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March 5, 2014
T Week ¡n
The Review
PCC in Championship Final
A fter m aking the playoffs fo r the
first tim e in school history, Portland
C om m unity C o lleg e’s m e n ’s b as
ketball team scored three straight
victories o v er the w eekend at the
N orthw est A thletic A ssociation o f
C om m unity C olleges tournam ent in
K ennew ick, W ash. T he team was
scheduled to play in the ch am p io n
ship gam e T uesday night.
President Obama Launches
Initiative for for Minority Men
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President B arack O bam a on T h u rs
day launched his "M y B rother's
K eeper" initiative, urging stronger
efforts to create m ore opportunities
for young m inority m en and to im
prove conditions that keep them
im p o v erish ed and im p riso n ed in
disproportionate num bers.
Worker Rescued from Trench
A sew er w orker was rescued from a
trench that co llap sed u n d er him
M onday in C edar Hills. H e was taken
to L egacy E m m anuel C en ter in fair
condition, but later w as reportedly
dow ngraded to serious condition
and taken to the h o sp ita l’s in ten
sive care unit.
Man Kicks Out Max Window
T ransit Police D ivision is looking
fo r a suspect w ho w as cau g h t on
cam era kicking out a M A X train
w indow in north P ortland on Feb.
15. T he su sp ect’s described as a
w hite m ale in his 30s to 40s, w earing
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a gray tee o v er a red long sleeve
shirt, dark pants, w earing a dark ski
cap, and w alking a bike.
Oregon Unemployment Down
O reg o n ’s seasonally adjusted un
em ploym ent rate stayed at 7 .0 in
January, com p ared w ith 7.1 in D e
cem ber, the O regon E m ploym ent
D iv isio n rep o rted T u esd ay . T he
industry w ith the largest gains was
c o n stru ctio n .
Torch Used to Rob ATM
O fficers arrested a 32-year-old m an
Sunday after a report that he was
trying to b u m his w ay into a U.S.
B ank A TM on Southeast 36th and
Pow ell. T he m an w as booked into
the M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty Jail on
charges o f possession o f body ar
m or, assault, attem pted assault, and
attem pted escape.
Applications for Marijuana
Dispensaries Begin
O regonians began applying M o n
day fo r state perm its to open m ed i
cal m ariju an a dispensaries, even as
the L egislature once again delayed
voting on a bill that w ould grant
local g o vernm ents the pow er to fo r
bid such shops.
Cab Driver Violated Rights
A Portland cab driver w ho left a same-
sex couple on the shoulder o f 1-84,
violated their civil rights, according
to an investigation by the O regon
Bureau o f Labor and Industries re
leased Tuesday. T he couple filed the
com plaint under the Oregon Equality
A ct o f 2007. The law says private
business ow ners c an ’t discrim inate
based on sexual orientation,
THE
SPINACOLUMN
An ongoing series of questions and answers about Americas natural healing profession.
Part 22. Chiropractic and Health
A way of Life.. .not just a passing diagnosis.
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th o r o u g h
D o e s n ’t it m ak e sen se th en th a t a tru ly find the cause o f your problem . If you
ch eck -u p m y d o cto r says that I ’m th o ro u g h c h e c k u p sh o u ld in c lu d e no t have persistent aches, pains or fatigue,
“fit as fid d le.” If this is true, w hy do
I b lo o d p re ssu re , w e ig h t, c h e s t and there is a reason for it. If you haven’t had
o n ly
often su ffer pain?
e y e e x a m , etc b u t sh o u ld a lso an d p ri a Chiropractic e val uation, you have N O T
: It is in d e e d in te r e s t in g m a rily in c lu d e a d e ta ile d e v a lu a tio n o f been exam ined completely. For the sake
that a d o cto r can give a “th o r th e n e rv o u s sy ste m ? In C h iro p ra c tic
o f your health now and in the future, call
ough ch eck u p ” and y et fail to fail to W e study the nervous system and the today. Isn ’t it tim e you stepped up to
ev alu ate the spine and nervous sys spine com pletely to assure you that we Chiropractic?
tem . I ’m su re th a t w h ile in sch o o l
y o u r d o c to r le a rn e d th a t th e n e r
v o u s sy ste m c o n tro ls e v e ry o th e r
2124 NE Hancock, Portland Oregon 97212 • P h o n e : ( 5 0 3 ) 2 8 7 - 5 5 0 4
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