The Portland Observer, April 28, 2010

Volume XXXX, Number 17

‘City of Roses’

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Wednesday • April 28, 2010

Editor’s note: The Portland Observer regrets that the copy from two stories in our last issue, “100 Glorious Years,’ and ‘Destination Vancouver USA’ wereimproperly affixed to different headlines and pages in last week’s issue. We are republishing these important articles this week on pages 18 and 19.

Destination Vancouver U.S.A.With a new brand to differentiate it from its neighbor in Canada, Vancouver is attractingvisitors with an eclectic blind of historic sites and modern amenities. See story, page 18.

100 Glorious YearsJefferson High School alumnae have produce d a book to pay tribute to the school’scentennial and 100 of its most distinguished graduates. See story, page 19.

Lego RoboticsProgram gets kids

interested in technologysee inside, page 5

Troops Welcomed Home from Iraq

DetroitPicks Sue

PHOTO BY MARK WASHINGTON /THE PORTLAND OBSERVER

From left, Michael Bays, Shirika Collins, Byrone Boton, and Jeff Harris, members of the Oregon National Guard were warmly welcomed home after serving a tour of

duty in Iraq. Also See inside, page 5.

Nebraska defensive tackle

Ndamukong Suh, a graduate of

Grant High School in Portland,

smiles as he responds to

questions during a news

conference after he was

selected as the second overall

pick by the Detroit Lions in the

first round of the NFL Draft on

Thursday, in New York. (AP

Photo)

Former Grant player NFL bound(AP) - Ndamukong Suh, the

former Grant High School footballstar who soared to the top echelonsin college football, was selected theNo. 2 overall pick in the NFL draftThursday by the Detroit Lions.

Suh, a Heisman Trophy finalistfrom Nebraska, became the first de-fensive tackle to be drafted amongthe top two picks since Oaklandtook Darrell Russell in 1997. Suhsaid he isn't worried about the lack-luster track record of similar playersat his position taken high in thedraft.

"I'm a different type of person,"

Suh said on a conference call.The 6-foot-4, 307-pound Suh was

the first defensive player to win TheAssociated Press College FootballPlayer of the Year award since itsinception in 1998. He had 4½ sacksagainst Texas in the Big 12 title gameand finished with 12 sacks for theseason.

"He's not just a one-year won-der," Schwartz said.

Suh graduated from Nebraskawith a construction managementdegree and plans to donate $2.6

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Week inThe Review

Republicans Block Financial ReformVoting in a block, the Senate’s 41Republicans and Nebraska’s Demo-cratic Senator halted discussion ofa bill that would tighten regulationon the nation’s financial system.The Senate needs 60 votes to moveforward on any bill. Republicanscontend that they want more atten-tion given to aspects of the sweep-ing, bill like a $50 billion fund thatwould pay for the wind-down offaltering financial firms. Democratscontend that Republicans are play-ing politics.

Goldman Sachs Under FireA Senate investigative committeecalled Goldman Sachs executives toCapitol Hill to talk about their al-leged scheme to bilk investors withsecurities designed to fail. During

the hearing, the executives wereharshly criticized, and were called“bookies” by one lawmaker. TheSecurities Exchange Commissionhas also opened up a suit againstthe financial giant alleging it misledinvestors and was betting againstthe mortgage market.

Boy Scouts Lawsuit SettledOn Friday, a Multnomah Countyjury ordered the Boy Scouts ofAmerica to pay $18.5 million to KerryLewis, a 38-year-old, who was sexu-

ally abusedwhile in theScouts. Theaward is thelargest theorganizationhas ever had topay out. Attorneys for Lewis see itas wakeup call to the organization tobetter safeguard against sexualpredators.

Arizona EnactsTough Immigration LawArizona’s Republican governor, JanBrewer, signed what is widely seenas the nation’s most stringent immi-

gration law. The law makes it a crimenot to carry immigration documents,and gives police sweeping newpowers to detain people suspectedof being illegal. The law has beenharshly criticized,with the Mexicangovernment advis-ing its citizens thatthey may be ha-rassed in the state.The new law is al-most certainly going to be chal-lenged in court.

High School RedesignMoves ForwardPortland Public Schools’ plan torevamp its high school sys-tem moved forward onMonday when Superin-tendent Carole Smith re-

vealed a more detailed plan thatinvolved converting Marshall HighSchool in outer southeast Portlandinto a magnet. Benson PolytechnicHigh School will also take on a morespecialized focus. See page 8.

Two Dead After Being Hit by BusOn Saturday, five people were hit onNorthwest Glisan and BroadwayPortland by a TriMet bus, leavingtwo dead. The survivors have sus-tained injuries. The incident is cur-rently being investigated.

Smoking Down in OregonA new report by the OregonDepartment of Human Ser-

vices has determined that thesmoking is down in the Beaver

State. However, there it stillshows that there is room for im-

provement. Se Health.

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FOOD page 20

LOCAL NEWS

page 9-12

The Week in Review page 2

HEALTH Special Edition page 6-7

OPINION

page 14-15

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Women in Trades Fair Coming UpAre you a woman looking for an

unconventional career change, butaren’t sure where to turn?

On Saturday, May 1, check outthe 18th Annual Women in TradesCareer Fair. Sponsored by OregonTradeswomen Inc., an organiza-tion dedicated to connectingwomen to jobs in trades, the fair

will cover apprentice programs andtraining opportunities in thetrades. The “green economy” isexpected to grow, and many jobswill require skills needed for blue-collar jobs.

Employers will be on hand to talkabout working as an electrician,carpenter, roofer, and other voca-

tions. There will also be hands onopportunities to try out operating acrane, soldering a copper pipe,faming a house and more.

It’s from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at theNECA/IBEW Electrical TrainingCenter, located at 16021 N.E. Air-port Way.) Free parking, freechildcare, free admission.

PCC Students RecognizedFive students at Portland Community College’s Cascade Campus recently received scholarships

from the Oregon NASA Space Grant Consortium. The scholarships are meant to recognize and

support students pursuing careers in space, science, engineering, and education. Three students

received $3,000 prizes in the form of Pre-Service Teacher Scholarships, and two other received

$2,000 Freshman/Sophomore Undergraduate Scholarships. From left are Cascade Campus

President Algie Gatewood, Suzanna Kangas, Christopher Wade, Nils Wagman, Portland Teachers

Program Director Deborah Cochrane, Ronald Perry, Anna Jacobsen, and Cascade Campus Dean of

Instruction Scott Huff.

EDUCATION page 8


Tour Looks at Oregon’s Grim History

PHOTO BY JAKE THOMAS/THE PORTLAND OBSERVER

Ed Washington talks to people participating in a historic tour managed by the Fair Housing Council of Oregon, gives a talk at the site of Vanport, a multi-ethnic commu-

nity he lived in as a child that was washed away by a flood in 1948.

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To some, a dog park, the Ex-position Center, and PGE Parkmight seem to be fairly mundaneparts of Portland's cityscape. Buta historic tour sponsored by theFair Housing Council of Oregon,a group that monitors discrimi-nation in housing, takes a glimpseinto how these locations revealthe city's grim history.

Last week, approxamatelytwo hundred people interested incivil rights history piled into fourbuses for a look at Portland'sless-than-savory past.

Diane Hess, education direc-tor at the Fair Housing Councilof Oregon, who served as a tourguide, explained that before Con-gress enacted landmark legisla-tion meant to end discrimination

in housing in the late 1960s and70s, Portlanders were routinelydenied a place to live on the basisof race, religion, or familial sta-tus.

As the bus swung onto NorthWilliams Avenue, once a com-mercial corridor in an AfricanAmerican part of town, Hessexplained that Albina was origi-nally populated by immigrantsfrom eastern and southern Eu-rope in the late 1800s, and waslater where blacks, working asrailroad porters, put down rootsin the early 20th century. Even-tually, black residents wouldmostly occupy the Alberta,Waverly Heights, andWoodlawn neighborhoods.

Hess said that the reasonAfrican Americans became soconcentrated in those areas was

because in 1919 the PortlandRealty Board adopted a policythat realtors were not allowed toshow blacks housing in whiteneighborhoods. Some neighbor-hoods adopted covenants exclud-ing blacks and Asians, whilebanks and insurance companiesalso adopted policies meant to

buttress segregation. In 1959,Republican Governor MarkHatfield signed into law a fairhousing act for the state, but itdid little to change prevailing dis-criminatory patterns. Hess saidthat occasionally her organiza-tion still gets housing covenantswith archaic racial language.

As the bus crept up Williams,Hess pointed to a series of va-cant lots that surround EmmanuelHospital. Each one, she, said,used to be an African Americanhome or business that was dis-placed by the expansion of the

hospital in the late 1960s and70s, which was stalled after fed-eral funds failed to materialize.

"We're going to the city ofVanport, which no longer ex-ists," she said, as the bus ap-proached a large dog park on theoutskirts of north Portland.

This used to be where the

location of Vanport, a large pub-lic housing settlement built toaccommodate the influx ofpeople looking for work in ship-yards during the peak of WWII.The shipyards also attractedAfrican Americans who movedinto Vanport after being excludedelsewhere in Portland, whichprompted the Oregonian to runthe headline, "New Negro Mi-grants Worry City."

One of these immigrants wasEd Washington, who arrived inVanport from Birmingham, Ala.when he was 7 years old. Speak-

ing before the crowd thatamassed after buses emptied,he recalled good schools, lots ofother kids to play with, and ahouse with a big yard during hisstay in the settlement.

Now a dog park, he said thathe always sees a dog doing itsbusiness where his family's houseonce stood whenever he visits.

"I always think that it's reallybad they're doing that at ourhouse," he said to laughter.

Vanport, which was relativelyintegrated given the time, waswashed away in a flood in 1948.The houses, which had woodenfoundations, were lifted up bythe flood and bashed into eachother as flood waters foreverdestroyed the settlement. Wash-ington knew that he wasn't com-ing back, and the places whereblack people could relocate werelimited.

People piled back on the busesas tour went further north to thePortland Exposition Center,which hosts events ranging fromgun to cat shows. But, it too, ispart of Oregon's uglier history.

Tensions had been presentsince Japanese immigrants be-gan moving to Oregon in searchof agricultural work in the late1800s, but after Pearl Harborwas bombed in 1941 by Japan,

Vanport, which was relativelyintegrated given the time, was washedaway in a flood in 1948. The houses,which had wooden foundations, werelifted up by the flood and bashed intoeach other as flood waters foreverdestroyed the settlement.

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PHOTO BY JAKE THOMAS/THE PORTLAND OBSERVER

Local students who participated in the First Lego League show off

what they learned at Bethel AME Church in north Portland.

Math, Scienceand LegosProgram getskids interestedin technologyBY JAKE THOMAS


The Oregon Robotics Tourna-ment Outreach Program has soughtto introduce the state’s youth toscience and math for nearly 10 yearsthrough interactive projects thatseek to harness the creativity ofstudents.

But just until two years ago, thisopportunity was largely absent forstudents in north and northeastPortland, until a group of volun-teers stepped in to make sure thatthey had access to the program.

ORTOP sponsors several pro-grams that aim to instill in kids ranged9 through 18 an interest in engineer-ing. In the First Lego League, aprogram of ORTOP, kids from allover Oregon build Lego robots tocomplete tasks while learning tosolve problems using math, science,and technology.

Earlier this month, local students

and volunteers who competed onthe teams gathered Bethel AMEChurch in northeast Portland toshow off what they learned from theexperience.

Antonio Jackson- the head of alocal branch of Kappa Alpha Psi, afraternity that helped bring the pro-gram to the area, said that no teamsplaced this year, but the number ofteams grew from two to five.

“It’s building their foundation,”said Jackson, who explained thatwith constant budget cutbacks inschools it’s important for kids to

have opportunities for hands-onapplications of math and science.“This program is so important be-cause it’s a lot of kids of color whoare getting exposure to science andtechnology.”

The younger teams, who rangefrom ages 6 through 9, program Legorobots to perform hypothetical tasksbased on real world problems. Forinstance, this year’s teams facedchallenges dealing with global trans-portation issues, and had to grapplewith tasks like how to move goodsoverseas.

Detroit Picks Suemillion to his Grant High almamater.

He’s going to a team that haswon just three games since mid-way through the 2007 season.

"It doesn't bother me at all,"Suh said. "I went to Nebraskawhen they were not coming off avery good season and our class

turned that around, winning 10games for the first time in eight ornine years. I think I can come in andhelp the Detroit Lions do the samething."

Suh was the players fans wanted,especially the few thousand cheer-ing from Ford Field when the pickwas made.

"I plan on not disappointing themat all," Suh said.

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PHOTO BY MARK WASHINGTON /THE PORTLAND OBSERVER

Troops stand at attention at the Chiles Center at the University

of Portland. Two hundred Oregon National Guard Soldiers came

home on April 21 after serving in Iraq.

HEALTH Special EditionPage 6 April 28, 2010

Dr. Billy R. Flowers

Part 35. Different Benefits by Age Group

Flowers' Chiropractic Office2124 N.E. Hancock Street, Portland Oregon 97212

Phone: (503) 287-5504

Q: What age groups can a chiropractor help most?

A : This is like asking which agegroups benefit most from

good health. And yet, each agegroup has specific problems forwhich your chiropractor has spe-cific answers.

Infant and Young ChildrenOther mothers are often amazedto see a mother carrying her in-fant out of the adjusting room.And yet, since the delivery pro-cess itself causes a high percent-age of subluxations, infants toneed chiropractic care. Obviously,children and infants are treateddifferently than adults. There arenew, highly sophisticated meth-ods of adjusting children and in-fants to insure the best possibleresults with the least possible dis-comfort. Though young childrencan’t tell you they’re in pain, heirirritability is often a sign of theneed to be checked.

Young Adults and TeenagersMore and more young adults andteenagers are getting involved inactive sports. As a result, moreand more of them are getting in-jured, requiring prompt chiroprac-tic care.

Obviously half of he girls in oursociety develop scoliosis (curva-ture of the spine) during puberty.Left untreated, scoliosis keepsgetting worse over time. However,

it can almost always be correctedwhen chiropractic care is initiated intime.

Needless to say, every teenage girlshould be checked regularly forscoliosis and all teenagers andyoung adults should see their chiro-practor regularly to make sure theirnewly active sports lives aren’t cre-ating spinal problems they’ll have tolive with the rest of their lives.

AdultsThe world today is experiencing aterrible level of stress. Long workweeks, seemingly impossible dead-lines and economic woes create in-credible pressures. In addition, mostadults breathe in polluted air, drinkchemically treated water and con-sume an average of nine pounds offood additives and chemical preser-vatives in a year, putting even morestress on their bodies. One sure wayto keep the stress level from causingpotentially dangerous subluxationsis with regular chiropractic check-ups.

Senior CitizensRetirement age for many peoplehas become just plain tiresome.Aches and pins, often the resultof untreated subluxations,abound. Yet is hardly seems fairthat having to suffer with pain or

being drugged into numbnessare fair rewards for all the yearsof hard work.

Depending on the degree ofsubluxations degeneration, yourchiropractor can often providehelp.

For senior citizens who’ve beenfortunate enough to suffered mini-mal trauma in their lives, virtuallycomplete spinal recovery shouldbe almost as easy as it would befor younger people.

For those who have sufferedneedlessly for years, your chiro-practor can often slow or stop thedegeneration, making life morecomfortable. It is certainly worththe effort so that our senior citi-zens get the dignity of health carethey deserve.

Something for EveryoneAs you can see, there are practi-cally as many reasons to haveregular chiropractic checkups asthere are people. Make an appoint-ment for yourself and your lovedones soon.

Flowers Chiropractic Office2124 NE HancockPortland, Oregon 97212Phone: (503) 287-5504

Portland Test Market for Candy-Like Dissolvable CigerettesAfter decades of legislation and

education campaigns aimed at keep-ing kids from starting up tobaccohabits, the industry may have foundan under-handed way to get itshooks into a new generation.

Portland has been chosen as oneof three test markets for a new set ofproducts that critics say are tar-geted squarely at kids.

At Plaid Pantry stores in Portlandcustomers can pick up Camel Orbs,Camel Sticks, and Camel Strips. Allare made from finely ground tobaccomixed with mint or cinnamon flavor-ing that you can let hang from yourmouth like a toothpick or slowlymelt in your mouth.

Jeff Merkely, Oregon’s junior

Democratic Senator, is crying foul,and wants the U.S. Food and DrugAdministration to use its recentlyacquired authority to ban the prod-ucts outright.

Critics of the products point out

that they come in colorful packag-ing, look suspiciously like candy,and could be easily consumed in aclassroom- unbeknownst to an un-suspecting teacher.

“The flavoring, appearance and

packaging of tobacco candy areclearly designed to appeal to chil-dren. The tobacco companies evenshaped the containers to look like acell phone in a student’s pocket,making it hard for teachers to detectand intercept them,” said Merkleyin a prepared statement.

Last week, the medical journal“Pediatrics” concluded that theproducts were intended to appeal toa younger generation. Because theydeliver a quick shock of nicotine,they have the potential to poisonchildren. There is already one inci-dent on record of an infant ingest-ing an orb in Oregon, who did notneed medical attention.

This isn’t the first time tobaccocompanies have caused a stir inOregon with products that don’t

resemble chew or cigarettes. In 2006,Camel began distributing Snus, smallpouches of minty ground tobacco.

David Howard, spokesperson forRJ Reynolds Tobacco Company,the manufacturer of the products,denies that they are targeted at chil-dren.

“Certainly that’s not the case atall,” he said.

Instead, he said that they are foradults, who are aware of the risksthat come with tobacco use, andwant to enjoy them without bother-ing others with the smoke, spit, andlitter associated with more traditionalproducts.

He also points out that they arechild proof on the same shelf withother tobacco products, and havethe same warning level as them.

Cigarette Sales Down in OregonOregonians are buying fewer

cigarettes, according to data re-leased last week by the OregonDepartment of Human Services.

In 2009, Oregonians bought 183million packs of cigarettes, downfrom 189 million the previous year.DHS is also using the numbers totout the benefits of the OregonTobacco Prevention and EducationProgram. Since it was started in 1996,the per capita consumption of ciga-

rettes has declined 46 percent.But despite the positive trend,

Oregon still has some work to doin reducing the use of tobacco.According to data from the Cen-ters for Disease Control and Pre-vention, Oregon ranks 11th in thestate for tobacco use, with 16 per-cent of adults still smoking. Thestate also ranks 16th nationallyfor people between 12 and 17smoking.


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HEALTH Special Edition

PHOTO BY KENNETH AARON/K ING NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

Crowds line up for fresh produce and other foods during the

inaugural season of the King Farmer’s Market, a block south of

Northeast Alberta Street, adjacent to King School Park.

King Farmers Market ReopensAfter a highly successful first

season, the King Farmers Marketis back, bigger and better thanbefore with more produce ven-dors, more special events, music,meat, cheese, cut flowers, plantstarts, hot food, cooking demon-strat ions, and an adjacentchildren’s playground.

The market will open its secondseason on Sunday, May 2, at 10a.m. at Northeast Seventh Avenueand Wygant (a block south ofAlberta Street, adjacent to KingSchool Park.) The market will con-tinue every Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2p.m., through Oct. 31.

This year, Oregon Trail Card(food stamp) users can receive upto $10 in matching tokens for useat the King Farmers Market.

You’re invited to join yourneighbors this Sunday and everySunday to celebrate a new seasonof the freshest local food.

Lethal Fungus Strain in OregonA new strain of airborne fungus

is spreading in Oregon that killsabout one out of four people in-fected with it, according to research-ers at Duke University.

A new strain of a fungus calledCryptococcus gattii has infecteddogs, cats, sheep, elk, and othermammals, but you can’t pick upthe fungus with contact with ani-mals. Instead, people get it frominhaling spores released by trees.

Symptoms, which can takemonths to develop, includecoughs, chest pain, shortness ofbreath, headache, breathing prob-lems, and other ailments. Peoplewho pick up the fungus might haveto take medication for months, oreven years. Extreme cases mightrequire surgery.

"It's in the environment, and we'reexposed to the environment," re-searcher Edmond Byrnes III of Duke

University Medical Center toldLiveScience. "And the environmen-tal range of this has been expand-ing."

To date, five out of 21 peopleinfected in the United State havedied from the fungus.

Researchers are uncertain as tohow the fungus, which originated inthe tropics, came to Oregon viaCanada, but expect it to spread.

However, public health officialsin Oregon want to reassure the pub-lic that the fungus is rare, infectionrates are low, and it’s treatable.

People most at risk are those withcompromised immune systems.

“The fungus is rare, gettingsick from the fungus is uncom-mon and if people do get sickthere

are treatments. The publichealth threat from the fungus islow,” said Katrina Hedberg, Or-egon public health epidemiolo-gist, on a statement on the Or-egon Public Health Division’swebsite. “If people are concerned

about their symptoms, they shouldcontact their health care providerright away.”

Since 2004, there have been about50 people identified with the illnessin Washington, Oregon and Cali-fornia. About 10 people have died.

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Families with Mental Illness -- Afree, 12-week course for peoplewhose family members live withmental illness is offered at EmanuelHospital, Mt. Hood Medical Cen-ter and Providence Medical Cen-ter. The course has been describedas “life-changing” by former par-ticipants. Registration is requiredby calling 503-203-3326.

Managing Chronic Hepatitis C --Third Wednesday of each month at5 p.m. The informative session is ledby a registered nurse to help youmanage side effects of medicationsand dosage preparations and ad-ministration; doctor referral required.To register, call 503-251-6313.

Better Breathers -- An asthmaeducational support group meetson the 1st Tuesday of the monthfrom 1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. atAdventist Medical Center. For in-formation, call 503-251-6830.

Cancer Resource Center -- Provi-dence St. Vincent Medical Centerand the American Red Cross havejoined forces to create the first in-

hospital resource center providingbooks, printed material, computeraccess and more for individuals andfamilies dealing with cancer. Thecenter is open Monday throughThursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Lead Poisoning Prevention -- Learnhow to protect your family from leadpoisoning. Ideal for folks in live inolder homes with children or preg-nant women. Qualified participantsreceive a free kit of safety and test-ing supplies. Call 503-284-6827.

Parenting Classes -- Newbornsdon’t come with instruction manu-als but parents and parents-to-becan learn about a variety of topicsfrom pain and childbirth tobreastfeeding to infant CPR andmuch more. For a schedule of events,call 503-574-6595 or visit:providence.org/classes.

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Family Caregiver Support Group -- This topic-oriented group offers asafe place to discuss the stresses,challenges and rewards of provid-ing care to an older relative or friend.Meets the first Thursday of eachmonth at 3 p.m. at Legacy GoodSamaritan Hospital.

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Portland Public Schools AnnouncesNext Step in High School Redesign

After nearly a year of careful plan-ning and efforts to muster up com-munity support, Portland PublicSchool's Superintendent CaroleSmith laid out her plan to dramati-cally reshape its high school sys-tem on Monday.

Under the current system, highschool students are allowed alarge degree of leeway in transfer-ring out of their neighborhoodschool to others. As a result, someschools end up having smallerstudent bodies and less funding,which leads to unequal courseofferings at Portland's 13 high

schools.Smith's plan would restrict trans-

fers, requiring more students to at-tend their neighborhood school,bringing more funds along withthem. With more money, smallerschools would be able to offer thesame courses and programs as theirlarger counterparts. It would alsorestructure the district's attendanceboundaries.

The redesign of the high schoolsystem is intended to bring the samecourse offerings to all of Portland'shigh schools, close the achieve-ment, and bring more diversity toeach campus- ethnically and socio-economically.

But the plan also carries a morecontroversial aspect. Smith con-tends that the current number ofstudents in the district and the levelof funding available can't bring thesame robust course offerings to allof its high schools without turningsome schools into specialized mag-

net schools, which would have aspecial focus and a limited numberof slots for students.

Ever since the plan was an-nounced last year, speculation hasswirled as to which school wouldbe converted from a neighbor-hood school, which is often avalued community asset, to amagnet school.

On Monday, Smith revealed thatnext year Marshall High School inouter southeast Portland- which ishome to the Renaissance Arts,BizTech and Pauling schools- wouldbecome a magnet school that couldpotentially partner with the neigh-boring David Douglas School Dis-trict.

Benson Polytechnic HighSchool, in northeast Portland, wouldbecome a specialized school openonly to juniors and seniors nextyear, who would attend part-timepursuing technical or career-ori-ented pursuits.

Marshall High School in outer southeast Portland is slated to become a magnet school next year.


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Chinook Winds at Lincoln Citypresents its first live mixed martialarts event “Caged on the Coast,” inpartnership with the Full ContactFighting Federation, on Saturday,May 1. Doors open at 6 p.m.

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Portland resident Carson Ellis, known for her illustrations for The Decemberists’ album covers and

for children’s books, will be the featured artist at Portland Community College’s Art Beat Festival,

May 10-14.

Art Beat Festival Packs CalendarThe 2010 Art Beat Festival at

Portland Community College is aweek-long celebration of the artsMay 10-14 at all of the college'smajor comprehensive campuses.

The festival covers visual art,dance, music, literature and the-ater, featuring more than 80 eventsat Cascade (705 N. KillingsworthSt.), Sylvania (12000 S.W. 49th

Ave.), Rock Creek (17705 N.W.Springville Rd.) campuses and theSoutheast Center (2305 S.E. 82ndAve. and Division).

Northwest Portland artist CarsonEllis is this year's featured artist.Ellis is best known for her illustra-tions for The Decemberists' albumcovers and for children's books,including Lemony Snicket's "The

Composer is Dead." She will put onvarious workshops throughout theweek of Art Beat at many PCC loca-tions.

The 23rd annual Art Beat Festi-val is free and open to the public.Parking at all PCC campuses also isfree during the festival.

For additional information on theschedule, visit artbeat.pcc.edu.


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No-host bar and silent auction begin at 6:00 PMSit down dinner at 7:00 PM

Wear your tux, gown, or after five attire and that favoritepair of snazzy sneakers toDance, Dance, Dance!

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Prize for the best matching attire and sneakers!

All Proceeds will benefit The Portland Chapter of The Links, Inc.Scholarship Fund and Programs

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The Portland Chapter of The Links, Inc.Haiti Relief efforts.

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Facebook Crowd Still Wants PrivacyTech-savvygenerationsimilar to past

(AP) -- All the dirty laundryyounger people seem to air on so-cial networks these days might leadolder Americans to conclude thattoday's tech-savvy generationdoesn't care about privacy.

Such an assumption fits happilywith declarations that privacy isdead, as online marketers and socialsites such as Facebook try to per-suade people to share even moreabout who they are, what they arethinking and where they are at anygiven time.

But it's not quite true, a new studyfinds. Despite mounds of anecdotesabout college students sharingbooze-chugging party photos, post-ing raunchy messages andbadmouthing potential employersonline, young adults generally careas much about privacy as olderAmericans.

The report, from researchers atthe University of California, Berke-

ley and the University of Pennsyl-vania, is among the first quantita-tive studies looking at youngpeople's attitudes toward privacyas government officials and corpo-rate executives alike increasinglygrapple with such issues.

"It is going to counter a lot ofassumptions that have been madeabout young adults and their atti-tudes toward privacy," said MaryMadden, senior researcher at thePew Internet and American LifeProject.

Among the findings:• Eighty-eight percent of people

of all ages said they have refused togive out information to a businessbecause they thought it was toopersonal or unnecessary. Among

young adults, 82 percent have re-fused, compared with 85 percent ofthose over 65.

• Most people — 86 percent —believe that anyone who posts aphoto or video of them on theInternet should get their permissionfirst, even if that photo was taken inpublic. Among young adults 18 to24, 84 percent agreed — not far fromthe 90 percent among those 45 to 54.

• Forty percent of adults ages 18to 24 believe executives should facejail time if their company usessomeone's personal information il-legally — the same as the responseamong those 35 to 44 years old.

Archie Introduces Gay Character

A comic book cover

featuring Veronica that’s

coming out this fall intro-

duces a new classmate

named Kevin Keller, the first

gay character in the Archie

Comics series.

Riverdale High is gettingits first gay character.

Archie Comics announcedThursday that in an issue outSept. 1, the long-runningcomic will introduce its first"openly gay" character,Kevin Keller.

The strapping blond willdefeat Jughead in a burgereating contest, win the af-fection of Veronica andwrestle over how to gently

rebuff her flirtations.Jon Goldwater, co-CEO of

Archie Comics, says the intro-duction of Kevin is "aboutkeeping the world of ArchieComics current and inclusive."


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St. Helens Anniversary Turns 30

Mt. St. Helens, the active volcano in our own backyard.

Events commemorate1980 eruption

On May 18, 1980 Mount St. Helens erupted for9 hours, altering 230 square miles of forest andkilling 57 people. It was an event that madeinternational news and changed people’s percep-tions of the Pacific Northwest’s volcanoes.

This year, it’s time to look back and rememberthat watershed moment that deeply affectedpeople’s lives. The Mount St. Helens Institute ishosting many entertaining and educational eventsto commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1980eruption.

May 4: Volcano Views and Brews PublicGathering. “Remembering Spirit Lake: A Com-munity Remembrance.” Bring your stories, memo-ries and photographs to share. 7 p.m. LuckyLabrador, 1945 N.W. Quimby St.

May 4 and May 18: Volcano Explorers Pro-gram for students. An interactive video-confer-ence program connecting 4th-8th graders to vol-canologists and introducing them to the fascinat-ing science discoveries taking place at Mount St.Helens. 1 p.m., Various elementary and middleschools.

May 15: “It’s a Blast: Volcano Science in YourBackyard.” A day of hands-on science discoveryat Johnston Ridge Observatory, Mount St. HelensNational Volcanic Monument. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

May 16: Johnston Ridge Observatory OpeningDay.

May 18: Johnston Ridge Observatory com-memoration events with free admission. Viewnew exhibits and updated facility. Photographerswill present volcano images featured in the May2010 issue of National Geographic.

May 18: “The Power of Nature: Mount St.Helens 1980 – 2010.” An evening with GarySnyder, Ursula K. Le Guin and Jerry Franklin,7:30 p.m., First Congregational Church, 1126S.W. Park.

More information about these events is avail-able at mshinstitute.org.

The Mount St. Helens Institute is a nonprofitorganization dedicated to helping people of allages gain an understanding of the natural pro-cesses and cultural heritage of the PacificNorthwest’s volcanic landscapes. The institutepromotes stewardship, science and appreciationof the Northwest.

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Latino Culture Fest -- Port-land Community College’sRock Creek Campus hosts its an-nual Semana de la Raza or “Week of thePeople” festival this week. The culminatingevent will be the Cesar Chavez Evening of Excellencecelebration at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 30 in Room 114,Building 3.

Worlds Collide --Chaim Potok’s“The Chosen,” aplay about friend-ship and the pres-sures of tradition,now playingthrough May 2 onthe Portland Cen-ter Stage at theGerding Theater.

Showtime GospelConcert -- A free gospel concert and silent auctionfeaturing the No! Kidding! Choir! And NKC MusicTeam will be held Friday, April 30 at Augustana LutheranChurch, 2710 N.E. 14th Ave. Open to the public andsuitable for all ages.

Bobby Caldwell -- Jazz legendBobby Caldwell and the Port-land Jazz Orchestra, featuringspecial guest Patrick Lamb,perform Caldwell’s big bandAmerican Song Book for twoshows on Friday, April 30 atJimmy Maks, downtown.

Old School Party -- A dress toimpress Old School Party cel-ebrating the birthdays of localresidents Ken Berry and J.W.Friday and others born underTaurus will be held Saturday,

May 1 from 9 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. at the T&A Events Center,300 N.E. Multnomah St. Tickets available at Geneva’s oronline at ticketsorgon.com.

Mel Brown Live -- Portland jazz giant Mel Brown per-forms at Salty’s on the Columbia every Friday andSaturday night. Known as the “Gentleman of Jazz,”

Brown has a careerspanning over 40 years.

Norman Sylvester Band --Boogie Cat Norman Sylvester and his

band perform Friday, April 30 at Cascade’s inVancouver; Saturday, May 1 at the West Linn Sa-loon; Friday, May 7 at Clyde’s, 5474 N.E. SandyBlvd.; and Saturday, May 8 at Halibut’s, 2525 N.E.Alberta St.

Live Jazz -- Every Friday and Saturday from 8 p.m. to11 p.m., the Third Degrees Lounge at the River PlaceHotel, 1510 S.W. Harbor Way. No cover or minimumpurchase. For more information, visit pdxjazz.com.

Cult Comedy -- “Mortified,” a cult comedy sensationthat’s been a smash hit across the country returns toMcMenamins Mission Theater, 1624 N.W. GlisanSt., for two shows at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 29 andFriday, April 30.

Portland Homes -- “At Home in Portland: 1909-1914,”explores the variety of architecture during the city’sboom years between 1900 and 1920. The exhibit runsthrough July 11 at the Pittock Mansion, 3229 N.W.Pittock Dr.

Music Millennium Free Shows -- The Music Millen-nium, 3158 E. Burnside, hosts in-house live perfor-mances. Enjoy free music and the opportunity tomeet artists. Call 503-231-8926 for a schedule.

Samson the T. Rex -- A magnificent -foot-long Tyr-annosaurus rex skeleton, one of the most fearsomecarnivores ever to walk the face of the earth is ondisplay at OMSI. The 66-million-year-old fossil knownas Samson is one of the most complete Tyrannosau-rus rex specimens in existence.

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Children’s Theatre PremiereOregon Children’s Theatre presents Small Steps, a world

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A sequel to Sachar’s Holes, Small Steps follows theyoung man as he maneu-vers through the unex-pected, the dangerous,and even the romantic—all the while trying to keephis goals in sight, takesmall steps and keep mov-ing forward.

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Fear, Anger and DenialSymptoms of America’schanging majority

BY BENTLEY DE BARDELABEN

“Baby killer,” “Reload,” and“Hell no, you can’t,” are some ofthe phrases pronounced by con-servative Republican leadershipRandy Neugebauer (Texas), SarahPalin (Alaska) and John Boehner(Ohio) about the passing of Presi-dent Obama’s health care reform bill.

Prior to its passage, openly gay Con-gressman Barney Frank (Massachusetts) wascalled the “f” word. Even members of theCongressional Black Caucus were called the“n” word, with one person, Emanuel Clever(Missouri), being spat upon as members ofthe Tea Party chanted, “Kill the bill!” throughthe halls of Congress. Sadly, MicheleBachmann (Minnesota) stated that becausethere was no video or audio evidence of suchincidents, the incidents never happened.How ludicrous is that?

These constant hurls of insult, disrespect,and threat to our nation’s African Americanor gay American leaders by other voices ofleadership and their following have presenteda constant trek up the hill of hatred for awhile.

As a person who has trained hundreds,perhaps thousands, in cultural diversityworkshops, I believe that racism is a possibleunderlying cause of the recent insanity. Ihave often wondered what will result frompeople’s fear of the changing demographiclandscape of the United States by 2040-2050.After all, the media continues to hype theseprojected changes: “Whites no longer to bethe majority by 2050.”

Since the election of Barack Obama, wehave been told there was record turnout forpeople of color and the youth who helped tomake history. While that has seemed won-derful for some of us, it angers, frustrates,and incites others. Presidential candidateObama received more death threats, andcontinues to receive more death threats,than any other U.S. President. Simply stated,racism is the cause for that.

It is not my intent to say that all EuropeanAmericans are racists. However, my profes-sional experience has taught me that mostEuropean Americans do not have to think

about their skin color as the meansholding them back from accomplish-ing their dreams or desires. Unfortu-nately, this is not the case for peopleof color, not one.

With a struggling economy, alongwith constant barrage of hate monger-ing from the right wing media and some

conservative legislative leaders, we may beseeing only the beginning of a new trend.

It is my hope that we can begin to speakopenly and civilly about our anxieties. Other-

wise the waters ahead will be even more diffi-cult to navigate for our elected leaders. Thatwould not be good for any of us, black, white,brown, red or yellow skinned, for we all loveour country and are proud to be American.


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Bentley de Bardelaben is executive foradministration and communications for Jus-tice Ministries in the United Church of Christ.

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OPINION

Oversight will makehealth bill strongerBY JUDGE GREG MATHIS

The President and Congress success-fully overhauled the healthcare system in amajor way, making it possible for nearly fourmillion Americans to get needed healthcare insurance.

Despite this great – and historical – news, morework remains. One of the remaining obstacles we haveto overcome is making sure health insurers can’t raisetheir premiums by an exorbitant amount. Withoutoversight on this front, the benefits of the healthcarebill will be lost to many.

Insurer Anthem Blue Cross in California plans toraise its insurance premiums by 39-percent, a move thathas many customers on edge. The company has putthe rate hike on hold for now, but the very thought ofsuch an increase from any insurer has legislatorsmoving quickly to act.

U.S. Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., and U.S Rep. JanSchakowsky, D-Ill., are pushing legislation that wouldprevent insurance companies from raising premiums

Regulate Health Premiumswithout prior approval from a regulatory body.Some states already have this step in place,most do not.

Of course, leaders in the insurance industrysay that more regulation is not the answer. Theywant federal officials to instead work to reducerising medical costs, which play a part in drivingup premiums. Indeed, skyrocketing medical

costs is something the country needs to work on but theinsurance industry premium increases do require over-sight, plain and simple.

Policymakers attempted to include such legislationin the healthcare bill but that provision was ultimatelycut. Ironically, it was the threat of the rate hike fromAnthem that resurrected the healthcare bill. Unfortu-nately, lawmakers make a grave mistake when they letthe bill pass without this mandate.

If they move quickly, they have a chance to get itright. Requiring insurance companies to get prior ap-proval before significantly raising their rates is the bestapproach to making sure all that health care reformpromises does not ultimately fall flat.

Greg Mathis is a retired Michigan District CourtJudge and syndicated television judge.

Obama’s American AgendaBenefits blackAmerica, tooBY CYNTHIA TUCKER

President Obama’shistoric status as thenation’s first black presi-dent hasn’t spared himcriticism from some blackcommentators and mem-bers of Congress, whoclaim that the presidentought to have a bona fide “blackagenda.”

Several members of the Congres-sional Black Caucus have chastisedObama for, they claim, doing little toaddress the unemployment rateamong black workers, some six toseven points higher than the overallrate of just under ten percent, ac-cording to the Bureau of Labor Sta-tistics.

Last month, talk show host TavisSmiley’s annual “Black Agenda”conference included a panel whichheavily criticized Obama for failingto directly address a range of diffi-cult social problems which stillplague black America. Indeed,Smiley has become a consistent critic.

Smiley has every right to scorethe president’s accomplishmentsand failures as he sees fit. But it isnaive for him to expect that thenation’s first black president willchampion an exclusively black“agenda,” any more than John F.Kennedy, the nation’s first Catholicpresident, issued a “Catholicagenda.” Obama was not electedthe president of black America. He’sthe president of the entire country.

Still, Obama hasn’t ignored thosedetractors. Perhaps that’s why hemet April 6 with a group of blackpreachers, including Atlanta’s T.

DeWitt Smith, head of theProgressive NationalBaptist Convention.Here’s hoping he took theopportunity to point outthat his policies benefitblack Americans, too.

According to FamiliesUSA, a health care advo-

cacy group, 40 percent of blacksreported being uninsured duringsome portion of 2007-2008, com-pared to about 26 percent of whites.Black or white, they will be able toafford health insurance as a result ofthe new law, which Obama made apriority.

The president also battled en-trenched interests to change thestudent-loan program, which freedup money to give a slight fundingincrease to Pell grants. Many blackstudents will benefit from the boostin tuition assistance, just as manywhite and brown students will.

But the most significant assis-tance that Obama is providing toblack students — to all students,actually — lies in his promising re-form plan for elementary and sec-ondary education. The new empha-sis on charter schools and merit payhas the potential for bringing thebest and brightest teachers intopublic school classrooms, whileweeding out the incompetent anduninspired.

There are few things that thefederal government can do that havea more significant effect on children

than helping them to get a goodeducation. For black kids, that’scrucial. The difference betweenthose black Americans who haveachieved mainstream success andthose mired in poverty lies, for themost part, in the difference in aca-demic achievement.

It’s true that college-educatedblack workers have a higher unem-ployment rate than college-edu-cated white workers — a commen-tary on a “post-racial” America. Butit’s also true that college-educatedblack men and women will fare muchbetter than their less-educated coun-terparts.

So far, few black opinion-makershave zeroed in on Obama’s educa-tion reform plans. That reticencemay stem from an ambivalence — orhostility — toward the reforms froma mainstay of the black middle-class:teachers. Teachers’ groups havenot exactly rallied in support ofObama’s plans. Some teachers re-main especially critical of merit pay.

Still, his emphasis on teacheraccountability has the potential fordoing more to shake up public edu-cation than any reforms of the lasttwo decades. Obama may not havea plan for reducing the black-on-black homicide rate (who does?) orshoring up black marriage (otherthan serving as a good role model),but, if he can boost educationalachievement for all children — in-cluding those who are poor andblack — that would certainly qualifyas progress. Let’s call that an Ameri-can agenda.

Cynthia Tucker is columnist forthe Atlanta Journal Constitution.

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the government began roundingup Japanese families, seizingtheir money and businesses, andinterning them. The Oregon Ex-position Center was where manyended up.

At the time, the center wasthe site of many agriculturalevents, and was hastily preparedfor the influx of Japanese, ex-plained Valerie Otani, an artistwho built two traditional Japa-nese gates outside to rememberthe event. The gates are linedwith newspaper plates, brandish-ing headlines like, "Portland tobe First Jap-Free City."

"While it's a sad place, it's asignificant place for our commu-nity," she said.

Otani said over three thou-sand Japanese filled the center,which was lined with barbedwire, who were allowed to takeonly what they could carry intheir arms, and were assigned tostalls that previously housed ani-mals.

"There were flies every-where," said Otani, who de-scribed it as unbearably hot inthe summer, and saturated witha strong stench leftover from theanimals.

Back on the bus, the tourheaded toward downtown pass-ing by PGE Park, where theKKK once held rallies.

"It's another one of thoseghosts," said Hess, who explained

that anti-black sentiment markedOregon from its inception. Itsoriginal 1857 state constitutionwas the only one to ever explic-itly exclude black people.

Although the exclusion provi-sion was seldom enforced, itslegacy continued well into the20th century as racist public ac-commodation practices becamecommon, including sundownlaws, which excluded peoplefrom a town after nightfall, saidHess.

The Klan also built up thelargest presence west of theRocky Mountains, with estimatesranging from 35,000 to 200,000members, she said. Its member-ship included a governor, nu-merous other elected officials,and police chiefs from acrossthe state, who wielded consider-able power in the state beforethey withered during the 1920s.

As the tour wrapped up, thebus traveled through southeastPortland to the site of a morerecent flareup of racial violence,where Mulugeta Seraw, anEthiopian immigrant, was beatento death by skinheads in 1988- areminder that white suprema-cists continued to have a pres-ence well into the 20th century.

Hess mentioned that it's noaccident that Oregon is one ofthe whitest states in the union,and that the north and northeastparts of the city have been hubsof the black community for areason. Historical powers haveshaped the city she said, and,"basically, we live with the after-math of those powers."

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A daughter of a 19th Century Chinook chief, Ilchee is depicted

overlooking the Columbia River on the Vancouver Waterfront

Renaissance Trail. According to Native American lore, Ilchee had

the power of a shaman, and she paddled her own canoe, the sign

of a chief.

New brandpromotes areaattractions

Vancouver’s Southwest Wash-ington Convention and VisitorsBureau has launched a new brand todifferentiate the city fromVancouver, B.C., its namesake tothe north in Canada.

“Visit Vancouver USA, Discoverthe Original,” was developed on theheels of the recent Winter Olym-pics, held in the “other” Vancouver.

The new brand comes with a newWeb site and ongoing support forthe area’s numerous attractions,including dining, entertainment, andrecreation.

Vancouver and its surroundingcities offer an eclectic blend of his-toric sites with modern amenitieslike fine dining, wine tasting, andboutique shopping. The region isconsidered the gateway to popularNorthwest attractions such as theColumbia River Gorge, Mt. St.

Helens, and Washington’s manyscenic coastal towns.

“We are very excited about thisnew direction and believe it will bodewell for attracting tourists and meet-ings to the region,” said VancouverMayor Tim Leavitt. “The brand putsa fresh and vibrant new face on ourregion while not overlooking ourdeep historic roots.”

The convention and visitorsbureau developed the marketingcampaign with input from regionalcommunity and civic leaders, localbusiness owners and managers, andmembers of the local hospitality in-dustry.

“I am confident that this brandwill begin clearing up the confusionbetween the Canadian city and ourcity, which was really reinforcedduring the 2010 Winter Olympics,”said Gerry Link, the general man-ager of the Hilton Vancouver Wash-ington and Vancouver ConventionCenter. “We received numerouscalls from travelers who mistakenlythought they were calling the otherVancouver.”

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(503) 265-9263PHOTO BY MARK WASHINGTON /THE PORTLAND OBSERVER

Jefferson alumnae Maggie Mashia, class of 1980 (from left); Donna Maxey, class of 1966; and

Julie Rogers, class of 1974; authored the book “100 Years of Excellence,” a tribute to the north

Portland school and featuring 100 of its most distinguished graduates.

100 Glorious YearsJefferson alumspublish tributeBY LEE PERLMAN


Despite what headlines may leadyou to believe, Jefferson HighSchool students have had 100 glo-rious years, both in school and intheir lives following it. And it’s allthere in print for you to see.

Three Jefferson alumnae – DonnaMaxey, class of 1966, MaggieMashia, class of 1980, and JulieRogers, class of 1974 – have pro-duced “100 years f Excellence,” atribute to the north Portland schooland 100 of its most distinguishedgraduates.

The effort began as part of theschool’s centennial celebration in2009. The Jefferson Alumnae Asso-ciation polled its members for gradu-ates to be honored in a “People’sChoice” pamphlet, and the nomina-tions were supplemented by someresearch.

“All that was asked for was apamphlet, but we came up with somepretty amazing people, and a one-sentence description didn’t do themjustice,” Rogers said. A real bookwas called for, “and Maggie, Donnaand I accepted the task,” she said.

Jefferson has long been knownas a bastion of excellence in sports,and the book includes some greats:Pro Football Hall of Famer MelRenfro, Heisman Trophy winnerTerry Baker, champion boxer RayLampkin.

“We could have filled the bookwith the sports figures alone,” Rogerssays, “but it was the scholars whoreally stood out. We learned aboutpeople we hadn’t known anythingabout. It was just fascinating.”

The book includes the following:

• Edward Perkins, a career ambas-sador who helped broker the end ofthe racial apartheid system in SouthAfrica.• Dr. Walter Reynolds, the firstAfrican-American graduate of whatis now the Oregon Health and Sci-ences University.• Carl Talton , the first African-American chair of the Portland De-velopment Commission.Industrialist Art Riedel.• George Azumano, interned in a

detention camp with other JapaneseAmericans during World War II,who founded one of the city’s lead-ing travel agencies.• Duncan Campbell, self-made tim-ber tycoon who used his wealth tocreate the non-profit Friends of theChildren, together with other goodworks.• Reporter Anne Sullivan.• Distinguished choreographerPatti Benson.• Muralist Isaka Shamsud-Din.• Jazz guitarist Norman Sylvester.• Attorney and congressmanWendell Wyatt.• Nancy Ryles, a Republican statesenator so well-respected that, forher final term, she ran unopposed.• Tony Hopson, a sports star whowent on to co-found the non-profit

Self-Enhancement, Inc., togetherwith fellow alum Ray Leary.• Ancer Haggerty, a Vietnam WarSilver Star honoree who became astate and federal court judge.• Actress Virginia Ann PattonMoss, who played James Stewart’ssister-in-law in the film “It’s a Won-derful Life.”• Nobel Prize winner Warren Wash-ington.• And let us not forget CharlesWashington, the publisher of the

Portland Observer.The sheer numbers of worthy

nominees, and in some cases thelack of available information, meantthat some good candidates weren’tincluded. “We’re keeping track ofthem,” Rogers says. Many of thosewho were included “not only gainedprominence in their field, but reallymade major contributions to soci-ety and the world,” she says.

In addition to the three principalauthors, many other people lent ahand in the book’s production. “Ittook longer than we thought it would,but it was a great job by a lot ofpeople,” Rogers says.

“100 Years of Excellence” is avail-able at Ainsworth Drug and Gifts,4027 N. Interstate Ave., or online atjeffersonalum.com.


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Chicken andRed Bean EnchiladasIngredients• 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken• 1 (15.5 ounce) can small red or pinto beans, drained• 2 cups grated pepper Jack cheese• 1 medium-large onion• 2 tablespoons olive oil• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce• 1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth• 3 tablespoons sour cream• 12 corn tortillas (about 5 1/2 inches in diameter)• Optional garnish:• chopped fresh cilantro• hot red pepper sauce

Directions1. Adjust oven rack to middle position; heat oven to 375 degrees.In a medium bowl, mix chicken, beans and 1 cup cheese; set aside.Thinly slice 1/2 cup onion; set aside. Finely chop remainingonion.2. Heat oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Addchopped onions and saute until golden, about 5 minutes. Addtomato sauce; simmer until very thick, about 12 minutes. (Stirfrequently; reduce heat if sputtering dramatically.) Add broth;bring to simmer. Remove from heat; whisk in sour cream. Stir 1/2 cup sauce into chicken mixture.3. Spread 1/2 cup sauce in a 13-by-9-inch ovenproof glass dish.Microwave tortillas on high power in a microwave-safe plasticbag until warm, about 1 minute. Fill each tortilla with a heaping1/4 cup chicken mixture; roll and place in baking dish. Top withremaining sauce and cheese.4. Bake until bubbly, about 20 minutes. Top with sliced onionsand the optional cilantro. Serve hot. Pass pepper sauce sepa-rately.

SalsaIngredients• 1/4 cup lemon juice• 1 1/2 tablespoons salt• 1 red onion, chopped• 1 white onion, chopped• 1 yellow onion, chopped• 1/4 pound roma (plum)tomatoes, chopped• 6 pounds roma (plum) tomatoes• 2 tablespoons garlic powder• 1 tablespoon ground cayenne pepper• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin• 1 pound jalapeno peppers, chopped• 1/3 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped

Directions1. Bring a large saucepan of water to boil. Briefly place 6 poundstomatoes into water to loosen skins and set color. Drain, peel andcrush.2. Mix chopped tomatoes, garlic powder, lemon juice, salt,cayenne pepper and cumin into the saucepan with crushedtomatoes. Whip to desired thickness. Bring to a boil. Mix in redonion, white onion, yellow onion, jalapeno peppers and cilantro.3. Continue boiling until vegetables are soft and mixture hasreached desired consistency. Remove from heat. Refrigerateuntil serving.