Sen. Hill’s leaving indicative of setup The Eugone-Springfiuld area — particularly the University — lost a true friend las? week when state | • Sen Larry Hill, 1) Springfield, left the Legislature for the private sector. Hill isn't leaving public life altogether, as his ness job is political director of the Oregon Public l.mploy .ee's t rtion. Hill has been an outspoken advocate for worker's compensation legislation and has been a lead ing ion e in labor-related is ties So his ness job is right in line with his political .ideology and hts interests Hut that doesn't ss. a the blues of losing Is.flu em e and work in the Legislature Since he first went to Salem in ltlH L I (ill !:as been ,1 i.iedit to the area and has served his constituents ad mirabh He wasn't flambovant or extravagant, like his legislative counterpart Sen. Uratian Kerans. U-Eugene Hill was more soft spoken, but that didn't take away from the impact of his personality and at com plisftments. I hiring his time in the .Senate. Hill was a member of the Joint Ways and Means Committee, which allocates funds to state agencies, a member of the Labor Committee; and served as chairman of the Water Policy Committee Hill's accomplish meats are many, but ulti mately he will be remem bered for his work, on the l ire Med ambulance in surance program and his sponsoring and lobbying tor the 1088 bill that upped the state's mini mum wage level before the US. Congress got around to doing it. As the chief lobbyist for the 19,000 ■member OPI-U. hopefully Hill will Hills accomplishments are many, but ultimately he will be remembered for his work for the Flre-Med ambulance insurance program and his sponsoring and lobbying for the 1988 bill that upped the state's minimum wage level. have a chance to continue his advocacy on the part of the blue-collar worker. However. Hill's parting does point out a serious flaw in the state's legislative system. The Oregon Legislature is still run in an archaic fashion. The writers of the state constitution wanted a "citizen's legislature” run under the principles of Jack sonian democracy; ordinary, everyday people serving their constituents for principle, not financial gain flint is a noteworthy idea, but in this age. it doesn’t work Oregon lawmakers make $‘.189 per month and re i v e to yon a month for expenses when the 1 eg . .ex uni. During the biennia) session. ;1 . \ : ' \ e S I .: wife .usd otn.d. had to make a c'.itti . f. uce i n* demands of the Legislature make ai ':x to hold down ar. outside job, and ■ entnelv too mm h unneeded pressure on the individual . dwiii.! k t* r. I'nless lusvriuker.s get a pas raise, tins state vs in i outintie to suffer the losses of highly rpiulified legisla tors. such as Hill, to the private sn tor And t! .t would be .i true shame / T'^r ■ it; M/= VWI THA' tWCU-W ,sAiS«» Iff* •siAm- LouD d&^V-W SH i .:csap\n(5 poo-xo •;- H‘= i °~ . ,-*irw • 'S'O^y i IN^ SvH= ■*’1TH HE M»r V MVE A^UNin 9ti .. ) Postage due Ms name in )cl! I .un m solved 111 .1 SI TS N}IC( III! I I,ins jir>j(‘i I i ss ,i hi iijipri t i.ili' fi n .s iii^ piistcjrds fi.>ni sour ss i iisiirrlul ills Ms tim riu! i >! tl»i- si hixil yi-iir, our t l.iss hopes S i h.isr ,> ss.ill Idled SVilh post i .mis Irom people across tin* l tuli'il St,lies i h. i 11 k you 1111 your ,i s s I s Lilli ss (||i this s u‘liable pro jiii.i' (.•II I I 111 I) r I i I l* l* k I If 111 «■ II I a I V Si luml f'hilil grailf HKM) I milieu j erk Ko.ul Miisver Minimi, i X 75U21I Au contraire II not fur the oi < asiun.il gra luilous inclusion of the \ word, ( ni 11*n Pohiig s Ki'j.i ili'r s N it. i ok n her beat With the police department ( OOl . ()c i 1) woultl Ih- {.a but ler Milled !,;f a A H ( lid) • ssay contest than a university ne ws paper ^ Publics Pollyanna volution to ’*:« { r; ..s m relations be tWeCh police and students is fur ■ ' . ‘ ' 1. ! ’' • - k ■ ■ ' ' V , . : . . . If !« ' h\ ' ‘ A!:d)i!i mg) a ( imp erative attitude toward the no* \\. :: ex. use mr. but the last tune ; i h* i k. ; sf5<■ j■ was n«. proii'ssnnnaliN trained group rtment bears that re a asmg disr uptions and I’m o! buying lbe “tough job’* jus fVi alum then it's not up to student*. L> ! ; \ Vise lag itive Pub hi’, began lfie article with a nl; .ns ot a weekend full t v i! >ient i rimes and a uuote torn an officer that "a large number of students scorn to be !iinking for -i i .onfrontation I'he slurs itself. however, men tioned no specific m I of vio lence, moreover, the majarili of students the officer confronted were described ns pie,is,ini' and 'polite Pehlig accepts at I.ue value the officers' asser tions that this Iwhai mr is "very rare " 1'his is sloppy reporting Kven more sloppy is this sen tern e 'Our next mission led us to responding to a noise pollu tion call at the Sigma Chi Iratei nit> " If reporters are not to he held to a readable standard of prose, the copy should he chei hed more i arefu ! 1 y by proofurs A literate student bodv deserves this much Ron Jensen Student Toxics We prorime over U50 billion pounds of toxics each year, a 1J,000 fold increase since 1‘tto Many cd these chemical c ause cane er, birth defects, male and lemalu intertiltty, ner vous system dysfunction, or other diseases The year Gongless IS work mg toward the reauthonzatiori of two major pieces of environ mental legislation the Clean Water Act and the Resource ConsulA a! ion and Recovery Act Both these ptec is of iegis l.itlOII Were intended to address tie tuxes problems, hut Itave 'adecl to pe- very c-ttei five St tdi nts involved with the USi’iKt. i hapter on campus ate w ok.:;.; w ith tit* other ■ .1111 |uise-, across the t.ounlry to amend these hills These amendments Would prevent pollution by banning the most ha/,minus c heinicais and re ctuc ing the use of all others, ■>!up toxic releases into the en i r mmi'til, and expand citi zens i!.;! t know about toxic hazards Oenerating the; support to pass this legislation requirt -> the active support of students .a ross tile country 1 urge stu dents to write their legislators asking lor support on these pici es ol legislation, and to get involved in the largest student environmental campaign ever t o be 1 a u nc bed Con tact OSl’IKC in Suite One ol the KMl! i:Uf>--i:i77) for more infor malion. Deborah Halle k ( ampus cootdinatoi National Campaign Against Tux it s RIP. Why is it that revisionists cannot leave Christopher Co lumbus alone/ The poor man has been dead for nearly 500 years l or Cod's sake, let him rest These do-gooders, like How ard /.inn. comment, as though surprised, that Columbus was out looking lur gold alone Ol course I|, Was, and who could reasonably blame him/ We;■ I undertaking a vox, 1 into tin: darted watets with :t ■ !!• S I>n the line bei alise tie ki■ imj i;;e-en expected n turn a profit for thorn, I, too, Would ho rather zealous m m\ efforts to get some valuable commodities The same artii U on /.inn was titled 'Columbus ;;,:! i ii s t looking tor New W >rId i OP! . Oct 14) as though we ought to be siir prised by such a suggestion ()! course be wasn't lookr.i', fo: the New World. Wind h> wanted to find was Cathay a: I gold lirttmlan K. 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