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Page 4 ■Portiani» (Obstruer Chair Gives Up Seat to Interim Leader J e ff C ogen resign ed as head o f M ultnom ah C ounty governm ent F ri day, w eeks after he ad m itted that h e ’d had a long term affair w ith a county health departm ent executive. "People w ant to m ove on from th is , distraction," C ogen said. "They d e serve to." w ith S onia M anhas, county health departm ent director o f policy and plan ning. T he four o th er com m issioners called on him to quit, but he defiantly refused. O n Friday, he said that, after reflec tion, keeping the jo b was co u n ter to the standards he'd espoused in his seven years as an elected official in O regon's m ost populous county. "Leadership is about m ore than a set o f accom plishm ents. It is also about accountability," C ogen said. M arissa M adrigal, C ogen's c h ief o f staff, w ill take over as chair until the M ay election. O n July 16, C ogen, 51, ack n o w l edged that he'd had a long-term affair Jeff Cogen N o r th w e s t VEG p re s e n ts th e 0 September II, 2013 Lee Perlman Public Memorial T he com m unity is invited to a t tend a rem em brance and m em orial event for Lee Perlm an on Sunday, Sept. 15 at 4 p.m . Perlm an w as a longtim e co m m u nity jo u rn a list and activist w ho died last m onth at the age o f 64. The m em orial w ill be held at the L o ren z e n C o n fe re n c e C e n te r at L egacy E m anuel H ospital in north Portland, a site w hich Perlm an a t tended frequently for neighborhood m eetings. A fterw ards, folks w ill m ove to the W illy W ebb L odge at 6 N. T illam ook w here there w ill be m ore room fo r socializing and sh ar ing stories. M usic, food offerings and a no-host b ar are planned. Lee Perlman ©NORTH WEST VEG * ©NORTHWESTVEG E3 PORTLRNDVEGFEST Restoring ‘Lost’ History c o n t i n u e d f r o m page 3 SPEAKERS including Dr. John McDougall nutrition expert SATURDAY & SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21 & 22 OREGON CONVENTION CENTER 10RM - 6PM $ 8 /D R Y (regular admission) $ 5 /D R Y (students/seniors) Brenda Davis D ietitian/co-author of Becoming Vegan and Becoming Raw kids 12 & under free SI OFF REGULAR ADMISSION Karyn Calabrese , chef and author, seen on "The Oprah Winfrey Show with this ad FILM SCREENING Turlock biggest rescue story in California history FREE FOOD SAMPLES 100+ EXHIBITORS RESTAURANTS ASK THE EXPERTS FAMILY ACTIVITIES TEEN ACTIVITIES NONPROFITS GOLDEN CARROT SPONSOR ©je Mfcrgonian \ I. www.PortlandVegFest.org Free admission for volunteers! Contact volunteeronwveg.org C ap tain R o b ert G ray an d th e slo o p L a d y W a s h in g to n ’s 1778 la n d in g at T illa m o o k B ay. In th e te x t o f th e sig n , it m e n tio n e d th a t th e c a p ta in a n d h is c re w “h a s tily d e p a rte d fro m the b ay a re a a fte r a fig h t w ith th e In d ia n s in w h ich o n e o f G ray ’ s c re w an d se v e ra l In d ia n s w ere k illed .” T h a t c re w m e m b e r w as M ark u s L o p e u s. S h e k n ew th is fro m b e in g v ic e c h a ir o f th e o rg a n iz a tio n O r e g o n B la c k P io n e e rs a n d h a d o f ten re c o u n te d th is sto ry in v a ri o u s p re s e n ta tio n s fo r th e g ro u p . S h e q u ic k ly tu rn e d h e r d ism a y into action. F o llo w in g h e r trip, C arr p la c e d so m e calls w ith in th e h e ri ta g e c o m m u n ity to see a b o u t u p d atin g th e sign. A n n ie V on D o m itz at O re g o n T ra v e l E x p e rie n c e w as re fe rre d to her. D o m itz to ld h er in o rd e r to m ak e th e c h a n g e sh e w o u ld h a v e to b e c o m e p a rt o f th e v o lu n te e r g ro u p ; she jo in e d w ith o u t h e s ita tio n . A lm o st as if fa te d to h a p p e n , th a t v ery T illa m o o k m a rk e r h ad b ro k e n o f f fro m the g ro u n d in a v io le n t sto rm ju s t m o n th s a fte r sh e h a d p la c e d th e in itia l call. A s a re s u lt th e sig n w as in n e e d o f u p d a tin g e v e n so o n er. S h e le a rn e d all she c o u ld a b o u t M a rk u s L o p e u s an d le a v in g no fa c t up fo r d e b a te , C a rr w e n t as fa r as s u b m ittin g re s e a rc h fro m A fri c a n -A m e ric a n h is to ry p ro fe s s o r D r. D a rre ll M illn e r at P o rtla n d S ta te U n iv e rs ity to th e O re g o n H is to ric a l M a rk e r C o m m itte e to p ro v e th e v a lid ity o f L o p e u s ’ le g ac y . H e r w o rk p a id off. O n T hursday, Sept 12, the travel experience group w ill celebrate the O re g o n H is to r ic a l M ark er C om m ittee ’ s restoration o f the C ap tain R obert G ray m ark er w ith a fo r m al dedication on the site. T he text w ill now include info rm ation about L opeus. “ W e are pleased that this im p o r tant piece o f O re g o n ’s history has been added to the h istorical m aker. It co m m em o rates the earliest d o cu m ented instance o f a p erson o f A f rican descent being in O regon and serves as a m em orial fo r those w ho cam e before and after; w hose nam es and circu m stan ces w ill never be know n.” _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ THE_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SPINACOLUMN An ongoing series of questions and answers about Am erica’s natural healing profession Part 34. Osteoperosis and Bone Loss Reversal : C o u ld m y hurt m y back? AQ Dr. Billy R. Flowers g o lf s w in g : P e o p le w h o e x e r c is e reg u larly an d p e rfo rm stre tc h in g and stre n g th e n in g e x e rc ise are less lik ely to in ju re th e ir b a c k s. T h e ir s u p p o rt ing m u s c le s , su ch as th e ir sto m a ch , h a m strin g s, a n d g lu te a ls are s tro n g e r an d m o re fle x ib le fro m re g u la r c o n d itio n in g . H o w e v e r, p e o p le w h o p la y g o lf o r ra c q u e t sp o rts are m o re p ro n e to in ju rie s b e c a u se o f th e fre q u e n t tw istin g an d b e n d in g m o tio n s. A n d c a su a l a th letes c o u ld b e m o re at risk fo r in ju rie s as w ell; d e p e n d in g on th e ir le v el o f fitn ess. M o st in ju rie s o f th e se ty p e s re sp o n d w ell to c o n se rv a tiv e c h iro p ra c tic tre a tm e n ts. A c h iro p ra c to r c an sh o w y o u h o w to p re v e n t th e se in ju rie s w ith p ro p e r c o n d itio n in g an d te c h n iq u e . 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