Opinion
THE CLACKAMAS PRINT
Voters should make
education a priority
April 19,1989
Page 3
Student Opinions
Compiled by Jillian Porter
The “Safety Net” has helped keep
schools open and allowed students to get
an education; it should be retained.
Of the 303 school districts in Oregon,
48 are in the safety net; 21 of those schools
have been in the safety net for over two
years. One-sixth of Oregon’s elementary
and secondary students are enrolled in
schools which are in the safety net.
Under the safety net districts are re­
quired to operate on their previous year’s
levy unless the district voters approve a
higher levy.
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It is safe to say that there would be no
need for the safety net if people would
stand up and support the schools and the
education of the next generation of lead­
ers. However, people seem to be preoccu­
pied with the idea that education is not
important and that schools should be shut
down or fall into the state’s safety net rather
than stay open.
When the schools would have had to
close because of lack of funds they can fall
back onto the safety net and remain open.
Therefore, the children can get an educa­
tion - of sorts.
It is unfortunate that schools and stu­
dents have to rely on the safety net, but
something had to be done. The state could
not just sit back and watch schools being
closed left and right, leaving many students
without a school dose by or having to trans­
fer to another school. So thegodsofeduca­
tion created the “Safety Net,” which al­
lowed schools with cheapskate voters to
remain open.
It is nice to have the “Safety Net” to
rely On, but it would be much better if the
schools could rely on the yoters and not rhe
state to keep Oregon’s schools open.
The “Safety Net” might not allow a
student to get a complete education, but
getting some education is better than get­
ting no education at all.
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Country concert may
put CCC on the map
The progress which has been made by
the Clackamas Community College Foun­
dation on the “New Pioneers Country
Concert” is exceptional.
The foundation’s ability to connect with,
through a promoter, such country music
names as Ricky Skaggs and Lyle Lovett is
something that should not go unnoticed.
L. Curran
“New Pioneers Country Concert” is an
event that has the capability of putting
Clackamas Community College on the map.
College officials modestly anticipate
3,000 to 5,000 spectators to gather in Wilson­
ville Memorial Park for the 10 hour con­
cert.
This may be a bit premature, but it’s
conceivable, that the attendance' for the
event could rise far beyond those numbers.
The key is promotion. If the event
receives enough promotion, through me­
diums like KWJJ and KATU, two of the
concert’s sponsors, then the event will draw
much more than the anticipated maximum
of 5,000.
J.
Recently when Lovett was in town, his
concert drew a large number of people.
Combined with the other talent to be fea­
tured at “New Pioneers Country Concert.”
Alot of effort is still going into making
the concert a success. There is still Some
work that needs to be done. However, at'
this point, it appears that the college is on
its way to the big time.
How do you feel about the government making
abortion illegal?
I think any decision should be made
by the people. If the people say
that the government should make
abortion illegal, then that’s the
society’s decision. But personally
I feel it should be the individual’s
choice.
I realize that this is a hard subject
to talk about, but on a whole I
think that it should not be illegal.
But, there are certain cases where
there is a lot of debate.
- Jack Johnston
There are now two candidates seeking
the offices of president and vice president
in next year’s Associated Student Govern-^
ment.
Garrett Lytle and Steven Rudometkin
are contending for president and two cur­
rent ASG members, Gertrude Amundson,
and Tim Jones, are vying for vice presiden t.
From the looks of things, it seems as
though we may have a coupleof tight races.
After nearly two weeks of delibera­
tion, it appears that the Exxon Valdez will
be headed towards Portland for repairs
following its oil spill.
Ironically, Exxon Valdez* captain, Jeff
Hazelwood, may also be on his way to the
rose city to measure his alcohol intake (in
other words: to get drunk). Stay tuned.
Two weeks ago The Clackamas Print
urged Congress to approve a $4.55 mini­
mum wage bill..
Last Friday, Congress did just that.
The bill will now be sent to the president,
who is expected to veto it
This Week’s GE Award (Genuine
Excellence) goes to The entire Clackamas
Associated Student Government, who seem
to have a well-rehearsed knack of disap­
pearing when you need them most. Con­
gratulations.
Next Week
Complete ASG Election Preview including a
general overview and full candidate profiles
I think that the solution to the
abortion issue rests, not in prohi­
bition, but on education. It’sobvi-
ous to me that abortion is a very
personal choiceand that freedom
of choice is an important part of
American society. With this in
mind, I think that it is our
government’s responsibility to
educate every woman and man
regarding the effects of abortion -
physically, emotionally and spiri­
tually as opposed to taking this
choice away or to allowing deci­
sions of this kind to be based on
misconceptions and ignorance.
-Brian Casey
I feel that abortions are a woman’s
right and nobody should tell them
what to do with their baby. Alotof
women can’t afford tn have a child
When they do decide they are ready
to have a child, financially and
mentally it will be their choice.
- Rachel Knowlton