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of color and women represents 13
percent of the $772 million in total
contract value committed through
February, the transit agency said.
“TriMet’s DBE program demon
strates that a dedication to the en
tire community brings real results
that benefit us all,” said Johnell Bell,
director of diversity and transit eq
uity for TriMet. “We continue to
raise the bar to expand our reach
into com m unities of color and
women-owned firms.”
Since TriMet created its disad
vantaged business enterprise pro
gram in 2000, participation has
grown. The MAX Yellow Line that
opened in 2004 reached $36 million
in DBE contracts. The MAX Green
Line project that opened in 2009
reached a record $58 million.
“TriMet and the contractors
have created opportunities for small
firms to compete for contracts that
would otherwise have gone to larger
firms,” said Carreon, “There is a real
commitment to engage DBE firms
and in turn, we create more jobs.”
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controversial practice o f holding
undocum ented im m igrants for
deportation, no m atter how small
their alleged crim es.
Staton has indicated that his
office will now hold inm ates for
ICE only for felonies or Class A
m isdem eanors involving violent
crimes.
The M ultnomah County Board
o f Com m issioners is scheduled to
e n d o rs e th e new p o lic y on
W ednesday.
Since 2010, Staton has faced
mounting pressure from the im m i
gration rights com m unity, and
more recently from the county
board, to reject the demands of
the im m igration agency.
“W e’re glad the sheriff has re
sponded to the outcry that was put
in front o f him,” said Francisco
Lopez, executive director of Causa,
Oregon’s statewide Latino immi
grant rights organization.
Under the Secure Communities
program, started in 2008 and con
tinued by the Obama administra
tion, jail officials run fingerprint
check through the FBI to identify
undocumented immigrants as they
are booked into jails.
Many local governments have
been led to believe their coopera
tion is required. However, several
governments have started reject
ing it, including California’s Santa
Clara and Los Angeles counties,
New York City, and Cook County,
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Part 10. Fatigue: A cure for people sick
and tired of being of being sick and tired.
I seem to be tired a lot lately
Does that mean I need iron?
: The m ost com m on reason
patients come into our office is
because of some type of pain.
many of these people are also suffer
ing from fatigue. Fatigue that makes
the eyes bum slows down the healing
process and makes you wonder why
you don’t feel as well as you used to.
Obviously, there can be many causes
of fatigue. Diet is certainly one of them.
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with you in detail. Another cause, how Patients come back well-rested, t<
ever is often stress. Many of you have ing us they ju st had their best nigh
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responds with a combat-ready posture. you down and preventing your bo
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