Çorilani» (Dbseruer
November 23, 2011
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Grumbling
over Garbage
A n n ie R o se S h a p e ro , 29, w as
c le a n in g o u t h e r c a r w h e n sh e n o ­
c o n t i n u e d f r o m fr o n t
are th in k in g a b o u t c a n c e lin g g a r­
b a g e alto g eth er.
tic e d th at th e re w as n o ro o m in the
h o u se h o ld g a rb a g e c an she sh ared
“ W e ’ll h au l o u r o w n g a rb a g e ,”
he said.
th o u g h t, T h a v e to so rt th is .’
T h o u g h no t e v ery o n e a g re es w ith
the ch an g e . P en n y h o p e s th at p e o p le
Shapero says even though m ost o f
her room m ates are conscious recy-
w ill g iv e it a try. H e said it m ay tak e
a few m o n th s g ettin g u sed to th e
clers, som etim es after tw o w eeks, it
c o m p o s tin g an d n ew g a rb a g e
s c h e d u le b e fo re P o rtla n d e rs are
S h e said , h o w e v e r, she lik es it
b e tte r th is w ay.
w ith fo u r o th e r ro o m m a te s , an d
gets really close to overflow.
h ap p y a b o u t it.
“It’s m aking us all re-think w hat we
“ It’s a lot o f w o rk to c h a n g e ,”
said M ary H arris o f n o rth e a st P o rt­
land. “ B ut I ’ve ju s t b e en fo llo w in g
th e ru le s, an d it’s sin k in g in .”
PHOTO BY CARI H a CHMANN/T h E PORTLAND OBSERVER
Jack Lewis, 75, who shares a household with his wife and four others, doubled the size o f his
composting and garbage bin to accommodate for food scraps, yard debris, and regular garbage.
use,” Shapero said. She said she will
think twice about w hat she puts in the
garbage and w hat she buys.
H a rris re sid e s in a sm a lle r h o u s e ­
h o ld w ith ju s t h e r h u sb a n d an d has
T hings that co m e w ith a lot o f
packaging m ay not be the best option
for limited space or the environm ent.
n o p ro b le m w ith h ig h -v o lu m e s o f
g a rb a g e . A fte r s e p a ra tin g fo o d
“ I ’d ra th e r th in k it as an in c e n ­
tiv e to c h a n g e m y h a b its an d re ­
scrap s, she a u to m a tic a lly h a s less.
d u c e w a ste ,” she said.
Governor Will
Stop Executions
Calls death
penalty morally
wrong and unjust
O regon G ov. John K itzhaber an ­
nounced T uesday that he w ill not
allow the planned execution o f G ary
H augen o r any death row inm ate
w hile he is in office.
C alling the death penalty m orally
w rong and unjustly adm inistered,
K itzhaber said there w ould be no
executions during his term .
T he g overnor cited his con stitu ­
tional authority to grant a tem p o ­
rary reprieve for H augen. H e said
his decision on stopping all ex ecu ­
tions w as because the death p en ­
alty is not handed dow n fairly w ith
som e inm ates on death row fo r
crim es sim ilar to those w ho are serv­
ing life sentences.
H e said, “O regon has an ex p en ­
sive and unw orkable system that
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fails to m eet basic standards o f ju s ­
tice.
A court decision had rem oved the
final legal hurdle for H augen's re­
quest to w aive his appeals to be
executed by lethal injection on Dec. 6.
E arlier this m onth, the O regon
Suprem e C ourt ruled against a re­
quest to stop the execution by death
penalty opponents.
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Storm Brings Street Flooding
A storm brought heavy rain to
the P ortland area T uesday, clo g ­
ging storm drains w ith leaves and
f lo o d in g s tr e e ts . H ig h w in d s
knocked dow n m any trees across
northw est O regon, shutting O regon
18 east o f M cM innville.
S o u th e a st 9 2 n d A v e n u e w as
closed from Pow ell B oulevard to
D ivision Street due to high stan d ­
ing w ater. P ortland T ransportation
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D epartm ent officials said barricades
and street closure signs w ill rem ain
in place until the w ater can drain
from the street, som ething not likely
w hile the rainfall continues.
O fficials said city crew s would
continue w orking to clear catch ba­
sins to help w ater drain from streets.
Citizens were also advised to report a
clogged storm drain or other road­
w ay safety hazard to 503-823-1700.
An ongoing series of questions and answers about Americas natural healing profession.
PART 11. EXERCISE: Does it help low back
problems, or only make them worse?
: A friend o f m ine show ed me to v ery d isa stro u s sid e e ffe c ts. tions that caused the problem in
a series o f exercises designed W h en w e e x e rc is e an d stre tc h the first place. T h en and only then
p h er low back problem s. Is m uscles w ithout rem oving the cause c a n th e s p in e b e c o r r e c t ly
it all right for me to use them , too? o f the spasm s, it actually forces the stretched and strengthened w ith ­
: It w ould be enlighten- ing body to degenerate faster. Y ou are o u t tra u m a tiz in g m u sc le s and
to know the num ber o f people better o ff to have done no ex ercis­ nerves. F o r a safe, gentle accurate
with qualified back problem s (fixa­
ing at all. In C hiropractic, w e know assessm ent o f your spinal situ a ­
tion on the spinal jo in ts) w ho are the exercise is an im portant part o f tion o r for answ ers to any q u e s­
told they only need to exercise. health, but only after C hiropractic tions you m ight have about y our
T hey are given a b rie f exam and a care has rem oved the spinal fix a­ health p lease call o u r office.
sheet o f stretching exercises to
follow . T hey are led to believe
nothing else need to be done. T his
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