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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 wrw Tmf0Ck ■mewsenw? 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 Oregon Daily Emerald Tn* Oagon 0m>t Em*»a*d >* put***n*d Monday iwoMflTi FntUtf vitapt during •'*" »•** and ratal>on* by in* <>*gw £>,**, Cm*»aW AuW»*A*og Co, a» in* Un«»*>v’y w dragon fuo*n* Oagon 97403 Th* EmaraMl op»ral*t nd*{i**v>*ot'y o* tn* Un»»*r*ity •itn extern an in* tnird now o» in* tn> M*mw>*» Unton and •* a rnwro** o» in* Associated Pratt Tn* fm*ao prwat* wopad, Tn* uni earful ramovai « ut* ot pap*'t »t proaacwtatit* try la* General iu« A/Jr*cti*ing O'*0tw Production M*i ►*9*r CiatatfMK) Ad»*di*mg Assistant lo tn* Putn<*r>#» S«**n Thetan CXan* 7 ****** Alyson Sunmom >**n Oambey Advertising SaM*: roAn Bwef' Sale* Manager T***** Acosta Paul Anderson. 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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 Front page I understand that newspapers are the mark of a free society They should remain unabridged at all costs Also, editors must be given sole responsibility for the content of their newspapers 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 What does this inean? Is the 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 Mark Anzalone Journalism Letters Policy The Emerald will attempt to print all letters con taining fair comment on topics of interest to the University community. Letters to the editor must be limited to 250 words, typed, signed and the identification of the writer must be verified when the letter is turned in. The Emerald reserves the right to edit any letter for length or style. Letters to the editor should be turned into the Emerald office. Suite 300, EMU.