Button madness YOUR ONLINE LOCAL London goal Enthusiasts gather in Portland Portland duo shoots for second for huge collectors’ show DAILY NEWS Paralympic gold in unique sport — See LIFE, B1 www.portlandtribune.com — See SPORTS, B8 PortlandTHURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2012 • TWICE CHOSEN THE NATION’S BEST NONDAILY PAPERTribune • WWW.PORTLANDTRIBUNE.COM u • PUBLISHEDn THURSDAYe TRIBUNE PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER ONSTOTT Extra milk from Portland moms goes to babies in need. Mothers’ milk helps feed local babies Documentary will raise money to open Overwhelmed by emotion, Angela Portland facility Washington (above) sings “He loves us,” in the By JENNIFER ANDERSON Will churches survive in land Emmaus Church at the The Tribune end of a Sunday service. Emmaus attracts a Karen Horner pumps 60 to predominantly young 70 ounces of breast milk per congregation. day — a staggering amount, of vegans, nature lovers? as any mother who’s ever breastfed knows. Some of it, she uses to feed her baby boy, ■ Some see fertile ground in a thinking, spiritually oriented youth culture Kyle, who was “I want to born prema- adults’ approach to religion in a city where ture at 34 Story by Peter Korn religious leaders are desperately working to give as weeks. He lure the young into their churches. much of it weighed in at 4 Photos by Christopher Onstott Meanwhile, the two women have discard- away to pounds, 11 ed their books and coffees and are writing ounces, and their answers on the questionnaires Miller any baby stayed in the arly on a Thursday evening Lewis handed them. that wants neo-natal in- & Clark College sociologist Monica Asked what she holds sacred, one woman the milk, so tensive care Miller approaches two young wom- writes, “I fi nd Earth to be sacred.” unit with a Een sipping coffee and reading books Asked how she practices her beliefs, she they have condition at a table at Powell’s bookstore downtown. writes, “Veganism, environmentalism and called larynge- She asks if both are older than 18 — they animal rights.” every al cleft, which are — and whether they would mind taking Her friend across the table has written, “I opportunity does not let part in a confi dential survey — they wouldn’t. hold nothing as sacred but I do fi nd meaning to grow as him eat by A few minutes later, the quick-talking in nature.” mouth. Miller, tattooed, pierced, about as far from Miller so far has collected more than 300 of healthy as Now at six the picture of a stuffy college professor as these surveys in Portland as part of a project they can.” months, Kyle is one could get, is at a table off to the side writ- Lewis & Clark sociologist Monica Miller (right) talks with Mark Watson looking at how young adults view religion home with his ing her observations of the two women. (center) outside Ground Kontrol arcade and bar while gathering — Dixie Whetsell, family, fed on This is her fi eld work — measuring young See RELIGION / Page 2 Legacy Emanuel surveys about young Portlanders and their views on religion. his mother’s Medical Center milk by a feed- ing tube into his stomach. “It became obvious I was pro- ducing more than he can in- gest,” says Horner, 29, who lives in Hillsboro. “I felt too guilty throwing my milk. I have to Hillsdale housing project lls a big hole pump. It should be put to good use somewhere.” When the project was an- with moisture, mildew and on the ground, absorbing water fought the idea. In fact, they Like thousands of other wom- Old public housing nounced, a group called Citi- mold issues that drove up main- that infi ltrated the units. welcomed it. zens in Opposition to South- tenance costs and endangered “The land was incredibly “We’re happy to see it get See MILK / Page 6 gets a new look with west Hillsdale Terrace Housing the health of its residents. steep around the apartments, better. No one should have to Project circulated petitions In hindsight, problems with and they were prone to mold live in a place that’s unhealthy, a solid, dry base against it. The City Council ap- the six-acre site and hard to main- regardless of their income,” By JIM REDDEN proved the project only after now seem obvious. tain,” says Steve says Mikal Apenses, president The Tribune the City Club of Portland pub- The apartment TRIBTOWN Rudman, executive of the Hillsdale Neighborhood ThisWeek lished a report accusing oppo- buildings were built director of Home Association. Forty-five years ago, the nents of racism. in a deep bowl where rainwater Forward, formerly the Housing But Apenses says it remains Online Housing Authority of Portland Since it was completed in collected below Southwest Cap- Authority of Portland. to be seen if Home Forward can had to overcome intense neigh- 1968, Hillsdale Terrace has itol Highway at 26th Avenue. Several years ago, Rudman’s solve the development’s water- borhood opposition to build faced an even more determined They were supported on wood- organization announced its in- related problems. The issue is Local stories that you Hillsdale Terrace, its fi rst hous- foe — water. From the very be- en pilings that drew subsurface tention to rebuild and improve even more important now, since read about first at ing project in Southwest Port- ginning, the 60-unit public water out of the soil. And the Hillsdale Terrace. This time www.portlandtribune.com land. housing project was plagued cinder block foundations rested around, none of the neighbors See TRIBTOWN / Page 8 ■ NEWS — OHSU says data about some pa- tients stolen in burglary — USB drive taken from employee home in early July. (Posted Tuesday, July New MAX line might not 31). Search: USB ■ City Council frets over Multnomah County library measure — be the ‘crime express’ Fritz says creation of dis- trict should trigger review of The Green Line had slightly trains and buses. city and county priorities. TriMet de ects blame more crimes reported than av- Citizens’ concerns about in- (Posted Tuesday, July 31). erage, with 12 percent of report- creased crime hitching a ride on Search: Fritz. for reports of trouble ed crimes systemwide, but it the new MAX line are under- runs through higher-crime standable. In September 2009, ■ around light rail FEATURES — 2013 neighborhoods in Portland such when the Green Line opened its Acura IXL review — By ALEX BLUM as Lents and Montavilla, while Clackamas Town Center transit Manual transmission adds The Tribune the Orange Line will go through area, crimes reported in the ar- fun to luxury compact. Sellwood and Brooklyn — com- ea increased by 32 percent. Calls (Posted Thursday, July 26). Is the new Portland-to-Mil- paratively low-crime neighbor- to police and the Clackamas Search: Acura. waukie light-rail line about to hoods, according to crime-rate County Sheriff’s Office in- bring more crime to Clacka- statistics — before it passes creased by 56 percent in the pa- ■ SPORTS — Junior golf mas County? through Milwaukie. trol district surrounding the roots bring back Peter Maybe not, according to an “All the Green Line does is, it shopping center, where the Jacobsen — Oregon’s pro analysis of crime statistics and brings people together into one MAX line ends at a large park- golfer nds time for kids at TriMet’s Green Line, which space,” says Commander Mike ing garage. Most of the reports Gladstone course. opened three years ago, and Crebs, head of the Portland-area concerned robbery, theft and TRIBUNE PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER ONSTOTT (Posted Tuesday, July 31). other light-rail lines around the Transit Police Division, which Multnomah County sheriffs arrest a man that had as many as fi ve region. provides officers for TriMet’s See CRIME / Page 7 exclusions for riding TriMet without paying. A2 NEWS The Portland Tribune Thursday, August 2, 2012 Religion: Ministers don’t dilute message ■ From page 1 and spirituality. They have cor- ralled 18- to 30-year-olds in cof- fee shops and tattoo parlors, nightclubs and on the sidewalk on Southeast Hawthorne Boule- vard. Miller knows she is working in a city recognized as having one of the lowest attendance rates for religious services in the country. She’s aware that any number of local churches and synagogues have struggled to bring in young members, and a few are considering closing their doors as their members age and their attendance dwin- dles. ‘Political’ religion It may be worse in Portland, but all these churches are expe- riencing a more exaggerated version of a national trend. A 2010 national survey by Washington, D.C.’s Pew Re- search Center showed more than one in four Millennials (18- to 29-year-olds) had no religious affiliation. The Pew survey didn’t measure how many be- longed to a church, but how many identified with a religion. Any religion. One in five 32- to 47-year-old Generation Xers did not identi- fy with a religion, and nearly one in seven Baby Boomers did TribuNe PhoTos: ChrisToPher oNsToTT not. Only 18 percent of Millen- Amy Piatt, senior minister at First Christian Church in downtown Portland, reaches out to young Portlanders with an apologetic message. nials regularly attend religious services, compared to 32 per- cent of boomers and 27 percent she was able to find community not to attract young people to of Gen Xers. Those are national in a congregation full of young services, but to bring the ideas figures, and they keep heading adults, and like Hixson, she was represented by her view of down. attracted to the orthodox mes- Christianity to young people.