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Letters to the editor speak their minds and express their commitments to different causes, but projects like GAP si lence and scare students in an un necessary way. When I looked at the pictures this fall, I did not con nect them to abortion or to justice (as the groups name would have me believe is important). My only thought was that there was a sick person behind that poster, and they were trying to force their be liefs upon me into thinking as they think. If Justice for All feels the need to make the anti-abortion stance on campus, there are gen tler and calmer ways of creating a discussion. For a group that says it respects and affirms everyone’s lives from birth to death, they show a re markable disrespect for the ideas and positions of others. Beth Rogers Students for Choice member Bettman, not bureaucrats The state of Oregon and in par ticular the city of Eugene have a proud tradition of setting a pro gressive agenda in terms of land use, public health, the environ ment and other important issues. In order for this tradition to con tinue and expand where it has lagged, we need people with a strong commitment to the issues important to our lives. Even be yond commitment, we need peo ple who can show results, work with others and most importantly not comprise the public good for moneyed special interests. Please join us and many others in the campus community by sup porting Bonny Bettman for City Council Ward 3. Bettman has been working on crucial local issues with a number of citizen organiza tions. Friends of Eugene recently awarded her “activist of the year” because of her track record on sus tainable laird use issues, education and the environment. We need ac tivists such as Bettman, not the same old bureaucrats who bow down to special interests. She has been endorsed by the Oregon League of Conservation Voters, Oregon Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club and the Uni versity Campus Green Party. Please check out www.ehr.org/~bonny for more in formation and ways we can all use local politics to make an impact. Jereme Grzybowski Campus Green Party Active Olsen is a leader I have lived in the Eugene area for nearly 30 years. In that time, I have had the good fortune of meet ing and knowing Tracy Olsen. Olsen is a person who gets in volved. He is an active member of 20/30, a volunteer organization for helping kids in our area. He has involved himself with the issue to find funding for the LTD police sub-station. Olsen has volunteered at and given innumerable hours of support to many community serv ice and children’s events, such as the Special Olympics and the Asian Celebration. Olsen is always positive. Olsen is a person whom people seek out for advice. Olsen has boundless energy that is exciting to be around, and he never shies away from responsibility. For people who know Olsen, he is the obvi ous choice for Ward 3 because everyone who knows him respects him. In a nutshell, Olsen is a leader. He has been all his life, and he would be an excellent addition to the City Council. Dan O’Brien Eugene resident Olsen treats all issues fairly A livable city. A strong business climate. A healthy environment. Great programs for kids. Fiscal re sponsibility. If these are things you want, then vote for Tracy Olsen for City Council. Olsen is my candi date for City Council Ward 3. He's not a staunch business candidate, and he’s not an activist who protests everything in sight. Olsen is a Eugene native who is excited to work hard for his hometown. As a business owner himself and a community volunteer who has worked on projects for many chil dren’s charities, Olsen can best be defined as a moderate who has the vision, patience and common sense approach to handle opin ions and agendas from all sides. The Register-Guard has endorsed Olsen, as have many citizens who are interested in bringing a fresh approach to the City Council. Olsen has the personality and pro fessionalism to treat all people fairly — not just cave into special interest groups. A vote for Olsen is a vote for sensible government. He is ready and willing to do things the right way for Eugene! Our city has some tough decisions to make in the future, and I urge voters to put Olsen in a position to lead us down the best path. He’s the best choice! Robb P. Passon e-commerce and Internet specialist Get your ballots in today I am writing to remind all Tracy Olsen supporters to make sure they return their ballots on time! Voters in Ward 3 have a great opportunity to elect a solid indi vidual in Olsen to the Eugene City Council. We need his experience, his vision, and his common sense approach to lead our city. But we will not get Olsen elect ed if we do not send in the ballots! If you have not already voted, take a minute and mail in your ballot before it’s too late. Vote for Olsen for City Council. And please vote today! Shana B. Speer American Express Financial Advisors Bettman, Taylor protect land There are only two pro-environ ment candidates for City Council in Wards 2 and 3 with solid records to back up their campaign statements — Bonny Bettman and Betty Taylor. Both have been en dorsed by the Sierra Club, Oregon League of Conservation Voters and Oregon Natural Resources Coun cil. And both have been endorsed by progressive, pro-environment elected officials in our communi ty, including David Kelly, Gary Ravor, Pete Sorenson and Floyd Prozanski. Bonny and Betty also support labor rights. They are the only can didates in their races vvho’ve been endorsed by local unions. They support living wage campaigns and know that a healthy local economy is one where workers earn enough to afford health insur ance and a decent standard of liv ing. Bettman and Taylor’s major op ponents are backed bv the Lane County Home Builders Associa tion (HBA), the big developer’s lobby. What’s their angle? They have worked locally and statewide to expand our Urban Growth Boundaries, opening up farm and forest lands to urban sprawl. And the HBA supports so called “private property rights” legislation, which is a favorite tac tic used by anti-environment forces to try and undermine the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The choices in this election are clear. Be sure to mail in your bal lot! Greg McLauchlan associate professor Kenunai to wkl rebuttal In her letter to the editor (ODE, May 2) Human Rights Alliance member Agatha Schmeadick claimed I had made two factual er rors in an earlier letter I had writ ten. In the first claim she stated thatJCOVERCO and other monitor ing bodies do not monitor for the Worker Rights Consortium. On the contrary, the following is a quote from the WRC’s Web page (www.workersrights.org): “WRC Verification Agency — The organi zations who will be reporting worker complaints, conducting worker interviews and performing investigations for the WRC are hu man rights and religious organiza tions based in apparel-producing regions. These non-governmental organizations will be central to the development of WRC’s procedures for reporting violations and per forming spot investigations. One such NGO is COVERCO ...” The second claim made by Schmeadick was that the cost to the University was not $50,000 as I stated. On this I concede that I was incorrect. Joining the WRC has cost the university more than $30 million. Dustin Preuitt graduate student, CIS LETTERS POLICY The Oregon Daily Emerald will at tempt to print all letters containing comments on topics of interest to the University community. Letters must be limited to 250 words. The Emer ald reserves the right to edit any let ter for length, clarity, grammar, style and libel. Letters may be dropped off at EMU Suite 300. Advertise in Oregon t)aily Emerald Classifieds! Call 346-4343! the forum for the campus the Daily Emerald T71 Opinion page your guide to the UO community 1 E? N<-0 a English as usual Ireland on Page and Screen Eric Reimer, 1:00 p.m., MUWH ENG 199/CRN 42604 English in 2000 SUMMER SESSION • JUNE 19-AUGUST 11 Register by telephone now. Pick up a free summer catalog in Oregon Hall or at the UO bookstore. 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