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Engaging Women with Government
Lunch series to
feature Rep.
Winters
Governors McCall and Atiyeh. The
non-partisan event is co-hosted by
the state law m aker’s republican
colleagues, Rep. Julie Parrish of
West Linn and Sen. Betsy Close of
Albany.
"We are so fortunate to have a
speaker who has been so connected
to Oregon's history over the last 40
years," said Parrish.
Women from high-school age and
older are invited to come to Salem
and experience the session which is
intended to engage and educate
women about the functional side of
Ladies at the Legislature, a popu­
lar brown bag lunch series created
to engage women with government
at the Oregon State Capitol, will
feature Sen. Jackie Winters of Salem
at its Friday, March 22 session from
11a.m. to lp.m .
Sen. Winters will talk about her
past role as Ombudsman for Oregon Rep. Jackie Winters
Beaverton
Named
Safest City
Beaverton is the safest city
in Oregon and the second
safest in the Pacific North­
west according to the inde­
p e n d e n t p u b lic a tio n CQ
press.
Beaverton im proved its
ranking from last year, from
64th to 55th in the nation.
M ayor Denny Doyle cred­
its the city’s fast police re­
sponse tim es, high safety
values and appropriate funds
for its police as reasons for
the ex c e lle n c e in safety
marks.
Oregon government.
The non-partisan event, which
has drawn women from across Or­
egon, has enjoyed notable speak­
ers including Secretary of State Kate
Brown and Gov. John Kitzhaber,
both Democratic lawmakers.
The first hour includes a legis­
lative activity such as attending a
floor session or going on a C api­
tol. For the second hour, women
are invited to bring their own lunch
or buy one in the cafeteria and
then engage in a roundtable dis­
cussion.
AARP Tax Help Site Opens
Preparing one's taxes can be expensive and is
oftentimes quite confusing to figure out without the
help of an accountant or tax preparer.
The Salvation Army Portland Tabernacle is
partnering with the AARP Foundation, the nation's
largest free, volunteer run tax preparation program, to
assist low-income residents in preparation of their
taxes.
This free service will be on Tuesdays and Thurs­
days from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. now through April 11 at The
Salvation Army Rose Center for Seniors, located at 211
N.E. 18th Ave.
Appointments are required and can be made by
calling 503-239-1221. For more details or to learn about
other Tax-Aide sites, go to aarp.org/taxaide or call 1-
888-AARP-NOW (1-888-227-7669).
Charged in Multiple Sex Crimes
Marlin Brandt Pohlman, 43, has been
charged with kidnapping, rape, attempted
rape, sex abuse, assault, sodomy, reckless
endangerment, harassment and causing
someone to ingest a controlled substance.
Police believe Pohlman was drugging
women he knew and sexually assaulting
them.
He was taken into custody at the Port­
land International Airport last week upon
Marlin Pohlman
returning from a visit to Thailand. Police
also seized a possible drug lab in Pohlman’s
home in the 7100 block of North Chase
Avenue. Bail was set at more than $2 mil­
lion.
Detectives are concerned that there may
be additional victims. Anyone with infor­
mation about Pohlman contact Detective
Tracy Chamberlin at 503-823-0400or email
Tracy.Chamberlin@PortlandOregon.gov.
Larry Ma was killed in 2011.
Wanted:
Teenager’s
Killer
Police are still on the hunt for the
killer of 18-year-old Larry Ma, who
was found in his car suffering from
a fatal gunshot wound on July 20,
2011 in southeast Portland. At the
time, officers searched the neigh­
borhood for possible suspects but
did not locate anyone.
Detectives believes Ma was shot
while seated in his car some dis­
tance away from where officers
found him and his vehicle crashed
into a yard at 2214 S.E. 135th Ave.
Crime Stoppers is offering acash
reward of up to $ 1,000 for informa­
tion, reported to Crime Stoppers,
that leads to an arrest in this case,
or any unsolved felony, and you
can remain anonymous.
Leave aCrime Stoppers tip online
at crimestoppersoforegon.com, text
CRIMES (274637) and in the sub­
ject line put 823HELP, followed by
your tip,orcall503-823-HELP(4357)
and leave your tip information.
THE
SPINA, COLUMN
TM
An ongoing senes of questions and answers about Am erica’s natural healing profession
Part 8. CONSTIPATION:
The backing up of body’s sewage system.
Q
A
Dr. Billy R. Flowers
: Nothing has ever really This is when we seemingly move our
helped my constipation. What bowels regularly, but never completely
can Chiropractic possibly do? eliminate everything in our colon (large
: As a natural form of heal­
ing, there is much a Chiroprac­
tic and the improved lifestyle we
ommend can do to remove the immedi­
ate distress and long term health haz­
ards of constipation. But before we
begin, you should understand that
constipation takes two approaches.
The first is the tight, sometimes painful
feeling in the lower back area. The
second and more insidious type is
what we call “hidden constipation
intestine). This causes the colon to back
up and spread toxic poisons throughout
rec­
the body. This can lead to everything
from sinusitis to allergies to arthritis.
Chiropractic can help to alleviate this
problem by gently turning nerves back
on in the colon and small intestine. It is
not uncommon for a patient to have two.
three or even four bowel movements
after the first adjustments on his or her
spine. A man with FBSS (failed back
surgical syndrome) went home and
had 12 bowel movements that night.
And he claimed he wasn’t even con­
stipated! W hatever questions you
might have about health and healing,
you’ll find that Chiropractic is often
the answer. Call us for an appointment
today.
Flowers' Chiropractic Office
2124 NE Hancock, Portland Oregon 97212 • P h o n e : ( 5 0 3 ) 2 8 7 * 5 5 0 4