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O R EG O N S GAY/LESBIAN/BI/TRANS NEWSMAGAZINE JANUARY 6 2010 9 NW NEWS IN BRIEFS budget in the short. In a press release issued in December, Kaplan explained that while no one wants more taxation, “failure to ensure addressing the needs o f the most vulnerable today is not a plan for savings, but simply defer ment o f greater expenses.” “It is for these reasons that Cascade A ID S Project is signing on in sup port o f Measures 66 and 67,” wrote Kaplan. “Should these measures fail, we will be looking at drastic cuts to a broad net o f services that our communities and our clients rely on. From health care to ed ucation, and reproductive health to mental health— we cannot allow today’s economic challenges to undermine the health o f our citizens, our neighbors, and our families.” The decision to publicly back the ap proval o f increasing taxes on the very or ganizations and individuals who support CAP, Kaplan continued, was not an easy decision. “To be clear, this is not about punish ing those who do well, be they corporate or individual, as we are quite aware how the generosity o f many corporations and individuals throughout the state makes our work possible. This is about guaran teeing that the care o f our m ost vulnera ble citizens is not left to the generosity o f w ell-off citizens and corporations alone, but rather that, through public policy, we ensure services exist where needed.” The O regon Sm all Business Council has also come out publicly to endorse a “yes” vote on M easures 66 and 67, citing “the im portance o f preserving essential services and the soft im pact the measures have on small business.” “These measures are necessary footholds to maintain vital services in tough times,” said O S B C Board Chair Mark Kellenbeck o f Cascade Management in Grants Pass via press release. “Small businesses will be minimally impacted while more dollars spent will remain in Oregon.” Ballots for Oregon’s Special Election will be mailed to registered voters between January 8 and 12. Ballots must be returned to your county elections office by 8 p.m. January 26. National No-Name Calling Week January 25-29 Students from across the state and the country will unite under a common banner o f non-discrimination January 25-29 dur ing National No Name-Calling Week. The No Name-Calling Week Coalition was created by the national Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (G L S E N ) and Simon 8c Schuster Children’s Pub lishing in 2004, and consists o f over 40 national partner organizations. The project focuses national attention on the problem o f name-calling in schools, and to provide students and educators with the tools and inspiration for an ongoing dialogue about W . W illamette Financial Group LLC Together, let s create a . personalized strategy for your goals and dreams, whether 602 SE 38th Ave. Portland, OR 97214 503.231.3922 Wed - Sat PFIUL M IT C H E L L , For more information visit wvjw. nonamecallingweek. org. >> M ore NW NEWS BRIEFS, on 10 Miss the national news briefs in Just Out? We still write them for you. 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