Israel
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“day of rage” to coincide with the
Israeli voting. Dozens of Palestini
ans were hurt in clashes with Is
raeli soldiers in the West Bank,
Palestinians said.
For many Israelis, the driving
force behind the choice was a sense
of insecurity spawned by months of
fighting. Although the great majori
ty of the nearly 400 people killed
have been Palestinians, Israelis
have been badly rattled by bomb
ings, drive-by shootings, abduc
tions and ambushes that are seen as
making increasing inroads into dai
ly life.
And many Israelis simply could
not stomach the fact that the out
break of violence came on the heels
of the most sweeping concessions
offered the Palestinians by any Is
raeli leader: a state in 95 percent of
the West Bank and virtually all of
Gaza, and control of Arab neighbor
hoods of Jerusalem, claimed by
both sides as their capital.
During the brief campaign — be
gun after Barak resigned eight
weeks ago — the prime minister
warned again and again that
Sharon could plunge Israel into all
out war with the Palestinians, or
even ignite a regional conflagration.
Sharon countered by saying that
calm must be restored before any
meaningful dialogue could occur,
and that Barak’s proffered conces
sions on territory and Jerusalem
went too far.
“To those who want security for
the citizens of Israel — I will bring
it,” he told supporters Tuesday in
the northern town of Kiryat She
mona, on the Lebanese border.
For the first time in Israel’s histo
ry, voters were choosing only a
prime minister. No lawmakers’
seats were at stake, so Tuesday’s
winner inherits the same sharply
divided Knesset, or parliament.
Many analysts predicted it
would be just as difficult for Sharon
to form a stable government as it
has been for Barak — and that his
term in office could be even short
er.
In the West Bank town of Ramal
lah, demonstrators burned pictures
of both Israeli candidates, but the
harshest words were reserved for
Sharon. One of the protesters, a 61
year-old Palestinian woman named
Masada Mousa, asked: “Do you
think any Palestinian expects the
murderer Sharon to achieve
peace?”
EWEB
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evitable last fall when the energy
crisis, which has left California
with rolling black-outs, hit the
Northwest. The board asked the
EWEB staff to formulate some ideas
as to the best way to handle an in
crease.
Dick Varner, EWEB’s fiscal serv
ices supervisor, presented the
board with three options for a rate
increase Tuesday, including a flat
rate of $.006 per kilowatt hour, and
two models for an inverted rate,
which would charge a higher
amount per kilowatt hour for high
er energy use.
Several board members stated
before discussion began that they
would not take action at the meet
ing, but would take more time to
consider their options after listen
ing to public opinion.
Eugene residents had learned
about the proposed plans for the
rate increase because of increased
media coverage. EWEB spokes
woman Cathy Hamilton said public
support has been split equally be
tween a flat rate and an inverted
rate.
Those who spoke at the meeting
voiced support and opposition
specifically for the inverted rate
models proposed. EWEB Vice Pres
ident Peter Bartel said before the
meeting that the board was serious
ly considering using an inverted
rate model because it would en
courage conservation.
Those who oppose the inverted
rate model said it would punish
those who consume a large amount
of energy but can’t pay for it be
cause they are on fixed incomes,
such as the poor and the elderly.
“The inverted rate model is ask
ing only part of the community to
shoulder the bulk of energy costs,”
Craig Mayne said. “Just because
someone is a heavy user of energy
does not mean that they are a
wasteful user.”
Jean Melton is the president of
Alvord Taylor, a company that
houses low-income residents,
specifically those on Medicaid and
those with severe developmental
disabilities and serious medical
conditions. She said the people her
company serves can’t help being
home all day, and therefore will use
more energy and ultimately pay
more in energy costs.
“The inverted rates hit those who
are helpless the hardest,” Melton
said.
Those who favor the inverted
rate model said it will fairly distrib
ute the cost of energy to those who
use more and aren’t conserving.
“Those who use less should not
have to subsidize for those who use
more,” Melvin Erickson said. “Peo
ple need to be motivated to use less
electricity.”
Other citizens who spoke think
any increase, whether handled
with a flat or an inverted rate struc
ture, is unnecessary.
Mari Hern said EWEB needs to
look at its practices and tighten its
own belt before raising rates.
“Why is the general manager get
ting a six percent salary increase
when rates are going to go up?”
Hern said.
The month of January did pro
duce lower loads, or amounts of en
ergy used, which left EWEB in a
better financial state. The loads
were lower because of warmer
weather and increased conserva
tion efforts by area residents. This
prompted EWEB Commissioner
Sandra Bishop to opt for no rate in
crease.
“I don’t see a need to raise rates,”
Bishop said. “I refuse to be driven
by pure economics, and I don’t feel
this is an adequate time to look at
conservation levels.”
But the other board members
will continue to look at the best
way to increase rates, while taking
into consideration how to best
serve the public, Bartel said.
By taking a delay to further con
sider options, the board members
hope to find a way to make land
lords responsible for weatherproof
ing their tenants’ living spaces and
better accommodate those on fixed
incomes. They will revisit the issue
again in March.
“I’m inclined to not only take a
delay, but also to work with the
staff on various inverted rate pro
grams that will give a conservation
incentive and not punish low-in
come families,” EWEB Commis
sioner Susie Smith said.
Drinking
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but not as nicely bound in such an or
ganized way,” said Amity Clausen, a
senior journalism and psychology
major.
Clausen studied abroad for five
months in Australia and returned to
the University ready to celebrate her
21st birthday with her friends. She
put on a crown, started the night out
at Jogger’s Bar and Grill, and then hit
the campus bars.
She had 17 drinks before her
friends took her home. Clausen, who
was also given a 21er book by her
friends, said the primary problem
with the book is that it encourages the
birthday person fill up as many pages
as possible.
Briscoe also said the book is an in
centive for people to drink more than
they probably should on their 21st
birthday.
Ilona Koleszar, an attorney with
Legal Services, said if something trag
ic happened to the person celebrat
ing his or her 21st birthday, the birth
day book could be used as
documentation to prove friends had
contributed to the person’s intoxica
tion.
“I think it wouldn’t be very hard to
make a civil tort claim,” Koleszar
said.
Koleszar said bad things happen
when people drink too much, and the
21er book could be used as evidence
against somebody.
“Don’t create stuff that [could]
come back to haunt you,” Koleszar
said.
Koleszar said at the worst, if some
one died on his or her 21st birthday,
and the person’s parents were look
ing for a cause, the 21er books could
be used to claim wrongful death. She
said parents could potentially seek a
lot of money from the friends who
aided in the person’s intoxication.
Koleszar said the birthday book
could also be used in cases of drunk
driving accidents, personal injury
and criminal trespassing.
In court cases, Koleszar said civil
damages depend on how young the
person is, the person’s earning capac
ity and how much alcohol was
served before death or injury.
“The birthday book is not a good
idea. People should be very careful
when they help people celebrate
their 21st birthday,” Koleszar said.
“They should do it as responsibly as
possible, and they should not make a
record that could be used against any
body in a civil proceeding.”
When she was in college, Koleszar
said a friend passed out on his 21st
birthday after he went home, choked
on his own vomit and died.
“More than one person bought him
too many drinks that night,” Koleszar
said. “It was a wake-up call — you
don’t forget that. It makes you recon
sider your behavior. ”
But for bartenders, the birthday
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book does have an advantage. Chuck
Hare, the owner of Taylor’s Bar and
Grille at 894 E. 13th St., said the 21er
books are useful for one reason. He
and his employees can tell how many
drinks a person has consumed by
looking at them.
“You take a look at the book, and if
a person has had 15 drinks through
out the course of the night, we cut
them off,” Hare said.
Hare said he doesn’t support the
myth that people should have 21
drinks on their 21st birthdays.
According to Oregon Revised
Statute 471.410, it is against the law
for a person to pour, sell or serve alco
hol to a visibly intoxicated person.
Hare said the negatives that come
out of the 21er “drinking festival”
usually include throwing up, and his
doormen are trained to watch for
signs of visible intoxication. If some
one starts vomiting, Hare said he or
she is quickly asked to leave the es
tablishment.
“Liability is my first thought.
Whether it’s a 21st birthday or a 40th
birthday, overseeing people is a huge
issue for me,” Hare said. “I have a
liquor license I have to protect at all
times.”
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