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Moving Norway Forward (Periodicals postage paid in Seattle, WA) TIME-DATED MATERIAL — DO NOT DELAY In Your Neighborhood Research & Education Bright future In Norway, I politikken må sannheten vente it’s a dog’s life for the Concordia til noen får bruk for den. Read more on page 13 – Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Read more on page 5 Norwegian American Weekly Vol. 123 No. 10 March 9, 2012 Established May 17, 1889 • Formerly Western Viking and Nordisk Tidende $1.50 per copy Norway.com News Find more at www.norway.com Moving Norway forward News The mHealth Alliance announc- Focus shifts to es that the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation public transport (Norad) has made a USD 9.9 million commitment to support instead of large the use of mobile technologies to improve women and chil- road projects dren’s health. “The Norwegian government has long been a leader in supporting develop- T AFF OMPILA T ION ing countries as they face chal- S C Norwegian American Weekly lenges like maternal and infant mortality,” said Kathy Calvin, CEO of the U.N. Foundation. “Norad’s commitment combines The proposals for a new na- this support with the convening tional transport plan has been pre- power of the mHealth Alliance. sented. It calls for more money to These catalytic grants will assist be spent on public transport in and technologists and health experts around the larger cities, and less on who are working to improve large road projects. health outcomes and achieve the In order to meet a growing Millennium Development Goals population, the proposal calls for that seek to improve women’s the state to enable the larger cities and children’s health.” to finance an expansion of public (blog.norway.com/category/ transport, coupled with restrictions Photo: Nancy Bundt / www.visitnorway.com news) See > TRANSPORT, page 6 Proposals for the new national transport plan call for more money to be spent on public transport to handle Norway’s population increase. Sports Kjetil Jansrud won the men’s World Cup super-G race on the Olympic course on March 4. Thanks from Norway The Norwegian skier finished in All in for Ibsen 1 minute, 34.02 seconds. Com- Commonweal Theatre presents the 15th U.S. Army Colonel patriot Aksel Lund Svindal was second, 0.21 behind. “A double- annual Ibsen Festival in Lanesboro, Minn. awarded at win for Norway, it’s not every the Norwegian day that you see that,” Svindal said. “And usually it’s two Nor- Embassy wegians in the starting field.” (blog.norway.com/category/ business) HANNA PIN C US GJER T SEN Royal Norwegian Embassy What’s inside? News 2-3 On Feb. 24, U.S. Army Colo- Business 4 nel Larry J. Redmon was awarded Research & Education 5 the Armed Forces Medal for In- Photo: Hanna Pincus Gjertsen Opinion 6-7 See > MEDAL, page 7 U.S. Army Colonel Larry J. Redmon receiving his medal at the Embassy. Taste of Norway 8 Travel 9 Roots & Connections 10 On top of the world Obituaries & Religion 11 Photo courtesy of Commonweal Theatre Company A scene from Henrik Ibsen’s play “Hedda Gabler,” which the Commonweal The- Marit Bjørgen Arts & Style 12 atre Company presented in their 2009 Ibsen Festival. In Your Neighborhood 13 increases her lead Norwegian Heritage 14 COMMONWEAL THEA T RE COMPANY in the World Cup Sports 15 Lanesboro, Minn. VG $1 = NOK 5.6144 The Commonweal Theatre atre, visual art, music and dance, updated 3/5/2012 Company announces its 15th An- centered around the opening of Marit Bjørgen (31) was super nual Ibsen Festival April 13 – 15 Commonweal’s annual Ibsen pro- powered, won the sprint and in- In comparison in downtown Lanesboro, Minn. duction. This yearly gathering of creased her lead even more over 2/5/2012 5.8014 Named for the acclaimed “Father artists and craftsmen was honored Justyna Kowalczyk (29) in the 9/5/2011 5.3978 of Modern Drama,” the Festival is 3/5/2011 5.5759 a celebration of Scandinavian the- See > IBSEN, page 12 See > BJØRGEN, page 15 Photo: Langrenn.no 2 • March 9, 2012 norwegian aMerican weekly NYHETER FRA NORGE Nyheter En av tre innsatte er utlendinger Heikki Holmås vil ikke Fjordingen Hver tredje innsatte i norske fengsler er ut- lending. Norge har den høyeste andelen ut- kan dø ut lendinger i fengsel i Skandinavia. Av 3.642 gå inn ny lederkamp innsatte i norske fengsler er 33 prosent utenlandske statsborgere, skriver Bergens 28 norske husdyrraser Tidende. Bare siden 2006 er andelen uten- Han mener det er trist landske statsborgere doblet blant innsatte i at Lysbakken går av er utrydningstruet varetekt og domssoning i Norge, sier forsker Ragnar Kristoffersen ved Kriminalomsor- som statsråd gens utdanningssenter. Kristoffersen mener VG mye av årsaken til utviklingen er utvidelsen av Schengenområdet i 2006 med blant annet NRK Nordlandshest/lyngshest er også å finne Polen og Litauen. Det er nettopp disse nas- på Norsk genressurssenters liste over utryd- jonene som er sterkest representert i norske – Veldig trist dag for oss rødgrønne. Au- ningstruede husdyrraser, sammen med seks fengsler. dun har fått til mye bra som minister. Jeg tror Foto: SV/Wikimedia Commons storferaser og fem hunderaser, melder nrk. (NTB) vi alle har behov for å trekke pusten, men no. valgkomiteens innstilling ligger fast og min Andersen ønsker ikke å kommentere om Blant hunderasene som nå er utrydning- 43 nye myggarter påvist i Finnmark beslutning om å følge den også, sier Heikki det nå er mer aktuelt at andre enn Lysbakken struet er norsk buhund, lundehund, svart Insektforskere har i Finnmark funnet minst Holmås i tekstmelding til NRK. blir ny SV-leder. norsk elghund, hygenhund, haldenstøver og 43 myggarter som ingen visste eksisterte. Audun Lysbakken har vært den eneste – Det blir det opp til valgkomiteen å dunker. Flere myggarter er påvist for første gang kandidaten til å ta over for Kristin Halvors- avgjøre, sier Andersen. – Husdyrrasene er landets og landbruke- i Europa. I løpet av sommeren og høsten en under SV-landsmøtet til helgen, etter at Stortingsrepresentant for SV i Rogaland, ts biologiske mangfold, sier Nina Hovden 2010 samlet forskere inn materiale fra mer nestleder Bård Vegar Solhjell og deretter Hallgeir Langeland, er enig med Andersen i Sæther som er leder for Norsk genressurs- enn 100 steder i Finnmark. Resultatet er nå stortingsrepresentant Heikki Holmås kunng- at det var trist, men riktig at Lysbakken trek- senter. presentert i en sluttrapport. Rapporten viser jorde at de ikke var kandidater. Stortings- ker seg. – De er viktige å ta vare på for å sikre en at mangfoldet av insekter tilknyttet vann i representant for SV Karin Andersen er blant – Han må stå til rette for feil han selv genetisk variasjon i framtida. Dessuten er de Finnmark er imponerende stort, skriver For- dem som har sagt at Jenteforsvar-saken har har gjort, og det har han nå gjort ved å trekke skning.no. Forskerne har påvist 630 ulike ar- en viktig del av kulturarven, sier hun. skadet partiet. Hun er likevel tydelig på at seg som statsråd. Rogaland SV går fortsatt ter av mygg, samt 132 arter vårfluer og teger. Av storfe er det seks raser som er de- for Audun som partileder, sier Langeland til (NTB) hun ikke ønsket at Lysbakken skulle gå av. finerte som truet. Det gjelder dølafe, sida – Dette er forferdelig trist. Jeg mener NRK.no, og utdyper: trønderfe og nordlandsfe, telemarksfe, vest- Sykehusene skriver kronglete pasientbrev han gjorde rett i gå av nå, men det er leit, sier – Det er fullt mulig at Audun er partiled- landsk fjordfe, vestlandsk raudkolle og øst- Sykehusene skriver så vanskelige og avan- Andersen til NRK.no. er fra Stortinget, sier Langeland, som mener landsk raudkolle. serte brev til pasientene at de ikke skjønner Andersen er helt klar på at hun mener det er en dårlig idé å utsette det planlagte Av småfe er syv raser truet, seks av dem sine rettigheter, mener Oslos helse- og sos- Jenteforsvar-saken har vært skadelig for par- ledervalget til helgen. saueraser. Kystgeita er også utrydningstruet, ialombud Anne-Lise Kristensen. Kristensen tiet, men støtter likevel måten Lysbakken har – Vi trenger en ny leder, og det valget sammen med tre fjørferaser, trønderkaninen utdyper problemet i sin årsrapport som of- håndtert saken på. bør skje som planlagt, mener Langeland. og brun bie. fentliggjøres denne uka. Hun mener de – Avgangen var for så vidt overraskende, uforståelige brevene kan hjelpe de mest res- men situasjonen gjorde at det var riktig, sier English Synopsis: One of Audun Lysbakken’s main English Synopsis: 28 species of farm animals unique surssterke til å ta seg fram i sykehuskøene, Andersen, som har blitt foreslått som midler- contenders for SV party leader, Heiki Holmås, has de- to Norway, including the rare Norwegian fjord horse, skriver Aftenposten. Tall som avisa har hen- tidig SV-leder av Ola Kristian Johansen i SV cided not to re-enter the race in light of Lysbakken’s are in danger of extinction. tet inn fra HELFO, viser at 60 prosent av i Nord-Trøndelag. resignation from his post. dem som klager, rykker fram i pasientkøen. – Problemet kan enten være at pasientene ikke får den nødvendige informasjonen om hvilke rettigheter de har. Brevene er i hvert Ny kongelig Må velge mellom skole fall ikke skrevet slik at pasientene opp- muntres til å ta vare på sine rettigheter. Brev kan også være så vanskelig formulert at folk minnemynt og rettssak rett og slett ikke skjønner dem, sier Kris- tensen. – At pasienter som klager, kommer I forbindelse med kong Skoleelever som var på foran andre pasienter med samme lidelser Harald og dronning og hjelpebehov, er en klart ulovlig praksis, Utøya frykter de vil miste i strid med kravet om medisinskfaglige vur- Sonjas 75-årsdag er det deringer og er etisk svært betenkelig, sier et helt skoleår hvis de vil hun.
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