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Bids/Classifieds Advertising deadlines 12:00 Noon Monday Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. To place your ad, email advertising@theskanner.com Gun Debate: Lawmakers Say It’s Time To Act By Ashley Killough CNN Lawmakers tend to stay quiet in the immediate aftermath of mass shootings, hoping to avoid attempts to politicize such tragedy. But two days after the attack that took the lives of 20 chil- dren and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school, law- makers were eager to take on the gun debate Sunday - with many saying a tipping point had finally been reached to pass stricter laws. Another group of voices, however, argued that if Friday’s tragedy proved anything, it was a need for more guns in the hands of people as a means for self-defense. The renewed attention on gun-control laws comes as President Barack Obama visits Newtown, Connecticut, After the shootings of 20 children and six adults at an elementary school, lawmakers were eager to take on the gun debate Sunday. In a tearful statement Friday, the president said, “We’ve endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years” and called for “meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of politics.” As a presidential candidate in 2008, Obama supported reinstating the federal assault weapons ban that expired in 2004, but has yet to make it a top priority since taking office. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Friday that it remains a commitment on Obama’s second-term agenda. In Congress, multiple gun control bills have been introduced in recent years, but not a single one has advanced to a floor vote. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California said Sun- day the president will soon have legislation “to lead on,” announcing she will introduce a bill next month to place a ban on assault weapons. “The purpose of this bill is to get...’weapons of war’ off the street of our cities,” Feinstein said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” The senator added she’ll introduce the bill when Congress reconvenes in January and the same legislation will also be proposed in the House of Representatives. It’s modeled after the original assault-weapons ban that Feinstein helped champion in 1994. The ban, however, expired at the end of INVITATION TO BID GROVE HOTEL BUILDING RENOVATION 401/439 W Burnside, Portland, OR R&H Construction is seeking bids for the renovation of a 27,000 s.f., 3-story building (72 units with retail below). 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Pre-Bid Meeting: December 21, 2012 at 10:00 AM (Meet at 401/439 W Burnside) Bids Due: December 28, 2012 2:00 PM Bid Questions: Contact John Hillenkamp, 503-248-5509, jhillenkamp@rhconst.com or Ev Galloni, 503-248-5523, egalloni@rhconst.com Plans available December 14th at the R&H Office and the R&H Website: www.rhconst.com>Subcontractors>Plan Room 1530 SW Taylor Street, Portland, OR 97205 Tel. (503) 228-7177 Fax (503) 224-363 8 This project has MWESB participa- tion goals. R&H is an equal opportu- nity employer and encourages sub-bids from minority,women and emerging small business enterprises. OR CCB# 38304 its 10-year term. “We’re crafting this one. It’s being done with care. It’ll be ready on the first day,” she said, adding that she’ll soon announce the House authors. Fellow Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer, who worked on the House version of the assault weapons ban in 1994, said Washington has been “gridlocked” over the issue because “you have both sides off in a corner.” The New York senator said if pro-gun-control lawmakers can admit “there is a constitutional right to bear arms” and if anti-gun-control lawmakers can admit that “every amend- ment should have some balance and some limitation,” then both sides can meet in the middle. “Maybe we can make some real progress instead of each side being off in their corner, one side saying ban guns, get rid of guns, and the other side saying don’t you touch any- thing about guns,” Schumer said. Connecticut has some of the strictest assault-weapons laws in the country, but Gov. Dan Malloy said Sunday that the lack of similar laws at the federal level makes it diffi- cult to keep such weapons out of the state. He said manufacturers can use “descriptive terms to try to get around the limitations that are built into our statutes” and added many guns found in the state had been tracked from gun shows in other parts of the country. “One can only hope that we’ll find a way to limit these weapons that really only have one purpose,” Malloy, a Democrat, said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who’s long called for more action on gun laws, said Sunday that tougher regulations should be Obama’s “number one agen- da” during his second term. “It’s so unbelievable. And it only happens in America. And it happens again and again,” he said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “We kill people in schools. We kill them in hospitals. We kill them in religious organizations. We kill them when they’re young. We kill them when they’re old. And we’ve just got to stop this,” Bloomberg said. He’s not the only one calling on the White House to act. More than 126,000 people have signed a petition since Fri- day asking for Obama “to produce legislation that limits access to guns.” CITY OF VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON Portland Public Schools is an equal opportunity educator and employer. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL #2-13 (RFP) FOR GAMBLING TOO MUCH? Free, confidential help is available statewide. Call 1-877- MY-LIMIT to talk to a certified counselor 24/7 or visit 1877mylimit.org to chat live with a counselor. We are not here to judge. We are here to help. You can get your life back. PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS FULL-TIME CIVIL SERVICE CUSTODIAN APPLY NOW! www.hr.pps.k12.or.us Portland Public Schools is now hiring for Full-Time Custodi- ans. To be considered for this position, please complete an online application at: http://www.pps.k12.or.us/depart- ments/hr/3340.htm, and apply to the position under clas- sified vacancies. This position is scheduled to close December 30, 2012 if sufficient applications have been received. Additional information is available via the Human Resources website. Please contact Nancy Dickison for any questions: 503-916-3225 12-19-12 ON-CALL PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SAMPLING AND TESTING The City of Vancouver (City) is seeking proposals from well qualified construction materials testing and laboratory companies for on-call field testing, sampling and laboratory analysis of materials incorporated during the construction of city streets and transportation facilities, as well as water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer utilities within the City’s service area. Occasional specialty inspection for the con- struction of building structures may be requested. Request for proposal packets may be obtained from the Customer Service Desk, 1st floor lobby, at 415 W. Sixth Street, Vancouver Washington, by visiting our website at http://www.cityofvancouver.us/procurement, or by calling (360) 487-8430. Technical questions regarding this Request for Proposal should be directed to Dan Swensen, Engineering and Con- struction Services Manager, (360)487-7754. Sealed responses will be received by the Procurement Serv- ices Manager of the City of Vancouver, Washington up to the hour of 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 6th, 2013. Responses delivered later will not be accepted. The City of Vancouver is not responsible for delays in delivery. All responses to this request that are mailed through the United States Postal Service shall be addressed to the Pro- curement Services Manager, City of Vancouver, P.O. Box 1995, Vancouver, Washington 98668-1995. Please be advised that USPS deliveries requiring a signature may not be delivered in a timely manner as our receiving point is not staffed at all times and may not be available to sign at the time of delivery. Hand-delivered responses, or responses not sent through the USPS, shall be delivered to the Van- couver City Hall, Customer Service Desk, 1st floor lobby, City of Vancouver, 415 W. 13th Street, Vancouver, Washing- ton 98660. The United States Postal Service will NOT deliv- er to the street address. All proposals shall be placed in a sealed envelope, which is clearly marked “RFP #2-13 ON-CALL PUBLIC WORKS CON- STRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING”. Responses by FAX will not be accepted. The City of Vancouver is committed to providing equal opportunities to State of Washington certified Minority, Dis- advantaged and Women’s Business Enterprises in con- tracting activities. The City of Vancouver reserves the right to cancel this request or reject any and all responses submitted or to waive any minor formalities of this call if the best interest of the City would be served. No respondent may withdraw his response after the hour set for the opening thereof, unless the award of contract is delayed for a period exceeding ninety (90) days. 12-19-12 December 19, 2012 The Portland Skanner Page 11
