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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1996)
VIEWPOINTS f 0110 RIA l S 0 f; N10 ft S Oregon’s welcome mat for meth? Take it away ■ OUR OPINION Dealers, makers and users of tins drug aren't welcome here Far dot turn, this slain Km twwn a rm»H*r «)un;» nf attraction far Cali fornians tirod of smog, tmf fir kens and * high u»l nf living Many Washington rnsidnnts, as wail as pooplo from Idaho to Now Mmhjo. havn also ibs idMl to pull up thnir roots anil morn to Om 8«n Aftwr all, th« stall* still ha* hraathable air. thorn's no stain tax. we havn boautiful Iwtat hi*a. incrwdihle moun tains. rolling farmlands, lush i ountrysidns and nvnn rustic daserts not to man lion a strong commitment to environmnntal iasuns that allows thn stain's natural beauty to thrive For these anti other rea sons, another group of indi viduals ha* also found that Oregon suit* its needs better than any other state on the West Coast: chemists and dealers of methampheta mtne. Moth dealers from Califnr nia. Nevada. Idaho ami Mexico are taking advantage of Oregon c ounties such as Malheur and Harney — not for their serene settings ■— but las a use Oregon has such lenient penalties for drug crimes and because it is convenient to drive across the border to sell the drugs in remote locations Unfortunately, Ballot Measure 11. the UKM initia tive that gave mandatory prison time for violent crimes, failed to even address drug-related offens es Oops How the hex k did we let that happen* Come to Oregon, visit the forests. recycle ell your paper, glees end aluminum, end if you're going to make mirth, for heaven'* seke. don't let your lab blow up and bum down any of our trees' Aside from meth mush room clouds in the sky. meth production has become easier due to the substitution of some of the ingredients used to make the drug Faced with increased restrictions on epbedrine end hydriotic arid, meth chemists have been forced to substitute the controlled chnmii al* with ones that are easier to get UH the ingredients founo a head cold medicines and other common over-the-counter drug* One of th« other sinister aspects of miHh is that it can be manufar tuned in almost any j»Iaw *» a parson t an sat up a stove Hast dart Is of Hums found that out whan a lab blow up and burned tha local Motel 6, < ausing $3 million in damage. Tne criminals ware arrested. hut tha reason thoy weren't t aught before tha fire was because tha substitute chemicals they used did not Hava the usual tell tale odor. Aside from the highly toxic side ofhw t« and harm io people and the environ - man! that come with its pro duction. tha drug is a nasty and incredibly addictive one that can severely dam age the brain So. if you like seeing Ore gon's beauty while being high on math. »t*s your life, go right ahead, knock your self out But go buy a Manic book and stay home We don't want methhoada (or its makers or dealers) ruining our state. H*l| M»«H Ml) Mil'll UJOK..AJ LEAST POUE ft TTWNC ^lOO«NUP (MACE IHTfRS ««l - «- *-»I- -» MISlniOrmlliOR f Wh»n Bobby ljt*n ww a can didate for l-tty Council. he sought the Emerald * help in suppressing ht* critk*, I being one of them Law he» a l«>ng hit tary of opportunism and uneth m *1 practices. to it was no *ur prise that he a< led predk tably during hit campaign I helped distribute liter* that warned pnsspm ttv e voter* of hi* tjuest tunable character and dubt nui lie* When tnmmii* caught hint removing them from the mail boxas in the A$UO office. the Emerald leapt to hi* (Mete it did thi* in pari by mjteattng lat'i accusation that i was "stalking* him Did the reporter who wrote the story publishes! May 20 both m to tall me to aak whether lee * chargee were Intel No But if he had. I would have pointed out that I was wisely exercising my right to free speech by warning voters that taw has a habit of making false claims and oppor funitUc political maneuvers Instead, the Emerald allowed lee to proclaim himself a victim of 'intimidation and ties " If this •wnw plausible to the reader, it t» because the Eatetuld and The Hrgisier Guard alike refuse to hold their favored candidates up to public scrutiny Indeed. their practice is pub Mthing lofty sound bites designed to distract listener* from «* uil pmhtaing — m much that law won hit 'race" lot the oounctl seal because the monied found him adept at giv ing lip awvice to citizen involve merit and eager to help legitlate their exploitative dmtignt on the land and people of Eugene, What a combination! The EmemUf t detente of Law attended to former ASUO Pres ident Jennifer Williamson. who look (be felt for him on the removal of the fiver* from mail boxer The Emerald reported that William ton claimed responsi bility for remov ing the flyer*, at Law had said the did. and that the cited a policy that autho rized bar to lade such action But the reporter never asked to tee the policy. It ju»t reported Williamson's statement that i! exist* Thu*. the Emerald was *erv inn ** * mouthpiece to politi cian* engaged tn political worn# doing Even though the Eugene polttat have apologised to me fur millaidiif the reporter. the fact remains that this in an incidents* of political repression The correction ami apology to me by the Emerald do not reverse the impression that if you speak up against an author ity figure, you stand a pratty good them* of baumting the tar get of misinformation Fr*e speech ho* been chiliad Yet another opportunist will take office in Eugene Many wn earned tttisent plan to follow law's at lions on the (ity Conn cil and report them to the elec torate Thinking back to this incident. I will necwswarily conclude that more free speech i* needed to defend our community and our civil liberties No matter how much law tries to stop people from learning about his history, he will undoubtedly keep creeling it Tooraf Footed! Eugene Save UWAH i founded the United Women of Asian Heritage at the begin ning of this school year and have been wording as a co director for I he organization Here we are. very cloae to the end of (he year, and we can't even have an election because of lack of interest and partict pation Many of u*. including myself, who worked hard to establish UWAH are graduating this month, and l am very con cerned about the future of our organization About 5 percent or more of the atudent body at tha Uni ver tily, 1 would think, conaicu of women of Asian heritage, but there waa no soeriAc group that attempted to deal with various issues that this population of students confronts on an every day basis prior to UWAH's existence We were under rep resented It Is important that we do not lose the voice we have gained this year I urge you to come participate and continue the effort to raise issues that women of Asian heritage face in this society. Without your support, UWAJH will disappear very soon. You don’t have to be a woman of Asian heritage to grin UWAH All registered students who are concerned about the issues are welcome to part it i pate Because it is a new group, our program is flexible. If you want to do something, just come and do it. We need your participation and support. Miyuki Taguchi co director United Women of Asian Heritage Designated success The Designated Driver Shut tle has served students for its first full v««r We gave more than 850 rides to people who might have otherwise driven, and we expect to have higher numbers next year as DDS becomes better known across campus. DDS take* students from licensed drinking establish menu, including restaurants, to their borne* We will he operat ing our usual times. Wednes day to Saturday, iti p m to 3 a m . this week If blowing off the pressure of finals this weekend thou Id uium you U* iintxl our wrvuw. please (-all 3460021. Dead Wwi IS mil final VW-l of upet •lion — don‘I lot it be your*. Among the many people and organisation* that Hava bean essential in the lui cau of our program. 1 would likn to thank the DOS driving loam, our oper ations manager. the ASUO and all of the student* who voted for the DOS ballot measure Thanks fur the generous sup port from the University Physi cal Plant, the Health Center. DPS. Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Project Eugene, Doc’s Pad. Kenny's Landing. South towite Pub. Goodtimea Cafe and Mass. To the graduates - cungrwtu 1st tons, and we will tee the rest of the students in the fail Thomas McCarthy DOS Dweckx
