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Volume XXXVIII. Number 29
Wednesday • luly 23. 2008
o m m u n ity
C a l e n d a r
Emanuel Expands
Care for Children
King Children Rift
A la w su it in v o lv in g the c h ild re n
o f M a rtin L u th e r K in g Jr. has been
file d o ve r h o w th e ir fa th e r’ s estate
Opens 24-hour
emergency
department
is being run, p ittin g fa m ily m e m ­
bers against each other. See story,
pageA 2.
Hurricane Aims at Texas
Forecasters say D o lly has becom e
a hu rrican e and is heading to w a rd
southern Texas and northeastern
M e x ic o . The Category 1 storm was
forecast to m ake la n d fa ll W ednes­
day.
CBS off Hook for Janet's
‘Wardrobe Malfunction'
Jan et Ja c k s o n 's b re a s t-b a rin g
"w a rd ro b e m a lfu n c tio n " on C B S
d u rin g the
2(X)4 Super
B o w l h a lf­
tim e show
d re w
a
$550,000in-
decency
f in e
fro m
the Federal
C o m m u n ic a tio n s C o m m is s io n .
N o w a federal appeals c o u rt has
th ro w n it out.
Sharpton Expects
Feds to Drop Tax Probe
Federal pro s­
e c u to rs have
d is b a n d e d
th e ir c rim in a l
probe in to the
fin a n c ia l deal-
in g s o fR e v . A l
S harpton, the
m in is te r and
h is
4 \ v / musician Habib Koite
la w y e r s
photo by M akk W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Laurie Freeman brings 2 0 years experience in pediatric nursing to the new 24-hour emergency
department at Emanuel Children's Hospital in north Portland.
Legacy Emanuel C hildren’s
Hospital in north Portland has
expanded pediatric health ser­
v ices w ith a new 2 4 -h o u r
children's em ergency depart­
ment.
Medical experts around the
country believe that children's
emergency departm ents are vi­
tal to the quality o f care for
young children.
A recent report from the In­
stitute of M edicine in W ashing­
ton em phasized the importance
of specialized care for children's
medical em ergencies in desig­
nated pediatric em ergency de­
partments.
H ighly sk illed c h ild re n 's
em ergency teams have exper­
tise in age specific care and
proper diagnosis o f newborns,
infants, toddlers, school aged
kids and teens. At Emanuel, the
children’s em ergency team rec­
ognizes the need for separate
children’s em ergency services
and prides itself on a family-
centered care approach.
The team also strives to en ­
sure that each child feels safe
and unafraid, so that the young
patient will have a good experi­
ence.
Dr. William Lennarz, in charge
o f pediatric em ergency m edi­
cine at Emanuel, says the com ­
m itm ent to ch ild ren ’s em er­
gency services is vital.
“Our children's em ergency
departm ent is really a big deal
for parents especially,” Lennarz
says. “They know when they
com e here, their child w on’t
have to com pete for care with
adult em ergency patients. We
just focus on kids, and bring
special knowledge and skills to
their bedside.”
F e a tu r e s o f th e 2 4 /7
c h ild re n 's em ergency d ep a rt­
m ent include a dedicated p e­
diatric nursing staff trained in
p ed iatric co m p ete n cies that
allow s for age specific care
and proper diagnosis; eq u ip ­
m ent sized esp ecially for kids;
m edications that are ch ild -ap ­
p r o p r ia te ;
a
s e p a r a te
c h ild re n ’s w aiting room and
treatm ent area w here children
do not share space with adult
patients.
T he E m an u el C h ild r e n ’s
Emergency Departm ent is lo­
cated on the Emanuel Cam pus
near the main Emergency De­
partment.
said Tuesday. Sharpton said that
both he and his c iv il rig h ts gro up
w o u ld p a y o f f th e ird e b ts, clean up
th e ir books and com p le te a reorga­
n iza tio n intended to ensure the
group's lo n g -te rm fiscal s ta b ility .
Marion Jones eeks Pardon
O ly m p ic track
s ta r
M a r io n
Jo n e s
has
asked
P r e s i­
d e n t B u s h to
c o m m u te
s ix
her
m o th e r
p r is o n
sen­
tence fo r ly in g to federal agents
about her use o f p e rfo rm an ce en­
hancing drugs and a ch e ck-fra u d
scam. See story, page A2.
Obama Boosts Foreign Affairs Cred’
Meeting presidential style
with kings, leaders
A l- M a lik i’s spokesm an s w iftly sought to say the Iraqi
porters fro m C h ica g o to meet the candidate in the M id d le
leader, w h o ow es his post to President Bush's support,
East. T he g le a m in g w h ite 757 is em blazoned w ith the
had not meant to take sides in the U.S. electio n. As
cam paign m o tto "C hange W e Can B e lie ve In ," and
rebuttal, it lacked b e lie v a b ility , p a rtic u la rly since it was
equipped w ith an aft cabin that w ill p e rm it O bam a and a
(A P ) - Jordan, Israel and G e rm a n y aren't n o rm a lly
fo llo w e d one day la te r by this, fro m the same spokesm an:
fe w to p aides to re cline in co m fo rt.
k n o w n as sw in g states in a W h ite House cam paign. But
"W e are h o p in g that in 2010 that com bat troops w ill
Barack O ba m a’s o f f to a fast start in his attem pt to change
w ith d ra w fro m Ira q ."
The candidate m ay sit where he pleases, o f course, but
one c h a ir seems designed w ith h im in m in d .
It’s the one w ith "Obama 0 8 / P resident" on the
that w ith an election-season to u r designed to show
headrest.
h im as a po tentia l co m m a n d e r in c h ie f, e q u a lly
co m fo rta b le s ittin g d o w n — p re sid e n tia l style —
O ba m a’s firs t trip aboard the new plane was to
w ith kin gs and oth er fo re ig n leaders. "T h e o b je ctive
be en route fro m Jordan to Israel on Tuesday n ig h t.
o f this trip was to have substantive discussions
But before that, aides let it be k n o w n that the
w ith p e o p le ... w h o I e xp ect to be d e a lin g w ith ove r
b rie f stop in Jordan w o u ld in clu d e a m eeting w ith
War Crimes Fugitive Arrested
the next e ig h t to 10 yea rs," he said re ce n tly, e v i­
K in g A b d u lla h . T hat the k in g had cut short a trip
A f te r n e a rly 13 ye a rs o n the ru n ,
d e n tly lo o k in g beyond th is fa ll's e le ctio n to a sec­
to A s p e n ,C o lo ., esp ecially to f ly back to the palace.
R a d o va n K a ra d z ic w i ll have to
ond term in the W h ite House.
A n d that it was the Jordanians w h o had requested
a one-on-one m eeting between the kin g and O bam a
w a it m o n th s b e fo re he stands
T hat was in one o f a strin g o f n e tw o rk in te rv ie w s
tr ia l at the U .N .'s Y u g o s la v w a r
he's lin e d u p o n his trip , a jo u m e y that a rg ua bly w ill
before they are jo in e d fo r d in n e r by Reed, Hagel
c rim e s trib u n a l on cha rge s o f
net h im m ore m edia exposure in the real s w in g states
m a s t e r m in d in g
— O h io , C o lo ra d o , V ir g in ia and elsew here — than
and others.
In its w a y, it was as im p ressive a w e lco m e as the
h e 'll get even d u rin g the w eek o f the D e m o cra tic
one a l- M a lik i accorded O bam a in Iraq.
a tr o c itie s
th r o u g h o u t the B o s n ia n
w a r.
K a ra d z ic w as arre ste d M o n d a y
in S erbia.
Even some o f Obam a's advisers concede there
N a tio n a l C o n ve n tio n la te r this sum m er.
are risks in a trip o f this sort, p a rtic u la rly fo r a
Because O bam a traveled w ith fe llo w Sens. Jack
Reed o f Rhode Island and C h u ck H agel o f Nebraska
Chinese High pn Olympics
to A fg h a n ista n , K u w a it and Iraq, that p o rtio n o f the
O v e rw h e lm in g n u m b e rs o f C h i­
trip counted as o ffic ia l con gre ssion al business,
nese say n e x t m o n th 's O ly m p ic s
financed w ith federal funds. A n d H agel, an a n ti-w a r
w i ll h e lp th e ir c o u n try 's ta tte re d
R epublican, lent bip a rtisa n sh ip to the proceedings
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) listens as U.S. Army Gen. David
H. Petraeus provides a situation update on Iraq to a congres­
sional delegation in Baghdad Monday.
pre sid entia l candidate in his p o sitio n . W h ile po lls
show he leads his R epublican riv a l. Sen. John
M c C a in , on questions o f h a n d lin g the econom y,
O ba m a does no better than even on issues o f
im a g e ab roa d, and th e y p re d ic t
But p o litic s was w o ven in to e ve ry d e velopm e nt. Even
apparatus put the fin is h in g touches on w h at aides in ­
fo re ig n p o lic y and cris is m anagem ent.
In p o litic a l term s, the trip is designed in part to boost
W h ile O bam a toured the w a r zones, his cam paign
the B e ijin g G am es w i ll be su c­
before the Illin o is D em ocrat arrived in Iraq, Prim e M in is te r
sisted was the n o n p o litic a l balance o f the trip to Jordan,
O bam a's standing in those areas, w h ethe r o r not he is able
c e s s fu l, a c c o rd in g to a p o ll re ­
N o uri al - M ai i k i spoke w arm ly o f Obama's cam paign pledge
Israel, G erm an y, France and B rita in .
to erase M cC a in 's advantages.
leased T u e sd a y.
o f w ith d ra w in g com bat troops o v e r 16 m onths.
A n e w ly re furb ish ed chartered je t (le w aides and re-
sible to o ffe r 33 units o f housing at
Max Station Condos
Back on Schedule
costs considered affordable fo r resi­
dents w ith 6 0 to
80 percent o f average
m edium incomes. The condo sale prices
w o uld range fn»m $l70,(XX)to$l85,(XX)
w ith units containing an av erage o f 658
square feet. The 21 other units w ill be
PDC boosts support for project
offere d at m arket rates.
Located at N orth K illin g s w o rth and
The Portland D evelopm ent C o m ­
tal project subsidy by the pu blic
m ission has given new m om entum
governmental agency moves to $ 5 .12
to the long-delayed K illin g s w o rth
m illion.
Station, a privately constructed hous­
Jim W in k le r D evelopm ent plans
ing com plex designed to increase
to break ground on the construction
home ow nership and mass transit
o f the station's 54 units o f residential
use along the M ax lig h t-ra il transit
condom inium s and 9,(XX) square feet
line in north Portland.
The P IX ’ board allocated an addi­
o f ground flo o r com m e rcial con do­
tional $1.8 m illio n fo r the project last
according to M atthe w C o llie r, P IX '
week because o f higher than e x ­
associate project coordinator.
pected sub-contractor bids. The to­
Interstate Avenue, the project is de­
signed w ith en viro nm en ta lly green fea­
tures, in clu d in g radiant flix tr heal and
the addition o f bike lockers that w ill adil
to its prim e location fo r boarding and
departing lig h t-ra il trains.
In 2003, PCX’ purchased fiv e homes
and an upholstery shop fo r the square
block site. But the o rig in a l developer
m in iu m space by February o r M arch,
The p u b lic m onies make it pos-
The Portland Development Commission has increased funding for the proposed Killingsworth
Station housing complex, owner-occupied condos and ground floor retail coming to the intersec­
tion o f North Killingsworth and Interstate Avenue next to TriMet's Max light-rail station.
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pulled out c itin g risin g construction
costs and m arket nsks.