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! T o r u p^to-oate" tour a aferanarTewsyvi sit w wwlasou Ifu lx mas .com ikTrinMwr’BifwotfciarfiwMr otBiwiCiiWrtKin» Wfcw VHnwwwantrancom 1332 W. Burnside Portland OR 97209 • www.danceonair.com Tickets available at the Crystal Ballroom Box Office, all tKfretrwaiter outlets, by phone at 503.224.4400 or on the web atTicketMaster.com BUY TICKETS AT ABOLIVI COM (AP) — Three w hite form er po­ lice officers were sentenced to long prison term s Thursday for the off- duty beating o f a biracial man, an attack that outraged the city of M ilaukee, Wise, and sent protest­ ers into the streets. A ju d g e sentenced Jon Bartlett to 17 years and four months. Daniel M asarik was sentenced to 15 years and eight m onths, and A ndrew outside a housew arm ing party in Spengler received the same sen­ 'October2004. Bartlett apologized to Jude in tence. 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. Call 1-866-673-8633 to fin d a location near you. -jjlcrrtlatth (©bseruer ‘CMy of Rciej’ fddbhshcd in 1970 Cjm mrtttd to Liltuml Dñtrvtiy VNumr XXXIV • Nurnbn l<) JAfcekin ,ncReview VV . . • October lì 2004 Election Ballots On Way ltenW*tcui4 AftorMtia* A 1’ y x o M S.tOJ. (SI Mm .« H toy« tor <« ■iwtod ad baobtad JOO fM •tan»». « u rt» axe twu» bur <« m 4 by tor «M». fohy*«jr«i. 'Mmk U* . •«,«!« in. <4 .btaed-kx taba reata, tax '<*» <«d L a n fauly hM Overt mxrta«.* tar tod. ad-ltoT- l.d - tota ad <«v*«V tatavtaaM, toa «tan People o f c o lo r f in d a p o litic a l f i t •«JAnaaR f r a T arto m *xt> (tarrr «-» ROW« tatto tfcvavto» OwarU Etotw.w ill to tnul.4 «* Ftatay a d «Mty PnrtJadat a» n «to M rtto. «• »touon» tar (nctdaM. any«« a d »Mini key tolto!am p*»-. tw k d x «lu a » v a .». • «lawk a 4 to«Ml Meny Amant «ru Qa«l a«. I«> ■ -» ) Hath Puoarr I «uffted »** » ' * * u - ONE-ON-ONE Premiere bonds live theater to live basketball ».fo r, rtakfc*-, T ta *i. (am«« » . t a f * ta w xta d “ Tto Fnov« °». OH . . . « M l 77,.. intimate btto.ta.il -coi Somma.- ad « to • toarvat. to.«. •« •« .« An <4««teto»4 iLa»«xr)( «ai «.tuomi ad tu » to al.I tornati tto. m v n a *h «."<«l Mtaw, Mv, a Atavo An»n«a> a » ««4 toi m u » a te fit »Mpk -4 p«atta< «dda.< Mv. will rtoaiito* toydtyby«W