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lune 25. 2008
Imus
Explains
Race
Remarks
Says he was
misunderstood
in latest rant
photo by
M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
North Portland Streets Turned to Pathways
Portland Police Officer Mark McLaughlin keeps North Kerby Avenue near Jefferson High School clear from cars and trucks as it fills with
cyclists Sunday for ‘Sunday Parkways, ' an experiment by Portland Parks and Recreation to ban automobiles on six miles o f north Port­
land streets from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. to provide space for non-motorized fun. A series o f neighborhood events at local parks and other
venues encouraged exercise and new community connections.
Bill Clinton Offers Support to Obama
(AP) - Form er President Clinton said through a spokes­
man Tuesday that he is com m itted to helping Barack O bam a
becom e president, his first com m ents in support o f his w ife’s
former rival since their prim ary ended three weeks ago.
"A unified Dem ocratic Party is going to be a powerful
force for change this year and we're confident President
Clinton will play a big role in that," said O bam a spokesman
Bill Burton.
Hillary Clinton spokesm an Mo Elleithee said, "Senator
Clinton is very pleased with how quickly the party ¡scorning
together after the prim aries, and she will continue to do
everything she can to unite D em ocrats behind Senator
Obama as our nominee."
Bill Clinton was an outspoken critic o f O bam a during the
primary race. He said O bam a's opposition to the Iraq war was
a "fairy tale" and raised questions about w hether the first-
term Illinois senator had the experience to lead the country.
President C linton has been the most valuable personality
in the D em ocratic Party, but his angry outbursts while
cam paigning for his wife tarnished his image. O bam a prizes
a tightly controlled image and lack o f dram a in his cam paign,
which are not President C linton's hallmarks.
In this Sept. 5, 2005 file
photo, former President
Bill Clinton carries a
young girl as he and
Democratic presidential
candidate Sen. Barack
Obama, D-lll. visit with
Hurricane Katrina evacu­
ees in Houston. The
former president said
through a spokesman
Tuesday that he is
committed to helping
Barack Obama become
president. (AP photo)
Ridership Grows Again Community Activist Honored
T riM et M AX and bus rid e r­
ship is breaking new records.
W eekly rides on M A X and
buses w ere up 4.4 p ercent last
m onth from a year ago, averaging
2 ,0 6 4 ,8(M) rides. T he m ass transit
agency also ex p e rien c ed a 3.3
p erc en t in c re a se o v e r A p ril's
w eekly figures.
O verall, m ore co m m u ters arc
rid in g d u rin g b o th m o rn in g
rush h o u r and ev e n in g rush
hour.
"T his co n tin u atio n o f record
rid ersh ip show s that riders are
lo o k in g fo r altern ativ es to d riv ­
ing and w ay s to help o ffset high
fuel prices, and T riM et is a great
altern ativ e," said T riM et G e n ­
eral M anager Fred H ansen.
Charles Ford contributions noted
M ayor Tom Potter and the P ort­
land C ity C ouncil will honor long­
tim e A frican A m erican co m m u ­
nity activ ist C h arles Ford w ith a
p ro clam atio n hon o rin g his m ore
than 4 0 years o f serv ice m aking
P ortland a b etter p lace for e v e ry ­
one.
Ford - a resident o f Portland for
H waMu
58 years — has m ade extraordinary
contributions as a com m unity ac­
tivist in both public safety and co m ­
m unity relations.
In 1967, he began serving as a
m em ber o f the A lbina N eighbor­
hood Association. O ver the next 40
years, he worked on the Police
B ureau's C o m m u n ity R elations
C itizen’s Advisory C om m ittee: as
the King N eighborhood Facility
director; as a board m em ber for the
N ortheast Coalition o f N eighbor­
hoods; on the G ang V iolence Task
Force; the Portland Internal Audit
Committee.
“C harles Ford has m ade an im­
m easurable contributions to Port­
land. helping create a lasting link
betw een residents, public service
agencies and non-profit organiza­
tions,” said M ayor Potter.
T he h o n o r w ill be m ade d u r­
ing a sp ecial ce rem o n y at 2 p.m .
on T h u rsd ay , Ju n e 26 at P o rt­
land C ity Hall.
(A P) — Don Imus said Tuesday
that he was trying to "make a sar­
castic point" with his latest on-air
rem arks about race, but that they
had been m isunderstood.
Imus resurrected his radio career
six m onths ago w ith a pledge to
m e n d th e
w ounds
caused by a
r a c is t an d
sexist com ­
m ent
he
m ade about
the Rutgers
w o m e n 's
b a s k e tb a ll
team.
Don Imus
O nTues-
day he said he was follow ing the
spirit o f that prom ise by calling
attention to the unfair treatm ent of
blacks — in this case the arrests of
s u s p e n d e d D a lla s C o w b o y s
cornerback A dam Jones.
"W hat p eo p le should be o u t­
raged ab o u t is that they arrest
b lack s for no reaso n ," Im us said
T u esd ay . "I m ean, th e re 's no rea­
son to arrest th is kid six tim es.
M aybe he d id so m eth in g o n ce,
b ut e v e ry o n e d o e s so m e th in g
o n c e ."
He called the Hurry o f criticism
su rro u n d in g the co m m en ts "ri­
d ic u lo u s " a n d s a id th a t h is
p ro g ra m 's ca st is now m ore d i­
v erse than e v e r — and in clu d es a
black p ro d u ce r and tw o b lack c o ­
h o sts, a m an an d a w om an.
T h e latest co m m en ts by Im us
to com e u n d er scrutiny w ere aired
on M o n d ay 's b ro ad cast. D u rin g
a co n v e rsatio n ab o u t Jo n e s' run-
ins w ith the law , Im us ask ed ,
"W hat c o lo r is he?" S p o rts an ­
n o u n ce r W arn er W o lf said Jo n es
— fo rm erly k now n as P acm an —
is "A frica n -A m e ric an ." Im us re ­
sp o n d ed : "T h ere you go. N ow w e
k n o w .”
T h e o n -a ir e x c h a n g e c a m e
m o n th s after Im us' retu rn to w ork
on a new show on W A B C -A M
follow ing his firing from M SN B C
and C B S R ad io for ca llin g the
R u tg ers U n iv ersity w o m en 's b a s­
k e t b a ll te a m " n a p p y - h e a d e d
h o s."
W h en he retu rn ed to w ork,
Im us g av e a len g th y o n -air a p o l­
ogy and p led g ed to use his new
show to fo ster an o pen d ialo g u e
on race relatio n s.
Portland Parks & Recreation presents
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à G reat Cities
SPEAKER
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Reinvigorating the 21st century city through the greening of our urban environment
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.Mayor o f Atlanta, Georgia
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Tuesday, July 8
First Congregational Church, 1126 SW Park Ave. • 7:00 p.m.
King School Park
4800 Block ol NF 6th & Humboldt Streets
O pen House
K ickoff P arty
S unday, .lune 15
5:0« pm - 9:00 pm
M cM cnam ins
K ennedy School
Networking < (pportunity, Meet the sponsors
and Live Music!
G ood in the Hood
C om m unity P arad e
S atu rd ay , Ju n e 28
11:00 am
Saturday, June 28
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To King .School Park
Friday, June 27
6:00 - 9:30 pm
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is th e first W oman m ay o r o f A tlanta and th e first African A m erican w o m an to lead a
m ajo r S o u th e rn city. S h e ’ll discuss how h e r in itiativ es to increase A tla n ta’s parks and
g reen sp aces have c o n trib u te d to th e city ’s rev italizatio n and e c o n o m ic d ev elo p m en t.
Noon - 9:30 pm
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Parks & Recreation Tualatin Hills Park 8 Recreation District and Bank of America
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