August29. 2012
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Storm Arrives on Katrina Anniversary
Isaac bears
down on New
Orleans
(AP) - Isaac became a hurricane
Tuesday that could flood the coasts of
four states with storm surge and heavy
rains on its way to New Orleans, where
residents hunkered down behind levees
fortifiedafterKatrinastrucksevenyears
ago this week.
Shelters were open for those who
chose to stay or missed the chance to
get away before the outer bands of the
large storm blow ashore ahead o f a
forecast landfall in southeast Louisiana
on Tuesday night or early Wednesday.
However, with the exception o f some
low-lying areas, officials had not or
dered mass evacuations.
The U.S. National H urricane C en
ter in M iam i said Isaac becam e a
C ategory 1 hurricane T uesday w ith
w inds o f 75 m ph. It could get stro n
ger by the tim e it's expected to reach
the sw am p y c o a st o f so u th e a st
Louisiana.
A m otorist drives through a flooded street on Tuesday, Aug. 2 8 in Bay St. Louis, Miss. (AP photo)
F o recasters w arned that Isaac
w as a large storm w hose effects
could reach out 200 m iles from its
center. W ater m ay be w orse than
w ind because the storm co u ld push
w alls o f w ater w hile dum ping rain to
flood the low -lying coast in L o u isi
ana, M ississippi, A labam a and the
F lorida Panhandle.
So far, the m ain dam age in the
U nited States was political: R epubli
Mom Saves Child
from Abductor
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him let go.
T he struggle got the attentio n o f the neighbors and
the m an ran aw ay. T he m other and neighbors chased him
on foot and in a car to 164th and C linton Street and
tackled him and held him dow n until officers arrived.
T he quick thinking o f the girl's m om and concerned
neighbors m ade all the difference is getting this d an g er
ous suspect o ff the street, police said.
T he suspect, 17-year-old Joel M iranda, w as tran s
ported to the D onald E. Long Ju v en ile D etention Hall
and lodged on the charge o f K idnap in the First D egree
and A ggravated H arassm ent.
T he P ortland Police B ureau rem inds parents to talk to
their children about "stranger danger" to keep them safe.
on A ug. 2 9 ,2 0 0 5 .
T h is tim e, federal o fficials say
the updated levees aro u n d the city
are e q u ip p e d to h a n d le sto rm s
stro n g e r than Isaac. T h e A rm y
C orps o f E ngineers w as given about
$ 14 billion to im p ro v e flood d e
fenses, and m ost o f the w ork has
been co m p leted . T he levees su r
rounding N ew O rleans are designed
to w ithstand far m ore than the fo re
TriMet Fares Rise Saturday
Beginning Saturday, Sept. 1, TriMet
is eliminating all fare zones, including
the Free Rail Zone and raising most
fares in order to make up a $ 12 million
budget shortfall.
This change means that a valid fare
will be required on M AX Light Rail in
downtown Portland and the Lloyd Dis
trict. The elimination of zones simplifies
the fare system and riders can choose
either a two-hour ticket or a day pass.
The price for a 2-hour adult ticket
goes up to $2.50. An adult day pass
with unlimited rides is $5. For some
riders, the fares will remain the same.
MLK Gateway Unveiled
Lew Frederick, and northeast c o m
m unity leader Paul K nauls.
T he four them es include: C o m
“ W e are the only city in the
m unity; Im m igration; C ivil R ights; county with a statue o f M artin Luther
and C om m erce and C ulture.
King Jr. on M artin L uther K ing Jr.
M ayor Sam A dam s, w ho con B lvd.,” said K nauls, a m em ber o f the
cluded the speakers o f the cerem ony, project com m ittee.
said although the gatew ay serves as
“ I am very excited to see this
a rem inder o f how far Portland has im portant history be available in a
com e, he said the new project should public space fo r anyone to co m e by
also stand as a rem inder o f how m uch and learn w hat this com m unity has
father there is to go for equity.
been about fo r m any y ears,” said
T his is a fitting tribute, he said. project historian Jan ice D ilg, w ho
“A nd it serves as an active rem inder has lived in northeast P ortland since
o f the w ork left undone. T here is still the 70s. “ It is great to see it have
too m uch separateness.”
evolved into reality .”
O ther com m unity attendees at
C om m unity resident B renda Polk
the event included neighborhood agreed. “ It is ju s t a w onderful trib
activist Pauline Bradford, State Rep. ute to Dr. K ing,” she said.
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cans cut one day o ff their presidential
nom inating convention in T am pa in
case the storm struck there, though in
the end it bypassed the bayside city.
Isaac is also testing elected officials
along the G u lf from governors on
dow n to show they're prepared for an
em ergency response.
Isaac's track is forecast to bring it
to N ew O rleans seven years after
K atrina hit as a m uch stronger storm
Honored Citizen fares for those 65 and
older or for people who qualify for
M edicare and are disabled, the price
for a 2-hour ticket remains at $1.
TriMet is also setting aside $ 1 million
to mitigate the fare increases on low-
income riders. TriMet will partner with
social service agencies and non-profits
to administer this program.
Beginning Sunday, Sept. 2, some bus
routes will be reconfigured to also re
duce TriM et costs. Low-ridership trips
on eight lines will be eliminated, but
extra buses will be added to seven lines
to alleviate overcrowding.
cast 12-foot surge. A nd the c ity ’s
flood control system can pu m p out
an inch o f w ater per hour for the first
hour, and a half-inch o f w ater each
h o u r after that.
But w ith landfall expected near
the K atrina anniversary, anxiety was
high, especially in the L ow er 9th
W ard, w iped out by K atrina after
floodw alls burst and let the w aters
rush in.
Increase the
Peace Rally
In rem em b ran ce o f those w ho
have been victim s o f violence,
everyone is invited to an “Increase
the P eace” com m unity m arch and
rally to be held S aturday, Sept. 8.
The m arch will start at 10 a.m. at
Irving Park, located at N ortheast
S ev en th A v en u e and F rem ont
Street, before heading to Alberta
Park at N ortheast 22nd A venue
and K illingsw orth Street. A ctivi
ties will follow from 11:30 a.m. to 8
p.m. with m otivational speakers,
food, poetry and local m usic per
formances.
V olunteers are w elcom ed. For
information, call 971 -388-5313.
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