% Minority & Small Business Week PageA2 September 23, 2009 Carter’s Replacement to Emerge Soon Demos give nod to three candidates The new documentary 'Papers' follows a group of students without legal papers who face significant hurdles to getting work or going to school. The video premiers Saturday at the Hollywood Theatre A Dream Out of Reach The process to nam e a replacem ent for form er state Sen M argaret Carter, D-Portland, m oved forward last week w hen the M ultnom ah County D em o cratic Party held a nom inating co n vention. Carter, the first African A m erican w om an elected to the L eg islatu re, stepped dow n last m onth to take a jo b with the D epartm ent o f Human Services. A group o f eight people — which included business ow ners, activists, as well as form er and current legisla tors- applied to rep resen t C a rte r's Chip Shields Jo Ann Bowman Senate District 22, which covers parts o f north and northeast Portland. Each candidate was given the o p portunity to speak to the 82-m em ber party convention, w hich voted unani mously to send only three nom inees to the M ultnom ah County Board o f Undocumented youth relate story in video A new documentary telling the sto ries of five undocumented youths pre mieres Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the I tolly wood Theatre in northeast Port land. “ Papers," a docum entary by local film m akers, details how the A m eri can dream is out o f reach m any youths who lack the necessary le gal docum ents to do basic things like getting work or even getting a d riv er’s license. Attending college is nearly im pos sible in som e parts o f the country because there are few w ays for the undocum ented to get financial aid. As these students turn 18 their very presence in the country is illegal, and risk being deported to the coun tries o f their births, w hich they o f ten d o n 't even remember. U n d o c u m e n te d stu d e n ts w ho graduate from high school are treated like outsiders in a country whose val ues an d w ay o f life th e y h av e adopted. For sh o w tim e s , v is it papersthem ovie.com . Karol Collymore Com missioners. Rep. Chip Shields, w ho has repre sented part o f C arter’s district since 2004, was an early favorite, securing his nom ination in the first round o f voting. O regon A ction Executive D irector )o Ann Bow m an, w ho used served in the O reg o n H ouse o f R e p re se n ta tiv e s, g o t th e n o d on th e seco n d round. Karol C ollym ore w as nom i nated in the third round. C ollym ore serves as a staffer for M ultnom ah County C om m issioner Jeff Cogen. A group o f influential African Ameri c a n s en d o rse d an o th e r ca n d id a te , Roberta Phillip, director o f policies a n d p r o g ra m s fo r th e N a tio n a l Crittenton Foundation, but Phillip was disqualified by the party organization w hen elections offcials determ ined that she did not m eet eligibility re quirem ents. T h e co u n ty c o m m issio n e rs are scheduled to make a final appointment selection on Thursday. A view of downtown from the Kevin Duckworth Memorial Dock on the east bank esplanade. Duckworth Dock Dedication Terry Porter speaks at the dedication o f the Kevin Duckworth Dock named after his former teammate who died a year ago of heart failure. City Com missioner Dan Saltzman, m em bers o f the Portland Trail Blaz ers, alum ni, and fans gathered on the east bank o f the W illam ette R iver T hursday to dedicate an L-shaped d o c k in m e m o ry o f K e v in Duckworth, the former NBA All-Star Trail Blazer and fan favorite who died a year ago o f heart failure. T he dock, attached to the float in g p o r tio n o f th e V era K a tz E astb an k E sp lan ad e, p ro v id es a v ie w o f d o w n to w n fro m th e P o rtla n d ’s ea st side and can be used for fishing and boating, two o f D uckw orth’s favorite pastim es. Design Concept for 1-5 Bridge A citizen advisory group chaired by the m ayors o f Portland and V ancouver voted Thursday to send a design concept for a proposed new 1-5 bridge to the public for review and com m ent. Earlier this year, the Columbia River Cross ing Urban Design Advisory Group recom mended a “tw o-bridge” stacked option as their preferred replacement bridge concept because of its smaller environmental and visual footprint and im proved access to shorelines and redevelopment. The design includes a covered pedes trian and bicycle pathw ay with a scenic overlook at the center pier. The C olum bia R iver C rossing is a bi state project to reduce co n g estio n , en hance m obility and im prove safety on 1-5 between SR 5(X) in Vancouver and C olum bia B oulevard in Portland. A portion o f the $3.1 to $4.2 billion project would be paid for by tolls. An artist's rendering shows the design concept for a new 1-5 bridge over the Columbia River. Highway traffic would go on the top span with a path for walkers and bikes on the lower span. You've achieved a lot. We want to help you go even further. We’re just a call or a click away with help, referrals, projects. 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