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ïh r PageA2 October 31, 2007 IJ o rtla n h ffibseruer Teen’s Imprisonment Ruled Cruel Car insurance with For consensual sex with another teen PERSONAL SERVICE. No extra charge. At State I arm you get a competitive rate amt an agent dedicated to helping you get the coverage that'«. right lor you and the diseounts you deserve. Nobody takes care of you like State I arm (Contact me. < A P) -- G eorgia's Suprem e C ourt on Friday o rd ered the re lease o f a y o ung m an w ho has been im prisoned for m ore than tw o years for having co n sen sual oral sex w ith an o th er teen ager. . T h e c o u rt ru le d 4 -3 th a t I'll prove it. STATI FARM IN S U R A N C E Michael David Holton. Agent L o ses b a d g e LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOR, STAI E EARM IS THERE. P rovidin g Insurance unci F in a n cia l Services an d p la c e d on • «ta’ p’ .ifin.œ m p ro b a tio n Matthew Kohnke KATU p h o t o A veteran Portland police o f ficer has lost his jo b and was sentenced to probation for sexu ally groping a hom eless woman. In a plea agreem ent deal that Who will be “Miss Black Oregon” USA 2008? P ie Miss Black USA Scholarship Foundation is the prem ier African American Pageant, WE are looking for Miss Black Oregon USA 2008. We are Awarding $3,500.00 in College Scholarship and the Winner receives A Year Reign as our Spokesperson for the Pageant, with Promotional & Endorsement Opportunities, Represent Oregon in an International Compebtion with many other consolation prizes; including a fabulous Two weeks all expenses paid trip to the Gambia, West Africa! (Ancestral Home of "Kunta Kinte” & Alex Haley) Miss Block Oregon will compete in the Gambia, West Africa, for the Miss Black USA 2008 Title, $20,000.00 cosh prize, gifts, a Full Tuition College Scholarship and a experience of a lifetime! The Pageant will he held on December 29 - 30th 2007! At the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel 8235 NE Airport Way, Portland, O regon 97220 TAKING APPLICATIONS: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3TH 2007. FROM *:PM TO R:PM AT 10 N. RUSSELL ST. G WILLIAMS AVE * IN THE URBAN LEAGUE RUILOINO f o r M o re I n lo : www. myspace com/rnissblackoregonusa www.missbiackoregon.org mbousa@ yahoo.com ( a ll V e ro n ica A lb e r ti (o 9 7 1 - 4 0 9 - 8 6 8 7 diversity ‘"Print P a r t i c i p a t e in D e m o c ra c y Return y o u r ballot by mail o r drop t f o f f a t any designated voter dropsite. 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Official Regrets Remarks On black voters dying before old age (AP) — The chief o f the Ju s tice D epartm ent's voting-rights division apologized Tuesday for saying that aging is not a problem with black voters because they die before they becom e elderly, unlike whites. “ I w ant to apo lo g ize for the com m ents I m ade at the recent m eeting o f the N ational L atino C ongreso about the im pact o f voter identification law s on e ld erly and m inority v o ters,” said John T a n n e r, v o tin g -se c tio n c h ie f o f Ju stice's C ivil R ights D ivision. “My explanation o f the data came across in a hurtful way, which I deeply regret,” he told the House subcom m ittee on the Constitution, civil rights and civil liberties. That w asn't good enough for some Democrats, who accused T an n er o f p o lic y m a k in g and Time Changes this Sunday Ask Deanna'. 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Barack O bam a, D-III., last week called for T anner’s firing. Rep. Artur Davis, D-Ala., said that in the 2004 presidential race, for exam ple, the same percent age o f eligible black voters as w hites cast ballots in his state. But o f those groups, more blacks over age 60 voted than whites in the same age group. Tanner, w ho said he too is from Alabam a, said he was un aw are o f those statistics. “You engaged in an analysis without know ing the num bers,” Davis told Tanner. “ If you are basing your conclusions on ste reotypes rather than facts, then it suggests to some o f us that som e one else can do this jo b better than you can.” It is w ell docum ented that black A m ericans — particularly Confusion over the change from daylight savings time to standard time may have caused some missed appointments last Sunday. People o f c o lo r f in d a p o litic a l f i t at h« enaapbd Tayat* Caesy fo u n d him g u ilty , M a tth e w She said he asked if he could Kohnke, 33, pleaded no contest search her for drugs or weapons, Friday to official m isconduct and pulled up her blouse expos charges. ing her breasts and reached down He was sentenced to 24 months her pants and touched her sexu o f probation and com m unity ser ally. She was not arrested or cited. vice. Court papers say three other As part o f the deal, he resigned from the force and lost his state women have com plained about K ohnke behaving in a p p ro p ri law enforcem ent certification. In a federal lawsuit filed earlier ately with them. He was on the force nine years. this week, a woman said she was living in a hom eless cam p in As part o f his sentence, he will southeast Portland when Kohnke also pay a $500 fine and perform 40 hours o f com m unity service. m olested her. black m ales — have shorter life e x p e c ta n c ie s than w h ite s. A black person bom in 2004 had an average life expectancy o f 73.1 years, about five years less than for whites, according to the Na tional C enter for Health Statis tics. Rep. John Conyers, chairm an o f the full House Judiciary C om m ittee, and o th e r D em o crats com plained about Tanner's stew a r d s h ip o f th e c iv il rig h ts division’s voting section. Tanner has com e under fire for clearing a G eorgia law that requires voters to show govern m ent-issued photo IDs at the polls. O pponents say photo ID laws will disenfranchise minorities, the poor and the elderly w ho don't have driver’s licenses or other valid governm ent-issued photo IDs. S upporters o f such laws say they are needed to prevent voter fraud. *■ * (© b se r u e r i— Genarlow Wilson co n trib u tio n to acceptable goals o f punishm ent" and that W ilson's crim e did not rise to the "level o f ad ults w ho prey on children." S ta te A tto r n e y G e n e r a l T h urbert B aker said he hopes the ruling w ill “put an end to this issue as a m atter o f contention in the hearts and m inds o f co n ce rn e d G e o rg ia n s and others across the country w ho have taken such a strong interest in this c ase.” Officer Sexually Abused Homeless Woman 7223 SW Macadam Avenue Portland. OR 97219-3076 Bus 503-517 9090 w w w michaelholton.com igton I G enarlow W ilson's 10-year sen tence w as cruel and unusual punishm ent. W ilson, 21, w as con v icted o f aggravated child m olestation fol low ing a 2(X)3 N ew Y ear's Eve party at a D ouglas C ounty hotel room w here he w as videotaped having oral sex w ith a 15-year- old girl. He w as 17 at the tim e. C h ie f J u s tic e L e a h W ard Sears w rote that the severe p u n ishm ent m akes "no m easurable wrta «•'•at {taren »Rt» -natM lo E*M [—IM» «Ipatr« dota tn «. m , eulprnud» tt» tBRiNty »a» aid , p«ty a «h» tw«t S »« « n— aitii« m R r * atait ai <a>aapa(yb a Rv taha a 1 *0<üdb«.taa4wh« dNMti !.. -arak «Rh Ra t A ib v M * C««My D a iM a « P«ty 'fai'k>«an»h«a4«r»«wwTatk*>aw*E»Äl»a*»' I m * tXRA «a. «a abob. * urtMtwl aid «tau ba» I. I bea«. 1 <«an Sw < «id ba at*« ter a u ptpm pb adtaka aaaaad a pola», hy vohaa««a< a d -'w « ta < <aabdax wtf naan fla t loytBy hy«upp^a< an»« ■ *» » * « w awaati To contact Æl!‘ ijLlortlatth ObserDer Call 503-288-0033 or email ads@portlandob server.com I'm stressed over my relationship and don't know what to do. My boyfriend plays mind games with me and I never know where I fully stand. One day he seems to love me to death and others he seems as if he wants to walk out the door. I feel suspicious that he may have some one else but I can't confirm it. He comes home every night and he may be moody or short tempered most times but at least he' s at home. Can you help me figure ou, what I'm doi ng wrong? —Trinae: Dallas, TX DearTrinae: You're making the mistake of wast ing your time hoping this man will trip and fall in love with you and tell you what you want to hear. H e's not connected to you and there's someone or something else pulling him away. He may be with you each night but his attitude and tempera ment indicates he doesn’t want to be there. The end of your relation In the past w e've traditionally turned our clocks back an hour the last weekend in O ctober, a sign that fall is here and giving us that m uch-anticipated extra hour o f sleep. This year, how ever. D aylight Savings Tim e has been pushed back a week to the first Sunday in November. So set your clocks back one hour a, 2 a.m. this Sunday, Nov. 4 and add us to the list of those who got it wrong in our last edition. We regret the error. ship is near and you should enjoy the ride and prepare to move on because the end is certainly on the horizon. Dear Deanna! My wife has become a stranger that I don't recognize anymore. She's defensive when 1 ask personal ques tions and always has a chip on her shoulder. I love her but I am not going to be mistreated, used or dis respected. She is pushing things too far now because she’s embarrassing me in front of her friends. 1 don't know what is happening but her appearance, her m<xxl and every thing about her isdifferent. How can I get to the bottom of these changes? -Anonymous; On-Line Reader Dear Anonymous: husband and now he w on't pay the money back. I did this personal favor without talking to my friend first. He is now telling me to stop harassing him or he's going to ac cuse me of trying to sleep with him. I’ve been sending him e-mails to call along with text messages and I’vecalledhiscell phone. I thought I was doing the right thing by not mentioning the loan. How do I get my money without jeopardizing my friendship? -M iss CeeCee; At lanta, GA Dear CeeCee: It’s to your advantage to go ahead and write the money off unless you're willing to bring drama in your life. If there’s no promissory note or paper trail indicating you loaned the money and it would be paid back, you're stuck. You're being blackmailed and it's going to get worse. Tell your friend about the loan, stop looking for payment and whatever happens in their rela tionship is not your fault because you ehose to be honest and have integrity. Your wife is showing guilty signs of having an affair. Whomever she is seeing has Exxisted her self-image, her confidence and she's become happy and bold. However, when she returns to reality and sees your face, she becomes deflated and rude which causes her to lash out at you over simple things. You need to be a real man and share your concerns, Ask Deanna is written by Deanna point out the changes and either M. Write Ask Deanna! Email; accept or reject hercxplanations and askdeanna I @yahoo.com or 264 keep it moving. S. LaCienega Blvd. Suite 1283 Dear Deanna! I loaned money to my girlfriend’s Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Website: