A group of local and national activists are promoting a single-payer and universal healthcare system that goes beyond President Obama’s health care reforms.

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Talk-show host Oprah

Winfrey greets her

half-sister Patricia on

an episode of 'The

Oprah Winfrey Show.'

Oprah Learns of Sister Born in 1963She calls discovery‘miracle of all miracles’

(AP) -- Oprah Winfrey recently learned she has a half-sister — a Milwaukee woman who was put up for adop-tion by Winfrey's mother nearly 50 years ago.

On "The Oprah Winfrey Show" that aired Monday, asometimes-emotional Winfrey introduced a woman sheidentified only as Patricia, explaining how the woman's

years-long search for her family culminated in a meetingwith Winfrey on Thanksgiving Day of last year.

The discovery is "the miracle of all miracles," Winfreytold her audience.

Winfrey said she wasstunned to learn about thesibling, telling her audiencethat when Patricia was born

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Beyond Obama Care

U.S. Rep. John Conyers

Health activists renewpush for single-payerBY CLIFF PFENNING

THE PORTLAND OBSERVER

The giant task of informing and then motivating the publicto support single-payer health care is the focus of a confer-ence scheduled for Saturday at Southwest Portland’s FirstUnitarian Church. And the conference has a headliner: U.S.Rep John Conyers of Michigan.

Conyers, who has championed single-payer health

care at the national level for the past decade, will be inPortland to help local organizers create a strategy tocombat the national discourse that denounces publicfunding of health care.

“What most people know about single-payer health carethey learn from Glen Beck, and that’s not helpful,” saysSamuel Metz, one of the conference organizers. “Single-payer is not something you can easily get into a sound biteor onto a bumper sticker; it’s about providing the same basiccare and putting everyone into the same risk pool.

“Our goal is to develop a common way to speak to the

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Oregon Health Plan CutsGov. John Kitzhaber said Mondayhe will be forced to recommend sig-nificant cuts in Oregon Health Planbenefits and payments to doctors,despite concerns that it becomes

unprofitable for doctors to treatpatients. Kitzhaber eventuallyhopes to save money by creatingincentives for preventing costlytreatments and by treating chronicconditions outside of hospitals.

Cop Shooter on LooseThe search continued Tuesdayalong the central Oregon coast for aman suspected of critically wound-ing a Lincoln City police officerSunday night during a traffic stop

on U.S. 101. The officer, OfficerSteven B. Dodds, 45, was in criticalcondition at Legacy Emanuel Hos-pital.

Bank Bombers SentencedThe judge in the Woodburn bankbombing trial sentenced the fatherand son convicted of planting a bombthat killed two law enforcement offic-ers to death Monday. Bruce Turnidgeand his son, Josh, offered not a wordof remorse or apology but were defi-ant before the judge and claimed theywere innocent.

Stomps Sentenced to LifeHazelyn Stomps, found guilty ofkilling her husband and then burn-ing his remains on rural propertyeast of Troutdale, was sentenced tolife in prison Tuesday. Stomps, 56,would have the possibility of parolein 25 years.

Remembering Jack LaLanneJack LaLanne, the fit-ness guru who in-spired televisionviewers to trim downand pump iron for

decades before exercise became anational obsession, died Sunday atage 96. LaLanne succumbed topneumonia following a brief illnessat his home in Morro Bay, Calif.

Zsa Zsa Home from HospitalActress Zsa Zsa Gabor has beenreleased from the hos-pital eight days aftershe had her right legamputated. The 93-year-old star suffereda gangrene infectionafter hip replacement surgery in July.

McDonald’s May Up PricesThe world’s largest hamburgerchain, McDonald’s, announced itmay raise prices in the coming yearas food prices rise. In spite of risingcosts, the company, which contin-ued to outperform competitors, stillposted net income of $1.24 billionon sales of $6.21 billion for the fourthquarter of 2010.

Zigzag gets road backClackamas County officials were setto reopen Lolo Pass Road Tuesday,just a week after a large section waswashed out by flooding from theSandy River.

Oscar Nominations OutThe Academy Awards honored theBritish monarchy saga "The King'sSpeech" with 12 Oscar nominationsTuesday, including acting honorsfor Colin Firth, Helena BonhamCarter and Geoffrey Rush. Otherbest picture nominees were TheSocial Network, Black Swan, TheFighter, Inception, The Kids Are AllRight, 127 Hours, Toy Story 3; TrueGrit and Winter's Bone.

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Benson High School seniors Andrew Andrews (left) and

Nate Carter.

Benson ReboundsTechmenenergized byseason’s successBY CLIFF PFENNING

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The Benson High School boys’basketball team is on a mission thisseason to return the program to itsformer glory.

After two seasons in which theydidn’t qualify for the state playoffs,the Techmen are atop the PortlandInterscholastic League standingsand ranked fourth in state.

The recent move from Class 6Ato 5A has helped, but Benson’splayers promote their overall im-provement as the key to the teamgoal of winning the state title for thefirst time since 1990.

“Last year we had problems withpeople coming to practice every-day, but we’ve overcome that,” sayssenior Nate Carter. “We want to begood this season.

“Even if we were at 6A, we’d stillbe doing good.”

Benson entered the week at 7-0 inthe PIL and 10-2 overall with lossesjust to Corvallis, ranked No. 1 inClass 5A, and Jesuit, ranked No. 1 inClass 6A. The Techmen have two

wins over rival Jefferson, the three-time defending 5A state champion,by a combined 50 points.

Benson plays host to FranklinFriday.

Coach Troy Berry says Bensonis a state champion waiting to hap-pen.

“Every team is focused on win-ning the title, and we’re definitelycapable of doing it,” says Berry,who played at Benson. “We’ve got

to continue to improve our ability tosustain our play each game, butwe’ve got a team that can getBenson back to where it belongs.”

The Techmen won five state titlesfrom 1971 to 1990 under coach DickGray, and have remained one ofstate’s most consistently success-ful teams under Don Emry and Berry.

Starting in 1981, Benson fin-

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Storytelling Honors NE Portland

Stop the Violence Memorial Service

Hear stories about the history ofnortheast Portland as told by thepeople who have lived and workedhere.

Minnie Bell Johnson, a trusteeemeritus and member of Bethel AMEChurch for 67 years, will share herstories from the area during a com-munity conversation, which beginsat noon on Saturday, Jan. 29 at HolyRedeemer Lutheran Church, 5431

N.E. 20th Ave.Other speakers will include Paul

Knauls, known as the “Mayor” ofNortheast Portland; BernadetteScott who will present a history ofCoast Janitorial Service; O.B. Hill,who will give a talk on the KnottStreet Community Center; JamesE. O’Connor who will give a his-tory of the Oregon Park site; PoloCatalani who will talk about

Portland’s refugee resettlementhistory; and Michael Roth withinformation on the Rose City ParkHistory Project.

The public is invited to bringhistorical artifacts and photos.Lunch as well as child care will beprovided.

For more information, call 503-546-7499 or visitourcommunityoutreach.org.

Members of the community areorganizing a Stop the Violencememorial service in honor ofAaron Campbell and other vic-tims of violence on Saturday, Jan.29 at 5 p.m. Emmanuel Temple,1032 N Sumner St.

Campbell was shot in the back byPortland Police on Jan. 29 last yearafter a disturbance at his NortheastSandy Boulevard apartment. .

To mark the one year since thedeath his family and friends iscalling for the community’s sup-

port at the memorial service. Thetheme is "Stop the violence, stopunjust police violence, stop gangviolence and stop domestic vio-lence.”

For more information, contactEmmanuel Temple at 503-287-2223.

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CAREER & EDUCATION

Mt. Hood CC Leadership Search

John ‘Ski” Sygielski

College boardlauds outgoingpresident

The Mt. Hood Community Col-lege board recently announced

that John. J. “Ski” Sygielski hasaccepted a position as presidentof Harrisburg Area CommunityCollege in Pennsylvania.

Sygielski has served as MHCCpresident since July 2008 and willcontinue in that position until theend of the school year on June 30.

College officials said during histhree years at MHCC, Sygielski’shas been the driving force behindsignificant advancements for theschool.

“The board is grateful to Dr. Skifor his steadfast commitment toserving students,” said Brian J.

Freeman, MHCC board chair. “Wegave him the direction to improvethe college’s performance in threekey areas: community engage-ment, MHCC enrollment from ourdistrict’s high schools and pri-vate support of the MHCC Foun-dation. He has clearly achieved allthese objectives and many more,including a 2020 Campus MasterPlan, innovative academic pro-grams and growth in distancelearning.”

The board is developing plansfor a presidential search as well asplans for an interim president.

Financial Aid Help Saturday

College Library atMaywood Park

Mt. Hood Community Collegenow serves the Parkrose area with anew 500 square foot library at theMaywood Park Campus, 10100 N.E.Prescott St.

The library is stocked with booksand other materials in English, aswell as Spanish, giving MHCC stu-dents and others an important re-source close to home, or where theyattend classes.

There are also a number of smalllaptop computers available for two-hour check-out. The hours of op-eration are Mondays – Thursdays,8 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Fridays, 8 a.m. – 5p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.; andSundays, noon – 4 p.m. The library

is closed holidays.The Maywood Park campus of-

fers classes in writing, math, psy-chology, English as a second lan-guage, English as a non-native lan-guage, general educational diplo-mas, adult basic skills, workforcedevelopment and non-credit com-munity education.

The campus offers college place-ment testing, GED testing and stu-dent advising services. A Commu-nity Skills Center offers self-pacedcomputer and office skills classesdesigned to upgrade students’ jobskills.

For more information, callMaywood Park at 503-491-6100.

Portland Community College willonce again give students assistancewith submitting their free applica-tion for financial aid for college.

PCC is hosting its annual Finan-cial Aid Day on Saturday, Jan. 29from 9 a.m. to noon at the RockCreek, Cascade, Sylvania and South-east Portland campuses.

Staff and student volunteers willbe on hand to help students in com-pleting the FAFSA forms and sub-mitting the application online.

Students should bring their par-ents after they download the FAFSAform by filling it out as completely as

possible, and the appropriate pre-application worksheet found atfafsa.ed.gov. Students and parentsshould bring their Social Securitynumbers, birth dates, financial aidPIN, information on income earnedfor 2010, a 2010 W-2, last pay stubfrom 2010 or 2009, tax return andcurrent value of assets.

PCC recently hired a VeteransAffairs Specialist to help serve stu-dents returning from combat accesseducational benefits. The specialisthelps veterans and their spousesand dependents use their benefitsto support their college expenses.

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High Schools Open Doors

PHOTO BY MARK WASHINGTON /THE PORTLAND OBSERVER

All of Portland’s high schools, including Benson (above), are opening their doors over the next few days to perspective students for

information nights as signup periods for current eighth graders are due.

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Showcasingprograms forprospectivestudents

Portland high schools are show-casing their programs for currenteighth-graders and their families.

Open houses and informationnights are preceding the district’shigh school enrollment and trans-fer cycle, which runs from Feb. 4through Feb. 28.

Most schools offer one or moreopen houses or similar events thatinclude building tours, teacher in-troductions and academic infor-mation. Individual tours are avail-able on request.

Roosevelt High School held anopen house two weeks ago. Infor-mation sessions are coming forthe following high schools:

Benson Technical High School,Feb. 9 and Feb. 24, 6 p.m.

Cleveland High School, Feb.10, 7 p.m.

Franklin High School Feb. 1 withquestion and answer sessions onFeb. 9 and Feb. 23

Grant High School, eighth-grade information night, Feb. 10, 6p.m.

Jefferson High School, middlecollege information night, Jan. 26,6:30 p.m.

Lincoln High School, eighth-grade curriculum night, Feb. 9, 6p.m.

Madison High School, Show-case Night, Feb. 8, 6:30 p.m.

Metropolitan Learning Center

K-12, Jan. 26, 7 p.m.; Feb. 9, 7 p.m.;Feb. 23, 10 a.m.

Wilson High School, eighth-grade family night, Feb. 3, 6:15p.m.

All students in Portland Public

Schools are assigned automati-cally by home address to theirneighborhood high school. Fami-lies who want their children toattend any school other than theneighborhood school must apply

for a transfer.PPS also offers focus option

schools. When there are more ap-plicants than space allows, theschool district uses a lottery sys-tem to approve applications.

Inspiring Native American YouthThe State of Oregon has

awarded a $54,143 grant to Or-egon Museum of Science andIndustry’s Salmon Camp projectto inspire Native American youth

to pursue secondary education inscience, technology, engineeringand mathematics.

Funded through a $1.5 milliongrant from the U.S. Department of

Education received by Oregon inAugust, OMSI’s award is part ofthe College Access ChallengeGrant Program which awardedgrants to 12 pre-college prepara-

tion programs across the state.OMSI’s Salmon Camp project

will be implemented with the helpof partner organizations, with thegoal of engaging Native Ameri-can youth in hands-on scientificfield research with Native Ameri-can traditions and knowledge.

To achieve this goal, the projectwill increase the number of Nativestudents reached; will developmath activities aligned with Or-egon standards and integratedinto program experiences; and willhire a salmon education coordi-nator.

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Abdominal Aneurysm Screening -- Free 10 minutehealth screenings to detect a deadly vascular condition– called abdominal aortic aneurysm will be offered forPortland-area residents on Saturday, Feb 5 from 8 a.m. to5 p.m. at the Kmart pharmacy in Tualatin. Advanceregistration is required by calling 866-371-3592.

Mind Body Health Class -- Learn and practice tech-niques to help you improve your mood, health andwellbeing, including effective ways to manage difficultemotions and chronic stress or illness. Registration is$70 for Kaiser Permanente members and $95 for nonmem-bers. Call 503-286-6816.

Red Cross Certification -- The Oregon Trail ChapterRed Cross now offers credits to helps professionalsmaintain licensing or certification. For a cumulative list,visit pdxinfo.net.

Tenderfoot Care -- Treat your feet with a soak, nail trim,buffing and massage from a licensed nurse at one of sixclinics or at your home. Call 503-251-6303 for moreinformation.

Free Body Basics -- This physician recommended classis appropriate for all ages and health conditions. Plan toattend this one-session class and learn the simple guide-lines for safe exercises, including stretching. Call 503-256-4000 to register.

Families with Mental Illness -- A free, 12-week coursefor people whose family members live with mental illnessis offered at Emanuel Hospital, Mt. Hood Medical Centerand Providence Medical Center. The course has beendescribed as “life-changing” by former participants.Registration is required by calling 503-203-3326.

Managing Chronic Hepatitis C -- Third Wednesday ofeach month at 5 p.m. The informative session is led bya registered nurse to help you manage side effects ofmedications and dosage preparations and administra-tion; doctor referral required. To register, call 503-251-

6313.

Better Breathers -- An asthma educational supportgroup meets on the 1st Tuesday of the month from1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. at Adventist Medical Center.For information, call 503-251-6830.

Cancer Resource Center -- Providence St. VincentMedical Center and the American Red Cross havejoined forces to create the first in-hospital resourcecenter providing books, printed material, computeraccess and more for individuals and families dealingwith cancer. The center is open Monday throughThursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Lead Poisoning Prevention -- Learn how to protectyour family from lead poisoning. Ideal for folks in livein older homes with children or pregnant women.Qualified participants receive a free kit of safety andtesting supplies. Call 503-284-6827.

Parenting Classes -- Newborns don’t come withinstruction manuals but parents and parents-to-becan learn about a variety of topics from pain andchildbirth to breastfeeding to infant CPR and muchmore. For a schedule of events, call 503-574-6595 orvisit: providence.org/classes.

Cardiac-Rehab Exercises -- A medically supervisedexercise program for people dealing with heart con-ditions. For information, call 503-251-6260.

Stroke Alert Screening -- Check your carotid arter-ies with a painless ultrasound to assess your risk.Fee $40. To schedule a screening, call 503-251-6137.

Empowerment through Relaxation -- Free informalmeditation classes that address breathing tech-niques, some gentle ancient African yoga poses andmental balancing techniques -- People have leftthese classes joyful and with a peaceful view of theirlives. Call Dr. Marcelitte Failla at 503-228-6140.

Tips to Manage DiabetesAuthor’s guide to living well

Tips from Constance Brown Riggs to empower the mind,body, and soul and live well with Diabetes:

1) Accept diabetes diagnosis; it's neither a life sentence nor a deathsentence; it's about making a few lifestyle changes and accepting anew beginning.

2) Take medication as prescribed by doctors; if you have questions - askyour healthcare provider immediately. Medication can be the key topreventing diabetes complication.

3) Eat soulfully; however, be mindful of portions and learn how to cookhealthy delicious soul food recipes.

4) Get moving; it's time to be physical and stop putting off exercise.

5) Learn how to relax and meditate; your thoughts impact your health.

The battle with diabetes is at anepidemic rate. More than four mil-lion African-Americans have dia-betes and thousands more are atrisk for the condition.

Despite those alarm-ing statistics, there hasnot been a comprehen-sive book on the marketaddressing the uniqueconcerns of AfricanAmericans and diabetes- until now.

The African Ameri-can Guide To LivingWell With Diabetes byConstance Brown-Riggs speaks directly toits audience and lov-ingly embraces the im-portance of culture,spirituality, alternativemedicine, and diet tomanage and live wellwith diabetes.

Brown-Riggs is a cer-tified diabetes educator,registered dietitian,popular health advocateand author.

"Black folks are predisposed todiabetes; obesity and genetics playan integral role in the disease diag-nosis,” she said.

Her book provides vital informa-

tion and debunks many myths as itrelates to diabetes, medication, diet,family history and soul food.

"Diabetes is manageable, how-ever, if not treated properly can trig-ger serious complications such asheart disease, dementia, depression,blood pressure and a host of otherproblems. It's time for us to becomeinformed, empowered and en-gaged," Brown-Riggs said.

"It's imperative that people withdiabetes stay vigilant and educated,an essential step is to stay con-nected with respective health-careproviders such as: primary carephysician; optometrist; podiatrist;dietitian; and, make certain the medi-cation, diet, and feet are being man-aged daily," she added.Constance Brown-Riggs

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HEALTHFor Your Health Back Pain during Pregnancy

BY DR. RICHARD N. WALDMAN

Back pain during pregnancyis one of the most commondiscomforts that pregnantwomen experience. Many fac-tors contribute to pregnancy-related back problems. A grow-ing belly, extra weight andchanges in hormones are allmajor culprits.

As a pregnancy progresses,the uterus becomes heavier,changing your center of grav-ity. This may cause you to leanbackward in the later months ofpregnancy, a posture that putsmuch more stress on themuscles of your back.

Additionally, the abdominalmuscles that usually support the

spine stretch to accommodate thefetus and may become weak,causing the back to work harder.Pregnancy hormones also relaxligaments in the weight-bearingjoints of the pelvis in preparationfor delivery. While it allows thejoints to become more flexible, itcan make back pain worse.

Paying special attention to howyou sit, stand, and move may helpease back pain. Try these tips:

Sit in chairs with good backsupport, or use a small pillowbehind your lower back.

Wear low-heeled (but not flat)shoes with sufficient arch sup-port. Walking or athletic shoesare a good option. Avoid high

heels—they tilt your body for-ward and can strain the back.

Try not to stand for long peri-ods of time. If you can’t avoid it,rest one foot on a stool or box totake the pressure off your back.

Ask for help when lifting heavypackages. If you must lift some-thing on your own, remember tosquat down while bending at theknees, and stand up with a straightback.

If your bed is too soft, placinga board between the mattress andbox spring may help. Also, try tosleep on your side with one ortwo pillows between your legsfor support.

Talk to your doctor about sup-port devices such as a maternitygirdle, elastic sling, or back brace.Or check maternity stores andcatalogs for abdominal support

garments or maternity pants witha wide elastic band that fits underthe curve of your belly to helpsupport its weight.

Soothe back pain by applying aheat pad on the lowest setting, awarm water bottle, or a cold com-press.

If your back pain is severe orlasts for more than two weeks, tellyour doctor. It may be a signal ofother problems, such as pretermlabor.

For more information and tofind exercises to strengthen theback, the patient education pam-phlet “Easing Back Pain duringPregnancy” is available atacog.org/publications.

Dr. Richard N. Waldman ispresident of the American Con-gress of Obstetricians and Gyne-cologists.

No WeightGain withBir th ControlStudy castsdoubt oncommon belief

The commonly held belief thatoral contraceptives cause weightgain appears to be false, accord-ing to research conducted at theOregon National Primate ResearchCenter at Oregon Health & Sci-ence University.

Weight gain is one of the mainreasons why women may avoidor discontinue birth control,which in turn places them at greaterrisk for an unplanned pregnancy.

To conduct their research, sci-entists and physicians studied agroup of rhesus macaque mon-keys for almost a year. The spe-cies were used because their re-productive system is nearly iden-tical to humans. However, unlikehuman studies, more variablescan be controlled and measured –such as exact food intake - toprovide more meaningful data.

At the beginning of the study,half the animals were obese andhalf were normal weight. Duringthe eight-month treatment period,animals received doses of oralcontraceptives, adjusted to theweight of the animals so that itmimicked dosage in humans.

Researchers tracked weight,food intake, activity levels, bodyfat and lean muscle mass. At thestudy’s conclusion, the normalweight group remained weightstable whereas the obese grouplost a significant amount of weight(8.5 percent) and percent of bodyfat (12 percent) due to an in-crease in basal metabolic rate. Nochanges were seen in food intake,activity or lean muscle mass foreither group.

“This study suggests that wor-ries about weight gain with pilluse appear to be based more onfiction than on fact,” said JudyCameron, senior author of thepaper and a researcher at theprimate center.

“We realize that research innonhuman primates cannot en-tirely dismiss the connection be-tween contraceptives and weightgain in humans, but it stronglysuggests that women should notbe as worried as they previouslywere,” Cameron said.

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Blazers Start Key StretchThe Portland Trailblazers willget a good test of their overallstrength in the coming week asthey play the top teams in theNBA back-to-back at the RoseGarden. Portland plays host toBoston which sits atop the East-ern Conference on Thursday,then gets four days off beforeWestern Conference-leadingSan Antonio visits. The Blazersthen play at Northwest Divisionrival Denver, Feb. 2.

Bragging Rights at PSUA competition established thisyear between Portland State andEastern Washington University

will be decided Thursday as thetwo schools play one another inmen’s and women’s basketball.PSU is leading the Dam Cupseries with a 7-6 advantage inwinning games over their BigSky Conference rival. The menplay at EWU, while the PSUwomen are at home at the StottCenter.

Williams Boosts ClackamasJefferson graduate TarrenceWilliams is helping ClackamasCommunity College’s wrestlingteam stay atop the National Jun-ior College rankings this season.The Cougars are ranked No. 1and recently won the nationaljunior college dual meet title.Williams, who usually competesat 165 pounds, has signed a letterof intent to attend Oregon Statenext season.

Scholarships AvailableApplications for the MacMacTarnahan Scholarship arebeing accepted through April 30for high school seniors with ath-letic accomplishments. Up to six,$2,000 scholarships will beawarded based on GPA, SATscore, athletic achievements andcommunity involvement. Appli-cations are available bycontacting the Oregon SportsHall of Fame atinfo@oregonsportshall.org.

Terrence Jones ExcelsJefferson High graduateTerrence Jones scored 14 pointsand grabbed seven rebounds asthe University of Kentuckymen’s basketball team beatSouth Carolina 67-58 Saturdayand improved to 15-4 overall.Jones scored 35 points in a winover Auburn before 23,000 fanson Jan. 11 and was named South-eastern Conference Player ofthe Week. He leads the SEC inrebounding at 8.9 per game, issecond in scoring at 18.3 pergame and leads the conferencein free throw attempts. Ken-tucky plays host to Georgia Sat-urday at 1 p.m. on ESPN.

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ished in the top four of the 10-team PIL and qualified for the Class4A state playoffs 24 times in 26years through 2006. Tech playedfor the state title in 1998 and 2001,and finished fourth in 2005 and’06.

Only Jefferson, with 22 trips tothe state playoffs, is close amongschools at all classifications dur-ing the same period.

After playoff berths in 2007 and’08 at Class 6A, Benson went 3-16

in 2008-09 and finished last in thefive-team PIL. Tech improved to15-9 last year, but still missed theplayoffs.

After a summer of continuedprogress, the Techmen are againconnecting with the program’swinning tradition.

“We know the last time the teamwon a title is 1990,” says seniorguard Andrew Andrews. “Wethink we can do it this year.

“Our practices have been prettylight so far, but we’re starting topick that up. Once we get more

consistent, we’ll be ready.”Andrews, a 6-foot-2 guard, is a

key to the team’s success havingimproved the past year into a Pac-10 Conference signee. Andrewsis headed to the University ofWashington after playing at a prepschool in New Hampshire nextseason.

Along with Andrews and Carter,a 5-11 guard, 6-4 junior Bryce Whitehelps power the team’s aggressivedefense that’s outscored its first sixleague opponents by an average of17 points.

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Part 2: CHIROPRACTORS: Just how qualified are

they to take care of your health?

Q: I know that physicians needfour full years of medical

school to become doctors. Howmuch training do Chiropractorsactually get?

A : Following our under-gradu- ate college training, Chiro-

practors must also complete anextremely demanding four-yearcurriculum. By the time we gradu-ate, we’ve received a degree ofcompetency in anatomy, chemis-try, bacteriology, toxicology, pa-thology, physiology, diagnosisand x-ray. In fact, today’s doctorof Chiropractic have as many hoursof government approved classesin these health-related subjects as

any doctor graduating from medi-cal school. Most importantly foryou, we also spend four full yearsstudying the spine, joint relation-ships and adjustment procedures.What’s more, Chiropractors stayup to date with the latest healthcare developments by attendingon-going seminars.

Q: Will my health insurance help me pay for Chiropractic

care?

A : It varies from one insurance carrier to another. But for

many people, Chiropractic careis covered. Check with yourcompany’s personnel depart-ment. Or feel free to call us. Infact, for answers to any ques-tions you might have about yourhealth, just call us at the numberbelow.

Flowers' Chiropractic Office2124 NE Hancock,

Portland Oregon 97212

Phone: (503) 287-5504

Dr. Billy R. Flowers (above center) and his skilled staff are ready to help those in need.

Beyond Obama Carecontinued from front

opposition and get our messageinto the mainstream. First, though,we need to convince people there’sa need for reform.”

More than 120 people have reg-istered for the conference, whichbegins at 8 a.m. and is scheduled tolast much of the day. Registration isavailable for $20 atsinglepayeroregon.org.

Single-payer health care has beena divisive issue for social reformers,but reached a new level of debateduring the first two years of Presi-dent Barack Obama’s administra-tion while it worked to pass a na-tional health care bill.

A significant part of the PatientProtection and Affordable Care Act,frequently referred to as“ObamaCare,” took away the abilityof insurance companies to denycoverage based on a pre-existingcondition. Those involved in sup-port of single-payer coverage see“ObamaCare” as an importantsteppingstone to future reform.

“The Health Care bill added a bitof kerosene to the fire,” says Metz,who is an anesthesiologist, “butthere’s still a lot of halfway inter-ested people who don’t know what(single-payer) means.”

Metz says Canada’s single payersystem and simple economics aretwo of the best resources reformershave.

The Canadian governmenthandles payment for virtually all thecost of basic health care for all citi-zens. Citizens fund the system bypaying higher taxes, which replacepremiums paid to insurance compa-nies. Social reformers promote thesingle-payer system as providingthe same basic care available in theU.S., but at a reduced cost becausethe profit margin insurance compa-nies need to survive are eliminated.

Canada, according to public in-formation, spends less on healthcare coverage as a portion of itsGross Domestic Product than theU.S. Even spending less, the single-payer system allows for coverage ofbasic dental, vision, long-term, evenmental health care for all citizens.

Almost 90 percent of Canadiansfeel their single-payer system pro-vides quality care, according to atleast one well-respected poll. A simi-lar poll in the U.S. put citizen happi-ness at around 30 percent.

Many other nations, even thosewithout single-payer systems, alsospend less on health care.

“Our health-care system is No.37 in the world in terms of quality,and we pay more than many othercountries for that care,” says PatEck, an educator who is one of theconference organizers. “So we paymore for less service. It makes youwonder why we’re supporting afailed system?”

While the Obama reforms didn’tinclude a single-payer system at thenational level, it did open a path forstates to create their own system.

Conyers has introduced HR 676,which would create a single-payersystem, in each Congressional ses-sion starting in 2003.

“While the reform that was passedby Congress (in 2010) is the firstnational commitment to providingmeaningful access to healthcare,”Conyers wrote on his congressionalweb site, “I believe that a single-payer, universal healthcare systemis the only way we can truly reshapeour broken healthcare system.”

Dr. Margaret Flowers of Physi-cians for a National Health Program,is another headline speaker atSaturday’s conference.

While the purpose of the meet-ing might be viewed as promotingsingle-payer coverage to the pub-lic, Metz says the first goal is to pool

the experience of those who’ve reg-istered and produce a strategy forfostering public debate, especiallywith a bill promoting single-payercare potentially headed for the Or-egon Legislature.

State Rep. Michael Dembrow andSen. Chip Shields, both residents ofnortheast Portland, have publiclysaid they will introduce such a billthat would make Oregon the firststate to create its own single-payersystem.

Were a single-payer plan some-how passed in Oregon, it would stillneed support at the federal level andthen years of legal wrangling tonegotiate current federal programs.

Metz says more than anything,the mission of statewide health re-form is simply to get attention.

“What we’re hoping for from theOregon Legislature is that this billgets a public hearing and we havean opportunity to talk for 10 minutesabout a single-payer system,” hesays. “We want to present the prob-lem, our solution and how we canget there.”

Man Killed Outside Strip ClubTwo arrested after suspect vehicle stopped

A man who died from a shooting early Mondayoutside J D's Bar and Grill, a strip club located at4523 N.E. 60th Ave., has been identified as DeonMoisan, 24 of northeast Portland.

Two other shooting victims in the apparentgang-related altercation were identified as JoeBarker, 26, who was shot in the arm, and JontaeDean, 30, who was shot in the chest, Portland

police said.Shortly after the 1

a.m. shooting, GreshamPolice officers detainedtwo men after stoppingtheir suspect vehicle near Northeast 181st Av-enue and Halsey Street. Nathan Geigle, 37, andMicah Murphy, 27, each were booked into jail onparole violation warrants.

No charges have been filed in connectionwith the homicide.Nathan Geigle

Micah Murphy

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Last Polar Bear exhibit -- Atthe World Forest Center Dis-covery Museum, photographerSteven Kazlowski documentsthe devastating urgency of glo-bal warming’s impact on theArctic in the photo exhibit, TheLast Polar Bear: Facing the Truthof a Warming World. Show runsthrough April 3.

Norman Sylvester Band -- Boogie Cat NormanSylvester and his band performs Friday, Feb. 4 at theWest Linn Saloon; and Saturday, Feb. 5 at the TopShelf in Vancouver.

Murals Exhibit -- The exhibit “Wallsof Heritage, Walls of Pride: AfricanAmerican Murals,” showcasingmurals from Portland artists and allover the country takes place at theOregon Historical Society throughFeb. 13.

Mel Brown Live -- Portland jazz giantMel Brown performs at Salty’s on theColumbia every Friday and Saturdaynight. Known as the “Gentleman of Jazz,”Brown has a career spanning over 40years.

Chili Cook Off – Bethel Church, 5828 N.E. EighthAve., will host a Chili Cook Off on Saturday, Jan. 29from noon until 4 p.m. A donation of $10 will beaccepted at the door. For more information, call 503-288-5429.

Live Jazz -- Every Friday and Saturday from 8 p.m. to11 p.m., the Third Degrees Lounge at the River Place

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

Scottish Ale Festival – Nine regional craft brewerieswill serve up their best Scottish and Scotch ales atPortland’s first annual Scottish Ale Festival, Satur-day, Jan. 29 from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. on the productionside of the Cascade Brewing House, 939 S.E. BelmontSt. No cover charge.

Explore What Makes You Tick -- OMSI’s new highlyinteractive exhibit “Identity: An Exhibition of You”explores the physical, psychological and social ele-ments in your life and challenges our notions ofpersonal identity.

Discount Admission -- OMSI visitors pay only $2 perperson for general admission on the first Sunday ofeach month as well as discounted admission of $5 tothe Planetarium, OMIMAX Theater and USS Bluebacksubmarine.

Slough Celebration -- On Friday, Feb. 4, 6-9 pm, theColumbia Slough Watershed Council invites the com-munity to the 12th Annual Slough Celebration andfundraiser; includes dinner, drinks, silent auction,award presentations, creative videos, and live music.Melody Ballroom, 615 S.E. Alder St. For tickets, visitcolumbiaslough.org or call 503-281-1132.

Warped Comedy on Prescott

Hugh Hefner and a son he always wanted but never had are portrayed in the local comedy ‘The

Missing Pieces’ at the Portland Playhouse, 602 N.E. Prescott St.

Portland Playhouse, 602 N.E.Prescott St. continues its pre-sentation of The MissingPieces,’ nightly at 8 p.m. thisweek and Sunday at 2 p.m.

The play by Portland writerNick Zagone is a warped, hi-larious journey of adolescencewhere nothing, especially thechurch, is sacred, and every-thing is up for grabs.

Mt. St. Helens volcanic ashis smothering Portland and

Timmy is dying of VD, butbefore he goes, he’s gotta getto the Playboy Mansion. CanMiss May 1963 free him fromhis mother’s Catholic clawsand help Hugh Hefner see thatTimmy’s the son he alwayswanted but never had?

Tickets are $15 for generaladmission and available onlineat portlandplayhouse.org orcall the box office at 503-205-0715.

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Mysteries of Ancient Egypt Unearthed

Sculptures of four women who lived in Upper Egypt between 2,200 and 2,900 years ago were

created with scientific data gathered from mummies using the same techniques police use to

identify human remains. The display comes to OMSI as part of the exhibit ‘Lost Egypt: Ancient

Secrets, Modern Science, opening Saturday, Jan. 29.

Exhibit bringsauthenticartifacts, realmummy

Through cutting-edge moderntechnology, the Oregon Museumof Science and Industry will takevisitors on a journey back in timeto experience the mysteries andwonders of ancient Egypt likenever before in the new exhibi-tion, Lost Egypt: Ancient Se-crets, Modern Science, openingSaturday, Jan. 29.

Lost Egypt is an immersivequest for knowledge that fea-tures hands-on challenges, au-thentic artifacts, and guidancefrom real archaeologists to re-veal how modern science andtechnology are used to uncoverand understand the mysteriesof Egypt, its culture, and itspeople.

Through the generous sup-port of presenting sponsorComcast and supporting spon-sors Chevron and LufthansaGerman Airlines, OMSI willhost the national touring showthrough May 1.

Lost Egypt features numer-ous authentic Egyptian artifactsincluding a 2,300-year-old realhuman mummy known as“Annie,” and her sarcophagus.Also featured are several ani-mal mummies, forensic facialreconstructions of mummifiedremains, and for the first timeever, a life-size rapid proto-type of a mummy in a stage of"unwrapping.”

“Lost Egypt makes an unfor-gettable connection betweenpast and present customs, cul-tures and sciences,” said OMSIpresident Nancy Stueber. “Thisexhibition is particularly inspir-ing for young people, illuminat-ing the roles they can play asfuture archaeologists, scientists,engineers, technicians, and life-long learners.”

The exhibition is divided intofour main content areas eachproviding unique insight intoancient Egyptian culture andthe archeological process.

An Egyptian street scenetransports visitors to modernEgypt where they learn aboutsome of the prominent arche-ologists working in Egypt to-day. A large map of Egypt

covers the floor, introducinggeographical data and key ar-chaeological sites, includingthose of the archaeologists fea-tured in Lost Egypt.

A model of an archaeologi-cal field site in Egypt encour-ages visitors to explore thetools, techniques, sciences, andtechnologies used at the LostCity of the Pyramid Builderssite on the Giza Plateau.

Visitors can learn about whythe Egyptians mummified theirdead and their beliefs aboutthe afterlife in an area dedi-cated to ancient Egyptian cul-ture; and a laboratory will al-low visitors to explore howmodern science and technol-ogy and help them understandhuman mummies, animal mum-mies, and artifacts from an-cient Egypt.

(AP) -- Recording artists whodon't get love from radio can nowget a Billboard ranking.

The music industry trademagazine and website an-nounced Thursday that it islaunching a new chart called"Uncharted."

Rankings will be based on avariety of factors, including

YouTube clicks, MySpace Mu-sic page views and Twitter traf-fic.

The artists don't have to beunsigned, but they must not haveappeared on any of Billboard'sother charts. The first act to getthe No. 1 ranking will be a Cali-fornia-based rapper namedTraphik (traffic).

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Franklin's Columbia YearsBox set featuresworks beforedefining hits

(AP) -- Aretha Franklin's unher-alded recordings at ColumbiaRecords will get another perspec-tive with an expansive 12-disc boxset that makes the argument that theQueen of Soul was already royaltybefore her career-defining hits atAtlantic Records.

"The conventional wisdom is thatColumbia failed to see that this wasa singular artist with a universalvision, that her material was mis-matched with her talent, that herarrangers were too heavy-handed,"said Leo Sacks, producer of "Take aLook: Aretha Franklin Complete onColumbia," due out March 22.

"There were enough moments atColumbia where it's clear that shecame very close to catching themoment, and I think the listener isgoing to have to make their ownjudgment to see whether her Colum-bia years have been unfairly dimin-ished."

Franklin, 68, arrived at Colum-bia in 1960, when she was 18 yearsold. There, she recorded jazz andpop standards, and music histori-ans have often dismissed her workat the label in comparison to herexplosion five years later at At-lantic Records, where she re-corded her biggest hits, like "Re-spect," and became known as the

Queen of Soul.The box set of 11 music CDs and

one DVD takes listeners throughsongs like "Take a Look," "Unfor-gettable" and "Ol' Man River."Though some material is unreleasedand includes rehearsal and alter-nate takes, Sacks acknowledges thatmuch of it has been previously re-leased.

"Aretha's Columbia years havebeen picked over more times than aBarney's warehouse sale, and there

isn't anything in this collection thathasn't been worn previously," hejoked this week. "But there areenough unexpected surprises inthese CDs, including many rare monomixes and unissued performances,that show how close she came tostardom."

Franklin has recently undergonesurgery for an ailment she hasn'tdisclosed, but she told talk-showhost Wendy Williams last week thather health is "superb."

Columbia Records plans for the release of a CD box set of music

from Aretha Franklin’s early career titled, 'Take A Look: Aretha

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Portland's premier parade and thesignature event in the Rose Festivalcelebration will now be known as"The Spirit Mountain Casino GrandFloral Parade."

Spirit Mountain entered into acommitment to sponsor the paradeeach June for the next three years,officials from the Grand Ronde ca-sino and Portland Rose Festivalannounced last week.

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Spirit Mountain is already wellknown to Grand Floral Parade fansfor their entries of spectacular floatdesigns.

"As a volunteer myself I reallyappreciate how the support of orga-nizations like Spirit Mountain helpmake the Rose Festival happen,"said Sue Bunday, Portland RoseFestival president. "Their floats arealways spectacular and I can't waitto see what they do next."

Spirit Mountain Casino, an en-terprise of The Confederated Tribesof Grand Ronde, has been Oregon’s#1 visitor destination for more thana decade. The casino is located 90minutes west of Portland.

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Conformity and Individuality

Each of artist Hsin-Yi Huang’s cocoon-like forms is individually hand thrown, fired twice and then

sand blasted. Her installation at the Portland Building will include a grid composed of hundreds of

the exquisitely made objects.

Collective, a project by Portlandceramicist Hsin-Yi Huang, was con-ceived as a means to explore howindividuals blend conformity andindividuality to function in an inter-connected and interdependent so-ciety.

The artist poetically illustrates howwe are connected with one anotherthrough a presentation of hundredsof ceramic sphere forms that fill thewalls of the space in a grid-like pat-tern. Her works are on display at thePortland Building, 1120 S.W. FifthAve., through Feb. 11.

"This installation portrays my viewof our society by showing how indi-viduals exist and connect to eachother,” she said. “Each individual isrepresented by a sphere form. Thehollowness of this form creates aseparation of interior and exteriorspaces, it allows privacy within thewalls of each individual. I considerthis separation of the inside from theoutside to be the very foundationthat establishes one's sense of self.”

Each of Huang’s spheres isformed by hand using an elaborateprocess that involves multiple fir-

ings, flame marking and sand blast-ing. Despite their similarity, no twopieces are the same. The artist seesa direct parallel in society—as ourlikeness binds us together, it is theuniqueness of each individual thatgives character to the group.

“The differences contributed byeach individual are as essential asits similarities. To me, the key to asymmetrical and stable overall pic-ture is a balance between confor-mity and individuality.”

Viewing hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Monday – Friday.

T. Rex of the Seas!

Get face to face with the T. Rex of the sea at OMSI’s Omnimax

Theater.

The Oregon Museum of Scienceand Industry invites visitors to takean incredible voyage, 200 millionyears back in time, for a face-to-faceencounter with the "T. rex of theseas" in a new OMNIMAX movie,Sea Rex: Journey to a PrehistoricWorld.

The 3D film sheds light on theextraordinary prehistoric underwaterworld and its larger-than-life crea-tures, who by way of their dauntingsize and natural ability for predation,were ruling the seas 20 million yearsbefore dinosaurs roamed the earth.

Moviegoers will travel across theTriassic, Jurassic and Cretaceousperiods to discover a little-knownuniverse populated by amazing ani-mals: the powerful Liopleurodon,the long-necked Elasmosaurus, the"eye-lizard" Ophthalmosaurus, theferocious Prognathodon, and the

gigantic 75-foot Shonisaurus."Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehis-

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unique giant screen experience,which goes beyond the traditionalIMAX documentary thanks to anoriginal story-driven screenplay thatfeatures state-of-the-art CGI se-quences, historical re-enactmentsand top paleontologists who bringscience to life!"

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Gun Laws for the Safety of AllLearninglessons frommass shootingsBY BENTLEY DE BARDELABEN

The current debateabout Second Amend-ment rights, gun controllaw, and the ability toproperly diagnose men-tal health has stirred pub-lic opinion in such a way

that people are now talking about pos-sible changes.

The tragedies that occurred at a shop-ping plaza in Arizona, on a military basein Texas and on a college campus inVirginia have a common link-access toguns by the mentally unstable. Manyhave heard the saying, “guns don’t killpeople; people kill people.” While I amnot looking to argue on that point, mentalillness is a subject worthy of discussion.

It has been awhile since I’ve beenhunting, but I admit it is an exciting sport.The rule I hunt by is kill only what Iexpect to clean and eat. Further, I’venever been a proponent of using auto-matic or semi-automatic weaponry. It’sabout the thrill of the hunt and the skill ofthe hunter, not about slaughtering theanimal.

Obviously, I support the SecondAmendment right to bear arms. Buthaving a gun to protect myself and fam-ily against a home invasion is a verydifferent issue.

Along with the privilege of owningguns one must familiarize one’s house-hold with rules of gun ownership, espe-cially when children are young. Thetragic shootings in Tucson have reopenedthis discussion.

The issue in this case is the mentalstate of the gun owner. In fact, somepeople support the adding of a mentalhealth component to the application foracquiring a gun license.

Prior to my becoming an ordainedminister, I had to pass a rigorous mentalhealth test. It was mentally exhaustingto say the least.

The questions went over and over thesame things. But the point of repetition ofquestions was the consistency of myanswers. Fortunately, I passed. Thiswas good news for me and theparishioner’s whose souls I had beencharged to care for.

A mental health examination is re-quired for women and men in ministry;however to procure a gun license, weoverlook a person’s mental health status.Isn’t the safety of American citizens asimportant as where we spend eternity?Comparably, these topics are apples and

oranges. Nevertheless, they are equallyimportant.

Some are asking that we become lessvitriolic and more mindful with our speech.There is an earnest attempt to bring acivil and respectful tone into our nationalpolitical debate. But civility does notaddress mental illness.

In my experience, concerns about peoplewho are paranoid schizophrenic and hear-ing voices in their minds have little connec-tion with the ability to debate civilly. True,it cannot hurt us to be civil. But we must notlose this opportunity before us to regulate

gun ownership for the mentally ill.The precious life of Christina Taylor

Green and the rest of our nation’s chil-dren demand that we take action.

It is a wise nation that learns fromlessons of its past that is destined not torepeat them. Let us be the great republicwe are and make necessary changes to ourgun laws for the safety of all. For such atime as this, we cannot afford to fail.

Bentley de Bardelaben is the execu-tive for administration and communi-cations in Justice Ministries for theUnited Church of Christ.

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OPINIONProgress against Hunger and ObesityBetter access tohealthy mealsin schoolsBY SUSAN CASTILLO

A good month foradvocates ofchildren’s health andnutrition. In earlyDecember, Congresspassed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act – an improvedchild nutrition bill which repre-sents the most significant invest-ment in the National SchoolLunch program in more than 30years.

Here in Oregon, and aroundthe nation, we have been facedwith the duel epidemics of childhunger and child obesity. Thisimportant legislation will work totackle both of these critical is-sues by increasing access tohealthy, nutritious meals in school

cafeterias and increasing thenumber of students eligible toenroll in school meal programs.

This legislation would not havebeen possible without thededication and vision ofadvocates, educators,nutritionists, legislators,and community leadersfrom around the country.I want to express my sin-cere gratitude to all those

who helped – both directly andbehind the scenes – to get thisbill passed. It will make a signifi-cant difference in the lives andhealth of our students.

We all know how importantgood nutrition is to healthy bod-ies and healthy minds. Studentscan’t focus on learning if theyare hungry or not receivingproper nutrition. This new legis-lation will help ensure our stu-dents are growing up healthyand hunger-free.

However, hunger is not only

an issue during the school year.Oregon has the second highestchild hunger rate in the nation,and many families rely heavilyon the meals students receive atschool to supplement what isavailable at home.

Summer can be one of theworst times for families suffer-ing from food insecurity. Whilesummer food programs are of-fered throughout the state, somefamilies find it hard to make it toa local food service location.This can be a particular chal-lenge in rural areas.

In an effort to fight studenthunger over the summermonths, the USDA has issueddemonstration grants to fivestates including Oregon.Oregon’s grant, administeredby the Oregon Department ofHuman Services, will providelow-income families in Linnand Jefferson counties withadditional money for food this

summer. In these two counties,participating families withschool-age children will receivea SNAP benefit card, similar toa debit card, which they can usein stores to buy food. The foodbenefit will be $60 per child permonth during the summer. Thisproject is designed to help fightstudent hunger over the summermonths by supplementing thefamily food budget. Participat-ing students will still be eligible totake part in site-based summerfood programs.

Both this grant and the nutri-tion legislation passed by con-gress will make a real and mea-surable difference for some ofour most vulnerable kids andhelp ensure that they receiveaccess to the nutritious mealsthey need – both in and out ofschool.

Susan Castillo is the Or-egon Superintendent of Pub-lic Instruction.

Health Care Law Breaks Racial BarriersAim is access tomedical help whenyou need itBY JUDGE MATHIS

Republicans, trying tomake good on campaignpromises, are workinghard to repeal the 2010healthcare law that,once fully implemented, will pro-vide health insurance in someform for all Americans.

Those who supported the lawrealize that it’s imperfect but rec-ognize that the law’s passagewas an important first step. Overtime, the law will save billions ofdollars and ensure that Ameri-cans, regardless of income, can accessmedical help when they need it.

A new study shows us that money will besaved in other ways, too. A report releasedby the Center for Disease Control andPrevention reveals shocking racial healthdisparities. Billions of dollars are spent eachyear treating illnesses in advanced stages.With healthcare more readily available, it issafe to assume that chronic conditions canbe treated regularly and early, avoidingcostly hospital stays and saving the largerpublic money in the long run.

It’s never been a secret that race andincome play a part in the quality of medicalcare an individual receives. But these num-bers are shocking.

In a country as rich as America, theexpectation should be that all children livethrough infancy and grow into healthy adults.However, children born to African-Ameri-can women are three times more likely todie before they make it to their first yearthan those born to women of other races.

If the child does make it to adulthood,they will be twice as likely to suffer fromhigh blood pressure and much more likely tosuffer from heart disease or have a strokethan their white counterparts. And, unfor-tunately, their chances of contracting HIV,the virus that causes AIDS, is shockinglyhigher than that of whites.

Granted, each of these illnesses are pre-ventable. Personal responsibility – eatingright, exercising, practicing safe sex – goesa long way in making sure an individual isnot afflicted with these diseases. However,

if one does find themselves struggling withone of these illnesses, they should be able toaccess quality medical care early and oftenand not have to worry about costs.

If the diseases go untreated, the long-term effects go far beyond the individual:society ultimately pays. $7 billion to beexact. That’s how much is spent a yeartreating preventable diseases in this coun-try. And African Americans have twice therate of preventable hospitalizations than

whites.Before Republicans continue

with their plan of repealing thehealthcare law, with no workableproposal for a replacement, theyshould first think about what pricethe country will have to pay ifthey are successful.

The Republican Party shouldnot only leave the current

healthcare law intact, they should sit downwith Democrats and strategize to improveit. One of those improvements should befunding more community clinics in urbanareas – clinics that educate and counselresidents on disease prevention. The Re-publican Party needs to realize that honor-ing campaign promises is important but onlyif that promise is in the best interest of theentire nation.

Greg Mathis is a former MichiganDistrict Court Judge and current syndi-cated television show judge.

With healthcare more readily available,it is safe to assume that chronic conditionscan be treated regularly and early,avoiding costly hospital stays and savingthe larger public money in the long run.

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machinery, gears, bearing, brakes

hydraulic systems, expansion

joints, decks, rails and all bridge

operation systems. These

mechanics perform strenuous

manual labor either individually or

as a member of a crew. The

successful candidate will have the

ability to perform all the essential

functions of the position in all

weather conditions, in heavy traffic

conditions, and at heights up to

160 feet. Deadline to apply is 1/

28/11. For more information

about the essentials and

qualifications, visit

www.multcojobs.org. See job

#6060-07 EOE

The City of Portland’s Bureau

of Transportation, Options

Division, is seeking to hire a part-

time (50%), Limited Term,

Transportation Demand Management

(TDM) Specialist I to job-share a

single position within the bureau's

Safe Routes to School (SR2S)

Program. For more information, or

to apply on-line please go to

www.portlandoregon.gov/jobs.

CITY OF VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON

INVITATION TO BID112TH AVENUE OPERATION, ITS IMPROVEMENT

AND INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

Notice is hereby given that the City of Vancouver, Washing¬ton, will

receive sealed bids up to the hour of 11:00 a.m., Pacific Local Time,

Tuesday, February 15, 2011, and publicly opened and read aloud at

that time on the same day in the Procurement Services Conference

Room, 610 Esther Street, 2nd Floor, Vancouver, Washington, for the

following:

This contract provides for the installation of new local traffic signal

controllers, modifications to existing traffic signal cabinets, high-speed

Ethernet data communications over a combination of fiber optic cable and

copper twisted pair cable, and new communications infrastructure where

existing gaps are present, all in accordance with the attached Contract

Plans, these Contract Provisions, and the Standard Specifications.

Bidding documents may be examined in Owner’s office, City of

Vancouver, Washington, Procurement Services, 610 Esther St, 1st

Floor, Vancouver Washington. Bidding documents may be obtained

from the Builder’s Exchange of Washington website, http://

bxwa.com. Click on Posted Projects, Public Works, City of Vancouver

and Projects Bidding links. These are available for viewing,

downloading and printing at your own equipment free of charge.

You may also link to the Builder’s Exchange website through the City

of Vancouver’s Projects Currently out for Solicitation page.

It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to learn of Addendum, if any.

Such information may be obtained from the Builder’s Exchange of

Washington (BXWA) web site, http://bxwa.com. Click on Posted

Projects, Public Works, City of Vancouver and Projects Bidding links;

however the sole responsibility for obtaining and learning of

Addendum belongs to the Bidder. The City of Vancouver accepts no

responsibility or liability and will provide no accommodation to bidders

who fail to check for addendums and submit inadequate or incorrect

responses.

Bids shall be in accordance with the specifications and other contract

documents on file in Procurement Services, phone (360) 619-1030.

Bid results may be obtained within 24 hours after the bid opening by

accessing our website, shown above.

All bids shall be delivered to the attention of the Procurement Services

Manager, City of Vancouver, P. O. Box 1995, Vancouver, Washington

98668 or 610 Esther Street, 1st Floor. Bids shall be placed in an

envelope which is sealed and which clearly states the name of the

bidder, the date of the bid opening, and appropriate wording to

indicate definitely the nature of the contents. Do not send bids by FAX

or email. Bids submitted via FAX or email will not be accepted.

The City of Vancouver in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights

Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title

49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation,

subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, nondiscrimination in

federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation

issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will

affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to

this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be

afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation

and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color

or national origin in consideration for an award.

The City of Vancouver is committed to providing equal opportunities

to State of Washington certified Minority, Disadvantaged and

Women's Business Enterprises in contracting activities. (Section 4

of Chapter 56, Laws of 1975, 1st Ex. Sess., State of Washington).

All bid proposals must be accompanied by a bid proposal deposit in

cashier's check, or surety bond in an amount equal to five percent

(5%) of the amount of such bid proposal. Should the successful

bidder fail to enter into such contract and furnish satisfactory

performance bond within the time stated in the specifications, the

bid proposal deposit shall be forfeited to the City of Vancouver.

The City of Vancouver reserves the right to cancel this invitation or

reject any and all bids submitted or to waive any minor formalities

of this call if in the judgment of the City Council the best interest of

the City would be served.

No bidder may withdraw his/her bid after the hour set for the opening

thereof, unless the award of contract is delayed for a period

exceeding forty-five (45) days. If it is determined to be in the best

interest of the city, the city reserves the right to request an extension

of bid prices during the review process.

Anna L. Vogel

Procurement Services Supervisor

Bridge Maintenance

MechanicMultnomah County’s Department

of Community Services has a

vacancy for an experienced journey

level mechanic to respond to

emergencies, perform repairs and

maintenance, complete

inspections and make

modifications and improvement to

the County’s steel, concrete, and

wood bridges. Bridge Maintenance

Mechanics work on operation

machinery, gears, bearing, brakes

hydraulic systems, expansion

joints, decks, rails and all bridge

operation systems. These

mechanics perform strenuous

manual labor either individually or

as a member of a crew. The

successful candidate will have the

ability to perform all the essential

functions of the position in all

weather conditions, in heavy traffic

conditions, and at heights up to

160 feet. Deadline to apply is 1/

28/11. For more information

about the essentials and

qualifications, visit

www.multcojobs.org. See job

#6060-07 EOE

Oregon State Hospital - Salem

Bid Package #10B.1

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Bids Due: February 8th at 2:00 PM

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in 1963, Winfrey was 8 years old and living with herfather. She did not even know her mother waspregnant.

Patricia said she had tried years ago to learn theidentity of the woman who gave her up for adop-tion, and only started to try again a few years agoat the insistence of her two adult children, who alsoappeared on Monday's show.

Patricia said she feared her search would befruitless after she got a telephone call from the stateadoption agency, which reported that her birthmother had been contacted and did not wish tomeet her.

But, coincidentally, on the local news that day,she saw a story about Winfrey's mother, who de-scribed how two of her children had died. Thosedetails matched information Patricia had seen inadoption papers, which indicated she had twosisters and a brother, and that only the older sisterwas alive.

Winfrey's mother, Vernita Lee, also disclosedthat one of the deceased children was named Patricia.

"The hairs on the back of my neck stood up,"Patricia said. "Because I knew one of my siblingsand I shared the same name."

Later, she found more details that matched, in-cluding the fact that Winfrey was born in 1954, thesame year as the woman Patricia knew was hersurviving sibling.

Winfrey, who said DNA tests confirmed that thetwo are half-sisters, met with Patricia and theirmother in a pre-recorded segment of the show.

Lee, who recently suffered a minor stroke, saidshe never told Winfrey about her half-sister, "be-cause I thought it was a terrible thing for me to do,that I had done, gave up my daughter when she wasborn."

Winfrey said documents from the girl's birthreveal that Lee gave up the baby for adoptionbecause she did not think she could get off welfareif she kept the child.

"I made the decision to give her up because Iwasn't able to take care of her. So when I left thehospital, I told the nurse I wasn't going to keep thebaby."

Winfrey said she was particularly stunned bythe news because of the way it came out. She saidPatricia had known since 2007 that the two wererelated, but she never attempted to profit off herdiscovery or contact the press, even as she tried

unsuccessfully to contact Winfrey, her mother orothers in Winfrey's family.

"She never once thought to sell the story,"Winfrey said, describing how she felt betrayed byother relatives who sought publicity.

Patricia said she didn't consider revealing thatshe and Winfrey were half-sisters to anyone butWinfrey, explaining that she did not want to hurtWinfrey.

"Family business should be handled by family,"Patricia said. "It couldn't be handled by anyoneelse. That's not fair. It wouldn't be fair to you."

Winfrey recalled how her other sister revealed tothe press years ago that Winfrey had had a babywhen she was a teenager. The baby, Winfrey hassaid, died shortly after birth. And she talked aboutputting her sister in rehab twice for drug addiction,but that her sister ultimately died.

"It feels to me like you are Pat on her very bestday," Winfrey told the woman. "You are what shewanted to be without the drugs."

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FOODMorning Glory MuffinsBaked with the goodness of carrots, apples and raisins, thesemorning muffins make the perfect start to your day. They packa nutritional punch and make satisfying breakfast staples orquick snacks. 18 servings.

Ingredients• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour• 1-1/4 cups sugar• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon• 2 teaspoons baking powder• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda• 1/2 teaspoon salt• 2 cups grated carrots• 1 apple - peeled, cored, and chopped• 1 cup raisins• 1 egg• 2 egg whites• 1/2 cup apple butter• 1/4 cup vegetable oil• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract• 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts• 2 tablespoons toasted wheat germ

Instructions1. Preheat oven to375 degrees F (190degrees C). Lightlyoil 18 muffin cups,or coat with non-stick cookingspray.In a medium bowl,whisk together eggs, egg whites, apple butter, oil and vanilla.2. In a large bowl, stir together flours, sugar, cinnamon, bakingpowder, baking soda and salt. Stir in carrots, apples and raisins.Stir in apple butter mixture until just moistened. Spoon the batterinto the prepared muffin cups, filling them about 3/4 full.3. In a small bowl, combine walnuts and wheat germ; sprinkleover the muffin tops.4. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 15 to 20 minutes,or until the tops are golden and spring back when lightlypressed.

Apple ButterElevate hot buttered toast to new heights with this sweet spreadof apple butter. Made with sweet apple cider, cooking applesand brown sugar, it's a quick and delicious breakfast treat. 40servings, 20 minutes preperation, 2 hours and 10 minutescooking time.

Ingredients• 4 cups apple cider• 4 pounds cooking apples - peeled, cored, and thinly sliced• 2 cups white sugar• 1 cup packed brown sugar

Instructions1. In a 5 quart sauce-pan, bring apple ciderand apples to a boil.Reduce heat. Coverand, stirring often, sim-mer 10 minutes, or untilthe apples are very ten-der.2. Sieve the mixturethrough a strainer orfood mill, then return tosimmer in the saucepan.3. Stir sugar and brown sugar into the mixture. Simmer uncov-ered 2 hours, stirring often, until the mixture reaches a spread-able consistency.4. Transfer to sterile containers and refrigerate or freeze untilserving.