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Letters_____________ 2____________ Opinion WedNEsdAy, J anurary 24, 2001 All signed letters to the editor should be 500 words or less and will be considered for publication if submitted by I pm the Friday prior to publication. Letters to the Editor are subject to editing. We reserve the right to not publish any letter. Could vague laws conflict with legalized abortion? I happened to pick up the sports page the other day, a somewhat rare event for me, but a small boy witjfeglasses was reading «the LtviJC Sec- commit murder, he was also found guilty of using an instru ment with intent to kill an un born child. This para graph made ing. What is classified as an “instrument”? Could a physi cian that provides safe, legal abortions someday be pros ecuted under this law? tioik WihitiovA jt Perhaps I am becoming para W < ’ V a p- noid, what with the incom pbopriate to ing Republican adminis knock him over tration and the probability in order to read of a far-right wing conser the comics. ‘ vative serving as attorney On the front general. When confirmed, Corinne Rupp page was the Attorney General Ashcroft Opinion Editor story about a could bend such vague laws former NFL like a pretzel, circumventing player found guilty of con my blood run cold. I didn’t Roe vs. Wade without actually spiracy to kill his pregnant girl know such a law existed, and taking it off the books. But some friend. in the article, one tiny frankly, as a pro-choice woman, times, as Kurt Cobain sang, “Just little paragraph caught my eye the fact that it does worries me because you’re paranoid don’t and stopped my heart. It said more than a little bit. It seems mean they’re not after you.” that along with conspiracy to so broad, so general, so sweep- Maintaining the hard-earned Take a stand!! j U s T right to a safe abortion requires constant vigilance. I am happy to report that the baby survived the attack, al though, regrettably the mother didn’t. I do believe that some one who attacks a pregnant woman should be held liable for the baby as well as the mother. However, this law still scares me with its open-ended ambiguity. Stumbling upon it serves as a re minder that we cannot become complacent in our fight for our rights. For now, let us take some comfort in first lady Laura Bush’s statement that she does not be lieve abortion should be out lawed. Still, let us not get too comfortable. The fight isn’t over yet. Student Poll Will you be watching the superbowl? "I have no clue. My Dad will probably want to watch the game." Ashley Beliomo Jasa Back Talk Welcome to a new column here in The Print. BackTalk is a student discussion forum. Each week a question will be asked for our readers to respond to. Replies can either be e-mailed to us at cccprint@clackamas.cc.or.us or dropped by The Print office in B104. Please include your name to be considered for publication. "I'm just sleeping." Shin Sato Question Do you believe that one’s personal beliefs should be taken into account when applying for a job ? For example, former Senator John Ashcroft is'awaiting confirmation for the po sition of U.S attorney general, a position re quiring him to maintain laws such as abor tion rights and affirmative action he has fought against for years in his home state of Missouri. The senate has scrutinized his record heavily during his confirmation hear ings. Is this fair? Should it be legal? What do you think? "I’m working that morning, so probably not" Andre Moore r 1 ‘ì "I’m probably going to watch it. Where I watch it at I dunno. It’s not a huge, huge exciting thing that I look forward to." Eric Burns "The whole family gets together at somebody's house to watch the Superbowl. I definitely watch it for the game, but the commercials are a bonus." Jeremy Gibboney O ' <7- *, ÇUckuMAS fìw fair rrndka wtfh toe Edi tor-i n-Chief Business Manager: Diana Scrivner (x2447) Feature Co-Editor: v< Daisy Bain (x2578) Web Master: Maggie Jirasek Feature Co-Editor: Jim Spickelmier Staff: Tam Olivet Ryan Brinkley Darrel Hobson Chris Lundgren Elena Boryska Liesl Muggli Matt Shempert Melodi Huey Allison Gerfin Gillbert Barrett A & E Editor: Tam Oliver Opinion Editor: Corinne Rupp z f Copy Editor: Jenny Chavez Sports Editor: Jason Lingel News Editor Secretary: Steve Nielsen Photo Editor: JoAnne Gale Advisor: Mike Pollock Linda Vogt (x2310) The Clackamas Print aims to report the news in an honest, unbiased, professional manner. The opinions expressed in The Clackamas Print do not necessarily reflect those of the student body, college administration, its fac ulty, or The Clackamas Print advertisers. Products and services advertised in The Clackamas Print are not neccesarily endorsed by anyone associated with The Clackamas Print The advertising rate is $4.75 per col umn inch. The Clackamas Print is a weekly publication and is distributed every Wednes day exceptduringFinals week. TheClackamas Print Copyright2001.
