Editorial
Log export ban is
beneficial to state
Oregon Congressman Peter DeF'azio has been a
long-time expert on local environmental issues In a
Tuesday news conference, he took up a familiar theme:
banning log exports
Keeping logs in the state is not a new issue For the
past several years, Oregon lawmakers have been de
manding. begging and pleading the federal govern
ment to adopt some provision that would staunch the
flow of raw timber out of the state
In last year's Oregon legislative session, lawmakers
passed a resolution preventing log exports off federal
and state lands. However, the measure was passed
with <i catch. It would only go into effect when the fed
eral government gave states the power to control com
merce.
The problem is, under the U S Constitution, indi
vidual states do not have the power to control inter
state commerce Therefore, banning log exports is il
legal, unless federal authorities create measures to le
galize it.
Such legislation already exists, in the form of the
Kxport Administration Act DeF'azio is asking Presi
dent Hush to issue a ban on log exports from private,
state and federal lands
DeFazio’s plan is one of the few bright spots in the
whole recent timber debate. While the environmental
ists .mil timber industry officials continue to stand fast
on old growth issues, the Kugene congressman has
come up with a genuine compromise.
Hv keeping all logs in state, Pacific Northwest
mills would have an additional T(> billion board feet a
year. This would keep local mills from going out of
business for lack of timber to cut.
To timber officials, this proposal must seem like a
godsend. With the recommended ban on old growth
logging gaining more and more support eat h day. the
timber industry is facing massive layoffs By restruc
turing the industry, and preserving the last bits of old
growth, the proposal is pleasing to both sides
DeFazio seems determined to keeping the timber
industry intact while recognizing the importance of en
vironmental issues In addition to the export ban. he
has also recommended tax credits and financial incen
tives lor mills and timber companies who modernize
for second growth timber instead of old growth
It s difficult to understate the value of DeFazio's
proposal It's a plan for the mm h-needed restructuring
ol the Northwest timber industry. Unless logging offi
cials change the emphasis of the industry, their compa
nies and the thousands of people they employ are in
trouble.
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One-day reprieve is over; taxes are due
As <i public service. uc'il like to remind
readers that next Yfondav is tax da\ The In
ternal Revenue Serv iie granted you a one
day reprieve, because the traditmn.il April
1 i deadline tails on a Sundav II you haven't
taken advantage ot the IKS' unusual gener
ositv and alreadv tiled, now is the time to
i iinsider doing so
Before von hurriedlv till out a HHOKX
and a -l(IS and put them ill the mail though,
we'd also like to remind von ol a few other
things
• Reai lung the end of your Oregon lav. form
is kind of like leaving .in airport you’ll
get hit up for tnouev several times On your
lotm vou can donate some or all of your
state refund direi tlv to a number ol chan
ties
Che Oregon Nongame Wildlife fund.
Oregon Arts Development. Ohild Abuse I’re
ventiou. Alzheimer's Disease Research and
the (begun Be,11 e lustituto are vv orfhv i arises
that depend on the refund donation system
tm a large part ol then funding Don't civei
look them in vour hurrv to get your return in
the mail
• Yelv lew college students own then lions
mg Instead, most live in rented housing; .1
troublesome wav to live but one that is re
warded at this time ol vear. II von're not
aware of it. you are eligible for Oregon's
Homeowner's and Renter's Refund Program
it vour 1‘IH‘I household income is less than
St 7, ado. you rent from a residence that pass
property tax. and von were living in Oregon
on Dec :t 1. 1 <)8‘t.
You're not generally eligible for .111
HA ARP refund if you live in a fraternity. so
rority co-op house or dorm Hut if you rent
.1 house 01 apartment, you should investi
g.ite the refund. It takes only a little extra
work to fill out the IIAARP form; you'll re
( oive vour relief chet k next (Jctobei
• While on the subject of taxes we also
want to mention Oregon I’eac e Works l ax
Hay on Monday Peace Works is protesting
the fat t that about tit) pen cut of voui federal
taxes will go to fuel the militars budget,
even in this time of the son ailed "peat e di\
identl '
llie group is bidding a demonstration
and vigil at 8 p in Monday, at the down
town post office, 700 W illamette St If you
1 ,ue at all where your monos goes once you
mail it in. here's voui < ham e to speak out
_Letters—
Interiiction
U e the member s (it llit' I'm
versus s Mat k Student horutu
would likr to express our i on
corns regarding the recent tut
Indent mi ident in the I nixersi
Is .lie,i
\\ e reler spot dii .ills to the
i unfrontatinn between students
.Hid the I Uitelie 1‘olii e 1 lep.irt
menl ss hii It took pi,ice on Sat
tirdiis Man h 11 \\ bile ss e un
deist,mil the need lor lass and
oidei ss e question the amount
ot Ion e ampinsed hs the Ku
gene polii e
As hl.u k students out main
i oncetn is that the relations he
Isseen local lass enton.enient
and students ot color svtll he
turthei strained hs this i on
trniitation We thus pose the
tolloss ills; questions
Whs ss it the mils reference
to raie in the entire police re
port, to a person of color (an
\lru an Ameriian! ' W hs ssere
none ol the numerous whites
present referred to in terms ol
rai i"’
Were the othei antagonists
.present nit idess i olorless
or is it just not practical to use
the ssortl white" when reler
ring In people ss ho are not so
Cage 2
nulled "ininot ilies partu ular
Is u lien the beh.n mis lli.it the\
.ur exhibiting .in- di-strut live?
(lonsidrr ing tin- rm i-nt situa
lion, ur teel tli.it our concerns
.in- justified Ax students .it tIn
I’niversilv .uni mt-inbi-rs of the
Kugrnr i omnniniti ivi- urge
\ mi to i onsiili*! tln-si- ijurx
lions Wr .ill iit-t-tI to ret ognize
tin- potrnti.il foi i.u ixl attitudes
to enter into n rr\ l.n rt ot out
lues U i- , 11 si i nrrii to look tin
more positive inr.ins oj inter.H
tion, .mil lirgm to pave tin- u.ii
tm mini- oprn ,iiul i onstrtu tivi
rommunii .ition among our
srk rx
Aiithnin Allen
Mari rlli- Morris
lasntim- f’rc/eau
Mt-mlw-rs
HI.n k Student forum
Have-nots
I would 1 ikt- to xpr.ik to von
ot homi-lt-ss ,ind inei|uitv of
i oinp.ixxion .mil sot i.il rrxpon
sibiliti On Sunil.ii afternoon.
M.iri i .inii- In to get nn bottlrx.
.lx sin- ottrn ilorx Shi- .ixkx tor
moni-v or ,i ridr. I offer food, a
xi ,ut i blanket
I Ii.ii r little but I otter u li.it I
i .in She asked mi' In help her
to the store with the hollies
.01(1 its we w»tIked together we
slopped .it .molhei house 1
waited its he turned her down,
coldls s,t\ inn ho need the hot
lies himself He looked to he
like me ,i student
Did he real I \ need those hot
ties(!,m our soi iets spare
nothing for the less lortunate.
not even .i few nit kels and .i lit
tie compassion? Homelessness
isn't contagious, so it M,tr\
i times to \ our door or Joe
stops vou downtown, please
give them vour holtles or a lit
tie change Even if that's all
VOU i an spare it's the least van
r an do I'his is vour communi
ty and we an- all part of it the
housed and the homeless, the
ha\ es and the have- mils
Stephanie l.avvson
I’lM’M
Two sides
In r ase those of vou address
ing the maturits (or lai k
thereof] of parts goers two
weekends ago mas have forgot
ten, there are ts\o sides to everv
stors
1 too live within close pros
units to the parts on 14th and
Mill I was also disturlied by
tlit* ac lions ol i ertain individu
.ds Though not present at the
party. I was treated to a number
of healthy doses of tear gas
The individuals in question
here t an also be at t used of a
t ertain lark of judgment "re
straint (Thomas Baughman.
01)1 April ‘l) is not the first
word that comes to ms mind
when describing the Kugene
I’olit e Department's dei ision to
employ the use of tear gas. and
to do so without the required
warning
Is it so ridiculous to question
tfie indisi riminate use of the
gas' Consider the caustic ef
lei ts on !fie partygoers and resi
dents alike What would seem
more ridit ulous are the allega
tions of student immaturity m
the face of unquestionable au
thority. when it is this working
concept of appropriate action
that should gise rise to ridi
cule
Zaz Hollander
Student
Boycott
On the ( diS livening \es\ s of
April l> it was disc losed tli.it
AT&T iia> sik.i limbed to pres
sure from anti-abortion groups
.mil h.is uithdrawn its support
of Planned Parenthood I he ai
tivities ol Planned Parenthood
include providing education
and birth control to low income
people, as well as abortion re
lerrals and gynecological e\
a ms to uninsured women
Those of us who would like
to support these ai tivities
should express our displeasure
w ith this ai tion by wi iting to
AT&T and i am cling our A 1 & I
long distance service (if apple
cable). 1 have already taken
these steps in an effort to pres
sure AT&T into restoring their
support of Planned Parenthood
I urge anyone who believes
that AT&T's action was cow
ardly and contributes to an
alarming trend toward taking
away women's right to control
their own bodies to do the
same The pro-choice majority
can only be effective il we use
our ( oiler live voir e. to demon
strate the strength ol our num
bers and the seriousness ol our
determination to maintain the
right to control our own bodies
Susan jappnrt
Kugene