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Powell Endorses Obama
Former general
crosses party lines
With or without a formal title, Colin Powell will
have Barack Obama's ear if the Democratic presi­
dential candidate wins the White
House in the Nov. 4 election, the
candidate said Monday.
"He will have a role as one of
my advisers," Barack Obama said
on NBC's "Today" in an inter­
view aired Monday, a day after
Powell, a four-star general and
President Bush's former secre­
tary of state, endorsed him.
"Whether he wants to take a Colin Powell
formal role, whether that's a gtxxi
fit for him, is something we'd have to discuss,"
Obama said.
Being a top presidential adviser, especially
on foreign policy, would be fam iliar ground
to Powell on a subject that's relatively new
to the freshm an Illinois senator. O bam a has
struggled to establish his foreign policy cre­
d e n tia ls a g a in s t G O P c a n d id a te Jo h n
M cCain, a decorated m ilitary veteran, Viet­
nam prisoner of war and ranking Republican
on the Senate Armed Ser­
vices Committee.
In the NBC interview ,
Obama said Powell did not
give him a heads-up before
he crossed party lines and
endorsed the Democratic
presidential candidate on
the netw ork's "M eet the
Press" a day earlier.
In that interview, Powell
called Obama a "transfor­
mational figure" in the nation’s history and ex­
pressed disappointment in some of McCain's
campaign tactics.
106-Year-Old Casts Ballot
106-year-old Ann Cooper continued her tradition of voting in every presidential election by
casting a ballot last week at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta. Mrs. Cooper said she
never imagined seeing an African-American frontrunner for president in her lifetime. She
encouraged young and old to exercise their responsibility and vote. “By all means, no matter
what, get out and vote. Vote your choice, " she said.
University Park Hosts Festival
Workshops, discussions, recreational events
and class demonstrations will take place Satur­
day, Oct. 25 when ParkFest 2008, a special com­
munity-wide event takes place at the University
Park Community Center, 9(X)9 N. Foss Ave.
In addition to w orkshops and information
tables designed to generate discussion about the
future direction of Portland Parks and Recreation,
the event will also feature an array of fun recre­
ational opportunities, from climbing walls and tae
kwon do to indoor skateboarding and papermak­
ing. There will also be door prizes, entertainment,
and complimentary food and refreshments.
photo by A aron
The event, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., is free and
open to the public.
"We wanted to find a fresh, new way to have
a dialogue and discussion w ith the public
about the future o f their park system ,” says
PP&R's Public Involvement Manager Elizabeth
Kennedy-W ong. "Do they want active recre­
ational opportunities, like playgrounds and
basketball courts, or do they want more natu­
ral areas, trails and walking paths? We want
the public to tell us how we determ ine what
goes where, especially when w e're looking at
limited funding resources."
H ewitt
B-boyJyant, also known as Huy Pham, has been perfecting his breakdancing moves for the
past 12 years. He teaches breakdancing fundamentals at Ethos Music, Inc. and during drop-
in sessions at Euphoria Studios at 1235 S.E. Division.
No Half Steppin’
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In his class, students learn
“It’s not just moves," he said,
d e sc rib in g
th at
su c c e ssfu l
breakdancing techniques aren’t
basic steps in top-rocking, foot­ just memorized. “There’s a way
work, freezes, transitions and to listen to the music."
that acts as a general guideline
allow ing students to track their
progress.
T he goal is to giv e new
breakdancers a strong enough
vocabulary to be able to tell their
p o w er-m o v es, w hich can be
He explains the history and
considered the general subcat­
developm ent o f breakdancing
egories of breakdancing. Stu­
moves to help students better
For information about the af­
dents learn how to fluidly com ­
understand the actual applica­
ter-school program, contact Amy
bine all the moves in routines
tion of the dance. Students lis­
Vanacore at amy@ethos.org or
while building strength, flexibil­
ten to funk, soul and hip-hop.
503-283-8467.
ity, stamina, and most important
The No H alf Steppin’ class is
own story, Jyant said.
The drop-in classes, generally
offered in two formats: a 6-8
oriented to young adults, are held
Jyant looks back at his formal
week after school program or
every Thursday at 8 p.m. at Eu­
grounding in music theory to de­
an independent drop-in class.
phoria Studios, 1235 S.E. Divi­
velop his own style. His father is
Both the program and drop-in
sion. The fee is $ 12 or $40 for a 4-
a classical musician.
classes follow a loose syllabus
class package.
of all, musicality.
Going Street
Proposedfor Bikes
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objected to the plans.
Karlock argued that the pro­
posal was “a declaration of war
on cars."
He said if a street is being rede­
signed so that it primarily serves
bicyclists, then bicyclists should
be the ones to pay for the improve­
ments, estimated at $I(X),(XM) to
At Concordia, association co-
chair Tony Fuentes argued for a
route on Ainsworth Street. Mark
Lear of PDOT responded that the
BTA has studied these routes for
more than a year, and they have
concluded that Going is the best
choice.
Lavender said, “It would be a
mistake for there to be a war be­
tween motorists and cyclists, and
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M A R K E T
N O W D E L IV E R IN G
Y o u r fa v o rite n e ig h b o r h o o d g r o c e r y s to re n o w d e liv e rs
g r o c e r ie s rig h t to y o u r h o m e o r o ffic e .
The BTA has studied these
routes for more than a year, and
they have concluded that Going
is the best choice.
$350,(XX) per boulevard.
C o m m en tin g on p lan s to
change the stop sign pattern to
facilitate bike travel, Karlock said.
“Oh, so because bicyclists w on't
obey the law and stop at stop
signs, you’re removing them."
At a meeting before the Beau-
m ont-W ilshire N eighborhood
A sso c ia tio n , sev eral p eo p le
questioned whether Going was
the bes, choice. An alternate
route along Northeast Skidmore
and Mason streets would cover
a longer distance - 5.5 miles —
and would benefit from an exist­
ing signal at Martin Luther King,
neighbors said.
there's no reason for one."
He accused the media of dra­
matizing a few conflicts between
bicyclists and motorists to “por­
tray a war that I don't see." He
admitted that some bicyclists do
not obey traffic regulations or
use good practices and said. “It
frustrates and irritates me to see
bicyclists misbehave."
However, he argued, Portland
needs to prom ote alternative
modes of transportation.
"We may double the number
of residents in the metropolitan
area in the next 20 years, and I
don't sec us doubling the num­
ber of parking spaces." he said.
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