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Page 16 The INDEPENDENT,‘April3; 2003 Without help, failure of legislature and Measure 28 write death sentence for young father Casualties of Oregon's eco ered by the Oregon Health nomic distress continue to rear Plan. Without funds to assure their heads. The situation of purchase of the medication, the Chris Cox, a 28 year-old hus transplant will not be per band and father is one such formed. case. Cox was diagnosed with To avoid what is a certain an aggressive form of leuke death sentence for Chris, the mia, called Acute Myelogenous Cox family must raise at least Leukemia, in October of last $72,000 just for the medication. year. He has undergone exten Approximately $100,000 of med sive chem otherapy and his ical costs, incurred since the di doctors have told him that a agnosis, has been covered. bone marrow transplant is nec Cox was employed at Stim- essary. son Lumber Company until he A donor match has been was diagnosed with leukemia, found but, since the failure of when he was told he could no Measure 28, the post-operative longer work because his health medication is no longer cov would be at risk. He is currently unemployed and his wife, An drea, is providing at-home medical care and caring for their children, three-year-old Karissa ad one-year-old Elijah. To help the family raise the necessary funds, an account has been set up through the “National Transplant Assis tance Fund.” For more informa tion, or to donate to this fund, call 1-800-842-8399 or visit <www.transplantfund.org>. Several restaurants have held fund raisers, donating a percentage of proceeds to Cox, including G odfather’s Pizza and Northwest Sweet Toma- toes. Several more are planned, but the need is urgent, Abbreviations: DUII, Driving Un der the Influence of Intoxicants; BUII, Boating Under the Influence of Intoxicants; DWS, Driving While License is Suspended; MIP, Minor In Possession of Intoxicants; PCS, Possession of Controlled Sub stance; ODL, Oregon Driver Li cense; FTA, Failure to Appear in Court; NTSI, National Traffic Safe ty Institute; DA, District Attorney; VIP, Victim Impact Panel; FF&A, Fines, Fees and Assessments. March 18, 2003 Traffic.................................. 10 if Chris Cox is going to survive and regain his health. G a m e .................................... B o at...................................... Mise. V iola tions................. 4 1 2 March 25, 2003 G regory A. R eynolds, 23, Ver nonia, pled not guilty to A ssault IV; continued. Pled guilty at w arrant arraignm ent for violation of release agreem ent; 180 days jail, suspe nd ed, 1 yr probation, abide by all term s of 3/1/03 release agreem ent, no fine im posed. T raffic......................................10 G a m e .................................... 1 Mise. V iola tions.................. 1 Professional Directory IN S U R A N C E Vernonia Realty & Insurance Center Ken &c Helen Bateman, Agents Your Local, Independent Insurance Agents PROFESSIONAL ------------------------------ LAND SURVEYORS V7, (5 0 3 )4 2 9 -6 1 1 5 MOBILE (503)789-0107 A uto • H o m e • Business • L ife • H ealth P.O. Box 248 953 Bridge Street Vernonia, OR 97064 1224 E. A ld e r Street 503-429-6203 V erno nia OR 97064 VALLEY VETERINARY CLINIC Large & Small Animals 9 am-5:30 pm, Every Thursday near Sunnyside Cafe 58376 Nehalem Hwy. 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