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6 SANDY (O r» ) POST Thur» Moy 78 1981 ($•< I) The Sándy Post Guest editorial: itorial & Opinion Von Braschler, Publisher Caroline Duff, Office Manager Mark Floyd. Editor Dan Dillon, News Editor Can poor cure world woes? Problems of economics and war suddenly have become critical Studies of the issues and participation in solutions is every citizen s duty and opportunity Our economic system is faltering Real wages are being cut We have lost markets to competitors Inflation continues, even as our government debt of $975 billion plus a staggering amount of civilian debt threaten collapse into a depression The care for people features we have built into our living is being dismantled The poor, the fatherless, aged and the disabled are to sacrifice to save the economy. Tax reduction is to benefit the wealthy, so that they will make invejftments The threat of war is very real We have an empire spheres of influence areas of the world, where ours is the controlling force We have spent $2 trillion on a military establishment to hold that empire and pro tect those countries that join our system and accept our dollar as the medium of ex change The Russians have an empire, too, and spend vast sums of their people's money and labor on it, just as we do Our empires col lide, and war threatens in distant pices President Reagan has refused to renew SALT II talks or any negotiations toward reduction of great numbers of H-bombs that treaten our lives We are to increase our military budget (already huge), invent new means of mega death and offer our enemies a chip on the shoulder attitude Part of our empire is Central America, where we have intervened often and usually support dictator-type regimes and the economic welfare of our multi national cor porations Now we are expending millions in economic and military aid to a very small minority of rich land owners who hold poer in El Salvador We are helping them in repression of the landless. Sioo per year, undernourished 80 percent of the people Only public opinion holds back a Vietnam type intervention in the civil war there Oil from the Middle East looms large in our war plans We have loaded the Island of Garcia off the Persian Gulf with armaments and anchored ships full of the same ready for use Ou special mobile force of 200,000 is ready to be flown anywhere there is threat to our oil supply. The draft is being prepared to provide replacement bodies A revolt against the king in Saudi Arabia is one way we could get into war in that area. Meanwhile our federal government has cut its former program is conservation and use of alternate forms of energy, which could ease the demand for foreign oil Ra tioning by price is favored to get us to cut down on oil demand. It seems to me that we are in a dangerous time We need not only to pray for the belov ed counry, but take a part in making deci sions We cn at least write to our officials to express concern W Pete Sulzbach Sandy local The Sandy Post g r a t e fu lly acknowledges the many readers who took the tim e to answer our re cent extensive readership survey. I he results in some cases are quite startling. Many of the fin dings should prove helpful in plot tin g fu tu re d ire c tio n of this newspaper C redibility comes on the heels of 216 respondents, most of whom signed their surveys. Most (93 percent) were subscribers and long-time residents (69 percent longer than five years). Ages were about equally divided between those younger than 40 years of age (49 percent) and those older than 40 (51 percent). Most, however, were women (78 percent). One of the disturbing elements of the survey involved local shopping habits and m arketing inform ation. It appears that readers consider local stores friendly (70 percent said so) and accommodating) 51 percent agreed), but not com petitive (69.5 percent thought). Furtherm ore, 62.5 percent don’t consider local stores extensive enough. Consequently, few local consumers shop for clothes here (66 percent seldom or never), and few lo c a l c o n s u m e rs m a ke automotive purchases here (50.5 Salem scene: percent seldom or never shop here). Local grocery shopping fared better, with 91 percent of readers often or sometimes shopping here. Also, 68 5 percent said they window shop here often or sometimes, while 66.5 percent shop for gifts here often or sometimes. Actually, there were only 9 percent in the survey who said they never window shop here and only 11 percent who said they never shop for gifts local ly. (The rest said they shopped locally “ very seldom.’ ’ Letters to the editor: Copter, water woes debated a f I I • Fight heliport what he sells 1 don't even know this man's name, but if there is a business man of the year award" in Sandy, I would like to nominate him for it. What do you say, Diogenes Will you second that? Diogenes? Where are you, anyway? I can’t see you here in the darkness Charles R Anderson ,n opposition to the propos ed Zigzag Heliport location, concerned citizens of the Mt Hood corridor area are mak ing a concerted effort to stop this project This effort addresses the fact that a significant por tion of residents find the pro posed site unsafe and disrup tive to the use of Welches Boring Still there is hope* for local stores G rade School and the in the eyes of readers in our poll. Hoodland Women's Club building and facilities While 65.5 percent said local stores As a class of 1980 graduate A project with such im from Sandy Union High weren’t very exciting to shop, 78.5 mediate and potential long School, I would like to make p e rc e n t s a id th a t lo c a l term impact that directly af a comment on the play that fects a large proportion of stores—described as friendly and Sandy Community Players our population only should and Sandy Union High accommodating—are covenient as be justified with the total School pu, on. called "A Fun a group. support of the community it ny Thing Happened on the affects. Way to the Forum " While the survey produces some The effort to stop the The acting and singing moans for local merchants, it also heliport must come from the were of the utmost ex community. A handful of shows some promise and direction cellence The play was ex Perhaps merchant groups can use people can not do it alone citing and very funny We can coordinate and Something tha, disturbs the data as a guide for corrective d is s e m in a te fa c ts , but me is the turn-out rate. The action with a little promotion along you the people-must pro past four years during high vide the momentum for suc the positive points liste d by school, the only times the cess Thos of us opposed to auditorium was completely readers. <VB) the heliport are seeking to full was when the school pro make these facts public as (SEE complete survey results duced a large, well known quickly as possible listed on page four of section one.) musical, such as "Music You can represent your Man," Bye Bye, Birdie" or opinions by writing to the "Sound of Music.” follow ing agencies and What’s upsetting is that public officials: Clackamas the Sandy High School and County Board of Commis Sandy Community Players sioners, Clackamas County pu, on excellent plays all P la n n in g C om m ission, year that people miss, Clackamas County Park chamber or caucus, female responses were because they think they Bureau, Oregon Board of positive, eight to one aren't worth their time and Aeronautics and Wayne Both sexes agreed with near unanimity money Wha, they don't Fawbush inthe Oregon State that male lawmakers accept their female know is that the acting and House of Representatives counterparts as equals But an obvious dif singing are of utmost profes Environmental Committee ference of gender opinion exists regarding sionalism and quality on Suitability* ECOS) impact of so many women on conduct of the What they’re missing is George Sheets Assembly's business Men responded fun and enjoyment All I Carol Smith tw o-yes and seven-no when asked if the have left to say is that con Mabel Browns by KEN JERNSTEDT process has been changed to accommodate gratulations are in order for Marilyn Leslie Slate Senator. District 28 women. Females responded four to five that both Sandy Union High Blythe Creek their presence, indeed, has changed the way School and Sandy Communi Following are some quotes from my col business is conducted ty Players on a job well Women claimed by a seven to two margin umn June 29, 1979, written during the last done legislative session: that they have achieved specific ac Dear Diogenes, Kenneth Jones Only last November Oregon voters complishments so far this session, while on Sound the trumpets, ring ly three male members responded affir reinstated the death penalty by a margin of the bells and blow out your matively. two toone Yet last week the Oregon Senate lantern, old man I have When it came to the question of which sex approved a measure to repeal the action found him, at la s t-a n honest The Head Start program of demonstrates the greatest political exper voters took only eight months ago Clackamas County recently man. He runs a small tise, one male said women were better I certainly believe that passage of this business in Sandy called held a picnic for all the politicians, six believe they are equal and measure was an act of arrogrance on the Ferguson's Power Equip children and families enroll Part °(th e Senate and is a disgusting slap in two said men were better Four women said ment ed females were more politically astute than e face to the people of Oregon, no matter Three years ago I bought a We would like to publicly how one feels about the basic issue men. four said women are equal and one thank Williams Thriftway piece of equipment from said women are less capable. This attempt to defy the will of a majori him It earned no warranty, for their donation of hot dogs Proof this survey is inconclusive ty of the people is an example of the but he said that he stood to the picnic. I^egislature at its worst.” somewhat biased on both sides and pure behind wha, he sold I had With the help of merchants Although the bill squeaked through the unscientific is evident, since it was con heard those empty words throughout the county, the ducted before the session adjourned On the ^mate on a 16-14 vote, fortunately it failed in before, as I ’m sure you have picnic was a great success. the House. 27-32 other hand, further probing indicates the But this man meant what he A g a in , thank you. gals really are doing quite well and a Io, of the arrog«nce and the slap in said Williams Thriftway. the guys aren't aware of that fact ye, the face have been administered by certain In these past three years, Davie Bartlett Examples Women have achieved a members of the seven-man Senate Justice Family Service coordinator my equipment has suffered Committee when they voted against Senate remarkable degree of leadership in the four serious breakdowns Clackamas County Head Bill 806 House, more than commensurate with their Each time, I hauled it back Start number Women served as speaker pro tern ,e< me a ,,tOe to F erguson’s, pulled ou, my background on SB 806 and assistant minority leader Four women checkbook and asked for thé .. A*Jer I 1* 1978 aPProvaI by the people of chair committees, four more are vice- bad news Each time I was A visit to my mountain the death penalty, th Oregon Supreme Court chairpersons, two chair important subcom told. "There’s no charge I, p ro p e rty at M each am found a technical flaw in the law and struck mittees on Judicial and Ways A Means Com wasn't your fault.” yesterday prompts me to R down The objection was that a judge, mittees Women have majority membership Bu, it wasn't his fault, write this letter Parked in on four committees Women, too are r* k i r lhan a ^ury’ wouW determine either He could very justly the mountains was a young leading advocates on several issues this ses whether or not a person should be executed have charged me for ail family in their motorhome, sion that heretofore have been strictly in the SB 806 was drafted by the attorney those repairs but he chose to who were obtaining their male domain, such as the budget transDor general s office, and that office feels that abaorb the cos, Like the water supply from a nearby taboo and bonded debt the language would pass the constitutional! man M id. he stands behind small stream ty teat If challenged Play good Women a factor in Salem "Dear John, "In the new code of laws, which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make. I desire you would remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them than were your ancestors Do no, put such unlimited power into the hands of the husbands Remember, all men would be tyrants if they could If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to in stigate a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation ” Abigail Adams March 31. 1776 American history's firs, "Dear John” let ter was delivered to the man destined to become the nation's second president The success of this determination is perhaps nowhere more obvious than in the Oregon Legislature now meeting in Salem The vast bulk of ORegon's female lawmakers have served in the House of Representatives, and this session all but one of the 20 are seated in the lower chamber With a block of 19 of 60 votes in that chamber, one can't help but wonder what ef fect women are having on deliberations in Salem For instance, answers to a question about effect 19 women are having on deliberations so far brought generally negative responce More women thought they were an influence than did the men Responses were a toss-up between sexes over whether women were more loyal to party dictates than men Women, however, think they're more independent than men give them credit for Answers from both male and female representatives were evenly divided on the ability of women to united across party lines on specific issues While men were evenly split on the ques tion of women s ability to lead either There still exists a com tor, who can verify if your presence of the parasite mon belief that mountain body has been acting as a giardia has been known for streams are safe to drink In host for either of these some years here in the nor truth, regardless of how diseases and can prescribe thwest Only this last week pristine the setting, no sur an appropriate effective has the state of Oregon add face water is safe for human remedy. ed giardia to the list of repor consumption. If you go camping, take table diseases At a recent American adequate potable water with I was informed at the Waterworks conference a you for drinking, washing American Waterworks con parasite commonly referred hands and dishes and ference that yersinia will to as giardia and a bacterial preparation of food If you probably be added to the list organism commonly refer run short of water while in next year Yersinia, unlike red to as yersinia have been the mountains, then you other bacteria, thrive in cold found in mountain streams, should boil and adequate temperatures and therefore originating from the waste supply of water from the pose a special hazard. products of m u s k ra ts , mountain streams the night I feel that our state, well beaver, deer, elk and other before for the following day. known for its pride in its en wildlife Do not rely on disinfec vironment, has through its Depending on an in tants or filtration (such a officials performed a real dividual's level of naturalal paper, cloth or charcoal) to disservice by not informing resistance, the illness symp remove giardia (which is an the Oregon public of these toms for giardia are those of extremely small and hardy well documented hazards to a true "flu virus" and can parasite). health in our most precious range from average to When you visit a communi natural resource—water. severe The illness symp ty in your travels, inquire This letter is written out of toms for yersinia closely about the source and treat genuine concern to inform, resem b le a p p e n d ic itis . ment of that community’s not to alarm. The conse- Because of this close water supply. Deep well qunces of failing to exercise parallel, it has actually sources and surface streams prudent caution may be very resulted in the unnecessary that have received coagula distressful, but in all pro removal of appendix from tion, settling, filtration and bability not fatal children disinfection are reliable If one adult’s illness or After an initial attack of il water supplies child’s appendix removal is lness from either giardia or Anything other than this avoided, then the time taken y e rs in ia and a p p a re n t involves an unnecessary to share this information has resumption of good health, degree of risk to avoid. The been spent well. they may remain as a host in individuals that fell victim to Please share this inform- your body and reactivate giardia in Rockaway last tion with your neighbor, as numerous times during later year can document the the camping and traveling p eriods, when an presence of g ia rd ia in season soon will be upon us individual's body is under Oregon You may do well to again. either physical or emotional consider this, when you Stanley G Wallulis, P E. stress. select where to stay over P re s id e n t, W a llu lis & H you have had these night Associates symptoms, contact your doc- The knowledge of the Pendleton Legislator’s report: People should decide death Diogenes, rest Thank you Water bad S en ato r Bob S m ith and I. both Republicans and both from eastern Oregon are two of the 29 sponsors (from both par In T ih ik n 806 We * ere the on,y two voting for the bill in committee. Voting against it were five members, all and 3,1 from melropohtan areas of the Willamette Valley. By this 5-2 committee vote, reinstatement of a constitutional death penalty law has been buned in the Senate The committee chairman says that death penalty debate in Oregon has ended .. 9 ° * remaining slim chance is passage of a bill by the House However, such a bill would be sent to the Senate Justice Commit tee. where its death knell undoubtedly would be sounded In any event, last week's action by the Senate Justice Committee is one more ex ample of a systematic destruction of our cherished in itia tiv e and referendum mechanisms 9i J i ,L aC? °nk.may end lhe debate in the S S ^ b u ,i" ,n o ‘ j ^ hv i E L i nT , ? r and 5upp»r >*"> of sb • “ “ y 'here w.11 be another initiative cam Paign to place the new death penalty measure before voters on a 1982 ballot Thia time, supporters say, it will he a h lt?i!?rial amendmet that can’t be changed people Leg,s,alure~<)n,y by a vote of the . J i y0U t0 drculate or sign such a peti toll-fpee). Or write to me at *isiv State Capitol Budding, Salem. OR 97310 ’
