Emerald endorses
Higher-ed advocates
It is vital that students, faculty, and staff vote to aide the
University, Oregon's economy, and continued protection of
the environment in next Tuesday s election
With these objectives in mind, the Emerald makes the
following endorsements for University area races to the
Oregon State Legislature:
For Senate District 21, the area encompassing the
University, most of northern Eugene and Springfield, the
obvious choice is the incumbent, Senator Ed Fadeley
Fadeley, a democrat, is currently the chairman of the
Joint Ways and Means committee in the Senate A tried and
true supporter of higher education, human resources and
progressive taxation Fadeley’s voice in the Senate is one of
the greatest assets of the University
Fadeley’s opponent Mike Cross, a political science
student at the University, is a conservative Republican with
strong right-wing beliefs He has no prior experience in
government We admire his campaign spunk, we do not
admire his political opinions.
Senate District 20, encompassing Eugene south of 18th
Avenue and West Eugene spars the incumbent, Republican
George Wingard, against one-term District 40 representative
Democrat Margie Hendriksen.
Wingard and Hendriksen agree on most of the issues
Both oppose Ballot Measure 3, the injurious property tax
relief measure, and 6, the repeal of the Land Conservation
and Development Com^ <^on Both have a grasp on the
Legislature and the possible chaos it will be in, in the
upcoming session
The difference lies with Hendriksen's unwillingness to
settle for a coalition of moderates in the Senate and
Hendriksen’s outspoken support of social, civil rights, and
education issues.
Hendriksen has proved a quick study in her one term in
the legislature She has a viable plan for raising revenue —
the crucial issue in the next term We support the challenger
Hendriksen.
The race for State Representative for District 41, the
area encompassing the University, downtown Eugene, the
Sheldon High School and Gateway, Springfield areas, pairs
incumbent Mary McCauley Burrows, and University profes
sor Mike Grove
Burrows is a uniquely liberal Republican She has voted
consistently for the University, revenue raising bills, pro
environmental and social issue causes Her position on the
House Revenue Committee is a valuable asset for the district
She opposes Ballot Measures 3 and supports the nuclear
freeze initiative
University economics professor Mike Grove agrees with
Rep Burrows on most of the issues He seeks office to
strengthen the position of the University and lend his econ
omic prowess to the legislature He also would be a valuable
asset to the district
Regretfully only one can win. Rep Burrows supports
land use planning at the state level and therefore opposes
Ballot Measure 6 — the key difference between her and her
opponent Rep Burrows has proven herself for three terms,
her voice on the Revenue committee should not be lost We
support her re-election.
Three contestants vie for House District 40, the seat
covering Eugene south of 18th Avenue Democrat Carl
Hosticka, a member of the University faculty, is running
against Citizens Party candidate Laurel Paulson, a financial
aid officer at Lane Community College and Republican
Robert O’Reilly, an industrial consultant
Paulson and Hosticka agree on most of the issues
Paulson supports public aid for businesses and farms to
create jobs Both oppose Measures 3 and 6 O’Reilly stays
well within the Republican party line, he opposes higher
corporate taxation and thinks government should turn over
functions to the private sector
District 40 is the seat abandoned by Margie Hendriksen
Hosticka would fill her shoes well He opposes Measures 3
and 6 and has experience working on tenuous budgets as a
member of the Lane County Budget Committee from 1980 to
the present He supports progressive taxation plans, such as
Hendriksen’s.
In other Eugene area House races, the Emerald
endorses Grattan Kerans for House District 39
Kerans, a democrat, is the incumbent and hopes to be
the speaker of the house if re-elected Kerans supports
increases to education as one key to economic recovery
within the state
Keran s opponent is Jerry Riley, a minister Riley
advocates a conservative watchdog form of government,
Ballot Measure 6, and capital punishment
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On Weaver
I'd like to respond to Rep Jim
Weaver's comments concer
ning the Congressional tax
break
Fact Weaver claims he voted
against the tax break which
translated into a $19,650 pay
increase while the rest of us are
being told to live with less
Note The final vote on this
measure was a voice vote so
nobody can prove whether he
voted for it or not Actually the
Congressional Record shows
he voted "yea" on the initial,
recorded, vote
Fact Whether Weaver voted
pro or con he took the break —
every last penny of it My source
wasn't Ross Anthony
Note: If Weaver did vote
against it then isn't it a bit
unethical for him to take
advantage of the salary
subsidy? Isn't this especially
true since he sent a letter to the
Fourth District voters claiming
he has been fighting pay
increases for congressmen?
Weaver took advantage of the
break and that's all that matters
r
I could understand Weaver vo
ting for the break - then taking it
- but for him to deceive voters by
telling them he fought against
the proposal (while failing to
mention that he wasn't at all
ashamed to take full advantage
of the benefits) is dishonest
I think we deserve a better
representative than one who is a
master at the art of double-talk
David Ridenour
junior, political science
Biased
Michael Prothe's "clarifica
tions'' of the ASUO Political
Faire failed to clarify one im
portant fact: Prothe is actively
campaigning for Ross Anthony
According to Ross Anthony
Campaign Headquarters,
Prothe is a lawn-sign coordina
tor
It is a serious conflict of
interest for the coordinator of a
political debate to be actively
supporting one of the
participants in the debate
Anthony, himself, said he would
participate in a debate only if it
were sponsored by a non
partisan group Hopefully, the
ASUO is non-partisan; the
ASUO should ensure that their
coordinators are non-partisan
as well
Prothe's letter, coupled with a
slanted article in the Emerald
the following day, cast Jim
Weaver and his staff as non
responsive The letter came
from a biased source The
article was composed of a few
statements made by Weaver,
conclusions drawn by Prothe,
and statements by Anthony's
campaign chairman This is not
balanced reporting
When a congressman makes
a commitment, one expects he
will keep it Why should Prothe
assume Weaver's previous
engagement in order to meet
ASUO's schedule? Multiple
contacts are always necessary
when schedules conflict, and
scheduling flexibility is
necessary on the part of the
ASUO in an event such as the
Political Faire.
Prothe should have
acknowledged his involvement
in Ross Anthony's campaign in
his letter and when he was
drawing conclusions for the
reporter who quoted him in the
story that followed
And yes, I am a strong sup
porter and campaigner for
Congressman Weaver
Chris Orsinger
rhetoric and communications
Defamed
The Register-Guard allowed
unnamed critics to label
Congressman Weaver "ineffec
tive " And in the same Sunday
edition, its Washington reporter,
Steve Forrester, credited
Weaver and Senator Leavy with
saving most of the scientifically
approved regulations for
managing national forests from
slaughter by the Reagan
administration
The Guard also printed
charges that Weaver voted for
the Congressional tax break
and waited a week before
printing evidence that these
charges misrepresented the
facts
It defamed Congressman
Weaver in the news section and
endorsed him on its editorial
page
I agree with the editorial I d
rather have Sir Launcelot than
Sir Galahad represent me in the
Congressional jungle
Grace Graham
emeritus professor, education
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