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News/Opinion
The Clackamas Print
Trojan represents a safety hazard
News Clips
by Tracey Roozenboom
Staff Writer
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point, the financial implications
of a shut down. For starters, it
would be more economical to
close Trojan down now then wait
until 1996 (the year PGE says
they will phase out Trojan) mainly
because there would be less nu
clear waste to dispose of and
decommissioning the plant
wouldn’t be as expensive.
The bad thing about Meas
ures 5 and 6 is that taxpayers
why not close Trojan down now
and cut our costs by opting for a
different power source?
The Bonneville Power Admini
stration met the energy needs of
Trojan customers with hydropower
in 1991-92 and even cut the
cost by 30 per cent. Some may
argue that droughts and the pro
tection of salmon runs have put
too many restrictions on hydro
power but according to Wilson,
"Trojan had the worst safety
record in the United States last
year."
-Jerry Wilson
cannot win because Oregon’s
Attorney General did a study that
would enable Trojan’s owners
compensation costs in the mil
lions of dollars if Trojan closes.
If Trojan remains open, the
outlook is bleaker still, as cited
by Kellie M. Peterson of the
Oregpnian on Oct 23. “Accord
ing to a recent report to its stock
holders, PGE intends to pass on
to ratepayers the investment in
Trojan of $350 million. In addi
tion, by operating Trojan until
1996, PGE will charge ratepay
ers up to $700 million. That
totals more than $1 billion.”
Taxpayers will get socked with
the bill either way they vote, so
“Bonneville Power Administra
tion determined that conserva
tion alone would fill most new
Northwest power demands for the
next 20 years without building
any new plants.” That’s pretty
incredible if you stop to think
about how much electricity is
wasted everyday.
In my opinion, PGE contin
ues to operate to support its own
pocket book and not the peoples.
So why should taxpayers stay on
board this sinking ship? If Meas
ures 5 and 6 don’t pass and Tro
jan is allowed to stay open, how
much longer will it take for some
thing else to go wrong? Remem
ber Chernobyl when you vote on
Nov. 3.______________ _______
Letters to the Editor
The Able Disabled Club will meet on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 11
a.m. in CC-126. This is the first meeting this year and they will
be planning their yearly activities. ;
News Editor:
Closing Trojan is not an easy
decision to make therefore, I had
to take a look at these questions:
how safe is Trojan, what kind of
financial burden would it impose
and where can we get alternate
power once Trojan is closed? The
answers that I came up with may
surprise you.
When it comes to safety, ac
cording to Jerry Wilson’s article
in last Friday’s Oregonian, “Tro
jan had the worst safety record in
the United States last year.”
Trojan is on an earthquake
zone which makes it particularly
vulnerable if an earthquake were
to hit Portland. Sure, we don’t
expect earthquakes here, yet
geologists seem to think we’re
due for one. Look what hap
pened when the earth’s plates
shifted and Mt. St. Helens blew
up.
Failing generators caused
Trojan to close in 1991-92. Does
this sound like the kind of plant
we can rely on for energy?
“During its 16 year life, Trojan
has been fined repeatedly by the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Com
mission for safety violations,”
states Christeen O’Shea, admin
istrative director, Citizens’ Util
ity Board of Oregon. So why
does Trojan keep running? Proba
bly so Portland General Electric
doesn’t have to worry about the
cost^of closing it. i
Which brings me to my next
Barlow 139. Weekly off-campus meetings are held on Fridays
at the Sub Shop on Main Street in Oregon City from 5:15 to
6:30 p.m, ¿-./ft. ’
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Wednesday, October^ 28, 1992
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To the Editor:
I would like you to acknowl
edge the fact that there will be thou
sands of Oregonians voting yes on
Measure 9 and that to label them as
“hatemongers, bigots and Nazies-
tic,” as many have tried to do, is
absurd! First of all, let’s be reason
able about this.
Passage of this measure will
bring other legal challenges as the
OCA recognizes. Civil rights will
be upheld by the Constitution and
other laws now constituted. Those
who wish to paint a picture of a
“witch hunt” or another Holocaust
on the gay/lesbian community or a
total governmental censorship of
literature are unrealistic and irra
tional. Voting yes on. Measure 9
will not remove any future rights to
correct a problem should Measure
9 (or any other measure, for that
matter) prove to be unjust, unwork
able, unconstitutional or un-any-
thing! Now let me give you a few
other ideas on why I support this
measure without being hate-moti
vated.
I see Measure 9 as an opportu
nity to exercise my right to control
some of my tax dollars. I do not
support governmental promotion
of homosexuality or any other sex
ual orientation. As a citizen and
parent, I wish to preserve that right
.and responsibility. I see it as a citi
zen and parental stewardship.
I have heard the cry of censor
ship. Parental and community cen
sorship of books, magazines, so-
called “art,” school texts, and li
brary books have been a freedom
exercised for hundreds of years. I
object to the idea of exposing my
children to lifestyles without my
knowledge or approval. Certainly,
everything ever produced or writ
ten is not worthy of exposure to stu
dents, especially at young ages. It
is not cost-effective for taxpayers to
buy and cumculate everything; we
must be selective. I do not want
“gay” publications on the shelf of
my children’s school. THIS IS NOT
HATE-MOTIVATED. I want to
maintain some control and respon
sibility.
Arguments can be made con
cerning perverse sexual behavior of
homo-sexuals. One hundred per
cent of the animals on earth use
“sex” for specie preservation.
Homosexual activity does not fulfill
this role in life, period, unless you
believe the Enquirer, Globe, Star,
and other tabloids of this nature.
(NOTE: These are not found in our
schools and libraries, either.)
There seems to be evidence of
social influence whether it be from
abuse, peer pressure, TV, pornogra
phy, religion, family, school, etc.,
on each of our individual lives.
These environmental concerns in
fluence us to become who we are.
There are students in our schools
who could be persuaded one way or
another sexually. I don’t want
schools and government picking up
this role also.
Other reasons I support Meas
ure 9 are future possibilities of mi
nority status for homosexuals. Jobs
are taken from some not because of
quotas on race, sex, and handicaps.
Let’s not add homosexuality to thé
list. Health risks, skyrocketing
medical costs, parental custodian
ship, and adoptions by homosexu
als also lend to future concerns.
Hate and bigotry, NO! Re
sponsibility to vote my conscience,
freedoms, wishes, personal rights,
use of tax dollars, and parental cen
sorship, all of these are reasons I
choose to vote YES on Measure 9.
Rick Newton
CCC Student
To the Editor and students:
. I was very sorry to hear the
stance our faculty and Board of
Education took on the measure
nine issue, (one of an opposed
view). It seems one of the main
concerns of the Board was that of
being able to teach homosexual
ity as normal behavior. I would
like to comment that up until re
cently homosexuality was not
even considered as a viable be
havior. Some people may call this
new consideration “progress” but
wrongly so! Progress means
advancement to a higher more
developed stage, rather than one
that is unnatural and perverse.
How far will we go? It’s a
choice, not a natural practice;
check any anatomy book to find
out! Some may have a problem
with their sexuality. . . they
should get help. Homosexuality
is not normal and should not be
taught as if it were!
I challenge all people to find
out the facts before they make a
decision that could cost Oregon
and her people the truth! Set a
standard, vote yes on Measure 9.
Jodi Kay Stanley
CCC Student
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