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April 27, 2005
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Let’s hope casino ‘craps’ oui
Laura Cameron
donate up to 17% of the profits
from their casino to the state,
and in the current budget crisis
I can understand the appeal of
Gov. Ted Kulongoski needs that offer. Tribal officials say
to be a bit more careful. L think, that the casino could provide up
he doesn’t quite understand the to $270 million to the state over
power of the precedent.
the first ten years. That’s not
Gov. Kulongoski has just exactly piddling small change.
given the green light to the
Of course, the money
Confederated Tribes of Warm wouldn’t go directly from tribe
Springs to build a new casino in to state; it would pass through
Cascade Locks - and off of res a non-profit organization first.
ervation lands. I am disturbed Gotta get that extra tax write
by this for two reasons.
off!
First, it is directly contradic
Tribal officials, having
tory to the 1988 Indian Gaming learned quickly from politi
Regulatory Act. Second... well, cians, are touting this plan as
I’ll get to that in a minute.
a great way to help pay for
As it stands, the IGRA schools; specifically, tuition aid
restricts
Oregon’s
nine federally recog
nized Indian tribes to
one casino each, to be
situated on reserva
tion land. Notice that
there’s a stipulation
there: on reservation
land.
Warm
Springs
tried to get a casino
in Cascade Locks once
before, back in 1999.
John Kitzhaber was
governor at that time,
and he steadfastly
opposed the propos
al. When the subject
was first broached to
Gov. Kulongoski, he
took the same stance.
However, he recently
caved in and signed
off on the proposal - in
fact, he was described
as “exuberant” at the
signing
ceremony.
Why the sudden about-
face?
Well, it seems that
Warms Springs prom
ised to eventually
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for college students, which I’m
sure you, dear reader, would
appreciate.
While I like the idea of more
money to help out cash-strapped
students, I do find myself feeling
a little wary about this particu
lar supply dine. Bluntly, I think
that we should focus on finding
a more reliable revenue source
for our schools than profits gar
nered from someone’s bad habit
and possible addictiop. “Slots
for schools” really doesn’t
sound that attractive, does it?
And what’s next, blackjack for
blacktop? Craps for cops?
But to get back to my second
reason for not liking the gover
nor’s decision; if you must build
f Ijlll
a casino, why in the Columbia
Gorge?
We’ve been assured, of
course, that the casino and
convention complex have been
designed to “blend in” with the
landscape. Forgive my cyni
cism, but I have yet to see
any casino that has been any
thing other than eye-catching.
Therein lies my problem; when
I’m in the Gorge, I would rather
that my eye be caught by the
staggering beauty ana spectacle
of the Gorge itself, and not some
shiny building where people go
to lose money.
Of course, none of this is
certain yet. Though Gov.
Kulongoski has approved the
plan, it still needs to be approv
by Gale Norton, the secretary
the Interior Department. Sii
the IGRA was passed in I9|
only three exemptions ha
been granted to build off of r
ervation land.
“Generally, across the natii
the administration has been pi
ty cautious, pretty slow, v,
off-reservation projects,” si
Joe Bowen, an attorney at |
Seattle office of Ater Wyn
who helped draft the IGJ
The dice appear to be load
against the tribes just now.
If, however, they get th
exemption, a new problem «
arise; it’s something I call |
“What about me?” principle.
Now
that G
Kulongoski has mo
away from limiting tril
casinos to reservati
land,
representati
from other tribes ha
declared their intent«
to get in on the actit
It would be quite advi
tageo’us for them, ail
all, if suddenly th
too, could have a casi
within leisurely drivi
distance of Portlan
The governor has d
missed this, saying tl
the Warm Springs sit
ation is unique, but
have a hard time accej
ing that. After all, the
are lawyers out the
who specialize in ma
ing “unique” situatio
magically apply to ma
more people than thoug
possible.
So I would sugg
to Gov. Kulongoski,
he awaits the Intcri
Department decisio
that he read up on t
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COLUMBIA
Oregon finally passes parental notification bill for abortion
Shannon Armstead
Commentary Editor
The Oregon House Judiciary
has taken a step in the right
direction with their passing of
the new parent notification bill
known as HB2605. The bill
requires parents to be notified
before their teen daughter has
an abortion.
Teenagers cannot get a tat
too, get their ears pierced, or
even take an aspirin at school
without their parent’s signa
ture. Parents are also held
responsible for their children’s
destructive actions, yet when
it came to making an impor-x
tant physical and moral deci
sion the state has assumed that
teen girls knowJjest.
The idea of letting a 13-
year-old girl decide that she
will have a surgical proce
dure done (unless it is to save
her life) without her parents
giving their consent or even
knowing about it is unheard
of, yet .that is what our state
has been allowing.
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HB2605 should have been
in place from the time teen
girls were even allowed to
have an abortion at all.
Unfortunately, the bill
only requires that a par
ent be notified but does
not require that they
give their consent
for the procedure.
The implications
of this bill are
nonetheless good
news for parents
who care.
Any parent
who takes an
interest in their
child
would
want to know if
she were about
to have an abor
tion procedure. Yet
many schools across
the country allow chil
dren to go off campus and
undergo “confidential” medi
cal services that include abor
tion, AIDS treatment and psy
chological analysis, without a
hint to their parents.
This represents a serious
E ditor - in -C hief : Isaiah Creel
C opy E ditor : James Tombe
N ews E ditor : Ben Maras
C ommentary E ditor : Shannon
Armstead
F eature E ditor : Karlin Johnson
S ports E ditor : Mike McCormack
A&E E ditor : Hilliary Ferguson
P hoto E ditor : Jeff Sorensen
A d M anager : Ben Holm
glitch in our system. Teen girls
are often pressured into an
abortion by their boyfriends or
friends. Aftereffects of abor
tion include Post Abortion
Stress Syndrome, a formxof
post-traumatic stress that can
result in substance abuse and
potentially even suicide. It
is imperative that the girl’s
caretaker, most often her par
ents, know what she might be
going through. Moreover there
are many alternatives to abor
tion that must be discussed
with a teen before she goes
through with an abortion.
Planned Parenthood and
other providers rarely
educate girls about
abortion alternatives or
potential complications
or aftereffects of the
procedure.
According to a
nationwide poll 80 per
cent of citizens agree that
parents should be notified
when their teenage daugh
ter wants to get an abor
tion. Either consent, which
requires the parents permis
sion, or notification laws are in
place in all but three states—
Hawaii, New Hampshire, and
New York—plus the District
of Columbia. Legislation has
been under works to pass the
parent notification law for
D esign E ditor : Michäele Cooper Norma Martinez, Jadon Triplett,
S taff W riters : Frank Jordan,
Randy Thrall
Joe Piazzisi, Jadon Triplett, Katie
Wilson, Laura Cameron, Christa . P hotographers : Brie Daykin,
Danielson, Mike Guidice, Kyle
Angela Gerhart, Stephen Hayes
Slate, Elizabeth Tobey Nonna
D epartment A dvisor : Linda Vogt
Martinez, CJ Ciamarello, Sam
D epartment A ssistant : Pat Lichen
Krause, Jimi McDonald, Jenna
Johnk
P roduction A ssistants : Jesse
Arguello, Joanne Bergstrom,
years yet the resistance 1
waged legal battle after le
battle, in their zeal for keep!
parents out of the picture.
The opposition to pi
ent notification .in Oreg
includes the Department!
Human Services and Plann
Parenthood, an institution, I
quoted on FreeRepublic.co’
that makes an estimated $9
million from abortions ea
year. When these laws are
place, the number of abi
tions will drop, significant
and Planned Parenthood d(
not want that to happen.
Optimistically, in the futi
there will be more legislati
to bring significance to t
importance of parents in t
lives of their children, like !
ting parents have a say in th
daughter’s abortive procedu
rather than just informing thi
that she is going to have
This will come about when
stop allowing the governmi
and dollars to dictate h(
much, and about what, parei
are allowed to be involved
their children’s lives.
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