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Ebola
Alert
In Oregon, flu
considered
more of a risk
Registered nurse Keene Roadman stands fully dressed
in personal protective equipment during a medical
training class in Chicago on how to safely respond to
the Ebola virus outbreak. (AP Photo)
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Oregon nurses, fire fighters,
hospitals and health systems are
all working on plans of action if
and when an Ebola infection
comes to our state.
After two nurses in Dallas,
Texas came down with Ebola
after an infected patient arrived
from Liberia two weeks ago,
hospitals and other medical re­
sponders around the country are
asking themselves if they might
be ready to deal with the deadly
virus-
The Oregon Nurses Associa-
tion released a statement stating
that, along with the federal Cen-
ters for Disease Control, they
will be continuously putting out
updated guidelines as new infor-
mation is received and best prac­
tices are developed.”
“It is important to remember
that this situation is very fluid
and rapidly changing,” a state-
ment from the Oregon nurses
group said. “Any am ount of
preparation will require adjust-
ment as more is learned about
how best to care for any patient
who is infected with Ebola, while
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New Police Reform Battle
Albina justice
group opposes
city request to
end oversight
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The Albina Ministerial Alli­
ance Coalition for Justice and
Police Reform has condemned
a new proposal before the Port­
land City Council to appeal fed­
eral Judge Michael Sim on’s or­
der to provide annual updates on
the city’s police reforms in deal­
ing with excessive force against
people with mental illness.
The m andate was part of
Sim on’s oversight of a Depart­
m ent o f Ju stice S ettlem en t
A greem ent that was reached
this summer following a lawsuit
between Portland’s police union,
federal justice officials and the
ministerial group.
Rev. Dr. LeRoy Haynes Jr.
The city says it is focusing
solely on whether Judge Simon
has the authority to call the par­
ties to the lawsuit into his court­
room annually to present evi­
dence regarding the status of the
reforms.
“All the parties are commit­
ted to this settlement. All parties
have agreed to this settlement,”
Portland Mayor Charlie Hales
said. “We all want to move for­
ward, get out o f court and get to
w ork.”
The Albina justice group which
represents Portland’s African-
American community sees the
move as avoiding due diligence
and the transparency promised
when the city signed off on the
settlement.
“ In light o f the events in
Ferguson, Missouri, which is in
an uproar about issues around
race and police accountability,
this is an attempt to backtrack
and dilute and get rid of the
limited oversight provided by the
judgmententeredby Judge Simon
in August,” said Rev. Dr. LeRoy
Haynes Jr., the chair of the AMA
Coalition. “This move further
reduces the community trust for
reform and accountability of the
Portland Police Bureau.”
The original lawsuit focused
on excessive force by the Port­
land Police against people in
mental health crisis, but if re­
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