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Opinion THE CLACKAMAS V r INT No clear answers to old growth timber issue May 17,1989 Page 2 Compared to China, U.S. an apathetic nation “Should old growth timber or the timber can make a difference. Today all over the People’s Republic industry be protected ?” This was the topic Thestatistics tell us that the number of of China students are protesting for demo for student opinions in the May 17 edition trees being replaced is close to 100 million cratic reforms in their communist govern of The ClackamasPrint, which I came up a year, but it’s a known fact that we can’t ment. Though all of the World is hoping replace them as fast "as they’re cut down. If that the students will succeed in their struggle, with. After reading the letter to the editor, we all recycled and conserved on our use of let us not misinterpret what they want to in last week’s edition of The Print, I de paper products, they wouldn’t need to cut do. The students are communists and do cided to lake the advice of Betty Beaudry down so many trees. not pretend to be anything but. The stu and “do a little more study of this issue.” 1 realize that if we begin reducing the dents want to retain their communist gov The question of protection of our old number of trees being logged, we’ll be ernment but with more socialist overtones growth tiinber does not have a black or reducing the number of loggers. Betty | and less corruption at the top. white answer. We all want to protect our mentioned that in 1987 the employment I However in the United States students environment, but what it all comes down to data showed that 131,000 jobs were timber here get up and wonder what would be is money.. If we limit the logging of old dependent. Did you know that the number better “My acid washed Levi’s or my butt growth timber, it will cost the government is declining? This is a good thing, because hugging Guess jeans?” Does it take stu money and a loss of income for loggers and at the rate we’re logging old growth timber, dents in China to point the way to reform their families. This is a price we might have there won’t be much left to support many for U.S. kids? What do we need? A decent loggers in the future. to pay. banner to rally behind? How about these We need to protect our old growth for example? I, being a preservationist, was only looking at the issue from the environmental timber and our loggers, but at the rate the Every day in U.S. cities kids are being side. After doing some research, 1 found trees are being logged neither will be around killed in drug related crimes, yet whenever that neither side is going to “win”. We need in the future. There is no perfect solution voters arc asked to give more money to to find a way for the timber industry to to the problem, but if we all took the time build more prisons, they say no. Every day to care, we could “save a tree.” coexist with the environmentalists. in Brazil thousands of acres of rain forests •Did you know that everyone of us is For more information: are being destroyed to make room for cattle, responsible for the logging of old growth cattle that we buy to make our hamburgers Northwest Forest Resources Council with. Every day anot her congressman takes timber? We use over 5000 products that 1500 S.W First Ave., Suite 770 come from trees. Ifwe would start recycling a legal bribe under the guise of honorari Portland, Oregon 97201 more, think of the number of trees we ums. Right now in the U.S. our health care (503) 222-9505 could save. Almost everyone buys a Sunday system is in disarray, yet nothing is done. Oregonian, but how many of us recycle it? Each election Oregon voters decline fund Representative Robert Smith The average weight of a Sunday Oregonian ing for Oregon’s school systems. Every day 1150 Crater Lake Avenue (Dist 2) is 2.52 pounds. If we recycled one Sunday Oregon congressmen do nothing to reform Medford, Oregon 97504 Oregonian per resident of Oregon City, our school system. (Toll free: (800) 533-3303) population 14,500, we would be recycling In a recent movie about automotive entrepreneur Preston Tucker, he explains 36,540 pounds of paper per week. Sierra Club In all of Oregon and Southwest Wash in his court transcript, that the little guy 730 Polk St. ington the number of Sunday Oregonians will be crushed from above by big business! San Francisco, Ca. 94109 distributed each week is 420,000. If these were also recycled we would be recycling 1,058,400 pounds per week. This may be a John Inskeep Environmental Learning Center small step in saving our old growth timber, but it’s obvious the “save a tree” campaign - Julie Church, Photo Editor and the government In the 194O’s and 1950’s this may have been true but today, big business doesn’t have to stop anyone from the top. We will stop ourselves. We have become an apathetic nation. What else would describe a country that would elect a man as Vice President who thinks that people in Latin America speak Latin. What else would describe a Presi dent who tries to make us believe that this Vice President can do a good job? America is filled with a bunch of apathetic sheep, and the students and young kids today are some of the most apathetic. For an ex ample, if you were to ask any ten students here at CCC to describe the school they would most’likcly say “It is a High School with asterisks.” But what most of these self same students do not realize is that a school is what YOU make of it. If you want to take bonchcad classes then you can take bonehead classes. However, if you want to take the classes that will allow you to gradu ate with honors from any college, be it Harvard or OSU, then these classes are there for you also. Maybe we as a nation should take the hint front the Chinese students and begin to stand up for our rights and privileges. If we don’t question authority at every cor ner, it will overwhelm us. If we want changes WE have to make them. Wc did it with the congressional pay raises—we can do it with anything. Get involved, or not only wiliyou fail but so will your country; Japan’s grow ing lead in trade with usisbuta hintofhow far wc will fall behind. Editorial Policy Campus should be open to religious, political views Submitted byMarcEssig Chairperson, Automotive Programs Allow the Gideons on campus , It appears that we are in for certain demise as a free nation when our educa tional system wants to restrict, eliminate or abolish the rights of religious or political organizations the opportunity, to present their views or issues. I cannot believe that the students and faculty have raised such a stink over the Gideon Society providing free bibles to those receptive of religious thoughts. Being a teacher at this school for 20 years, I have yet to see a member of the Gideon Society be aggressive or force their issue on anyone. One should research into the success stories of the worldwide Gid eon purpose. Let us not forget that our nation was founded on religious freedom. Timber versus Owl Controversy It is astonishing the number of Orego nians (native and implant) that do not know the facts about our timber industry and the wildlife therein. With modern cultural practices there is room for both sustain able timber harvest and wild life. If we choose to halt timber harvest as the environmentalists propose, wc should then tax the marijuana production on our Federal lands to offset the revenue lost from current timber sales. A recent article published in the Capitol Press estimates the total marijuana growth value, and it ex ceeds both the combined annual produc tion value of timber and agriculture pro duction in the State of Oregon. What a reputation we have! Smoking Ban on Campus I, too, am an ex-smoker (6 years with out a cigarette), and have discussed this issue at faculty meetings being tossed and turned between the rights of smokers and nonsmokers. What is so mind-boggling to this in structor is that we strive to eliminate smok ingin publicplaces whileon theother hand attempt to legalize marijuana use without punishment. Provide quality education Public Education is our future and is a multi-faceted responsibility. First, the citi zens of this State must recognize the cost of providing quality education. It is time the legislature stopped ducking the issue and shouldered the burden of decision. Sec ondly, education must be given the free dom to demonstrate and instill high moral values and personal responsibility. Thirdly, students have to assume the responsibility of learning. Combine these attitudes with a good American workethicand the United States will continue to be a world leader and superpower, The Clackamas Print welcomes Letters to the Editor. Such letters must be signed or will not be printed. Letters must not exceed 250 words and should be typewritten or neatly printed. Letters can be turned into The Clackamas PrintofficesinTrailerB North of Randall Hall. The Clackamas Print reserves the right to edit Letters to the Editor for grammar, obscenities and libelous material. Letters to the Editor must be turned in Friday in order to be printed in the following Wednesday’s edition. The Clackamas Print The Clackamas Print aims to be a fair and impartial newspaper covering the college community. Opinions expressed in The Clacka mas Print do not necessarily re flect those of the college admini stration, faculty or Associated Student Government. Articles and information printed in this news paper can be re-printed only with written permission from the Clackamas Community College Student Publications Office. The Clackamas Print is a weekly pub lication distributed every Wed nesday except for finals week. Clackamas Community College, 19600 S. Molalla Avenue, Ore gon City, Oregon 97045. Office: Trailer B. Telephone: 657-6958, ext 309 (office), 577 (production) and 578 (advertising). Editor-In-Chief: Jim Titus Managing/Feature Editor: Carec Hussey Copyeditor: Roscann Wentworth News Editor: Briane C. Dotson Photo Editor: Julie Church Sports Editor: Mark A. Borrelli Reporters: Staci Beard Amber Cordry Christopher L. Curran Dan Fulton Tim Jones Rick Piller Angela Wilson Photographers: Jillian Porter Tara Powers Tim Zivncy Eric Olson Columnist: Joseph Patrick Lee Business Managers: Angela Wilson Rick Piller “Rhapsody” Editor: Michelle Walch Advisor: Linda Vogt