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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1996)
iiITERS Me Masters At a candidate for Eugene Qly Council. Ward 3.1 want to apologia* for what may have Iwon misleading inhumation cm some of ray campaign material* concerning my educational background I am currently a graduate student at tha Univer ally, expecting to receive my matter * degree in planning, public policy and management tometime this year. However, tome of my campaign material* may have misled the public to believe that t have already received my master * degree I sincerely apologize for any mis understanding this may have caused. Bobby Lae CanchdM* lor Eugene CKy Count*. Ward 3 Vote Curtis Steve Curtis. « University undergraduate in planning, pub lic policy and management and geography became the first stu dent ever to serve on the Eugene Water \ Electric Hoard and rep resent Wards 6 and 7. the Bethel Danebo and Whiteaker areas In Tuesday's primary election. Curtis seeks re-election at a time of enormous change for EWKB and other Northwest utilities as the region undergoes de regula lion of the energy industry in which energy will be bought and Mild in a competitive and much more volatile market Looking at Curtis' perfor mance over the past five months, it's obvious he turn meet this challenge while maintain ing strong contact with the com munity Since January, Curtis has shown a strong commitment to conservation and renewable investments m Eugene white insuring prudent KWEB plan ning He lias worked to preserve the health and sustainability of the McKenzie watershed to insure high quality water standards, and he continue* to emphasize alternative energy source* and stiicter water conservation efforts through bis position on the board. As a former businessman, commercial fisherman, wildlife r guide and coordinator of im o«*r rescue effort* during the K*son Valdes oil •pill, Curtis’ Cfeationai and educational k ground gives him a bal anced perspective for effective decision making and policy for mulation that affects us all. If re elected, these contribu lions to the energy and water issues in our community can and will continue. Vote Steven Curtis for KWBB Commissioner Lori Bettioeefci Envtronmantai Studios Meet Smith As a politically active campus, we have the opportunity- to oost a wide range of politicsal figures. espM tails during an ejection Per tonally. I take every opportunity to meet and talk to candidates who lake the time to visit cam pus and address student issues I. like many other students. Republican or Democrat, noticed the absence at Gordon Smith dur ing the last .Senate election The bad news then was that Gordon got some had advice about visit ing the University. The good news now is that thanks to Gordon and hi* cam paign's sincere interest in Itv tud ing students. Gordon is commit ted to visiting campus and listening to what students have to say Unfortunately, there are a lot of mi* un< options out there about Gordon » stance on higher edu cation, the environment and many more issues students care about l invite everyone to listen to what he has to say You may lie surprised The more our leader* and prospective loader* learn that students are intelligent, respect ful and genuinely concerned about the issues that afford us, the more influential we am So come out Wednesday at 1:30 in the KMU courtyard and meet Cordon Smith Preceding that, he'll be walking the cam pus and talking to all of you If you like what he has to say. we need all the help we can get with his campaign on campus In fact. Students for Gordon is start ing very aoont Toe! Thompson Chairman. Cofiege Rapubficana "I Cleaning Out Your Office? Please contact Campus Recycling at 346-5275 to schedule pickup of large quantities for recycling. Remember to drop off unwanted office supplies at the Reusable Office Supply Exchange in 182 PLC Contact 346-1S29 for more information University of Oregon Environmental Issues Committee Impressed I am a student editor of the Southweat State University IMPACT (Marshall Minnesota), and I Just finished reading * copy of y«ur paper \V« have a bimonthly newspaper, and i would venture to nay that your daily paper i» better than our bimonthly Granted, you do have a larger school and more staff, but the fact still remains that you put out an incredible paper, and both my managing editor and myself are undoubtedly impressed You put out a cpiality newspa per If I were a student at the University I would reed it daily, You should be proud of your publication. I know t was Matthew PtaiiiM Feature* EdMor. SSU IMPACT Protest Hyundai Kraig Norris' humorous re telling of last veer's Hyundai protests shows how ineffective such opposition is By gleefully destroy ing a car. KarthFIrsl! only succeeded in shifting the focus away bom rational discussion to a fringe group too belligerent to be taken seriously Unfortunately, this suggests that protesting anything is counter productive and a waste Even if we question the status quo. there isn’t anything we tan do about it. However, what EarthFitst? was protesting — a Htmiomdui tor In Eugene — is still a bad Idea. The dee) was planned with no public input and was top sec ret The state persuaded public offi cials to fast-track the develop men*, the building time is half the norm The plant Is being built nest to a waterway and a wildlife preserve Each month. 500,000 pounds of chemicals will be consumed; many are incredibly logic and can asphyxiate whole neighbor hoods in a single spill A day care will be on site The plant will consume water like a town of 20.000: this is to dilute the chemicals and reieese them into the Willamette Traditionally younger women receive these ’'high-tech'' assent bly line M>* the stale laid Hyundai the average starting rat* la IS SO an hour I ask student* to think about thu whan that vote on Tuesday Tim Laua. Jim Torray. Nancy Nsthanson. Anna Maria Lav it. Waory Luvart and Marvin Ravoal support tha develop mant Pleas* protest tn tha only legitimate wav wa can Slava Ransom Eugam Removal of Rights Sluilinli thou Id ba wary of tha ballot measure petition that carries thW statement "Public employees need not pay union duaa " It is sponsored by tha so called "right to work* murt mant That# people ere not idrualM of wnrknra' right* — th#y are reactionaries who want to taka away tha right* of orga ntml group* Thu initiattva place* reslrir. lion* on public employee union* — specifitally thair right to collect dun* from all the workers they mpnwmt Without adequate funds, unions can't ♦|>*ak up for working people That is tha infant of the mitis live Tha "right to work" move ment does not guarantee a fob ha everyone who wants to weak It doesn't support decent wage* and benefits What It really daws U bust unions in order to tower wage* and benefit* At present. 21 states have adopted so-called "right lo work" laws, and eac h of those wage* are below the national average The sponsor* of ihu imitative know full well that the union* are pushing for full employ ment. fair wage* and health insurant:* for all workers. That is why they are launching this attack on public employee unions In Oregon Alto keep in mind that they are paying these signature gath erer* between St and 92 for every signature they get These are not the kinds of fob* Onego mans need ll mocks the dignity of work and is an affront to all of #» Please don't sign these peti tions. Bart Lawia Classified S»» Office of Butwnea* Attain Rideshare Trmlinf ini? Nud • rid*? Off*ri«| • rid*? Wnhon bnnfiiogi&tf p*>9k f**4mQ and oHwng rdtt onr*httt m Ortyian or Arooflwwf ifes (ounlry for tmtt mlwmobcfl 14S 7400 3 Amsterdam $349‘ Pwm (via London) $366* Hong Kong $335* Bangkok $407* Quito $430* Sydney $506* Europi by Train iao«a$ 14/DAY Vowm. 2 *80N»Ht PivS...Wo*r/Studv & VotuNTIIA ONOftTUMTIIS Hosm Mimsirsmips ADVENTURE TRAVI l Council Travel m*>w S£ ». ♦*. 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