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TI he CL ac I ìamas P rìnt N è WEdNEsdAy, J une 5, 2002 Clackamas hopes for budget to be on the rise FRANK JORDAN News Editor Another special session of the Oregon Legislature is due to meet in Salem, sometime this month, and until a state budget decision is reached by lawmakers, com munity colleges in the state, including Clackamas, are hang ing on to hope. Hope that law makers will not slash budgets even further than what already may happen. The state of Oregon faces, at last estimate, an $880 million short fall in the 2001-03 biennium budget. Governor John Kitzhaber has proposed a plan that would add a surcharge to state income taxes for the next three, years, borrowing from the national tobacco settlement, increasing the cigarette tax by 50 cents a pack and cutting the cor porate income tax, a cut triggered by a change in federal tax laws that are aimed at benefiting busi present time is projected to reach $1.3 billion, if current income ness. “Until we are informed by the levels hold. In November, Oregon elects a state on how much money we can governor, and both count on receiving, we are in new limbo at the present,” said Democrat Ted Kulongoski and College President Earl “Joe” Republican Kevin Mannix have Johnson. “There is always a particular ideas when it comes to chance that the cuts will remain dealing with the state’s current the same, but we have to plan for budget crisis. Kulongoski would like to see all possibilities.” President Johnson also stated cuts in the capital gains tax to that “in a worst-case scenario, we help stimulate the economy and would have to look at major is in favor of an income tax budget cuts in every department, increase, while Mannix would and consider an additional $1-3- like to see the state- borrow tuition increase to take effect dur against the tobacco settlement to ing the middle of the next school help fund some of the shortfall. year, on top of the $1 increase During the primary season, that will take place Fall term of Mannix said that he would oppose any tax increases if he 2002.” Not only is the state looking at were elected, but didn’t offer any the large budget deficit in the cur specific» plans to help solve rent biennium, legislators may Oregon’s budget problems. To reach Frank Jordan e-mail also have to deal with an even larger shortfall in the 2003-05 fmj68@hotmail.com or drop by biennium. That deficit at the B-104. The faith, search continues SALENADELA CRUZ Design Editor In a quiet neighborhood people are waiting patiently for news that Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis, the two missing Oregon City girls, are still alive, but as summer begins and the tips and leads are fading, people are still previous issues. They will be taping segments on Pond and Gaddis throughout July and August. “Unsolved Mysteries'” is famous for finding out the unknown and will be doing a seg ment on the girls this summer as well. Hopefully, the girls will be found before Fall Term, other wise The Print will be running up to date stories beginning October. Spring Term Final Exams: June 10-15 Still Missing, but you can help. If you have information that could help this case please call 1-800-822-0962. left with questions. Where are these girls and when they might be coming home may begin to be replaced with if they will ever come home again. No one knows if or when Pond and Gaddis will be walking through their doors, or if found, if they will even be able to do so. Two strange incidences that began with people thinking Pond was a runaway, then spiraling into a nightmare that families and community members hope to have disappear with the reappear ance of the girls. “The Montel Williams Show” has gotten involved, as stated m Readers should keep their eyes peeled for anything out of the ordinary and let authorities know if they suspect someone or some thing. Someone out there could have the information to crack the case wide open. So, there is no new hope forth coming. The leads have started to fade away; the tip line has gone all but silent and the people of the community still wait. They wait for an answer that may or may not come, but for the sake of the families involved they con tinue. They continue searching, pleading and hoping that Pond and Gaddis will be found. 1. Examinations will be held in the regular Classroom unless otherwise assigned by the instructor. If you have any questions about the schedule, check with your instructor^ 2. Evening classes starting 6 pan, Or later will have exams at the regular class meeting time during final exam week. 3. Classes which meet at 7 a.m, (or other hours notlisted) may schedule the final exam dur ing the “CONFUCTS" time on the schedule or at any other time that does wl conflict widithe regular exam schedule. 4. Saturday classes willfiold final exmff^^mèxldst Saturday oftheir scheduled meeting time. Final exams will be given in theiraegular classrooms.
