prisingly what we found to be miss
ing was third-row seating option.
The interior is all about function
ality. The rear seats fold Hat as does
the passenger seat in the front al
lowing for the ability to transport
cargo up to 8-ft. long. The center
console between the front seats
has 12 configurations, including
one that allows the storage of a
laptop. Ford visions the automo
R eligion
bile as the custom er's third most
important place next to home and
office and every effort has been
made to allow the drivers to be
connected to the world.
Standard safety features for all
Edge models include seat-mounted
side-impact air bags for the front
seats and side curtain airbags with
rollover protection for both rows of
seating, the mandated front airbags.
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Working for the Common Good
dren to succeed in school.
"We recognized early on that
for this to be truly successful we
had to engage other communi
ties as we begin to boldly build
power in our community," says
Charles McGee, a co-founder
and executive director for the
initiative group.
Annette Hunt, a leader with
BPI from Rehoboth World Heal
ing Center will tell her story to
demonstrate how parents can
take control of their family's
future when they are nurtured
leaders.
Local churches, activists celebrate
5 years o f help for the needy
Four hundred leaders from
Metropolitan Alliance for Com
mon Good, a broad-based orga
nization of 33 congregations,
unions and community groups,
celebrate five years of organiz
ing for common good at the
Concordia University gymna
sium , 2811 N .E. H olm an,
Wednesday, May 16 from 7
p.m. to 9 p.m.
"We have many victories in
our first five years," says Pastor
Terry Moe, MACG leader from
Redeemer Lutheran Church.
"But we still have work to do
broadening the membershipand
training more leaders."
The group is partnering with
the Black Parent Initiative to
shrink the achievement gap in
our schools and address mul
tiple pressureson families which
make it more difficult for chil-
anti-lock brakes with AdvanceTrac
electronic stability control and a
tire-pressure monitoring system.
The Edge features Ford's newly
rediscovered bold, American de
sign. The big chrome grille is placed
well forward and has wide chrome
slats that merge into the relatively
small headlights at each side. The
high hood is short as the wind
shield rakes forward providing a
sporty profile. With flared fenders,
large wheels, a tall ‘athletic’ stance,
high shoulder lines, dual exhaust
with chrome tips, a crisp spoiler for
the rear roof, give the Edge some
edginess without being controver
sial.
The 2007 Ford Edge SEL Plus
AWD, has surprisingly dynamic
sport handling, the new V-6 feels
eager to please. With clean styling,
attractive interior, functionally ad
equate interior space and comfort
able road manners, the Edge fits the
crossover template perfectly. Al
though admittedly we were disap
pointed with the less than impres
sive fuel efficiency; overall Ford’s
newest contender in the crossover
market, the brawny and aggressive
looking Edge delivers! This slick
new Ford raises the stakes in the
crossover game.
Charles McGee
Tint Wilson
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Churches Give Sanctuary to Immigrants H O M E OW NERSHIP
Helping those unjustly treated
(AP) - An effort being billed as
a new sanctuary movement for im
migrants is loosely based on a 1980s
movement in which churches har
bored Central American refugees
fleeing wars in their home coun
tries.
As religious leaders from differ
ent faiths across the nation an
nounced the initiative May 9, the
Anglican m in isters in
Los A ngeles b le ss
the family o f an
im m igrant facing
deportation during a
cerem ony declaring
Our Lady Q ueen o f
A ngels Catholic
Church a sanctuary
from immigration
authorities.
Rev. Donna Schaper o f Judson
Memorial Church defined it as "pro
viding spiritual, moral, sometimes
material and sometimes legal assis
tance to people who are either un
justly detained or deported."
ICE spokeswoman Virginia Kice
declined to say whether agents
would attempt to arrest others who
take sanctuary in churches.
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In Loving M em ory jam* Whitesides
A celebration of live service was held 7 in Mt. Olivet Baptist
Church in Portland for Janet Whitesides, who died April 26 at
age 72. Janet Fuller was born May 7,1934. in Portland, where
she lived all her life. She graduated from Jefferson High School
and was a community agent for Portland Public Schools, as
well as an admissions clerk for Legacy Emanuel Hospital. She
was a member of the church.
Survivors include her son, Duane; daughter. Kimberli;
brothers. Gene Fuller and Jerry Fuller; two grandchildren; and
one great-grandchild. Remembrances to the church. Arrange
ments by Rose City Cemetery and Funeral Home.
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