Willamette Week - The Week's Winners & Losers


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	A TALLY OF THE WEEK'S WINNERS AND LOSERS


	Winners


	1. The 10 injured workers who testified in front of the Workers' Compensation Advisory Committee in Salem seem to have made a good impression. The governor-appointed panel, which makes recommendations to the Legislature, decided it wants to hear more personal anecdotes to supplement the happy statistics about reduced comp claims.

2. Thane Tienson's decision last week to drop out of the race to replace Elizabeth Furse in the 1st Congressional District was good news for David Wu. Like Tienson, Wu is a Democratic Portland lawyer with progressive politics. He will face Linda Peters in the May primary.

3.Earthquake victims in Chile will get a hand from Franklin Moore Hiltebrand. The West Linn man has volunteered to be part of the Peace Corps' Crisis Corps operation aimed at disaster relief in the wake of the October quake.


	Losers

1. The Oregon Center for Public Policy reports that income inequality has grown in Oregon. The poor have seen their income drop 21 percent since the late '70s, while the highest income group saw a 15 percent increase in the same period.

2. After targeting cyclists who ignore traffic laws, the Portland Police, in the next phase of their bicycle law-and-order crackdown called "Operation Big Wheel," have turned their eyes toward motorists who fail to yield to cyclists.


	3. Despite a declining violent-crime rate, Portland's crooks and gun-toting juveniles aren't getting any slack from Portland Police and Mayor Vera Katz. The mayor's new plan to attack gun violence relies heavily on coordinated efforts by federal authorities such as the ATF. The plan mirrors efforts credited with curbing crime in Boston, New York and Minneapolis.