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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.
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