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December 31.2014
TheWeek Review
Teens Arrested for Armed Robberies
Tw o male teenagers were arrested Saturday ac
cused o f using a gun to m ake a series o f pedestrian
robberies in southeast Portland. In one o f the hold
ups, police said a gun was discharged against a
fleeing victim. Jovon M arcus Heath, 17 and M ichael
Antone M iller, 15 face attem pted m urder and
robbery charges.
Hotel Death Investigated
Police say a 24-year-old woman
found dead in a stairwell at the
DoubleTree Hotel near the Lloyd
Center was a victim of hom icidal
violence. Ashley Renee Benson, 24, was also a
victim o f sex trafficking but it rem ains unclear if
her death was directly related, officials said.
Air Asia Plane Crashed into Java Sea
The first proof o f the fate o f an A ir Asia plane that
went missing Sunday in the Java Sea confirm ed
that the plane crashed with 162 people aboard in an
area not far from w here it dropped o ff radar
screens. T uesday, searchers found at least 40
bodies, a lifejack et, an em ergency exit door and a
suitcase about 10 miles from the plane's last known
coordinates.
Toll to Rise from Italian Ferry Disaster
A ferry carrying passengers from G reece to Italy
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Obama Warns GOP He Will Use Veto Pen
Before departing on a holiday vacation, President
O bam a prom ised to use his veto pen if the Repub
lican dom inated Congress passes legislation in the
com ing year to unravel existing laws and regula
tions pushed by his adm inistration. "I'm going to
defend gains that we've m ade in health care; I'm
going to defend gains that we've m ade on environ
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Hope Rises for Jailed Journalists
For the past year, three A l-Jazeera English jo u rn al
ists have been im prisoned in Egypt on terrorism -
related charges, which are widely view ed as in
vented charges for political reasons. Now, a pos
sible thaw in tensions betw een E gypt and Q atar
(where Al-Jazeera is based and funded), has raised
hopes for a release.
A D rivet0 Succeed
port she has received through the
Navy and her personal community
to help her continue following her
dreams.
D espite the m any obstacles
thrown in her path, Clark has man
aged to serve in some incredible life
saving missions, including a de
ployment to Pakistan during their
2011 floods. Clark was given the
task of providing medical and food
supplies and helping relocate civil
ians to higher ground.
Clark describes the experience as
challenging because of the cultural
differences, but also reminds people
that it was deeply rewarding.
“The men don’t really like us (fe
males) and the country is hostile, but
it was fun being in the camp we were
in,” said Clark. “People were running
toward the helicopter trying to get
food. It was fun because I got to use
my skillset in the best way.”
Clark is proud to say she is now
married to a sailor who is also a re
cruiter for the same Navy Recruiting
District in Portland. She is currently
pursuing her masters in theology and
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hopes to someday serve in the Navy
Environmental Preventive Medicine
Unit before retiring.
Once she returns to the civilian
world, Clark hopes to go back to
school to become a public health
official for an international organiza
tion that provides humanitarian aid.
“After you’ve seen the needs of the
world, you can’t ignore it,” she says.
Her advice to other women comes
with the refrain, “No regrets.” She
wants more for young women, in
Portland and abroad, “I would not
have changed anything, even the
not-so-happy parts of my life. The
good and the bad mold of who you
are. Take it, embrace it, learn and
keep living.”
Clark is proud to be expecting
twins due in March, and says that
balance has been the most impor
tant part of juggling her career and
her family. “Our faith is also a big
part of our family” she says, “and
it’s helped get us through every
thing up until this point.”
(Thanks to Navy Recruiting Dis
trict Portland Public Affairs Of
fic e r Robin Sanz fo r sharing this
story and providing the photo.)
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were plucked from the ferry’s decks by rescue
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