50c Volume XXXVIV, Number 47 Wednesday • December 2, 2009 www .portlandobserv er .com Committed to Cultural Diversity Established in 1970 Week in The Review ‘City of Roses’ Obama Sends More Troops to Afghanistan President Barack Obama is dis- patching 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, accelerating a risky and expensive war buildup, even as he assures the nation that U.S. forces will be- gin coming home in July 2011. War of the Roses The 113th Civil War rivalry game between 10th-ranked Or- egon and 16th-ranked Oregon State this Thursday night is creating a lot of pregame hoopla. The contest will decide the Pac- 10's representative in the Rose Bowl. See Sports, page A6. Jeff Advances at State Jefferson High School has ad- vanced to the semifinals of the Oregon 5A football champion- ship series for the second year in a row. The Democrats face Sherwood on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 3 p.m. at PGE Park. See Sports, page A6. Cop Murders Suspect Killed A man sus- pected of gun- ning down four police officers in a suburban Tacoma coffee shop was shot and killed by a lone Seattle patrolman investi- gating a stolen car early Tues- day. Four people were arrested for allegedly helping the sus- pect elude authorities during a massive two-day manhunt. See story, page A3 Officer Returned to Duty City Commissioner Dan Saltzman has changed his deci- sion to suspend a controver- sial police officer who shot a 12-year-old girl last month with a beanbag gun. Saltzman had initially put Christopher Humphreys on paid leave pend- ing an investigation. See story, page A3. TriMet Fires Operator TriMet fired a MAX operator last week for creating a potential danger to the public when he did not respond to four calls on the train’s emergency intercom from Aaron Bailey, the father who had been separated from his son last month when the train’s doors closed behind him. Serena Williams Fined Serena Will- iams was fined a record $82,500Mon- day for a ti- rade against a line judge at last summer’s U.S. Open. She could be sus- pended from that tournament if she has another "major Lincoln Coach Guilty Lincoln High School coach David Adelman was found guilty of drunken and reckless driving Monday. A judge re- jected a claim that the arrest was unlawful and motivated by a parent who sought retribu- tion over Adelman’s coaching. PHOTO BY JAKE THOMAS/THE PORTLAND OBSERVER Portland Community Media executives Ray Larson and Sylvia McDaniel show off the television equipment housed at its non-profit cable access facility, located at 2766 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Portland Public Schools Superintendent Carole Smith visits with families at Astor School. Community Media Tackles Disparities Sharing tools to bridge digital divide BY JAKE THOMAS THE PORTLAND OBSERVER In the minds of many, cable access television is an outlet for quirky and amateurish program- ming, lacking many of the fil- ters associated with more com- mercial media outlets. But Portland Community Media wants you to know that's it gone beyond that. Over the last half decade, the local non-profit organization has been working to make sure that no one is left behind in the digital age. According to a report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project, African Americans and Hispanics are less likely to use digital technologies like the Internet than their white coun- terparts, which could put them at a distinct disadvantage. Sylvia McDaniel, PCM’s chief executive officer, explained that this disparity poses a seri- ous impediment to disadvan- taged communities as society becomes increasingly reliant on technology. Only communities who have access and under- standing of how to use digital tools will prosper, while others are left behind, she said. "When it comes to jobs, who's going to get the jobs?" said McDaniel. "The digital di- vide affects those underserved populations much more than they do anyone else" McDaniel notes that PCM has a strong youth focus, so that kids who might not have computers at home have oppor- tunities to learn media basics, and perhaps take them home to their parents. Of the four cable channels PCM operates, one specifically highlights shows produced by kids aged 10-18. While working on the shows, the youth are exposed to software and tech- nology that could help them continued on page A2 Equity Push in High Schools Overhaul Superintendent discusses the obstacles BY JAKETHOMAS THEPORTLANDOBSERVER When Portland Public Schools finishes a proposed overhaul of its high schools, Superintendent Carole Smith expects a more eq- uitable educational opportunity for each child in the district. The ambitious plan is barrel- ing along, and seeks to address the high drop out rate, the achievement gap, and the un- even distribution of course of- ferings. Smith sat down with the Port- land Observer to discuss the obstacles she faces. The proposal could put two to three schools on the chop- ping block, which is a prickly is- sue as schools are cherished as- sets to the neighborhoods of many Portlanders who are un- easy with the idea of closing any of them. “Let me tell you: Do I know that it’s tricky? I so know it’s tricky,” said Smith. In April, Smith settled on one of three options proposed for the redesign that put emphasis on neighborhood schools, with some options for students to at- tend specialized schools that are geared toward students with specific goals or learning needs. Currently, PPS has an open transfer policy that allows stu- dents to attend schools not in their neighborhood. As a conse- quence, there are widely differ- ent enrollment numbers in the high school system ranging from about 500 students at Jefferson High School to about 1,500 at Grant High. Because schools are allocated money based on their enrollment, smaller schools find themselves starved for cash and unable to offer the same course offerings at every school. “We just sort of have a hodge- podge of who gets access to what,” said Smith. For instance, some schools, like Lincoln High School, have a full offering of college prep courses while others, like Jefferson, have just recently in- stituted such courses. She hopes that by the end of the redesign each student will have the same access to academic opportuni- ties as any other. Smith sees a future where high school students would have the opportunity to attend a compre- hensive community high school that serves 1,200 to 1,350 stu- dents from their adjacent neigh- borhoods or a specialized school. She is unapologetic about the possibility of school closures. Because of the cash-per-student formula that funds schools, PPS can only staff and fund so many schools that offer the same ac- cess to quality courses, she said. “It’s weighing nostalgia over what do we want for the future of our kids,” said Smith, who pointed out that taxpayers would have to pony up more money if they want to maintain the same number of schools and allow them to offer the same quality curriculum. “We don’t get it all unless we’re willing to pay for it all” She stressed that no decisions have been made about what schools are on the chopping block. Community conversa- tions are on-going. “The reason I’m not talking about any individual campus yet is because I don’t want anyone to feel like, ‘okay, we’re safe.’ Once anyone feels like they’re off the table, and everyone else is at risk, then it totally stops continued on page A5 Water Bureau Looks for Cause After E.coli found in reservoir The Portland Water Bureau’s Reservoir No. 3 at Washington Park. The Portland Water Bureau con- tinued to drain its Washington Park Reservoir No. 3 Tuesday, a process that will take until at least until Wednesday, after E-coli bacteria was found in the system over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. A boil water notice was lifted on Sun- day to Westside residents and the city declared Monday that all taps to the entire city system were safe to drink. The contaminated reservoir was taken off-line. It will be tested, investi- gated for contamination and cleaned before it is put back on line. Officials said they hope to test the E-coli sample to help determine if the bacteria generated from animal or human waste. The contaminated water put Portland’s open air reservoirs in a con- troversial light. The U.S. Environmental Protection agency expects the city to stop using open-air reservoirs because of safety concerns, including the Washington Park and Mt. Tabor reservoirs by year 2015. Residents also complained about the city not getting information out to the public in a timely manner. White House Fans President Obama and his family cheer on Oregon State and his brother-in-law coach See Sports, page A6 Gumbo of Adventure The great city of New Orleans is the backdrop for Disney’s newest princess See Arts & Entertainment, page A9
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Volume XXXVIV, Number 47 Wednesday • December 2, 2009
www.portlandobserver.com
Committed to Cultural DiversityEstablished in 1970
Week inThe Review
‘Cityof Roses’
Obama Sends MoreTroops to AfghanistanPresident Barack Obama is dis-patching 30,000 more troops toAfghanistan, accelerating arisky and expensive warbuildup, even as he assures thenation that U.S. forces will be-gin coming home in July 2011.
War of the Roses
The 113th Civil War rivalrygame between 10th-ranked Or-egon and 16th-ranked OregonState this Thursday night iscreating a lot of pregame hoopla.The contest will decide the Pac-10's representative in the RoseBowl. See Sports, page A6.
Jeff Advances at StateJefferson High School has ad-vanced to the semifinals of theOregon 5A football champion-ship series for the second yearin a row. The Democrats faceSherwood on Saturday, Dec. 5at 3 p.m. at PGE Park. SeeSports, page A6.
Cop Murders Suspect KilledA man sus-pected of gun-ning down fourpolice officersin a suburbanTacoma coffeeshop was shotand killed by alone Seattle patrolman investi-gating a stolen car early Tues-day. Four people were arrestedfor allegedly helping the sus-pect elude authorities during amassive two-day manhunt. Seestory, page A3
Officer Returned to DutyCity Commissioner DanSaltzman has changed his deci-sion to suspend a controver-sial police officer who shot a12-year-old girl last month witha beanbag gun. Saltzman hadinitially put ChristopherHumphreys on paid leave pend-ing an investigation. See story,page A3.
TriMet Fires OperatorTriMet fired a MAX operatorlast week for creating a potentialdanger to the public when he didnot respond to four calls on thetrain’s emergency intercom fromAaron Bailey, the father whohad been separated from his sonlast month when the train’s doorsclosed behind him.
Serena Williams FinedSerena Will-iams wasfined a record$82,500 Mon-day for a ti-rade against aline judge atlast summer’s
U.S. Open. She could be sus-pended from that tournament ifshe has another "major
Lincoln Coach GuiltyLincoln High School coachDavid Adelman was foundguilty of drunken and recklessdriving Monday. A judge re-jected a claim that the arrestwas unlawful and motivated bya parent who sought retribu-tion over Adelman’s coaching.
PHOTO BY JAKE THOMAS/THE PORTLAND OBSERVER
Portland Community Media executives Ray Larson and Sylvia McDaniel show off the television equipment housed at its
non-profit cable access facility, located at 2766 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Portland Public Schools Superintendent Carole Smith visits with families at Astor School.
Community Media Tackles DisparitiesSharing toolsto bridgedigital divideBY JAKE THOMAS
THE PORTLAND OBSERVER
In the minds of many, cableaccess television is an outlet forquirky and amateurish program-ming, lacking many of the fil-ters associated with more com-mercial media outlets.
But Portland CommunityMedia wants you to know that'sit gone beyond that.
Over the last half decade, thelocal non-profit organizationhas been working to make surethat no one is left behind in thedigital age.
According to a report fromthe Pew Internet and AmericanLife Project, African Americansand Hispanics are less likely touse digital technologies like theInternet than their white coun-terparts, which could put themat a distinct disadvantage.
Sylvia McDaniel, PCM’schief executive officer, explainedthat this disparity poses a seri-ous impediment to disadvan-taged communities as society
becomes increasingly reliant ontechnology. Only communitieswho have access and under-standing of how to use digitaltools will prosper, while othersare left behind, she said.
"When it comes to jobs,
who's going to get the jobs?"said McDaniel. "The digital di-vide affects those underservedpopulations much more thanthey do anyone else"
McDaniel notes that PCMhas a strong youth focus, so
that kids who might not havecomputers at home have oppor-tunities to learn media basics,and perhaps take them home totheir parents.
Of the four cable channelsPCM operates, one specifically
highlights shows produced bykids aged 10-18. While workingon the shows, the youth areexposed to software and tech-nology that could help them
continued on page A2
Equity Push in High Schools OverhaulSuperintendentdiscussesthe obstaclesBY JAKE THOMAS
THE PORTLAND OBSERVER
When Portland Public Schoolsfinishes a proposed overhaul ofits high schools, SuperintendentCarole Smith expects a more eq-uitable educational opportunityfor each child in the district.
The ambitious plan is barrel-ing along, and seeks to addressthe high drop out rate, theachievement gap, and the un-even distribution of course of-ferings.
Smith sat down with the Port-land Observer to discuss theobstacles she faces.
The proposal could put twoto three schools on the chop-ping block, which is a prickly is-sue as schools are cherished as-sets to the neighborhoods ofmany Portlanders who are un-easy with the idea of closing anyof them.
“Let me tell you: Do I knowthat it’s tricky? I so know it’stricky,” said Smith.
In April, Smith settled on oneof three options proposed forthe redesign that put emphasison neighborhood schools, withsome options for students to at-tend specialized schools that aregeared toward students withspecific goals or learning needs.
Currently, PPS has an opentransfer policy that allows stu-dents to attend schools not intheir neighborhood. As a conse-quence, there are widely differ-ent enrollment numbers in thehigh school system ranging fromabout 500 students at JeffersonHigh School to about 1,500 at
Grant High.Because schools are allocated
money based on their enrollment,smaller schools find themselvesstarved for cash and unable tooffer the same course offeringsat every school.
“We just sort of have a hodge-podge of who gets access to
what,” said Smith.For instance, some schools,
like Lincoln High School, have afull offering of college prepcourses while others, likeJefferson, have just recently in-stituted such courses. She hopesthat by the end of the redesigneach student will have the same
access to academic opportuni-ties as any other.
Smith sees a future where highschool students would have theopportunity to attend a compre-hensive community high schoolthat serves 1,200 to 1,350 stu-dents from their adjacent neigh-borhoods or a specializedschool.
She is unapologetic about thepossibility of school closures.Because of the cash-per-studentformula that funds schools, PPScan only staff and fund so manyschools that offer the same ac-cess to quality courses, she said.
“It’ s weighing nostalgia overwhat do we want for the futureof our kids,” said Smith, whopointed out that taxpayers wouldhave to pony up more money ifthey want to maintain the samenumber of schools and allowthem to offer the same qualitycurriculum. “We don’t get it allunless we’re willing to pay for itall”
She stressed that no decisionshave been made about whatschools are on the choppingblock. Community conversa-tions are on-going.
“The reason I’m not talkingabout any individual campus yetis because I don’t want anyoneto feel like, ‘okay, we’re safe.’Once anyone feels like they’reoff the table, and everyone elseis at risk, then it totally stops
continued on page A5
Water BureauLooks for CauseAfter E.coli found in reservoir
The Portland Water Bureau’s Reservoir No. 3 at Washington Park.
The Portland Water Bureau con-tinued to drain its Washington ParkReservoir No. 3 Tuesday, a processthat will take until at least untilWednesday, after E-coli bacteriawas found in the system over theThanksgiving holiday weekend.
A boil water notice was lifted on Sun-day to Westside residents and the citydeclared Monday that all taps to the
entire city system were safe to drink.The contaminated reservoir was
taken off-line. It will be tested, investi-gated for contamination and cleanedbefore it is put back on line.
Officials said they hope to test theE-coli sample to help determine if thebacteria generated from animal orhuman waste.
The contaminated water put
Portland’s open air reservoirs in a con-troversial light.
The U.S. Environmental Protectionagency expects the city to stop usingopen-air reservoirs because of safety
concerns, including the WashingtonPark and Mt. Tabor reservoirs by year2015. Residents also complained aboutthe city not getting information out tothe public in a timely manner.
White House Fans
President Obama and hisfamily cheer on Oregon Stateand his brother-in-law coachSee Sports, page A6
Gumbo of Adventure
The great city of NewOrleans is the backdrop for
Disney’s newest princessSee Ar ts & Enter tainment, page A9
Page A2 December 2, 2009
Media Tackles Disparitiescontinued from Front
land jobs in the future.After young people have
completed an introductorycablecast course, kids inter-ested in pursuing a career inmedia are put on a track to de-velop specific skills like scriptwriting, and digital editing.
PCM also offers courseworkfor people wanting to get skillsrelevant to our increasinglytechnology-saturated society.People can learn how to useanimation programs and othervisually-oriented technology toproduce features for the weband television. They can alsolearn about new media technol-ogy like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other highly-usedInternet mediums.
"We're really needed morethan ever in this economy,” saidMcDaniel, who has seen peoplewanting to pick up new skillswhile the economy is in a slump.
In order to help further bridgethe digital divide, PCM aims tobring down the barriers be-tween it and the community itserves. It recently landed agrant to partner with six com-
munity organizations like Cen-tral Northeast Neighbors to es-tablish “SmartAccess” centers.
McDaniel explained thatPCM’s SmartAccess program ismeant to directly address com-munity media needs, rather thanjust assuming PCM knows whatthose are and hope people willcome to them.
At each SmartAccess site,hosted by the community or-ganization, people will have theopportunity to get training indigital technologies and multi-media.
McDaniel points that manyof the classes, which range from$65 to $150, are typically moreaffordable than many other in-stitutions of higher learning.
"It's one thing to have a mas-ters in communications, it's an-other to have your hands on acamera," said Ray Larson, chiefengineer at PCM.
Larson said that he tries toget people to focus on one as-pect of television productionthat they’re most comfortablewith, and work on becomingproficient.
"We try to do more withless," said Larson of PCM’s fa-
cilities, located at 2766 N.E.Martin Luther King Jr. Boule-vard, which he points out aren’tas huge a commercial televisionstation, but are still up to snuff.
McDaniel explained thatmany businesses, both for andnon-profit, are increasingly re-lying on new media, particularlyvideo, to get their messagesacross to the public.
"People want visual commu-nication,” said McDaniel."Video is what really tells thestory."
McDaniel didn’t have num-bers on how many people whohave taken classes have got-ten jobs, but noted that theywould start tracking that in thefuture.
Mindy Clark, marketing direc-tor for Children’s Justice Alli-ance- which works with the chil-dren of incarcerated people, ex-perienced the benefits of PCMfirst hand. She took a course inmulti-media to help revamp herorganization’s website with avideo telling the stories of threefathers in local penitentiaries.
“It was a huge help to get ourorganization up to anotherlevel,” she said.
Rights Group Seeks MembersThe City of Portland is seek-
ing qualified volunteer appli-cants to fill three vacancies onthe Human Rights Commission.
The commission works toeliminate discrimination andbigotry, strengthen intergrouprelationships and foster greaterunderstanding, inclusion andjustice for those who live, work,
study, worship, travel and playin the City of Portland.
The commission is com-prised of 15 members who rep-resent a broad spectrum of thecommunity with areas of ex-pertise in advocacy, leader-ship, and community involve-ment. The commission isbroad on a number of diver-
sity fronts including educa-tion, profession, race, ethnicity,gender and gender identity,sexual orientation, national ori-gin, age, religion and geo-graphic identification.
For more information or toapply, visit portlandonline.com/humanrelations or call KoffiDessou at 503-823-4429.
Black Oregon Symposium: Call for ActionUrban Leaguehosts strategysession at PSU
Portland Mayor Sam Adamswill lead a roster of elected offi-cials, policymakers, and commu-nity leaders at a Symposium onthe State of Black Oregon re-port, recently published by theUrban League of Portland.
The State of Black OregonSymposium: A Call for Actionand Accountability will be heldon Thursday, Dec. 3 at PortlandState University, Smith Memo-rial Hall, 1825 S.W. Broadway,from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Mayor Adams, MultnomahCounty Commissioner JeffCogen and Oregon state legis-lators Sen. Chip Shields andRep. Lew Frederick will focuson specific solutions for ad-
dressing the stark disparitieshighlighted in the report thatexist for African Americans inOregon in the city, county andstate.
A panel of experts, who con-tributed research and analysisto the report, will also outlinestrategies for change in publicpolicy aimed at eliminating dis-parities in education, employ-ment, health, criminal justiceand child and youth welfare.
The State of Black OregonSymposium is part of the Ur-ban League of Portland's workto develop a bold action planthat calls for implementation ofproven, effective policies andtools to eliminate the state'sgaps between African Ameri-cans and the majority popula-tion in income, wealth, health,social progress and educationalattainment.
Other speakers, includeSheila Holden, North/North-east Economic DevelopmentAlliance; Dr. Karen Gibson,
Associate Professor, NohadA. Toulan School of UrbanStudies and Planning, Port-land State University; JoyceBraden Harris, Co-chair, Afri-can American Alliance; Dr.Robert Thompson, OregonState University, Departmentof Ethnic Studies and DavidRogers, Director, Partnershipfor Safety and Justice, TriciaTillman, Administrator, Or-egon Office of MulticulturalHealth, Angela Cause, Diver-sity Manager, Oregon Depart-ment of Human Services,
former Senator Avel Gordly,Associate Professor, Depart-ment of Black Studies, Port-land State University, andPeggy Ross, Governor's Of-fice, Director of Af firmativeAction.
The State of Black OregonSymposium is sponsored byThe Urban League of Portland,Portland State University, PSUBlack Studies Department, PSUToulan School of Urban Stud-ies and Planning, US Bank,Featherlite Inc, Urban Bridges,and Comcast Inclusion Team.
Collection Drive for SurvivorThe Healing Roots Center,
which provides services toAfrican and African Americanfamilies surviving domesticviolence, is collecting Christ-mas presents for 11-year-oldJasmine Medina-Barr.
“Our hearts just go out tothis child who is the only sur-viving member of her immedi-ate family,” organizers said.
Jasmine’s 28-year-old
mother Tameka Medina and 4-year-old brother Ashawnwere killed earlier last monthby her father who also shothimself in one of at least threetragic, domestic violence-re-lated murder-suicides in thePortland area in recent weeks.
The community is asked tohelp bring some joy back intothis child's life by droppingoff new gifts appropriate for
an 11-year-old girl at Reflec-t ions Coffee, 446 N.E.Killingsworth, or the HealingRoots Center, 5432 N. AlbinaAve.
You can also make a depositto the Tameka Medina FamilyFund in care of any WellsFargo branch.
Food Panty Helps OthersZeta Sigma Omega volunteers prepare food boxes for delivery to appreciative
families.
Members of Zeta SigmaOmega Chapter of AlphaKappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.donated enough food itemsto the AKA Food Pantry toprovide 16 families in needwith food boxes that con-
tained at least 10 non-perish-able food items each.
Several members of thechapter delivered 11 foodboxes to diverse and very ap-preciative families on Nov. 22.The remaining 5 boxes were
delivered before Thanks-giving. The AKA FoodPantry community serviceproject, which started inMarch 2009, was organizedby chapter memberLaShanda Hurst.
December 2, 2009 Page A3
Man Wanted in Police Murders Killed
Maurice Clemmons
The photos of four slain Lakewood, Wash. police officers
are shown on a rain-soaked donation box placed at a
memorial at the officers’ police headquarters.
Cops wereslaughtered incoffee shop
(AP) -- The man suspectedof gunning down four Wash-ington police officers in a sub-urban coffee shop was shot andkilled by a lone patrolman in-vestigating a stolen car earlyTuesday. Four people were ar-rested for allegedly helping thesuspect elude authorities dur-ing a massive two-day man-hunt.
Maurice Clemmons was car-rying a handgun he took fromone of the dead officers when aSeattle policeman recognizedhim near a stolen car in a work-ing-class south Seattle neigh-
borhood about 2:45 a.m., Assis-tant Police Chief Jim Pugel said.
The vehicle was running butunoccupied when the officerpulled up, radioed in the licenseplate number and realized thecar was stolen, Pugel said.
The officer saw somethingmoving, got out of his car, sawClemmons and ordered him to
show his hands and stop."He wouldn't stop," Pugel
said. "The officer fired severalrounds."
Clemmons also had sustaineda serious gunshot wound fromone of the four officers killed inthe coffee-shop shooting.
Police planned to arrest morepeople who helped Clemmons.
"We expect to have maybesix or seven people in custodyby the day's end," said EdTroyer, a spokesman for thePierce County sheriff. "Someare friends, some are acquain-tances, some are partners incrime, some are relatives. Nowthey're all partners in crime."
On Monday, officers de-tained a sister of Clemmons whothey think treated the suspect'sgunshot wound.
Authorities say Clemmons,37, singled out the Lakewoodofficers and spared employ-ees and other customers atthe coffee shop Sunday morn-ing in Parkland, a Tacomasuburb about 35 miles southof Seattle. He then fled, butnot before one of the dyingofficers apparently shot himin the torso.
Killed were Sgt. MarkRenninger, 39, and OfficersRonald Owens, 37, TinaGriswold, 40, and GregRichards, 42.
Police said they aren't surewhat prompted Clemmons toshoot the four officers, whowere in uniform and working onpaperwork at the coffee shopjust two blocks outside theirjurisdiction.
Officer Returned to Duty; Reverses Suspension in Girl’s ShootingCity Commissioner Dan
Saltzman has changed his deci-sion to suspend a controver-sial police officer who shot a12-year-old girl last month witha beanbag gun.
Saltzman had initially putChristopher Humphreys onpaid leave pending an investi-gation after viewing a TriMetsurveillance video that showedhim shooting the girl at closerange at a MAX stop.
Humphreys was the same of-ficer who was recently disci-plined with a two-week leave
without pay for his involvementin the 2006 death of JamesChasse, a schizophrenic manwho died in police custody af-ter being beaten by officers.
Pending the new investiga-tion, he will be put in a deskjob, Saltzman said Monday.
In response, the PortlandPolice Association withdrew ano-confidence vote on bothPolice Chief Sizer and Saltzman.
In a statement, Sizer andSaltzman pointed to positivetrends in the Police Bureau,such as a decrease in the crime
rate and the use of force bypolice officers.
“We are confident that weare moving in the right direc-tion for the long-term inter-ests of both the communityand the Police Bureau,” thestatement said.
Last week’s decision to sus-pend Humphreys was sup-ported by the Albina Ministe-rial Alliance, a coalition of blackchurch leaders.
Rev. LeRoy Haynes Jr., vicepresident of the alliance, saidthe police union seems to de-
fend their ranks “right orwrong” and called the vote ofno confidence a direct chal-
lenge to civilian control of thepolice bureau.
“There are many great police
officers doing a fine job, butsometimes you have an officerthat goes rouge,” Haynes said.
Speak Up On Transportation!Learn about proposed projects in your community
and give us your feedback.
The Oregon Department of Transportation invites you to comment on proposed
transportation projects in the Portland Metropolitan region at a public meeting
on Dec. 9th. The Draft 2010-2013 Statewide Transportation Improvement
Program includes more than 20 proposed projects in the area. This meeting
will be an opportunity for you to:
• Find out more information on proposed transportation projects
• Talk with ODOT
• Provide comments
PUBLIC MEETING
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009
5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
ODOT Region 1 Headquarters
123 NW Flanders
Portland, OR 97209
Adjacent to MAX Red & Blue Lines
For bus information, call (503) 238-RIDE
Meeting location is ADA-accessible. If a sign language interpreter is needed, please call
(503) 731-8237 or TTY (800) 735-2900 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/STIP_Update
Harassing Officer SentencedA former Portland police of-
ficer who used his city ownedcell phone to sexually harasswomen and teenage girls wassentenced to six months in jailand five years probation Mon-day.
But Joseph Wild, 29, willlikely get out of jail next weekbecause of the nearly sixmonths he served in jail await-ing prosecution of the case.
Wild pleaded guilty to tele-phone harassment, menacing
and official misconduct.His victims included his
wife’s 14-year-old sister, a 16-year-old girl and two female of-ficers. In some case, he told hisvictims he was in their homesand going to rape them.
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Job Losses Pose Danger for Obama
Destructive impacts affect all of usLoose Gun Laws Kill More Kids
Dr. Billy R. Flowers
Part 13. Shoulder Pain: Why many peoplecannot, and should not, take it lying down.
sleep. What can Chiropracticdo for me that no one else hasbeen able to?
A : Shoulder pain ism without question, one of the
most debilitating types of painwe encounter. Because theshoulder is so intricately re-lated to the spine, virtually anymovement can be excruciat-ing. It is not at all uncommon tosee cases like yours where pa-tients’ hurt so bad, they can-not even get a decent night’ssleep. To Complicate matters,many patients go from doctor
to doctor seeking relief, beingtold they have bursitis at oneoffice, tenosynovitis at anotherand so on until they return homeconfused, frustrated and still inagony. As Chiropractors, weare concerned about nerveflow to the various parts of thebody. Of course, we look tosee if a bursal sac has beentraumatized or if a tendon hasbeen injured. But more impor-tantly, we look to see what
caused the injury. You see,the cause was there long be-fore the pain itself. By treat-ing the cause, we not onlyrelieve the pain, don’t sufferthrough another sleeplessnight. Call for an appointmentto find out how Chiropracticcan eliminate the cause of theproblem once and for all. Orfeel free to call us if you haveany questions whatsoeverabout your health.
Wave ofdiscontentsweeps nationBY RON DANIELS
There is a rebel-lion against Wash-ington brewingacross the land,and that's badnews for Presi-dent Obama and the Democrats.Unemployment is 10.2% andclimbing. According to a recentpoll, some 30 percent of Ameri-can families are feeling the painof the dramatic downturn in theeconomy, which has producedthe highest level of joblessnessin decades. Never mind that thedevastating economic collapsewas inherited by PresidentObama; what people care aboutis whether they see the govern-ment addressing their pain,whether any visible actions arebeing taken that give them hopethat their job opportunities willimprove in the near future.
While growing joblessness isthe issue uppermost in theminds of millions of Americans,what they are witnessing inWashington is a protracted anddivisive struggle over healthcare reform. And, on Wall Street,people are flabbergasted to seethe stock market rising, bankand investment company prof-its soaring and monstrous bo-nuses for employees of the verycompanies whose reckless be-havior precipitated the eco-nomic crisis. Meanwhile, hun-dreds of thousands of peoplecontinue to lose their homes asthe depression in the mortgage
industry continues.It is not that health care re-
form is irrelevant. In a nationwhere nearly 50 million peopledo not have health care and theprices of premiums continue to
skyrocket, health care reformunquestionably must be a ma-jor national priority. Indeed,President Obama is correct toargue that the long term wellbeing of the economy de-pends on bending the cost
curve for health care down-ward. The problem is thatpeople are less concerned abouthealth care reform when theirfamilies and communities arebeing ravaged by joblessness.In this regard, there appears tobe a dangerous disconnect be-tween the Obama administra-tion and Main Street.
Unfortunately, the brewingrebellion is yet another conse-quence of the timidity of Presi-dent Obama in dealing with thehuge crisis he inherited from theBush-Cheney administration.Some argue that he has his pri-orities backward because theeconomy does not appear to beat the top of the agenda. Forthose who hold that view, it maybe useful to remember thathealth care reform was not thefirst issue President Obama tar-geted for action/resolution; itwas the economy. The firstmonths of his administrationwere devoted to rolling out anew economic stimulus pack-age and bail out packages de-signed to rescue the ailing fi-nancial, auto and mortgage sec-tors of the economy. But as PaulKrugman has repeatedlypointed out, President Obama'sstimulus package was too small
to achieve the kind of job gen-eration required to amelioratethe pain around the country.
Now President Obama is in aterrible bind. An inadequatestimulus package is "stimulat-
ing" far too slowly to reversethe tide of joblessness spread-ing across the country at a timewhen he is compelled to pushthrough some form of healthcare reform legislation. Aftermonths of investing major po-litical capital in this effort, the
failure to produce something,no matter how modest, wouldbe disastrous. The Republi-cans, who are determined to seehim fail, are getting traction byhowling about the lack of re-
sults of the stimulus package,the growing deficit and expan-sion of government. Sensing apolitical opening with the 2010mid-term elections approach-ing, they are opportunisticallytapping into and fueling therage boiling across the country
over the issue of jobs.The question is how will
President Obama and theDemocrats respond.
Rather than cower and betimid, President Obama and theDemocrats should seize themoment to deliver a desperatelyneeded jobs initiative and edu-cate the American public on theimportance of government as anemployer of last resort in timesof crisis.
President Obama now facesa critical moment of truth in hisyoung presidency. With a re-bellion brewing across thecountry because of massivejoblessness, he must act boldlyor the Republicans will ride thewave of discontent to an aston-
ishing victory in the 2010 elec-tions. A party whose philoso-phy and policies provoked thegreatest economic catastrophesince the Great Depression andwas repudiated by the votersin 2008 will likely regain controlof the House and Senate, ren-dering the duration of Presi-dent Obama's tenure miser-able. It is an ironic circum-stance which can and must beprevented with bold leader-ship by President Obama andthe Democrats.
Dr. Ron Daniels is presidentof the Institute of the BlackWorld 21st Century and Dis-tinguished Lecturer at YorkCollege City University of NewYork.
Never mind that the devastatingeconomic collapse was inheritedby President Obama.
BY MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN
I'm deeply disturbedthat after a decade of de-cline, the number of fire-arm deaths among chil-dren and youths has in-creased for the secondyear in a row. A recent reportreveals that almost nine childrenand teens die from gunfire ev-ery day-one child death everytwo hours and 45 minutes.
When people from other in-dustrialized democra-cies learn of America'schild gunshot deathrates, they're equallytroubled.
Based on the most re-cent data from the Centers forDisease Control and Prevention(CDC), the report states that3,184 children and teens diedfrom gunfire in 2006, a six per-
cent increase over 2005. An-other 17,451 were victims ofnon-fatal firearms injuries, aseven percent increase from theprevious year.
A major reason for thesetragic young deaths is the pro-liferation of guns. Americansown more than 270 million pri-vate firearms-the equivalent ofnine guns for every 10 men,women and children. The
United States is one of the fewindustrialized countries withoutcommon sense controls on gunsales. We regulate toy guns,but not the real ones that snuffout tens of thousands of hu-man lives every year.
Among the young peoplekilled by firearms, 2,225 werehomicide victims, 763 commit-ted suicide and 196 died in ac-cidental or undetermined cir-cumstances. The overwhelmingmajority, nearly 90 percent,were boys. More preschoolers-63-were killed by firearms thanlaw enforcement officers killedin the line of duty-48. The deathtoll among black children isgrowing at an alarming rate.Black males between the agesof 15 and 19 are almost fivetimes as likely as their whitepeers and more than twice aslikely as their Latino peers tobe killed by a firearm.
The destructive impact offirearms affects all of us by in-creasing health care costs, over-
taxing social services and de-creasing national productivity.Gun violence is so pervasive insome black communities that itconstitutes a serious healthrisk.
It's come to the point wheremany of the cases of post-trau-matic stress disorder in blackneighborhoods are not only ofveterans returning from warzones, but of children walkingup to the corner store. Toomany of them speak of the fu-ture in terms of "If I grow up"instead of "When I grow up."
Regrettably, in many of thestates and at the national levelit's an uphill fight to control fire-arm trafficking. Thirty-twostates have no laws requiringfirearms sellers at gun showsto first conduct backgroundchecks on all buyers. This gun-show loophole has been usedto evade laws designed to makeit harder for guns to get intothe hands of children, criminals,and the mentally unbalanced.
Gun shows are a huge mar-ket for vendors with or withoutfederal firearms licenses.
Ten years ago, the two teen-aged shooters who killed 12 fel-low students and a teacher atColumbine High School nearLittleton, Colorado got part oftheir arsenal illegally through agun show.
Congress must pass legisla-tion to close the gun show loop-hole and strengthen provisionsof the Brady Handgun ViolencePrevention Act requiring a na-tional instant criminal back-ground check system.
There's strong evidence thatbackground checks can be ef-fective. Between 1994 and 2007,background checks performedby federal firearms licenseesresulted in more than 1.6 mil-lion illegal buyers being deniedguns. It is also imperative thatthe federal assault weaponsban be reinstituted. Accordingto the Brady Center to PreventGun Violence, the ban reducedthe use of assault weapons incrimes by 66 percent between1995 and 2001.
But the responsibility to keepour children safe cannot restsolely with our political leaders.There are things individualsand families can do: removeguns from homes, mobilizecommunity support to protectchildren from gun violence,stress nonviolent values andconflict resolution, refuse tobuy or use products for chil-dren and teens that glamorizeviolence, and provide childrenand teens positive alternativesto the streets.
We must hold our legislatorsaccountable to implement thesecommon-sense gun safetymeasures. The safety of ourchildren and communities is atstake.
Marian Wright Edelman ispresident of the Children's De-fense Fund and a working com-mittee member of the BlackCommunity Crusade for Chil-dren.
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Latina magazine shows
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Sonia Sotomayor on the
cover of its December-
January double issue.
Celebrity grows for first Hispanic justice(AP) -- Apparently, no one
told Sonia Sotomayor that Su-preme Court justices are sup-posed to be circumspect, emerg-ing from their marble palacemainly to dispense legal wis-dom to law schools, judges'conferences and lawyers' meet-ings.
Since becoming the first His-panic justice, Sotomayor hasmamboed with movie stars, ex-changed smooches with musi-cians at the White House andthrown out the first pitch for herbeloved New York Yankees. Afamous jazz composer evenwrote a song about her: "WiseLatina Woman."
In short, Sotomayor has be-come a celebrity — all withouthaving made a single major de-cision at the nation's highestcourt.
Autograph seekers, picturetakers and well-wishers houndher wherever she goes, monthsafter her confirmation hearing,
swearing-in and first appear-ance in the courtroom.
Recently, the new justice wasswarmed by people with cam-eras the minute she appearedin the Grand Foyer of the WhiteHouse during a celebration ofLatino music.
The throng around her didn't
part until the hundreds of con-cert guests were ushered totheir seats in a giant tent on theSouth Lawn, and it quickly re-grouped once the concertended. Some of those luckyenough to get photos with thejustice squealed and proudlydisplayed their happy-snaps
for others in the crowd.At that event, only
Sotomayor got a standing ova-tion when President BarackObama read a list of famous His-panics from government, musicand acting who were present,including George Lopez, JimmySmits, Los Lobos, Sheila E. and
Eva Longoria Parker. Holly-wood and the world of musicare also paying attention to her.One of the most popularYouTube clips of Sotomayor isher confidently mamboing — inheels! — with "La Bamba" ac-
tor Esai Morales at a NationalHispanic Foundation for theArts just weeks after she wasconfirmed.
The song Sotomayor andMorales were dancing to? BobbySanabria's "Sotomayor Mambo."
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Latino Theatre Earns Support
The Miracle Theatre Group has won a $30,000 grant from the
Portland Development Commission to repair the roof of its
performing arts center and offices in southeast Portland.
Roof fix comingthanks to PDC
Miracle Theatre Group hasbeen awarded a $30,000 grantfrom the Portland DevelopmentCommission to fund major re-pairs to the roof of its Latinoarts and culture performancecenter in southeast Portland.
“PDC has a strong commit-ment to neighborhood vitalityand local business success,”says Becki Marsh of the Port-land Development Commission.“We welcome the opportunityto work with community assetslike the Miracle Theatre.”
El Centro Milagro, a facilitythat encompasses both thenonprofit organization’s officesat 425 SE Sixth Ave. and its per-forming arts facility at 525 SEStark St., has been the home ofthe 25-year-old Miracle TheatreGroup. The roof has leaked formany years, and a reputableroofing contractor has recom-mended a major repair.
The grant helps PDC achieveits goals of contributing to adiverse, sustainable communitywhile supporting several objec-tives of the Central Eastside
Urban Renewal Area.The governmental support
complements significant recentimprovements made by Miracle,which were supported by$56,000 in grants, donations and
High Schools Overhaulcontinued from Front
being a system conversation,”explained Smith.
For instance, Grant HighSchool, as one of the most popu-lated schools, would have toshed some of its students afterthe redesign, as well as the fund-ing attached to them.
Smith stressed that she hasheard from people who value notonly robust neighborhoodschools, but also some degreeof choice, which is why three to
six smaller schools with specificfocuses will also be offered.
“I get that smaller environ-ments work for [some] kids,” saidSmith, who has a background inalternative education. “They goferret out what’s right for [them]and where they’re going tothrive.”
But despite the district’s am-bitions, it still faces other diffi-culties.
Students entering the highschool system either come outof a large K-8 school or a smaller
middle school. Because of thedisparity in size, students haveoften had a very different experi-ence before entering high school.Critics have complained this ar-rangement puts schools on un-equal footing.
“You don’t get to look at partof it and not all of it,” said Smith.However, she also added thatthere are still some benchmarksall students entering high schoolhave to meet.
Smith also mentioned that PPS’budget have been ravaged bythe economy. The schooldistrict’s budget lost $30 million
Latino Song and Dance FundraiserMiracle Theatre Group in-
vites the public to its holidayopen house and fundraiserfrom 2-4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5at 525 S.E. Stark St.
The event will feature thetalents of some of Miracle’s fa-vorite Latino musicians anddancers, spirited beverages,eggnog, and the opportunityto receive some lovely holiday
gifts when guests make a tax-deductible donation to the non-profit group. An assortment ofgift certificates, FlexPasses andstocking stuffers will be avail-able for purchase.
Teatro Milagro Artistic Direc-tor Dañel Malan will get the af-ternoon started with someChristmas standards on herukulele. She will be joined by
Joaquín López, sharing someof the songs he has composedfor the upcoming world pre-miere of American Sueño.Caguama, a local Tex-Mexband, will get things cookingalong with salsa dance les-sons by Gabriela Portuguez.Even Santa will slip in at somepoint — guests should planto bring their cameras!
in-kind contributions. Duringthat time, the façade was paintedand crowned with a custom-made, bilingual marquee. In theinterior, the lobby and adjacentcafé areas received updated
amenities and accessibility en-hancements, while the base-ment studio was transformedwith new flooring, paint, light-ing and soundproofing in or-der to expand its use for boththeatre rehearsals and commu-nity events.
“Even more than the ability toaddress our concerns for thesafety and comfort of our artistsand patrons, the PDC grant rein-forces our belief in the power ofcommunity and recognizes thatwhat we are creating here at ElCentro Milagro is a cultural in-stitution that is integral to thevitality of our neighborhood andthe region,” says Miracle The-atre Group’s Executive DirectorJosé E. González.
last year, and is expected to takeanother $14 million hit in the nextbiennium.
When asked how PPS willmonitor equity after the imple-mentation of the redesign, Smithpointed out that the district al-ready has a number of mecha-nisms in place to monitor theprogress of students, which theywill continue using.
But she noted that it will takesome time for the redesign to fullytake hold.
“This kind of change takesyears to build up a new schoolculture,” she said.
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SPORTS
Civil War has Rose Bowl on LineDemos inFootballSemifinals
Jefferson High School has advanced to thesemifinals of the Oregon 5A football champi-onship series for the second year in a row.
The Democrats face Sherwood on Satur-day, Dec. 5 at 3 p.m. at PGE Park.
Jefferson beat Glencoe, 41-21 last Satur-day in Hillsboro to set up the matchup.
The 5A Portland Interscholastic Leaguechampions were able to stop Glencoe fromscoring on a long opening drive and thenscored four times in a row. The Democratswon rave reviews for their big offensive line,defensive pursuit and speed to turn the gameinto a physical mismatch.
The upcoming matchup with Sherwood willbe the second this year between the twoteams. Sherwood beat Jefferson 40-7 on Sept.18.
If Jefferson should reach the final it wouldbe the first time since 1959 -- an era that in-cluded players such as Mel Renfro and TerryBaker.
Oregon hosts historic matchup(AP) -- It is being
dubbed the War of theRoses.
The 113th Civil War ri-valry game between 10th-ranked Oregon and 16th-ranked Oregon State thisThursday night will de-cide the Pac-10's represen-tative in the Rose Bowl.And the state of Oregonhas never seen anythingquite like it.
Tickets for the game reached $500 apiece on Craigslist.org this week.One pair, offered for $1,000, included an unpaid reservation for thenight at a nearby hotel, an additional $159 cost.
The frenzy over tickets prompted Oregon Attorney General John
Kroger to issue a warning over counterfeit tickets."Con artists and scammers routinely try to capitalize off of highly antici-
pated events to pad their ownwallets," Kroger's office said inan advisory that offered tipsfor spotting scams.
Autzen Stadium seats morethan 54,000. Oregon officialsalso sell some 5,000 standing-room only tickets. All were longago sold out.
Oregon (9-2, 7-1) hasn't beento the Rose Bowl since the1994 season, and Oregon State
(8-3, 6-2) hasn't been there since the 1964 season.It is the first time in the history of the rivalry game that both teams are
playing for a trip to Pasadena."This might be the craziest it has been all year. USC was pretty crazy,"
Oregon safety T.J. Ward said. "But there's nothing like the Civil War."
Obama’s Cheer for Oregon State(AP) -- Oregon State gave the first fan
something to cheer about.Seth Tarver scored 18 points and the Bea-
vers beat George Washing-ton 64-57 on Saturday, withPresident Barack Obamaand his family watching fromcourtside in the half-fullSmith Center in Washington,D.C.
Brother-in-law CraigRobinson is the Oregon Statecoach, and the presidentbrought along first ladyMichelle Obama, daughtersMalia and Sasha, andmother-in-law MarianRobinson
The coach said he enjoyed
President Barack Obama watches a college basketball
game Saturday between George Washington University and
Oregon State with his mother-in-law Marian Robinson, first
lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha in Washington.
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having his family at thegame.
“He’s a huge basketballfan,” Robinson said of thepresident. “He pays closeattention and he’s alwaysfollowed us.”
Oregon State (2-3) led 14-0 before George Washingtonrealized the game hadstarted, but the Colonials (4-1) managed to narrow thedeficit to 10 with a run latein the first half.
The first Pac-10 team toplay in the Smith Center keptup its fast-paced offense,though, and the Beavers heldon in the second half.
Tiger Woods Crashes Car at Home
Tiger Woods and his wife Elin Nordegren pictured in
October in San Francisco.
Media sensationfocuses on couple
(AP) -- Tiger Woods did notappear to be driving under theinfluence and showed no signsof having been in a fight in theminutes after his car crash out-side his mansion, an attorneyfor the neighbors who dialed911 said Tuesday.
Woods' injuries were "con-sistent with a car wreck and in-consistent with him being beatup," attorney Bill Sharpe said."The scratches on his face wereconsistent with someone whomaybe was in a minor car acci-dent and hit his head on thewindshield. ... None of his inju-ries looked like he was beat upby his wife."
The Florida Highway Patrol saidTuesday that Woods would becited for carless driving, but willnot face criminal charges.
Sharpe said neighbor LindaAdams and her two adult sonswent outside their home in the ex-clusive gated community ofIsleworth after hearing the crashand Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren,asked them to call 911.
He said the neighbors foundNordegren kneeling beside her
husband, upset about his inju-ries. Sharpe said Woods ap-peared woozy and hadscratches on his face and thathis wife was trying to consolehim. The Adams wrappedWoods in a blanket and madesure he didn't move.
According to the FloridaHighway Patrol accident report,Woods crashed his SUV into afire hydrant and a tree at 2:25a.m. Friday. The airbags did notdeploy in the crash, and Woods'
wife told Windermere police sheused a golf club to smash theback windows to help him out.
Tabloid speculation has fo-cused on whether Woods andhis wife were fighting beforethe accident. The crash cametwo days after The NationalEnquirer published a story al-leging that Woods had beenseeing a New York nightclubhostess, and that they recentlywere together in Melbourne,where Woods competed in theAustralian Masters.
The woman, Rachel Uchitel,denied having an affair withWoods when contacted by TheAssociated Press.
Sharpe said the Adams fam-ily did not see the crash anddid not see Woods' wife with agolf club.
"One thing we want to makeclear is that Mrs. Woods' atti-tude was consistent with herbeing concerned about her in-jured husband," Sharpe said."Mrs. Woods was trying to helphim. Mrs. Woods was worriedabout her husband. She wasconcerned."
Woods withdrew Mondayfrom his own golf tournament,citing injuries from the crash.
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Commercializing ChristmasFilm seriespresents ‘Whatwould Jesus Buy’
Jefferson High School’s 9th An-nual Multicultural Film Festival willpresent “What would Jesus Buy,” aserious documentary-comedy on thecommercialization of Christmas.
The community is invited to thefree screening of the film, Tuesday,Dec. 8 at 5 p.m. in the second floorconference room of the North Port-land Library, 512 N. Killingsworth St.
What would Jesus Buy? followsRev. Billy and the Church of Stop
Shopping Gospel Choir on a missionto save America's Christmas fromthe Shopocalypse: the end of man-kind from consumerism, over-con-sumption and the fires of eternaldebt.
Through retail interventions, cor-porate exorcisms, and some goodold-fashioned preaching, ReverendBilly reminds us that we have lostthe true meaning of Christmas.
What Would Jesus Buy? is a jour-ney into the heart of America – fromexorcising the demons at the Wal-Mart headquarters to taking over thecenter stage at the Mall of Americaand then ultimately heading to thePromised Land … Disneyland.
Center Presents ‘Japanese Currents’
The Northwest Film Center
presents the latest and best
of contemporary Japanese
cinema this weekend at the
Portland Art Museum.
The Northwest Film Centercelebrates the vibrancy of Japa-nese culture and cinema thisweekend, bringing together themost internationally acclaimedJapanese films of the past twoyears.
Japanese Currents is a filmseries that spans diverse genresfrom science fiction and fantasyto historical drama and anime.The featured filmmakers them-selves range from emerging newtalents to established masters.
Several of the films includedare critical darlings from presti-gious international festivals
such as Cannes and Sundance,making their Portland debuts.Japanese Currents kicks off thefilms will be screened Friday,Dec. 4 through Monday, Dec. 7at Whitsell Auditorium at thePortland Art Museum, 1219S.W. Park Ave. Tickets are $8for general admission and $7 forstudents and seniors.
Visitors to OMSI
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aspects of fear,
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Face Your Fears in Scream!Are you brave enough to put
your head in the guillotine, peta tarantula, or take a free fall?
Visitors to the Oregon Mu-seum of Science and Industry(OMSI) will get their heartpumping and their palms
sweaty at Scream! FeaturingGoose Bumps! The Science ofFear.
Now showing through Jan.3, Scream! examines the physi-ological, neurobiological, andsociological aspects of fear.
Participants can experiencefear in a safe and enjoyable en-
vironment, rate their responses,understand the science behindthe emotion, and learn how thebrain and body work togetherto respond to danger.
OMSI is located at 1945 S.E.Water Ave. Museum admissionis $11 for adults and $9 for youthages 3-13.
The Princess and the Frog opens in theaters nationwide Friday, Dec. 11.
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A joyous gumbo of adven-turous storytelling, captivatingcharacters, offbeat comedy andmemorable music s featured inthe all-new “The Princess andthe Frog,” an animated comedyset in the great city of New Or-leans.
From the Walt Disney cre-ators of “The Little Mermaid”and “Aladdin” comes this mod-ern twist on a classic tale, fea-turing a beautiful girl namedTiana (Anika Noni Rose), a frogprince who desperately wantsto be human again, and a fate-ful kiss that leads them both ona hilarious adventure throughthe mystical bayous of Louisi-ana.
Everyone knows the story inwhich a princess finds true love
by kissing a frog that magicallyturns into her handsome prince.In this telling of the story, thegirl still kisses a frog, but theresult is quite different; it’s onlyone of dozens of surprises in
this mix of wacky humor, thrills,melody and emotion.
The voice cast for “The Prin-cess and the Frog” features avaried and renowned troupe ofactors, including Tony Award
winner Anika Noni Rose, BrunoCampos, Keith David, JimCummings, Jenifer Lewis,Michael-Leon Wooley, JohnGoodman, Terrence Howard andOprah Winfrey.
Holiday Ale Festival-- Pioneer Court-house Square, down-town, hosts the Holi-day Ale Festival,Wednesday, Dec. 2through Sunday,Dec. 6. Event orga-nizers say the craftales of choice are designed to fend off thecold chill of a long winter night.
Colored Pencils Night -- Known asPortland’s multicultural living room, Col-ored Pencils is moving to City Hall forDecember’s First Thursday. The Dec. 3event from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. will mark the oneyear anniversary for the organization andwill feature arts, crafts, and Thai cuisine.
Ruin to Redemption -- The Inter-state Firehouse Cultural Center,5340 N. Interstate Ave., has ex-tended “Ruin to Redemption,”through Dec. 19. The interactiveexhibit chronicles the harrowingexperiences and triumphant turn-arounds of ex-convicts andformer gang members who be-
came successful artists in Hollywood.
Holiday Soul -- Jimmy Maks presentsHoliday Soul with Patrick Lamb, featur-
ing special guests Ian Jame and LivWarfield, Friday, Dec. 18, with two showsat 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tickets are $15 andcan be purchased by visitingticketsoregon.com or jimmymaks.com.
Norman Sylvester Band -- Local jazzgreat Norman Sylvester performsWednesday, Dec. 2, Friday, Dec. 11 andSaturday, Dec. 12 at Tillicum inBeaverton; Thursday, Dec. 3 at the 720Nightclub on Hawthorne; and Friday,
Dec. 4 and Thursday, Dec. 17 at theCandlelight. For a complete sched-ule, visit normansylvester.com.
Live Jazz -- Every Friday and Saturdayfrom 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., the Third De-grees Lounge at the River Place Hotel,1510 S.W. Harbor Way. No cover orminimum purchase. For more informa-tion, visit pdxjazz.com.
Predators of the Serengeti -- Come hearthe roar as the Oregon Zoo shows off its
ons and other animals that are home to theSerengeti.
Totally Gospel II -- Peninsula Open BibleChurch, 8225 N. Peninsula, hosts all stylesof gospel, country, and contemporarymusic with host Riny Horst on Friday, Dec.4 and every other month on the first Fridaynight from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. For moreinformation, call 503-335-3132.
From Farm to Cup -- The World ForestryCenter at Wash-ington Park takesa look at the pow-erful influence ofcoffee on environ-ments, human cul-tures and econo-mies worldwide in a special traveling ex-hibit “Coffee: The World in Your Cup,running now through Jan. 10.
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FOOD
To Place Your Classified AdvertisementContact: Kathy Linder
Butterscotch BrowniesIngredients• 6 tablespoons shortening• 1 1/2 cup brown sugar• 2 eggs• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder• 1/2 teaspoon salt• 1 teaspoon vanilla• 1 1/2 cup flour• 1/2 cup chopped nuts• 1 cup butterscotch bits
DirectionsPreheat oven to 350F. Cream shortening and sugar, add the rest in given order. Grease a9" x 13" baking pan. Pour batter into pan, and bake 25 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes andthen cut into squares.
Directions1. In a heavy saucepan melt the butter. Add evaporated milk, sugar, and coffee.2. Bring to a rolling boil, stirring constantly until the temperature reaches 235 F.3. Remove from heat and and raspberry chocolate chips and the bittersweet chocolate.4. Stir the mixture until all ingredients are melted. Add the marshmallow creme and stir untilblended.5. Stir in the vanilla. Pour into a lightly greased 9" X 13" baking pan. Cut into 1-inch squareswhen cooled.
Low-Carb SnickerdoodlesGround almonds create an "almond flour" which is a wonderful substi-tute for wheat flour for many baking recipes.Ingredients• 1/2 cup butter, softened• 1-1/2 cups ground almonds• 1 cup granulated Splenda• 1 large egg• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar• 2 tablespoons granulated Splenda• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions1. In a medium bowl, beat butter untilcreamy.2. Add half the ground almonds, 1 cup Splenda, egg, vanilla, baking soda and cream oftartar.3. Beat until well combined. Beat in remaining ground almonds.4. Cover and chill in bowl for 1 hour. Pre-heat oven to 350 F.5. In a small bowl, combine the 2 tablespoons Splenda and the cinnamon; mix well.6. Roll chilled dough into 1-inch balls.7. Gently roll each ball in the cinnamon-Splenda mixture to coat and place 2 inches aparton an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes until lightly browned at the edges.8. Carefully remove from pan to cooling rack to cool completely. 1.5 net carb per cookie.
Low Carb Chocolate Chip CookiesIngredients• 1 cup butter, softened• 1-1/2 cups Splenda or Maltitol Crystals• 1-1/2 teaspoons dark molasses• 2 large eggs• 1 cup almond flour• 1 cup vanilla whey protein powder• 1/4 cup oat bran• 1 teaspoon baking soda• 1 teaspoon salt• 12 ounces sugar free chocolate bar, chopped into small pieces• 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Directions1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or a non-stick bakingmat.2. Beat together butter, Splenda, and molasses until light and fluffy.3. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat well after each addition.4. In a separate bowl, stir together ground almonds, vanilla whey protein powder, oat bran,baking soda and salt.5. Stir almond flour mixture into butter mixture until blended. Stir in nuts and choppedchocolate bars.6. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto preparted baking sheets.7. Flatten with palm of hand. Bake for 10 minutes, or until golden.8. Allow to cool for 2 minutes on baking sheet then remove to wire racks to cool.
