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EDITORIALS OPINIONS LETTERS TO TMt EDITOR State chases big items to bring tourism bucks ■ OUR OPINION: II >t s b q Oegon siumbtes all over dseif lo obiam tt Wnlcome to Oregon, land of Mime really big stuff Although Texas ha* noth log to worry about os the state that boast* of larger than-llfe everything, it M«ma Oregon ha* been try ing it* lie*t to compete We have Higfool, big mountains with big forests, big cowboy s who go to big Monster Truck shows in their own big-wheeled truck* (with big gun racks), wearing big hats We have big education cuts, big con troversies. and even big politician Gordon Smith (he's tall). Kememlier Howard Hugh es' "Spruce Goose"? That monstrous seaplane (the largest in the known uni verse) has always had an aversion io actually (lying — who care*? It's BIG The Goose user! to live in Southern California next to the big and famous luxury cruise ship, the Queen Mary, Apparently, enough Oregon aviation enthusiasts and corporate sponsors col lected the necessary big bags of money and pul togeilier a successful bid lo bring the big bird to the Northwest. Recently, after months of methodically taking the air plane apart and carefully transporting it up the West Goast, the Goose was given a mnv home in Mr Minnville. Ore The move was. well, a big one. But why bring it up here? Well, tourism, and obvi ously a desire by some Ore gonians to attract attention to our state by bringing in as ■ iiiti.iii things a* is physically (and financially) possible This brings us to H»‘H* and Oregon** c urrenl {and gigan tic) water bated m (position. » bihwtioth killer whale named Kelko Kelko. the Hollywood *!ar of Frm Willy and Free Willy 2, (mm a me an overnight celebrity and animal rights poster child after it was dis covered that the mammal was actually quite sick and living in less-than-ideal con ditions in Mexico City Regardless of how pathet ic the poor black and white whale must feel, we wonder about the statistical chances of successfully rehabilitat ing him. We hope Kelko's health can be restored during his outpatient stay In Newport, but we also wonder what kind of bewildering ques tions might be going through the amiable urea's mind, "Whet fun! I still have this nover-say-die low-grade fever end upset stomach, and now they're gonna send mo up to some place called Ory-gon. Great1 Why can't anyone |usl take the hint that all I need is a fresh sea lion dinner, and the heat turned down in this hot lub! I have had it up to my blowhole with this Mexican sauna Maybe these humans up north will know- how to read a temperature gauge and understand that as a cold water mammal. I NEED It) BE IN COLD WATER TO SURVIVE' After an airplane ride aboard a big UPS airplane, Keiko is now happily swim ming about in a brand new $7 million pool (yes, it's big) What Oregon needs now ts the l archness Mon ster, an NE'E team with big players, another big movie with big stars, a dead alien with a big head, a big I <%*a* IJtiil *0 *0* sn* ^Nt^con ittan '*« Msnaat '■9"» *><•»• * ■*«*• * *• *Miki<«M »w» «r l*« IW.MR MtwMIMa, iMM**** «l CMp* I «f ■» ^HWU| Mt t»» | MMW « nn» ;no»4 v*l imlwKW H«W» g mt a wn * y imK «»t» )m «*<*|ftlMM «M* *» 1 „S, tow .< »«|*W UWMt aw** t«% «*». an^NI tfcw. 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' 1 A £>RoOCrUr COASTAL FlOOO'HL AMD HABITAT UOJ5 a*£ JUfr jone ac n\£ FfiPecrto Resvtrs to lessen 'me ^ajoq /HDvSWAl AND COMM£ftc/4L CHANGE^ W/LL BE NCEDeo — M M. 4U. li But Peofu n>o Wo^r\so ABOUT coAPoftAtf OowNSa^L AAID LOU OP iAF€TV A/f T J ro mim global cu^Tf. Oufl PtAN is v*o L V*0 iot&tojit f i 6>G i WtftWOJ COV TtlHurtOH ft* m aLSL Capitol kitchen: Hillary takes the heat I suppose i could have staved homo and haked i ookle* " These ware the tan a*tn; word* of a defiant Hillary Rodham Clinton during the J992 t>l« tion Angered by the nation'* assumption that she would be another tjuiet. doting spouw. Clinton made it dnar that she wanted to tie known lor her domestic policy rather than her domestic prowess She would he a new First lastly The trademarks of her predecessor* — Bar bara's pearl* and Nanc y‘i paste — were not going to be the symbols this woman would be known for She would be the first First Lady who had a lamer independent of her husband *. She would exude strength and confidence like none of her predecessors For this, for breaking the mold of what a First Lady should lie. Clinton would be punished mercilessly Turn on the TV, and there's Phil Gramm explaining why the First Lady doesn't know her plai» Turn on the radio ami there* I he mala caller laughing with ih» male host about what punish nient II must !*> for Hill to steep with the bitch The puna on late night proliferate like some twisted reincarnation of bad I3*n Qua vie gike* Q Why doesn't Hillary wear miniskirts' A Beta use her halls would show This Week * punishment tomes in the manu factured "controversy" of Trevelgate The intu.istn supposedly stem* from newly released doc ument* that suggest the Find lady played a central role in the firings of several White Mouse travel office employees in 1003 llii* contradict* Clinton's previous claim that she was not directly involved with the dis missals 'Vow , what a revelation The First lady may have actually fired travel agents Few this grave sin. Clinton is again being roasted by the critical flame of partisan critique in this election year Newsweek implies wrongdoing in its cover "IlilUry. saint or sinner' Conservative columnist William Satire, m his essay "Hlitxard of lies,” argue* passionately that “our First Lady i* a congenital liar." This so-called scandal it not about presenting the truth hi about exaggerating the importance of meaningless White House dismissals It's about punishing the First Lady for daring to be more It * about an American an slaty over women who possess ambition, vision and power In the tall of 1999 Clinton exhibited her exceptional intelligence by clearly articulating the health-care plan for 300 tomato* of Con ■ ous First lady hat omupted the center stage w aggressively or disarmed her critic * more *ff»* lively “ She was instrumental in the nomination and appointment of the first female attorney general, lane! Reno While attending the Women's Con ference in Beijing last summer. Clinton involved herself in a country where diplomatic relations are highly sensitive 0P1WIQW In tin* meantime. she has dealt with the death of hor father, Higgled her rote* as mother and w ife and contin ued to deny the persistent rumors in Washington that she is a lesbian Then came the Republican sweep of MHM, and Clinton * experiment was over Hor actions would have to lie muz sled if her husband were to viiuf tn a sm umi utnn Clinton inuwwnl her appearam os with Chelsea and passed out homemade < ooktes at !ht> next Dftrru*. rain: convention Meanwhile, her advocacy vlufled to lause* that were mure palatable to American tastes Health > are was traded in for breast >inner and women in devel oping nation* La*t Killing. Clinton (teamed a* she o|>orted the newly refurbished White House Blue Room to th» prow, saying that the room, with it* satin draperies and silk upholstery, was her new favorite loday. in her weekly newspaper column. Hillary Clinton sounds more like the redecorat tng |iu kie Kennedy and leas like the reforming hluanor Roosevelt Her New Year's resolutions l o keep the same hairdo for at least 30 days" and “try to show more enthusiasm for my bus band # golf game ” This is the woman who was twice named one of the country's top too lawyers No America. Mrs Clinton did not suddenly develop an interest m crocheting bonnets and churning butter without a reason The First I^dy is politically savvy enough to realise that ih«? pru tt of her will alway* bt* paid by her husband in political capital And so. in this year's election, don't expect to see the redefined version of the First lady on the campaign trail No more sarcastic flip* about laying at home and baking cookies lit November count on seeing our First lady with flour on her face and pot holders on her hand* Her vision and ambition wilt not be dis played Through the bombardment of jokes, rumors and scandals this country ha* finally made d dear to Mrs Clinton where her "place” is redecorating, cooking and standing by her husband The First Udy will be where sha belongs Keith Cunningham, a senior motoring in English, is a columnist for the Emerald
