Editorial
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on behalf oi inrreMtng voter participation it u well worth
the risk
independent vfitor* under a timed primary sy stem far^
only the choice of candidaie* presented to them a* the result
of pnmane* from which they are excluded.
If 4 party desires the input of independent*, perhaps
if, hope* of attracting them to their party then *ut h in
put should not be limited by the state
Vtadente-to-liberal Kepubluan forces in Connecticut
support the push for open primaries, inr ludmg Sen Lowell
YVeicker. who often clashes with conservative forces in the
national party These Republicans are seeking to suit their
party to the needs of the large independent population in
Connecticut
Such a move is admirable because it comes as an invita
tion to a large portion of the population of Connecticut to
partic ipate in the electoral process early on The Supreme
COurt was correct to affirm the forty's right to make such a
move
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Letters
Expansion
Why should property ownrrs
pay for as airport expansion
*TJOE edatonai. Dec HIT*
1 tales taxes and She lot
tery, property taxes are
regressive That means those
who can afford it leant pay the
moat What's more many pro
perty owners (including limited
income folks! rarely fly
Is tune of hardship why even
consider such expansion?
Business and tourists don't
come to Lane County to ex
amine a paved field north of
town Thai s an insult tc the
Emerald Valley
Should the economy boom
again let the airport grow with
it But not at the sole expense of
property owners
Eric Nill
International studies
Nasty brew
in response to dint Raster's
Setter concerning the dim
memory responsible for ODE's
One 5 editorial, may I plead
guilty to a similarly affected
memory*
I do recall what Watergate
was all about the break-in, as
committed by Republican
loyalists, into the Democratic
National Headquarters
Retrospectively, Nixon's
blunder seems a classic to be
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entered into the ‘‘political
science hall of fame."
I'm curious, though, didn't
be merely get his hand caught
in the same '‘cookie jar" many
former presidents had had their
hands in? Does the fact he got
caught make him unique?
Mr Kaster. is there not a huge
difference between the Iranian
arms deal (and subsequent fun
neling of huge sums of money
to the Contras) and the
Watergate break-in? Do not in
ternational security crimes
cause W'atergate to "pale in
comparison”?
Do you have a direct line to
Washington? What makes you
so certain Mr. Reagan will come
clean? Do you not question his
attempt to surround himself
with such polished liars as
Donald Regan. Edwin Meese
and (the now-defunct double
talker) Admiral Poindexter?
Whoops! By calling them
polished liars. I've committed
libel I amend that to read
‘polished information
arrangers "
As much as I like Michael ).
Fox. it is disconcerting to note
that Alex Keaton is alive and
well at the University. Wake up,
Alex, er . . Clint There’s
something nasty brewing in the
Reagan administration that's
going to put Watergate where it
should have been in the first
place — on the back shelf, col
lecting dust.
Kristi Svendsen
P re-journalism
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They should remain unabridged
at all costs Also, editors must
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They must satisfy community
needs by keeping them inform
ed of present situations They,
in a sense, make the news that
influence us all.
The problem arises when the
editors lose track of their
responsibilities. I have no
adverse feeling toward any stu
dent organization on our cam
pus. but why must a certain
group get continued, pervasive
coverage, while neglecting
other issues at the same time?
The reason for this question
comes from the Dec. 12 Emerald
issue. There were four front
page stories. One dealt with an
instructor being fired; two dealt
with gay and lesbian issues, and
the last one concerned herpes
victims.
On page four (indicating it is
less important) is the article
about Professor Leppmann. He
was given West Germany's
highest civilian award Maybe 1
foster a false sense of pride
toward the University, but
when one of our professors
receives The Order of Merit or
some other equally prestigious
award 1 would have expected
front page coverage
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Emerald trying to hype certain
issues while totally disregar
ding others? I'm not stressing
that an editorial change is
necessary at all. but since stu
dent funds are used, it should
be a paper relevant, interesting
and beneficial to a lot of
students. Maybe the Emerald
can actually become a paper to
be proud of someday
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