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"We have to get another ad­
vocate like him It's going be a
long, hard time to find some­
body new,” he said.
“T hat was a great m an,”
added Minnie Brown. "1 liked
him."
Robert Glen, found in a hall­
way at the Northeast Martin
Luther King Jr. Boulevard cen­
ter, said that he appreciated that
Kennedy came from a wealthy
and privileged family, but still
stood
by
th o se
less
advantaged.
“For him to think of the com­
mon guy, that’s a good thing,”
he said.
Political leaders in the local
African American community
also paid th e ir re sp e c ts to
Kennedy’s legacy.
“ A m erica, not ju s t poor
people and minorities, have lost
a great champion,” said former
Oregon State Sen. Margaret
Carter, D-Portland, the state’s
first African American woman
to be elected to the Legislature
who recently stepped down to
take a job with the Department
o f H ealth and Human Ser­
vices.
"No wonder he was called
the Lion, he was no, afraid to
stand up for the issues he
cared about and the beneficia­
ries of those benefits,” said
C a rte r, w ho also lauded
Kennedy for coming out early
in support for Barack Obama’s
election as president of the
United States.
Former Oregon State Sen.
Avel Gordly, D-Portland, who
now teaches at Portland State
University, praised Kennedy’s
leadership on a num ber of
fronts, including education re­
form, economic justice, and
v o tin g rig h ts for A frican
Americans.
Gordly expressed particular
admiration for Kennedy on an
issue also dear to her during
her time in the Legislature: ex­
panding mental health cover­
age and protecting the.rights
of the mentally ill.
“ S en ato r K ennedy p ro ­
vided an example of public ser­
vice a, its finest and as a noble
calling and profession,” she
said.
Christopher Nzewwa holds a sign thanking Sen. Edward Kennedy close to the Basilica o f Our Lady o f Perpetual Help,
the Boston church where his funeral was taking place.
church.
Saturday's events marked the
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Friends say Kitzhaber’s ready to jump
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an unprecedented third term as
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Kitzhaber is a former emer­
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legislator. He made his mark in
the governor's office as a de­
fender of the environment and
an a d v o cate for ex p anded
health care.
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are limited to two consecutive
terms. So Kitzhaber, who served
two terms and then was suc­
ceeded by Ted Kulongoski, has
the right to run in 2010.
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But state Sen. Mark
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crat, said he's talked with
Kitzhaber several times
this summer and thinks
the former governor is ready to
take the plunge.
"He does sound like a candi­
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he will run. By and large, a ma­
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the guy who has the vision and
the b ackground" to be
Oregon's future governor.
Portland pollster Tim Hibbitts
said K itzhaber w ould be a
frontrunning candidate.
"He's got a style that most
people like - an independent,
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People in Recovery
to Celebrate Success
Thousands are expected cel­
ebrate freedom from alcohol and
other drug addiction in the
eighth annual Hands Across
the Bridge and Oxfest Celebra­
tion on Labor Day, Monday,
Sept. 7.
People in recovery and those
supporting others will gather
from 10 a m. to noon, joining
hands across the Interstate
Bridge connecting Portland and
Vancouver.
The Oxfest Celebration will
follow from noon until 7 p.m. at
Esther Short Park in downtown
Vancouver. Live music, recov­
ery resources, food vendors
and more will be featured.
T he H ands A cross the
Bridge project is a nonpartisan
organization dedicated to cre­
ating a vehicle for people in re­
covery to speak out and chal­
lenge the stigma on substance
abuse related issues.
“On Labor Day we will all
stand together to show that the
bridge to recovery is the bridge
to our transform ed lives at
home, at work, and in our neigh­
borhoods," said co-organizer,
Patty Katz.
“ R ecovery and treatm ent
programs create healthier fami­
lies and a more productive
w orkforce, w hile low ering
health care costs and reducing
crime rates. Recovery is real and
communities heal," she said.