_Kditorial
Get rid of needless
flag burning statute
Then' was no big surprise last week when .1 federal
judge in Washington state uphold the right to burn the
Amerit an Hug as a sign ol political protest or expros
sum \ot only was tin- Him ision anti c.liinai tii it was
expei ted
W hen the Hag hunting lull was passed last Oi to
iler. several protesters ini hiding lour in Seattle
set out to lest the 1 onstitutionalitv ol the law In tori h
ing the Stars and Stripes on the steps ol government
buildings The Washington group was put on trial for
their part in the protest
I S Distiii I lodge Barbara Kothstein said the right
to burn the flag was guaranteed under the I list
Amendment I 'nder the ( (institution the right to burn
a Hag. she said was eipial to the right to wav e one
As soon as Rothstein's derision was announced.
( umgrosxion.il leaders and the luslice Department said
Hun would ask the t S Supreme Court to review the
case Depending on vvhic h side vou talk to. the Seattle
ruling has several i outlasting implications (ipponents
of the I lag burning law sav the decision upholds con
stitutional rights Supporters of the measure sav Con
gress didn't go f.it enough with the law
( atngressional leaders are not giving up the law
without a light Interestingh enough, both Republi
cans and Democrats, senators and lepresentatives. are
downplaying Kothstein s decision Senate Majority
l.eadei (.eoige Mitchell said the ruling was expect
ed House Speaker Torn 1 olev thinks the law will be
upheld in the Supreme ( ourt
Ihe flag burning law is idiot it laterally the entire
world is undergoing rapid < hntige. but Hush and t 0111
panv continue to engage in useless political) rhetorn
about whet her someone has the 1 light to ton h a pier e ol
( olored 1 loth W hile South Attn a strives to end apart
held, last and West Cormanv struggle to reunifv and
1 astern Ktirope roadies lor democrat v the Coiled
St.ites the "leaders'' ot the I ice World debates
meaningless and tired issues
Horning something has a long-standing tradition .is
a form ol protest William l.lovd Harrison burned a
copy ot the Constitution to protest slavery Drat I cards
went up in smoke in protest ol the Vietnam war It is a
wav to show dissat i start ion with w hat the government
is doing
I he Supreme Court should strike down this law
What the executive and legislative branches ot the
Cnited States have torn down, the judit nil should seek
to rebuild I'he bill is an an ban piece of legislation,
designed to do nothing more than waste government
time niunev and resourc es It needs to go
/ THE GOOD NEW5
IS Ui'SE m
\ lost anymore J
Old growth habitat deserves protection
A critiial liu.il environmental .iic.i is
about tu go mulct the hi,tile .mil it has
prompted obje( lions trom people on both
sides nj the t imtier issue
I’l.ms Ini s.iles el old growth timber in
the (Inburg Hills northeast ot laigene have
pushed on even though the 1 S Hitre.ill ot
Land Management itself seems divided on
the issue Lhe agency's own wildlife biolo
gist. ( liarlie Thomas, has voii ed Ins opposi
tion to logging m the area
The HIM is planning to sell a ug acre
panel ot old growth tiinbei in the Coburg
Mills and a sale ot at res is set joi later
this ve.u l ast month. In" at res ot Coburg
Mills old glow til tiinbei were sold
What's at stake as it losing mole old
growth isn't enough is a kc\ roosting area
tm hmls ot prc\
Speiitu all\ sa\s Thomas old growth is
an optimum habitat tm sin h birds as golden
eagles and hawks Moug Interstate t there
are lit 0(H) at res ot land \ ilalh important to
the birds only t pen cut of it is old growth
now It the up< tuning land sales go through,
the amount ot old growth will go down to
about 1 pell flit
1 ..ist l.ili Thomas justiliablv urged the
HI \l to set aside areas of the ( olnii'g Mills to
ptolecl the birds However. IUAI managers
rejeelcd Iris ret ommend.itions The agencv
sa\s it is working tn protei I and evpand hald
eagle rousting sites. and that it must balance
habitat needs with meeting tilllbei sale le\
els
Hie HIM will he reviewing wildlife
habitat needs when it updates its land man
agement plan in Hl'tJ H\ that time the Siei
la ( lob hopes to emit t a legislation pai kage
that, among other tilings would permanent
l\ preserve the region s remaining ancient
forests
\\ bethel eithet ot these moves would be
made in lime to save the (iobillg Mills old
growth is doubtful. I he area is losing its old
growth timber, and the impending sales are
a thre.lt to the old trees that lemaill, as well
as to vv t Id 11 le assets
Old growth bird ol pre\ habitat is worth
a second consideration b\ the HIA! espe
ciallv il a specialist within the agetu \ op
poses the idea enough to stand against it
Letters
Compelled
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spunil !'t the .iitit le th.it ,tp
I)■ ireil abnut mu inlleague
Kh haul Martin i n |()/)/ la b
1)1 ( a'rtaui .illegal lulls xx ere
lliaile In IVuple Ini the Kthlial
Treatment ut \l 11 Inals about Ins
xx Hl k that xx ere mi HI rei I
I he 'evident e In n 111< h
IT I \ leters .Is though it was
l.n t is nut These allegations
( .line I rum a prelt lal hearing
■uni e there xx as tin 11 i.d
In the hearing the atloinev
detending tile ai i Used xxas al
luxx ed ti ■ 11 ties! n i n \x It nesses
and bring out ant intnrin.iliim
helpful III detending Ills i limit
Ihe dislrn t nttiirnin hoxxexei
xxas nut alluxxed to . mss exam
ine tu establish the 11 lit Ii ut the
lestiinom
\\ i k niixx Mat n a i 11 ti i he a
i .ireful humane and i on,si ien
tlillls lese.HI ilel It Is slll!|llx
nut true that ' main animals
XX ere Inst during sill gel x In
deed lie has nut Inst a single
animal during sutgel\
Five animals have been lust
uxer Ills Ireals nl xxmk heie
1 he.se nr i lined during the re
cording phase ut his
XX 111k
I hese partu uiar animals max
have had allergk umi Ihuis !•*
fill* (lull’s sunt* stores of othei
animals were tested x\ itli no .ui
x i*i sr (inn; ettec Is
In his » mriMil protocols. < are
lias heel! taken !* t ensure I ha!
lilt* animals invoix ed u ill no!
mult ig»» pain in suttrring W e
all weh mill' < lose si rutinx of
tin* proposals hx the Institu
tional Animal t aie I sc ( om
mittee to ensure that exeix ap
1111«p11.11«* piei ant urn is taken
We ret ognize that there aie
liittu ult moral issues involved
in using annuals in resean h
hut there .tie also moral issues
raised in tailing to » arrv our re
search .limed at advancing oui
knowledge and perhaps treat
incuts ot mental 111 ness
\ln hael INisner
l*s\ i hulm*\ pmlessoi
Daniel Kimhle
Head l*s\ ( hnlugx department
Inkling
|i.nn anti sulleimg
i t mild I,ilk about the urmdia
liiliiv ill the .mmi.il model u ith
I liulidtumde deformed habit's
as i asi- m |itnnt ()i tin- lat t tli.it
alternatives (In exist i linn al
ubservatuni. t mii|uilt'i model
mg. Iissin- i ultures in test
tubes i'!i anti that main
mum alli-rnalivi's would lit'
fonitd ii vve l eased out ri'liam i'
tin llit' anmi.il model
I t i hi hi talk alii ml thi' lai t
that the iiuiintiH tit diseases
we're lighting are human
i aiised line to high lal diets
tubai t ii smoking |ieslitides
smog thi' list Is endless
Hut w hat I m.illv v\ ish people
would do is |ust begin lu imag
ini' .in inkling o! tin- |miii .inti
lr.ii ol .in animal ton mi to In e
in a i.,igi- w itlxmt the contact
ul llit'ii li'llow i matures as the
stihjet I nl human i i urll\
Imagine having vour heaii
liaiis|ilanled onto tin- btul\ ul
aiiiilliei having voui evehalls
ml.ilcil having siiniething mi
pi.inli'il into \ oui hi am hav mg
i in ame tun eil into vour sv stem
hi having vour liahv Ion ililv
taken hum von a! birth Imag
mi' being Ireateil as just another
[lift, e o! lab i'i|ili|unenl
I he same arguments that un
used In juslih sin li e\|ierimeie
lalion on non human animals
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today haw been used all
through histnn to iiistih the
i*nslav«-imM11 torture and mill
ilei ot oilier human animals
As h'temv HenlJurm wrote
' 'The i|nesl toil is not i an tlle\
reason ■" not i an they talk '
hut 't all the\ suflel '
Sli ole lioilll il l
Student
_Correction__
A story in i ridav s / ill
rr.ilil misidonlified tin
group Ament an Sm iet\
cil Intel mi I Jesigners
In I riday's ! ! als t ol
iimn the u rung d.iv tur a
Tuesday li t budget lie,u
ing \\ as given.
Ihe ( ampins pi ml in tiun
ill William Shakespeare's
//.uil/et is being pel
tunned in the Kobinson
I heal le Mart'll I t .111(1
'I II) I lie lot at ion ivas el
Hineously reported in I ri
day s Ian oie1 set!ion
The I incr.ihl regrets
these errors and apol
ogizes loi am iin olive
nieiK e tliev ma\ hate
iansed