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! - SANDY (Or« ) POST Thurs.. Apr. 20. 19 78 (Sec. 1) County comment Debate continues (¡¿¿aédy^L k Lee Irwin. Publisher Von Braschler, Gen. Manager by Bill Sanderson « d R ^a c *W Sue Ldtky, Editor Caroline Duff, Office Manager. Douglas Gantenbem, Sports Editor Published weekly Thursdoy* by The O u’ look Publishing Co So» 60 Sondy Oregon 9 7 0 5 5 Second d o ** p o tio g e po«d 0« Sandy Oregon 6 68 5548 . SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Northwest ond Pacific Coast Stores outside Oregon per y e a r ............... '7 .0 0 In M u lm o m o h ond C lo c k o m o * Countie» per year ...................... Servicemen any oddress *5 00 .............‘ 5 00 In Oregon outside M ultnom ah ond C lockam a* Counties per y e o t . . . *6 00 ER Page 2 O utside N orthw est and Pocthc Coast states per year ...................................‘9 00 Oregon Newspaper Pu pushers Association Œ I Sandy Post, Sandy, Oregon 97055 Represented N a tio n ally by U S SUBURBAN PRESS INC No. 15 w? Thurs., Apr. 1978 ¡ The Race for State Superintendent W ill it be Verne Duncan, Fred Heard or Ruth M cFarland in the race for State Superintendent of P ublic Instruction? A fter something like a jillio n jo in t appearances, you m ight think, the candidates would sound just alike. But they don’t. A t least certainly not in their C ity Club appearance F riday. Duncan, the incumbent, speaks w ith growing confidence although obviously nettled by rem arks from his foes. Heard is the polished politician, speaking w ith intim ate knowledge of the workings of state government. M cFarland is the self-styled “ red-haired grand mother w ith a Ph. d. in genetics.” She has a nice sense of humor and probably was the favorite among F r id a y ’ s a u d ie n ce ...a t le ast judging by the applause. The issues aren’t very sharp. A ll agree that the role of the state superintendent is restricted by legislative enactments; never theless the leadership role of the person in the jo b c a n ’ t be minimized. A ll agree that something must be done to insure that high school grads can read, w rite and do m a th e m a tic a l c o m p u ta tio n s .. Duncan defends Oregon’s com petency program , Heard thinks any program which focuses on high school students is years too late. He would require demonstrated competencies no la te r than the th ird grade. M cF arland says “ lack of leadership” has turned the present competency program “ into a state of chaos.” A ll agree that if the choice is hl Portland: Better you should buy der fat, little pig in der betw een te achers and ad pretty sack! m inistrators, teachers should win every time. Some districts now Clackamas County: I wonder what's in that package - - have a higher percentage of ad and where it came from? m inistrators supervising teachers Washington County: I'm afraid I know the answer to that! th a n te a ch e rs s u p e rv is in g students. The race w ill be a close one. Duncan has name fa m ilia rity , Heard has legislative experience To the Editor: My m ain reason for To the Editor: and the backing of teacher-labor wTiting is to thank the 150 You did an interview on my I have had many inquiries flower field last fall but no visitors, the 80 card senders, groups. M cF arland has a warm , why a lawyer, who is not a the 80 phone callers./he food voter or a resident of one seems aware that Feb. folksy approach plus some very from the Baths, the Clackamas County can file 25 Doris' Dahlias nearly good professional background. Baumanns and the Franks. I against me for the position of came to an abrupt stop! - February 25 I was rushed feel I have been neglectful I f the election were held today, C ircuit Judge, especially when I could have helped. to the Portland Adventist when he filed for the same we think Duncan would win. But position of Circuit Judge for Hospital with blood clots Thanks for your prayers and the election is m ore than a month Washington County the last trying to tear themselves concern Special thanks to Sandy away and everything depends upon election into my left lung This could Chapels Good The law makes it quite have been instant death but Baptist how effectively each of the can clear that this is permiss God needed me here The Shepherd Church and Chapel didates campaigns from here on pain is indescribable. Seven of the Hills ible O.R.S. 3.041 out. I t ’s a good race. Doris Johnson ‘ Qualifications of C ircuit bottles of Heperin, the blood letters to the editor Packwood-Moynihan Becoming Obscured The m atter of tuition tax credits is becoming a real hot potato. So many variations on the Pack wood-Moynihan b ill have surfaced that i t ’s d iffic u lt to predict what w ill happen. Even if one of the m any measures does get through, it s till faces a presidential veto. The original idea, of course, was to provide middle-class parents some tax re lie f for costs of sending their children to college. Rich parents can pay for th e ir children, poor parents get government help. The m id d le -c la s s o n ly gets squeezed. Hence, c re d its w ere proposed ... $250 per student per year in Packwood-Moynihan. Objections im m ediately were raised; feelings cross p a rty lines Opposition centered on religious grounds ( separation of church and state). Support comes from those who sympathize w ith r- ddle-class taxpayers. Obviously, there are side issues, but these two seem the over-riding concerns. Now, it appears that some sort of compromise w ill be reached, possibly lim itin g credits to parents of college students. In other words, elim inating credits for attendance at p riv a te e le m e n ta ry and secondary schools. This would return to the original intent of Packwood-Moynihan and m ight quiet those who cla im a system of tax credits spread through the lower grades would “ destroy the nation’s public school system.” That sort of an assertion is patently absurd but it is p o litic a lly potent. Thus a college-credit-only compromise seems likely. An Idea Whose Time Has Come We were raised, so to speak, on a »ales tax. When we moved to Oregon ( from Washington) in 1960. we thought “ Thank goodness, we ll fin a lly get rid of the sales ta x.” Several years later, we were active on a com mittee opposing im plem entation of a sales tax in Oregon We s till were unalterably op posed to what we considered a very regressive tax. But we’ve changed our mind. Over the years, we’ve concluded that a sales tax here in Oregon would be vastly preferable to our continued reliance on property and income taxes. Oregon’s property tax ra p id ly is becoming confiscatory. There is growing acceptance of the idea of a sales tax, especially if it were dedicated to schools or to property tax relief. The next legislature w ill be fo r ced to deal w ith the problem. We hope they take another, very hard look at the sales tax. thinner, were fed in- tervenously along with Coumarin, the slower, longer lasting thiner. I spent 11 days as a patient in the hospital and 10 days as an outpatient. March 18 1 was rushed to Gresham Hospital and spent 17 days there as blood clots tore their way into the right lung resulting in pneumonia There was no strength left to walk or talk 58945 E. Highway 26 Sandy To the Editor: The Boring PTA would like to extend their thanks to the area's businesses and in dividuals who donated prizes and supplies. Your con tributions helped make our carnival a success Thank You. Diane Pettingill PTA Secretary Lake Oswego attorney sees need for change, seeks seat A Lake Oswego lawyer with 14 years experience in private practice has set his sights on the Clackamas County D is tric t Court's Position No. 2. And he d like to see some changes • The system is plainly not doing the job.” said Vince Robeson, who is seeking the position currently held by Judge Robert Mulvey Robeson cites the jury system as an example of ways in which the county legal network is self- defeating “You excuse the better part of the people who are qualified because they can't afford to give up the time.” Robeson said Instead of the current system, in which jurors serve up to three months. Robeson suggested that jurors be on for only one case , or a few days, so that more people are able to serve Robeson also feels that holding court only during daytime hours is unfair to users of the court “ It ’s wrong to make a guy leave his business so he can appeal a traffic ticket he feels he shouldn't have gotten.” he said People have a right to be able to use the court.” W hile not describing himself as a hard-line law- and-order advocate. Robeson does feel that the county jails are failing in their primary task—deterring crime—due to lenient penalties and jail conditions ‘ The threat of jail is a deterrent.'’ he said “Jail should not be a pleasant place ” Robeson believes allowing prisoners to mingle gives them a chance to “ learn a new tra d e ” from other prisoners as well as allowing them an opportunity to engage in extortion, rape and other activities. Robeson said he thinks first offenders should be given a reasonable second chance but that any following criminal activity should be dealt with firmly "As long as people think they will have to go to a certain point before they get a jail term you're not going to have a good deterrent ’ Clackamas County District Court Number Two sees about 28.000 cases a year ranging from civil matters to criminal cases Robeson finds the great variety and number of cases attractive. "This is the court where you get to be with the people more than any other. ’ he said. "That's the part that appeals to me.” Educated at Southern Oregon U niversity and Portland State University. Robeson received his law degree from the Northwestern College of Law. He has been involved in various civic activities such as land planning, school budgets and city charter work The incumbent in the county's position two seat, Robert Mulvey. has served two six-year terms on the court In recent years he has come under fire from lawyers for his actions on the bench Along with Robeson, Clackamas County Senior Deputy D is tric t Attorney Robert D Burns is seeking Mulvey s seat. Other candidates include Avedovich Meyer and Jean Franklin The position is non- partisan. with a primary election set for May 23 If no candidate holds a clear majority after the primary a run off will be held Independent joins race How To M oke Money The S tate D e p a rtm e n t of Transportation has its faults, but selling property isn’t one of them. The state acquired a number of Portland properties back in 1972 as a part of the M t. Hood Freeway co rrid o r When the freeway was kille d a few years later, the state was in the real estate business. The firs t of the properties was Judges; residence.” “ (1) . . . “ (2) Each judge of the Circuit Court shall be a resident of or have his principal office ir. his judicial district___ ’’ My opponent has established his office in Lake Oswego, thus satisfying the statutory requirement Very truly yours. Dale Jacobs Clackamas County Circuit Judge Recently we have spoken about the certainty of death and taxes as examples of the things that are inevitable in this life. Today we will comment briefly upon a third cir cumstance even more 1 predictable. An editorial in the Sunday Oregonian urges voters to vote “ yes” for an "elected,” re g io n a l g o v e rn m e n t, meaning, of course, the passage of Ballot Measure No. 6 In spite of its long-time and obvious support of regionalism, the Oregonian's arguments in favor of the so- called " m e rg e r” of C o l u m b i a Region Asso ciation of governments into the Metropolitan Service District and providing for the further merging of Tri-Met and the Metropolitan B ou n dary Com m ission appear specious and labored For one thing the editorial labels the present system as “ fragm ented” and ‘ ‘ap pointed,” and yet of the hundreds of job6, job-holders and officials who will be blanketed into the new “ government,” not one was elected to his position. While admitting that a “ regional” government will ‘probably” cost more, the O r e g o n ia n e d ito r ia l rationalizes that the increase in costs “will depend ont he services the people want. They conveniently forget that many of the present unasked-for and unwanted services will be ploughed into the new government willy- nilly whether or not the people want them. In the same vein, the put up for auction earlier this week A house which the state had acquired for $16,000 was sold for $38.000 in other words a 137^4 percent increase. Or roughly 23 percent per year. Who needs a gasoline tax? Just turn the state’s agents loose to buy more houses' Former West Linn mayor Don J. Mcln‘ o3h has an nounced his candidacy for the Clackam as County commissioner's position now held by Stan Skoko McIntosh, who now lives in Canby, will enter the race by means of nominating petitions as an Independent rather than attempt to call a m inor p arty nominating convention. he said Petitions will be distributed in the near future, according to McIntosh McIntosh said he had no intention of running for the commissioner s post, or any other position, prior to about March of this year He stated that after all of the candidates for the position had filed for the May p rim aries he “ became convinced that some of the real issues most important to the citizens of the county would not be addressed during the campaign ” He said he believes his entrance into the race will assure voters that "con fiscatory property taxes, land use planning and zoning and rule by non-elect com missioners , w ill be thoroughly analyzed and debated ' McIntosh and his wife, Dotta Jean have four children He graduated from Oregon Technical Institute as an engineering land survey or in 954 In 1967 he became a professional land surveyor He has owned Pacific Sun **ys for 12 years and served as mayor of West Linn from 1970 to 1974 He also has sen ed as chaorman of the South Fork water board editorial attempts to refute the claims made by some that a new Metropolitan Service District would add another layer of government by stating “ but that's not true” —a surprisingly naivu* conclusion. Practically all voters can count! Commenting on the co6t of the proposal the Oregonian noted, “ E xisting revenue sources of MSD and CRAG would be continued” as would be the levies of other organized districts that might be incorporated by the regional government CRAG would be allowed to continue its present assessment on local governments of 48 cents per capita per year, raised to a new limit of 51 cents and to be eliminated by June 30, 1981. The new regional government would also be authorized to propose an income tax of up to 1 percent to pay for “ regional ser vices.” But perhaps the most surprising thing about the expected support by the Oregonian of Measure No. 6 as a “ better coordinated, elected government” was the statement that “ it represents much hard work by the 65- member Tri-County Local Government Com mittee” Right there one is forced to ask, loud and clear, “ and just who does the 65 member Tri- County Local Government Committee represent?” Good Reader, ask yourself that question, and if you don't know the answer, ask the Oregonian Don’t just buy a pig in a poke—especially one on which all of the choice cuts have been sold or promised Refunds due Oct. Oregonians who filed 1977 Homeowner and Renter Property Tax Refund claims are reminded that refund checks will be mailed in October. In past years, property tax refunds were combined with income tax refunds and mailed in one check. The 1977 O re g o n L e g is la tu r e separated the property tax relief and the income tax programs. Now. income tax refunds are mailed within a few weeks after taxpayers file their returns Property tax refunds will be sent by separate check in October, shortly before 1978-79 property taxes are due. To begin the new schedule for property tax refunds, the legislature provided money for a second refund check last year Anyone who filed a 1976 H A R R P claim and received a refund early in 1977 automatically got a second refund of the same amount in October of 1977. The refund could be used by homeowners to help pay due in November. Funds for the property tax relief program come from the state general fund, wttrft is composed primarily of income tax revenue. Last year over one-half million O r e g o n ia n s r e c e iv e d homeowner or renter property tax refunds to talling m ore than $75 m illio n . 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