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Several western states seek local control of federal lands (AP) — Initiatives up for a vote this wwik in four Oregon oounties would give local <on trol to federal lands, but a legal expert savs the latest volley in the so-called "sagebrush rebel lion" tarries no weight. "These initiatives are utter ly frivolous, and they have absolutely no constitutional twsis whatsoever." said David Schuman, an associate law professor at the University of Oregon Tlie measures an* contained in mail-in ballots due this week in (.rook. Grant, Lake and Wheeler counties Voters in Wallowa and Union coun ties in northeastern Oregon passed similar measures last November. Jim Woodard, VI, a Wheel er County rancher, said the measure reflects a need to regain control of more than a third of the land in the coun ty. "Right now, we are losing renewable resmm es because the federal government just isn't managing our land prop erly and with our interests in mind," Woodard said During the past two years. orgsitlten of I hi* "sagebrush rebellion" have won victories m more than KH) counties in Idaho. Montana. Nevada. \«>w Mexico and Oregon "In my opinion. these p«u pie are cranks." Woodard said "What thuv are reallv venting is anger and a kind of frustra lion with government in gen eral." Officials in Wallowa and Union counties have not enacted the new laws, waiting to see how a court test shapes up in Nevada The Justue Department has sued Nye County. Nev , over ,i similar local law Attorney generals in both Washington and New Mexico have held that the U S Con stitution's supremacy clause overrides lot^il powers However. Stuphani Hopfer, an initiative backer in Crook County, said a legal analysis provided by a California attor ney makes her hopeful that Oregon's laws tnnv prevail, even if similar attempts else where in the west do not "It has to do with the enabling act that made Oregon a state," Hopfer said <6 RIM Spring 1995 These hours are in effect from March 27 through June 7, 1995, except for University vacations, holidays and special events, or when scheduled for classes, intramurals, athletics or club sports Gerlmger Annex open hours end June 2nd at 7pm ESL Building Hours MW UH F Sat Sun Gerlinger Annex Sal Sun, Leighton Pool M UH WF Sal Sun Gerlinger Pool MWF UH Harry Jerome MW Weight Room UH I Sat Sun Open Ckyms Sasketftai! 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Holidays Memorial Day, May 29th Pools and all indoor facilities will be closed. Free access is available at the covered tennis courts and outdoor racquetbail courts Safer schools goal of new bills (AP) At U*ast a dozen bills this legislative session are intended to net tough on kids who skip class, carry weapons or commit violent ads in school Several measures strengthen expulsion and suspension poli i ies. giving si hools more authority to remove students for certain offenses Home of the measures give m hool superintendents the pow er to revoke a driver's license or work permit Another would deny welfare benefits to a fami ly if one of the children is habit ually truant And one proposal sponsored bv Rep l.iz Vnnl.eeuwen. K Halsey, would give tern hers the authoritv to use "reasonable physical force" on a student in < curtain circumstances. Jim Green. a lobbyist for the Oregon School Boards Assos ia tion, suit! the tide of legislation follows a string of highly publi cized incidents of violence in Oregon schools "There were a lot of incidents at the beginning of the school year that brought this into focus," Green said On the third day of i lass, a IV year-old at Sweet Home High School was shot in the Ion k as he walked into a i lassroom. He survived l.ess than a week later, a tti year-old at Thurston High School in Springfield was stabbed in the chest during a fight with a former student out side a classroom He, too. sur vived "I think people are concerned about more and more knifings and other incidents. 1 Green said. Kep Lloyd Pro/anski, a for mer Lane County prosecutor, has co sponsored a bill that would allow school districts to permanently expel students for egregious misconduct." That would include assaulting anoth er student with a deadly weapon, selling drugs, repeated assaults or sexual misconduct Currently, state law limits expulsion* to no more than « semester ‘ We've got to have control in the classroom that allows other students to receive the inform:) lion thin need," I'rozanski said He said the number of such measures this session is due to frustration "We've got to do something," he said Still, s< hool offic inis warn, getting tough is not enough "Unless we develop a com prehensive program, you are probably not going to be real effective," said David I’iercv. assistant to the superintendent of the Kugene School Dixtrit t A comprehensive program would ini hide prevention and intervention approaches l«efore a student i ominitx a violent n« t or gets kicked out of school, he said (ireen said he expet ts some of the disi tpline-rolntcd hills to t>e comhmed. with a public hearing on the issue early next month SPRING IS OF AC T I V I T Y ! 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