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Dear Deanna!
tations are different. Thanks for sharing
and continued success to the both of you.
When does an ex-boyfriend have (he
right to disrespect an old flame? My
boyfriend and I split because we weren't
compatible. I thought we were on the
same page until he started putting my
business in the street. H e's talking about
my credit problems, f amily drama and he
hurt me the most by telling his friends
about my medical hygiene problems. I
feel I'm di>ing the right thing by ignoring
him. —Elaine; Los Angeles
Dear Deanna!
You know what bothers me? When I’m in
public spending my money somewhere, it
annoys me when there’s a loudmouth argu
ing on acell phone. To make matters worse,
managers at restaurants and stores are too
scared to address the problem and the rest
of the customers have to suffer. Other than
assault, what is a conservative way to deal
with this problem? —Rebecca; Houston;
Texas
Dear Elaine:
Any man, whether married, single, dating
or divorced that puts his woman on blast
and tells her business after a break-up is
a punk. It’s worse if they have children
because he’s disrespecting the woman
and his kids. You're doing the right thing
by giving him a deaf ear. Now you" re able
to see more about his character that led
you to break up in the first place. Keep
holding your head high because in the
end, he’ll still look like a fool.
Dear Deanna!
I want to share with the readers my secret
to a good relationship. My husband and I
get along just tine because I stay in my
place, respect him as a man, and provide my
womanly duties of coo king and cleaning. I
don’t have to worry about him cheating
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Real People, Real Advice
Dear Rebecca:
Ail advice column known fo r
its fearless approach Io
reality based subjects!
Sounds like you’re just as scared as the
managers to address the problem because
you didn’t do anything either. Anyway,
why not say excuse me and ask the annoy
ing person to leave. If you’re not that bold
and it bothers you so much, contact the
manager. Then again, two can play that
game and you can become a nuisance too
by picking up your phone and talk just as
loud. You know, this is not rocket science,
look over them and keep it moving.
and we settle our problems by
talking. Hopefully some of your
readers can benefit from this tidbit.
-T erri Thomas; Dover, Del.
Dear Terri:
Congratulations MissCleaveron
your relationship that' s perfectly
in order. Indeed, two people in a
relationship have roles that must
be fulfilled. However, what works
for you may not work for others
because people and their expec
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October 15, 2008
E lection B allots on W ay
Voters in W ashington and Oregon
are scheduled to receive vote-by-m ail
G eneral Election ballots on Saturday
or next Monday.
In W ashington, the ballots must be
postm arked by Nov. 4 in o rd e r to
count. But in O regon, postm arks do
not count. T he ballots m ust be re
ceived at any county election office
by 8 p.m. on Nov. 4. O regon voters
are encouraged to mail their ballots at
least two or three days before the elec
tion in order to reach their destina
tion.
Election officials in W ashington are
predicting an 83 percent voter turn
out, the best show ing for a general
election in more than six decades.
Secretary o f State Sam Reed said
Monday that the turnout num ber is
based on the high level of interest in
the presidential and governor's races
and ballot m easures, as well as the
recent surge in voter registrations.
Jobless Claims up 46 Percent
(A P) — Oregon claim s for unem tional 13 weeks of benefits for those
ploym ent insurance benefits rose 46 w ho qualify. T he program ends in
percent in third quarter o f 2008 from March.
the third quarter of 2007. From July to • Should O regon e x p erien ce three
September in 2008, more than 103,000 consecutive months of unemployment
initial claim s for unem ploym ent ben rates averaging 6.5 percent, the state
would trigger the Extended Benefits
efits were filed.
More than 54,000 O regonians get program , which also provides up to
unem ploym ent insurance benefits but 13 weeks o f benefits for those who
more than 1,000 are exhausting their have exhausted their original claim.
The unem ploym ent rate was 6.5 per
initial 26-week claim each week.
The Federal governm ent initiated a cent in A ugust and 6.4 percent in Sep
program in July to provide an addi tember.
IM M N a M N M B N N H M M i
Church Leaders Oppose Measures
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The following areas of work w ill be open for applications from
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shows that children of incarcer
ated women are five times as likely
to be incarcerated as their peers.
ased.
The children of drug offend
Families against Mandatory
Minimums reports that African ers would benefit much more
Americans account for 13 percent from their mothers' receiving drug
of the general population, yet in counseling than they would hav
2003 they comprised 27 percent ing their mothers imprisoned, ar
o f those receiving federal man gue opponents o f the measures.
Karen Nibler of the League of
datory drug sentences. Hispan
ics constituted 12.5 percent of Women Voters of Oregon says
the general population but re they favor Measure 57 because
ceived 43 percent of the drug of its drug treatment program and
lower cost.
mandatory sentences.
N ib le r say s M easure 61
In a city such as Portland, with
documented racial-profiling prob “would add 4,000 to 6,000 non
lems, it is likely that the additional violent inmates to the prison sys
m a n d a to ry -se n te n c in g law s tem by 2012.
“It would require millions of
would only further the imbalance.
Measures 57 and 61 add length dollars in added prison operation
to existing sentences and add costs and take funds from other
new (nonviolent) crimes to the state program s,” she said. “It
list, so will tax the system further. w ould not req u ire substance
As females are more likely to abuse treatm ent and does not
commit the nonviolent crimes to estimate the costs of additional
be added to the mandatory-sen priscwi construction.” .
Studies show that lowering
tencing list, these measures will
also impact the state’s foster care unemployment rates and increas
system— and the prison system ing wages and numbers of law-
again down the road, as research enforcement officers affect crime
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Couple Makes a Difference
continued
from Front
school youth at Northeast Com
munity Fellowship Foursquare
Church and for the Portland Res
cue Mission Life Change Pro
gram.
Thomas has 18 years experi-
For more information, contact:
Gene Jackson, Program Coordinator
(503) 823-9166, Eugene.jackson@ci.portland.or.us
Io- Cdxintk,
y o u r n e w ly r e m o d e le d
C o n c o r d ia
N ew
S easons
rates much more than incarcera
tion does. When it comes to non
violent criminals, systems such
as electronic monitoring, commu
nity supervision and mandatory
drug counseling have also been
proven cheaper and more effec
tive.
Alternative punishments also
enable inmates to return to their
communities sooner and make
contributions such as taxes and
child-support payments.
Measures 57 and 61 both elimi
nate the p o ssib ility o f using
cheaper, better systems to reha
bilitate criminals, and do not pro
vide a way to pay for the impris
onment of more people.
The measures are estimated to
cost between $411 million to $797
million in prison operations over
the next four years, plus another
$314 million to $ 1.3 billion dollars
in prison construction debt.
O p p o n en ts say the m o p ey „
would do nothing to correct ra
cial bias in the justice system, fix
broken families or lower long-term
crime rates, but instead add to
M a rk e t!
S a tu rd a y , O c to b e r 1 8
11 a m - 4 p m
ence working in education, so
cial services and non-profit and
corporate management. She has
developed programs for minor
ity youth and encouraged minor
ity students to pursue careers in
health care at Oregon Health Sci
ences University.
New Decision’s primary focus
is providing social support for at-
risk children and their families to
break the cycle of chronic re-of
fending. The agency offers cul
turally-based services that are ef
fective and efficient for getting
kids on the right track.
Mental health and drug and
alcohol assessm ents and the
therapy needed to improve be
havior are coordinated into a
youth’s treatment program when
needed. Advocacy for special
education needs and academic
tutoring are other services avail
able.
The mission is to provide a safe
and positive en v iro n m en t in
which children of color are em
powered to make healthy, life
changing decisions.
T h o m as and Jo h n so n are
proud o f th e ir record. T heir
ag en cy has c o n tra c te d w ith
M ultnomah County, prim arily
working with high risk, difficult
to place African - American males.
It has provided both short and
long-term care, receiving referrals
through the Gang Resource and
Intervention Team in northeast
Portland.
Prior to licensing, Johnson and
Thomas maintained an exclusive
home for adjudicated males where
they served over 40 youth over
the course of three years.
Today one of the primary goals
is to recruit and train new foster
parents of color.
“We need more good families,
Johnson said.
A faith-based grounding also
gives the couple strength to suc
ceed.
The “Kids are our ministry,”
Thomas said.
For information about New De
cision Treatm ent Foster Care,
email Cynthia@newdecisiontfc.com
or visit newdecisiontfc.com.
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