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December 5, 2007 S evere W eath er B atters N o rth w est O regon National G uard troops ev a cu a te d resid en ts in flooded V ernonia, 35 m iles northw est of Portland T uesday. and tens o f thou sands of residents rem ained w ith o u t p o w e r a fte r b a c k -to -b a c k storm s this week pounded the Pa cific Northwest. The storm that hit M onday sm acked the Oregon and W ash ington coasts with hurricane-force w inds and several inches o f rain. In P o rtland, Johnson C reek o v e r flowed its banks and flooded streets around Poster Road and Southeast 102nd Avenue. Roads to the coast and 1-5 to Seattle were closed by flooding, d o w n ed trees and m ud slides. M udslides also halted A m trak pas senger train service between Port land and V ancouver. British C o lumbia. The back-to-back storm fronts Sunday and M onday were am ong the w orst in recent memory. But Tuesday cam e the calm after the storm. Scattered show ers and mild tem peratures were in the forecast with drier w eather expected in the next few days. D ecember O regon Soldiers Prepare for Duty Tigard unit called up to be sent to Iraq Firefighters carry Leona Donei from her Seattle apartment after water backed up into her neighbor hood during a downpour on Monday. The storm that battered the Pacific Northwest for two days eased Tuesday, leaving behind at least five dead, fallen trees and washed-out roads. (AP photo) Officers Sentenced for Beating (buttertfcmÀ 21 S tr iâ tnutfi S Presented by 6/zzTran (A P )— A 3,500-m em berO r- egon Army National Guard unit has been put on alert for duty in Iraq, protecting U.S. bases and special convoys. The soldiers from the Tigard- based 41 st Brigade Combat Tearn would not be sent until 2009, when the U.S. will have a new president and the situation in the Middle East could Itxik very dif ferent than it does today. M ilitary experts say it takes about a year to equip, train and certify a unit for combat. The early notification allows the bri gade to bring more people on full-tim e status to handle logis- tics and set up supply and train ing schedules. M ore than 4 ,0 0 0 O regon G uard soldiers have served in the wars o f the M iddle East, and som e have done more than o n e to u r, sa id M aj. M ike B raibish, the O regon G uard spokesm an. Col. Dan Hokanson, deputy com m ander o f the 41st B ri gade, said the alert could cause some G uard m em bers anxiety, given that many have already had a tour. But G uard forces are being stretched thin nation wide, he said. “W hat’s happened is the mili tary has basically run the table,” he said. “W hen you have such a large com m itm ent o f forces overseas, you just begin recy cling through. Now it's our turn again.” ■ ; froturhiq Gerak) Albright. H o Z rd Hewi Nick Cohonne. and introducing Victoria White ON SALE NOW IN STORES NOW! 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Each o f the three also was sentenced to three years supervi court T hursday, but he stood by sion and ordered to pay $ 16,365 in his claim that he had to deal with an unruly suspect. restitution. A federal jury determ ined in July Bartlett. 36, M asarik. 27. and Spengler, 28, were convicted with that the three violated Jude's civil another form er officer for taking rights and conspired to assault him part in the beating o f Frank Jude Jr. w hile acting as officers. Imus Return Points to Diversity Issue N atio n al U rban L eague P re si dent and C E O M arc H. M orial called the retu rn o f shock jo ck Don Im us to the rad io airw aves "a sym ptom o f a larg er pro b lem — the co n tin u in g lack o f d iv ersity in this c o u n try ’s n ew sro o m s.” “ W hen th ere is g rea ter d iv e r sity in front o f an d b ehind the m icrophone, all voices are heard,” M orial said. “ B lack and urban A m erican s are u n d erserv ed by shock jo u rn a lism .” He add ed that Im u s' co arse and u n ac ce p ta b le lan g u ag e u n d erm in es the p u b lic 's o p p o rtu nity fo r rele v an t co m m en tary , sa y in g , " T h e N a tio n a l U rb an diversity L eag u es hopes to see g rea ter d i v ersity am ong the w riters, p ro d u cers, b o o k ers and rep o rters on the airw a v es.” T h e N ational U rban L e a g u e 's upd ated rep o rt, S unday M orning A p arth eid : A D iv ersity Study o f the Sunday M orning T alk S how s, w ill be released in Jan u ary . ‘"Print Participate in Democracy Vote Return your ballot by mail or drop i f o f f at any designated voter dropsite. 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