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The Clackamas Print
Wednesday. October 28. 1992
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Citizens hear Measure 9 sides discussed
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Hinkle used his opening
presentation time to clarify some
of the gay rights legislation Lively
had referred to.
“I want to start by mention
ing the Portland Ordinance which
Scott Lively mentioned to you,”
began Hinkle. “Portland’s City
Ordinance says that it is illegal in
the city of Portland to fire some
body or to refuse to ¡rent them an
apartment just because of their
private sexual orientation. That
is all that it says and that is what
said Hinkle.
Following the opening pres
entations, the forum speakers were
then given an opportunity to ask
questions of each other.
In one of Lively’s questions
he asked Hinkle what would
happen if the North American
Man Boy Love Association
(NAMBLA) wanted to start a
chapter at CCC.
“I am an advocate of free
speech rights for everyone,” stated
Hinkle. “The First Amendment
“People who are involved in
the homosexual lifestyle have no
problem with housing and em
ployment,” responded Lively.
“They are one of the wealthiest
classes of people in the country
and they have a higher standard
of living. This is taken out of the
Wall Street Journal,” said Lively.
“They do not qualify on the same
basis for being a disadvantaged
minority.”
Following the debaters ques
tioning of each other, forum
moderator Uris questioned the
two men.
“Scott, given that most sex
ual abuse of children is done by
heterosexual men, most in the
family setting, why do you link
homosexuality with pedophilia?,”.
Uris asked of the OCA’s Lively.
“The study that that’s taken
from does not accurately reflect
the reality of the abuse of chil
dren,” responded Lively. “If you
doesn’t mean much if it only means
that it protects spedchthat doesn *t
matter, or speech that is comfort
able, or speech that we all ap
prove of.”
Hinkle then cited cases where
even Nazi marches were protected
by American free speech laws.
“If NAMBLA were to ever
come here I suppose that the col
lege president might grudgingly
give in, but I would be here the
next day saying that NAMBLA
is wrong; please don’t join this
organization.”
Hinkle spent one of his ques
tions asking Lively to differenti
ate between housing legislation
of divorcees and that of homo
sexuals.
Youngren elected to
State Advisory Council
StafTWriter
Oregon wants best trained workforce
Year 2000 targeted by legislators
by Nolan C. Kidwell
News Editor
The year 2000 has been tar
geted by Oregon legislators for
having the best trained work force
in the nation. They also hope to
have the best trained workers by
the year 2010.
Community colleges are
anticipated to play a large part in
this agenda to better train those
entering Oregon’s work force.
“I think, generally the edu
cation legislation changes have
the implication of a much larger
impact on all areas of our cur
riculum,” said College President
John Keyser.
He sighted the technical
education, work-based education
and transfer education as areas
which “would be significantly
impacted and grow.”
“Community colleges would
have a bigger role in these ar
eas,” Keyser explained.
The legislation made in 1989-
90 is set up in terms of develop
ing Oregon’s higher education
by “articulating high school pro
grams and community college
programs,” according to Kit
Youngren, assistant dean of in
structions for industrial programs.
The high schools and com
munity colleges will work to-
gether in order to coordinate col
lege level courses in high school.
This is called the "Two Plus Two"
program.
“The community college
would be a stronger partner with
the secondary schools and the
state system of higher education,”
said Keyser.
The other goal of the legisla
tion, according to Youngren is to
“buy equipment to get in line
with the current technology out
there.”
One example of this has been
the Oregon Advanced Technol
ogy Center (OATC) in Wilson
ville, which was dedicated last
year. The OATC is a cooperative
effort on the part of several com
munity colleges, and is housed
under Clackamas Community Col
lege. The OATC is currently train
ing students to handle some of
the most advanced technical cut
ting, grinding and molding ma
chinery in existence. This was
piloted through a $600,000 fund
ing made possible .through the
21st Century School Act, ex-
7>lained Youngren. .
The 21 st Century School Act
restructures all of the educational
system from kindergarten clear
through to the baccalaureate pro
grams. This will also help imple
the passenger seat of a red Cam-
aro sports car, Lively was asked
how he felt about the debate.
“I was pleased with the re
sponse. I have some hope for the
future of our state’s young people.”
Lively then sped away.
look at the report, you’ll recog
nize that they do not identify same
sex adult/child relationships as
homosexuality. They define it
based on what the adult defines
himself as.”
Hinkle also responded to Uris’
question by referring to the 1991
Statistics of the Children’s Serv
ices Division.
“Seventy-seven percent of all
photo by Vivian Johnson
the victims of child abuse are
female,” said Hinkle, “while 59.7 Clackamas County citizens waited in a long line for a
percent of all abuse occurs within chance to question Lively and Hinkle.
the family setting. The family is
the source of most child abuse.
Pedophilia is not a question oi
homosexuality. People who are
pediphiars are attracted to chil
dren,” stated Hinkle.
Following the series of Uris’
questioning, the people in atten- by Anjahette Booth
to having a positive impact on
'
Some students were forced to find a place on the floor.
the OCA wants to repeal,” ex
plained Hinkle. “If Measure 9 is
passed, the Portland Ordinance
will go out the window and it will
be once again legal in the city of
Portland to fire someone just
because of their sexual orienta
tion.”
Hinkle then took some time
to speak of the historical prece
dence of Ballot Measure 9.
“Oregonians are being asked
to vote on a measure that will
require every government agency
in the state to embark on a pro
gram of discrimination and cen
sorship and that’s the first time in
American history that the citi
zens of any state have been asked
to vote on a measure like this/’
dance were invited to approach a
microphone placed in the center
Of the forum to ask questions.
Several people came forward to
question legal implications, site
biblical references and preach
political beliefs.
Following the forum, from
ment the Certificates of Initial
Mastery which tenth graders will
be able to achieve, as an early
technical training degree, and the
Certificate of Advanced Mastery
In the twelfth grade.
This act will also be training
teachers and Oregon educators in
the new advanced technological
changes.
“We’ve got to give teachers
the tools,” commented Youngren.
The programs created by
these legislations are now expand
ing to look at additional skills
which go hand in hand with tech
nical training such as advanced
math and English. This is some
times referred to as the Technical
Preparation Associates Degree,
according to Youngren.
“That is what Work Force
2000 is all about,” he said.
(foe draw back to the pro
gram, according to Keyser, is that,
“all the state reform is based on
the contingency that state dollars
will be available. That I think is a
real open question.”
Keyser feels that even with
out additional resources from the
state, the educational reforms will
have a big impact.
“There are some big pieces
which will need some additional
resources,” said Keyser,
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