C l. Page AIO ‘^Llnrthtnh (iDhscruer November 28, 2007 Employment Institute Seeks Larger Role lives, so o u r initial strategy is to d ev elo p a g en u in e relatio n sh ip cares integrated into th eir lives. w ith th ese k id s.” “ It’s the o n e-o n -o n e attention A lth o u g h L y n ch re c o g n iz e s th a t a tra d itio n a l h ig h sc h o o l th at th e fa c ility is a "last c h a n c e ” c o u n s e lo r ju s t c a n ’t p ro v id e ," fo r m a n y , sh e k e e p s d is illu ­ L y n c h s a y s . 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F o r m ore p ro v e th e ir s ta n d in g , s a y in g , in fo rm atio n about the program “ W hat w e really try and d o is get o r any o th e r YEI o fferin g , c o n ­ th ese y o u n g sters th e o p p o rtu n ity tact J.J. L y n ch , Y EI e m p lo y ­ to see that there are som e folks m ent and G E D p ro g ram m an ­ w h o are co m p assio n ate an d care ager, at jly n c h @ y e i.o rg o r 503- about w hat it is th ey do w ith their 280-1 0 5 8 , ex ten sio n 142. con tin u ed Daniel Binns works toward his mathematics GED at northeast Portland's Youth Employ­ ment Institute. PHOTO BY R aymond R endleman / T he P ortland O bsery er Nationwide cou Id save you over 500 bucks on your car insurance. And you thought the paper only printed bad news. fro m Front NFL Star Dies after Shooting con tin u ed fro m Front shooting follow ing an argum ent at a D enver nightclub on Jan. 1. U ni­ versity o f Miami defensive lineman Bryan Pata was shot to death in N ovem ber 2(X)6 several miles from T ay lo r's hom e in an unsolved kill­ ing. At Redskins Park in Ashburn. Va., fans began a m akeshift m em o­ rial by laying flow ers on a field near the front entrance. Several people paid silent respects at T aylor's park­ ing space, a rew ard he received as the team 's defensive player o f the w eek in a gam e against Philadel­ phia in Septem ber. D octors had been encouraged late M onday when Taylor squeezed a n u rse's hand, according to Vinny Cerrato, the R edskins' vice presi­ dent o f football operations. But Sharpstein said he w as told T aylor never regained consciousness af­ ter being taken to the hospital, and h e w a s n 't su re h o w he h ad squeezed the n u rse's hand. “ M aybe he w as trying to say goodbye or som ething," Sharpstein said. Taylor, the fifth overall pick in the 2004 NFL draft following an All- A m erican season at M iam i, was shot early M onday in the upper leg, dam aging the key femoral artery and causing significant blood loss. “A ccording to a prelim inary in­ vestigation. it appears that the vic­ tim was shot inside the hom e by an intruder." M iam i-D adeC ounty po­ lice said in a statem ent. "W e do not have a subject description at this time." T he attack cam e ju st eight days after an in tru d e r w as rep o rted at T ay lo r's hom e. O fficers w ere sent to the hom e about 1:45 a.m . M o n ­ d ay a f te r T a y lo r ’ s g ir lf rie n d c a lle d 9 11. Sharpstein said T ay lo r’s girl­ friend told him the couple was aw ak­ ened by loud noises, and Taylor grabbed a m achete he keeps in the bedroom for protection. Someone then broke through the bedroom door and fired two shots, one m iss­ ing and one hitting Taylor. A private man with a small inner circle, T aylor rarely granted inter­ views. But, behind the scenes, T ay­ lor was described as personable and smart. A fter T aylor was drafted, prob­ lems soon began. Taylor fired his agent, then skipped part o f the N FL ’s m andatory rookie sym po­ sium, draw ing a $25,000 fine. Driv­ ing hom e late front a party during the season, he was pulled over and charged with drunken driving. The case was dism issed in court, but by then it had becom e a monthslong distraction for the Redskins. Grant Advances in Football Playoffs G rant High School has the team to w atch out for a fte r the G e n e r­ als d efeated C en tral C a th o lic 27- 24 in the third w eek o f O re g o n ’s h ig h -sc h o o l fo o tb a ll p la y o ffs. G ran t o v ercam e a 3-24 d eficit to win on a field goal as tim e expired, scoring m ultiple tim es in the final m inutes. T w o other Portland Interscho­ lastic League teams fell short o f this w eek’s sem ifinal gam es. Lincoln lost 28-21 at W est Salem , and Jefferson fell at undefeated M oun­ tain View 2 7 -12. The G enerals face Shelton on Friday at PGE Park. Shelton knocked o ff No. I -ranked Lake O sw ego 28- 27 in overtim e last week by block­ ing an extra point. In Loving Memory Funeral services for Edw ard Peterson Jr. will be held Saturday. Dec. 1 at 11 a.m. at Portland First Church o f the Nazarene, 6100 S.W. Raab Road. T here will be a fellow ship afterw ards at 2:30 p.m. at M arañadla C hurch, 4222 N.E. 12th Ave. Radio D eluxe w ith J o h n P izzarelli is fo cu se d e x c lu s iv e ly on p la yin g A m e rica n sta n d a rd s recorded by a g ro w in g num be r o f new perform ers, along w ith the “ g re a ts ” w h o have in flu e n ce d them . S a tu rd a ys at noon on 89.1 FM Life Comes at You Fast: That's why you should contact Nationwide’ Insurance to get the great coverage and discounts you deserve. For more than 75 years, we've been on your side. 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