Indonesian Official Ready to Take Home Mediation Skills VANCOUVER
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has been spent mostly with Tigard lion people, 88 percent of whom tries extracting the area's rich natu- marindan City Council, called a
Leadersof democracies-to- go o vials on a fact- are Muslim:—is decentralizing its ral resources:timber, oil, gas,agri- parliament, were appointed and
go on
government. Local jurisdictions culture, coal, gold and other min- that the city plans to hold its first
be aloe goVernment.tips- T' d,and Was County beginning
Tigard, Washington Coon are� to handle, new re- ing products. popular municipal election next
from their U.S. coup arts have been partici ants since last s onsibilities year.
p P The skills Yakut observed dur-
throu h:"Rf'SOi�lt I,llleS" year in the "Resource Cities" pro- On Thursday, Yakub met with ing a practice mediation session
gram that matches U:S. .officials Vancouver Ma or Ro a l�;Pollard. Wednesda a Tigard officials have assisted
" 7,Zca Y Yc y evening in Vancouver with municipal basics such as ac-
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with their cowiterparts1n, emerg- to discuss city p
THSQAsc�a N. in democracies. A State Depart- So goon,a me basics. are applicable to neighbors squab- counting, Payroll and providing
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VANCOUVER, Busman Yakub merit program•;called_ the U.S, the.Mulawarman University forest- disputing a border, said Debbie services,said Liz Newton,assistant
Agency for International,Develop- ry faculty in Samar nda,accotnpa Nelson, community mediation to the Tigard city mwiager,
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wants lus fellow Indonesians to ment has.sponsored the'pragram niedYakub'isanint refer.
settle dis ales AmP. services program coordinator. Soon Tigard officials want to
P encar�-style- with help from,the Intetitational Vancotiver.has,had a mediation "They are the same skills(former help the Samatazidan government
That rtieclation, te believes, CityfCourity Management"Assoai- de
partirient to settle disputes President}Jimmy Carter uses when improve water quality and `teach
not the Qther AnieeiPan traditiotrs anon. among. neighbors, groups and he goes into countries to help with recycling principles.
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P 'e - - Yaktib.ryas azngn9a gr(up of Sa others for I U years. ; disp4tes,%he said
byshocltings r�narindan officials wha.,visifed Ti "When i"t started,'I didn't think it. After war The M River, which
watching the practice ses- courses throuO,i Samarinda, "is
Yakit?. Vice elh;icrtiart:of:the Clay. gird last,stif=er would be si ccessfiil,"l�flllaid said :' Mom Yakub had "tons of quer- prem dirty;Newton,said. Tigard
Council ui,Samitrinda; ;Indonesia, T�.and Wastungton County But now;"itis oneofth+e�liestprp-` tions," Nelson said "Wanting to officials:halo told their counter-
tisited Vancouver,on iNedriesday ollicials;aio'haye via. :5mathi grains you could have, arrow how the ptograrin works in pis about the?i rtaace of en.
and Tl ursday,to explore.city goo da, a ctty;ofG04,0tt}tl residenta,,and Upon heari3ig'' Soedixman's neighborhoods= and in siriall- Po,
emment iii.general and:its Com- other neo t areas of flie"ad" ' translation, vKonrnental`ii gulatlon and updat- ?
munity Mediation&-mics in, y ► Yalazb' smiled, aria: claims court frig sewage and water`'treatment
par- ptovuxce of East Kalitnaiitan;Both .nodded. Yakut said''his gavertrnent,has plants.
dculaz. He also visited Beaverton's areas are.on the eastem:edge
Qf an . m an interview earlier Thursday, acute 66 challenges
Community Dispute Resolution Indonesian island formerly known Yakut said a mediation program as numerous languages are s
Center. as Born.. would be hel ful as his emer ken, rho, Indonesian is.a.com-
Yakub's Northwest ;visit, which ; lndctnesia--an archi o na= pg Atzr}Brgtttnn
Pelag gover_mient..heIps nekhi orho is .ricitZ language for most resicfeztts so-sss-5 �&,or 5Q3 2s4 S9iw;
began Julie 1H ei �SonclaY, 'tion of l7 Upi0 i lands:and 231#nil,- and'other groups dell-with iridtis He said the metribers of the Sa- atla6brettmanczMS.oregon,tan eom