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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1994)
Backers of Ballot Measure 8 targeted by death threats NORTHWEST K)RT1-AND (AP) Hi., chief sponsors of Hal lot Measure h. an initiative that would make state employees pay 0 pert out of their income to their pension, said they each have received death threats by phone am) mail Opponents, however, say the timing of the death-threat announcements mav be politically motivated. Rep. Hob Tieman. R-Lako Oswego, and Hill Size more, exes utive director of Oregon Taxpayers Unit ed. are both named in a threatening letter rm oived by Tieman Oct 18 The letter writer, self-described .is a sniper-trained Vietnam veteran who has been a I’ublii Kmployees Retirement System member for 17 years, said Tier nan would 1 income a target for killing should the measure pass and benefits < hange "I will say this." it reads, "you harm my benefits and my family (I have kids in college), then I will harm you and/or your family 1 am quite able to hit a standing or moving tar gi't beyond BOO yards with my weapons I'iit* letter. although postmarked ()«t 17 in Port land was dated May loo t t he original copies of the letter and envelope were given to the PHI. which sent them to Washington DC for fingerprints. Tier nun said Hart (am. PHI spokesman in Portland, had no comment Sizemore, who < ailed a new s i on fere rice to reveal the letter, also played a recorded phone i all to the Oregon Taxpayers United office from "thnsi or four months ago for a group of reporters The message said Sizemore "better hai k off." or "you're going to tie floating in the river " New s of the death threats met with skeptic ism from the No On 8 campaign Jason Reynolds, cam paign spokesman, questioned the timing of making the threats public . \2 days before the elcs turn and one day after I'hv Onfgnnian newspaper denoum «<d the measure "I hope the letter's a fake." Reynolds said Fire season cost hits 7-year high (AP) Hit! Oregon Depart ment of Fort's!r\ spent more than $21 million fighting fires on state-protected lands this year, making 1094 the costliest fire season in seven years Department officials declared tile fire season over this week in nil but four Oregon counties — Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and hake. While temperatures in the four southern Oregon counties have cooled, the region hasn't n»t eived enough rain to lift fire restrictions, authorities said Tuesday. The 1,420 wildfires reported on state-protected lands in 1094 blat kened 51,594 at res, more than twice the 10-venr annual average hast year, fires on state-protected lands burned only 1.184 acres and cost $2 million to light Thu figures don’t include fires on U S Forest Service l Apartment of 1 orestrv proli'i is 1 "i M million acres of slain, private and U S bureau of l and Management property In 1987, the worst fire season in ret cut history , ‘11,441 acres burned on slate-protected lands The cost exi ceded $29 million. This year's 52 1 1 million bill for fighting fires will fie offset bv $ s million In funds from the Federal Emergent y Management Agency Hut state officials say the cost of suppression still exceeded what they had budgeted. "Wo came into the fire sea soil prepared and expei ling the worst." Car! Seely. th« department's fire program dins tor in many ways it was a disastrous fin? season !>ot!i in terms of the cost of suppres sion and the damage to resources, but also the human toll One firefighter was killed iri August at the Hull Mountain l in- m am hi blaze in Jar kson County The fire was also the state's most expensive this year, i list ing $8 million to suppress It blackened 8,(100 ai res. destroyed to homes and threatened hundreds of others Of the 1994 wildfires. Hft6 were caused by humans, either arson or accident, and rci4 were caused by lightning MEDIATION Continued from 7 A onces. "I think it would really help if there was a situ ation where there would he a misunderstanding and a chance at reconciliation," she said. Roommate problems in University housing are usually solved when people come together to work out their differences with either the resident assis tant or resident director. "Most of the problems that come up are due to a luck of communication." said Aleena Kliever, a resident assistant for University housing The first solution, Kliever said, was for the roommates to discuss the problems themselves and agree upon certain tilings that nto be ( hanged Then* have been several conflicts in the residence halls that have been resolved in such a manner, Kliever said Gibson said that students fund 60 percent uf the Mediation Program and should use the service in times of crisis In addition to workshops, the pro gram offers student and staff dispute mediation throughout the year "Even though it's hard to measure, I feel the sm cess rate is fairly high," Gibson said, adding that students should be aware that the program is their resource for discovering ways to solve interper sonal conflicts I hi' Mediation Program is located m Room UH F.MI ’ l or more information, call Hu 4240 PRO vote EQUALITY vote vote PROZANSKI ✓ Equal rights for all ✓ No on 13 ✓ Stop hate crimes Ovmocr^t! lor Suite Representative DISTRICT 40 P—a and •umoruod i*«r»d» *w Ftefd P*o«»wii. 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