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October 5. 2011
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Sentencing Reforms Considered
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(A P ) — O re g o n G o v . Jo h n
K itz h ab e r say s state le a d e rs n eed
to hav e "the w isd o m and the c o u r­
age" to lo o k at c h a n g in g p riso n
p ractices, in clu d in g red u cin g tim e
b e h in d b ars fo r so m e c rim in a ls.
K itz h a b e r say s state s e n te n c ­
ing law s are illo g ical and co m p le x
a fte r d e ca d e s o f to u g h -o n -c rim e
m e asu re s by v o te rs an d le g is la ­
to rs.
F o rm er U .S. R ep. B arbara
Jo rd a n o f T e x a s n ow has her
ow n p o stag e stam p . It's the
34th in the post o ffice 's B lack
H e rita g e series.
Barbara Jordán
Jo rd a n serv ed th re e term s in C o n g re ss and in 1976 w as the first
w om an an d the first A fric a n -A m e ric a n to d e liv e r a k e y n o te
a d d re ss at a D e m o c ra tic N atio n al C o n v e n tio n . S he d e sc rib e d
A m e ric an s as "a p e o p le in search o f a n a tio n a l c o m m u n ity " and
said A m e ric an s w ere a tte m p tin g to c re a te a so cie ty "in w hich all
o f us are e q u al."
H e says so m e c rim in a ls are best
p u n ish ed w ith e le c tro n ic m o n ito r­
ing, su p e rv ise d p a ro le o r d ru g and
Gov. John Kitzhaber
a lco h o l tre a tm e n t. H e in sists the
state can sav e m o n ey on p riso n
c o sts w ith o u t je o p a rd iz in g p u b lic
s a fe ty .
T h e g o v e rn o r sp o k e at a new s
c o n fe re n c e F rid ay in S alem m a rk ­
in g th e first m e etin g o f a s e n te n c ­
ing re fo rm c o m m issio n he cre ate d
e a rlie r th is y ear.
P riso n c o sts hav e b a llo o n e d in
re c e n t y e ars d u e in p art to m a n d a ­
to ry m in im u m sen te n c es fo r som e
crim es and h ig h e r h ealth care costs
fo r an a g in g p riso n p o p u la tio n .
North Portland Robberies Arrest
Pepper spray
used in hold-ups
suspect w as the sam e person that
robbed the clerk a few days earlier.
As they w ere speaking w ith the
clerk another robbery report cam e in
T h e new fo re v e r stam p w as issu ed in J o rd a n 's h o m e to w n o f
A north Portland w om an arrested
at the P laid P an try at 2 7 3 0 N.
H o u sto n an d is on sale n a tio n w id e .
in connection w ith a robbery at a
L om bard. T he suspect was a fem ale
local 7-11 store is accu sed o f using
that used pep p er spray then left in
a dark blue four-door vehicle.
O fficers left the scene o f the first
-
robbery and w hile enroute to the
sec o n d ro b b e ry , they sp o tte d a
vehicle m atching the description in
both robberies and stopped it at
N o rth D w ig h t A v e n u e a n d
K ilpatrick Street.
Jessica Lynn Mills
T he driver and sole occupant o f
pep p er spray to hold up the sam e the vehicle w as Jessica M ills and
store earlier and at a local Plaid P an­ w itnesses identified her as the sus­
try outlet.
pect in both robberies.
Portland Police officers assigned
Police said they w ere able to d e ­
to N orth Precinct arrested Jessica term ine that M ills also robbed the
Lynn M ills, 23, on Sept. 20.
sam e 7-11 on Sunday, Sept. 18. She
W hen officers responded to a w as booked into jail pending the
robbery at the 7-11 at 6117 N. ch arg es.
L om bard St., they learned that the
Dr. Billy R. Flowers (above center) and his skilled s ta ff are ready to help those in need.
THE
SPINA [COLUMN
ÎM
An ongoing senes of questions and answers about Amenca’s natural healing profession
Part 3. ALLERGIES: Why Chiropractic
often works more effectively than drugs.
: N othing else has ever really
helped my allergies. W hat
can C hiropractic possibly do?
: First, take a look at the word
itself. “ A llergy” is a short­
ened form o f “fl/tered en erg y .”
W ay back w hen p atien ts first
com plained o f allergic sym ptom s,
it w as obvious to the physician
w ho coined the term that som e­
how , the b o d y ’s energy co n fig u ­
ration had shifted and caused the
p ro b le m . C h iro p ra c to rs now
know that the central nervous sys-
tem controls the b o d y ’s flow o f
energy. W e also know that w hen
the spinal colum n is out o f alig n ­
m ent, it interferes w ith the central
nervous sy stem ’s flow o f energy.
W hen those nerves leading to the
eyes o r nose o r throat are being
interfered w ith, "‘a lte red energy"
sym ptom s result. By c o rre c tin g
the so u rc e o f th e p ro b le m , not
ju s t the sy m p to m s, C h iro p ra c tic
can often p rovide c o m p le te, la st­
ing relief. W ith o u t d ru g s o r
d ro w sin e ss. F o r h elp w ith y o u r
a lle rg y -re la te d p ro b le m s o r a n ­
s w e rs to a n y q u e s tio n s y o u
m ig h t hav e a b o u t y o u r h e alth ,
y o u r w ill fin d th at C h iro p ra c tic
is o fte n the a n sw e r. C all us fo r
an a p p o in tm e n t today.
Flowers' Chiropractic Office
2124 NE Hancock, Portland O regon97212
Phone: (5 0 3 ) 2 8 7 -5 5 0 4
Man Beaten Outside Sports Bar
G resham police are seeking w it­
Through video surveillance foot­
nesses to a beating that left a man in age, investigators were able to deter­
critical condition.
m ine that Lieberm an was involved in
Ron Lieberm an, 55, was found som e type o f altercation just prior to
Saturday, Sept. 24 around 2 a.m. in the being found.
back parking lot o f KC Sports Bar &
Police are asking that anyone w ho
Grill, 16246 S.E. Stark St. H ehadbeen might have information related to this
in the bar and was found outside in incident contact Detective Kyle Lewis
the parking lot unconscious and not at the Gresham Police, 503-618-3151.
breathing.
Inform ation can be kept confidential.
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