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The Sandy Post Editorial & O pinion M a rk Floyd. Editor Dan D illo n . N ew s Editor Von Braschler. P ublisher C a ro lin e D uff, O ffic e M a n a g e r SANDY OREGON THURSDAY JULY 2 1981 Stats show Sandy parade among biggest Sandy Mountain Festival parade 7:30 p.m. next Thursday shapes up as one of the biggest parades in all Oregon. No exaggeration The stats tell the tale. Sandy’s little sum m er parade has grown to 91 entries this year up from 73 last July, when boosters bragged that Sandy had m ore flo a ts th an P o r tla n d ’s Starlight Parade. Well, this year there are more floats in little Sandy’s parade than the grand Hose Festival parade. Entries here include 24 floats, 70 horses, the N ational G u a rd ’s Oregon Pipe Band that played at the recent inauguration, Shriners and Koval Kosarians. I here even may be a surprise guest or two when floats parade east up Pioneer Boulevard Sandy has become confident of itself and its ability to put on quali ty shows in recent years, and for good reason. Quality artisans and renowned musicans reside here, so the Festival parade committee didn’t have to look outside town this year to attract an eminent parade m arshal. Sandy’s own George Bruns, topcomposer and musical coordinator of Walt Disney Produc tions for 20 years, more than fits the bill. So bring the family and guests early to find a spot to see it all and expect to stay a good hour. After all, this is one of the biggest parades now in Oregon, if not one of the best. Coordinator Shannon Montgomery and her Festival sub committee deserve much of the ap plause. (VB) Oregon redistricting favors Sandy area I he state legislature's eleventh- hour reapportionment like most political attem pts to redistrict surely didn’t please everyone. Most hurt was Portland, where population declines in a recent 10-year census cost city dwellers three House seats and one and a halt Senate seats in favor of grow ing areas like Clackamas and Washington Counties. Ballooning" is the description often applied to bizarre political redistricting to shuffle power, and some of Salem ’s compromise crea tions do resemble balloons. Picture those twisty, squeaky balloons that carnies bend into silly-looking animals. Actually, all the gerrymandering seemed to strengthen the political picture for Sandy, Eagle Creek, E s ta c a d a , B o rin g an d the Hoodland area, however. I’he Sandy area will sit in the powerful northern end of the ribbon-shaped new Senate District 14, the controversial “helicopter” corrodor from the outskirts of Spr ingfield to Molalla, Mill City, Detroit, Cascadia and Sandy. It ex tends south to West Fir and follows the Cascade Line to Cultus Lake to the east Insiders say the new district senator likely will be elected from the northern popula tion centers November. 1982. Political scoffers call the new district a helicopter corrodor, because you’d have to cross through another district to get th e re — cynically suggested by helicopter. For Sandy, however, it’s a more compact Senate district than pre sent District 28 that extends into eastern Oregon. District 28 Senator Ken Je rn ste d a fte r elections November, 1982, will represent just eastern counties and laughs when the new district is called large. In general area, he has representated It is my conviction that two-thirds of that district as one citizens need to participate one fourth of his present sprawling in more dialogue w ith each district. other and our government to Best news for the Sandy area in protect their interests in these c ritic a l days reapportionment, though, has to be It appears that we cannot new House District 23. No longer have both “ b u tte r” and will Sandy be in sprawling House “ guns" and that in national politics our president has District 56 with Hood River and chosen "guns ’’ To pay for I he Dalles, but as population them he has hacked a budget center of a compact, local district with severe cuts in such services as child nutri with Estacada, Canby, Malino and social tion, health, schools and food the Hoodland area. The district stamps among many others follows the forest boundary and ex The president has forced tends to Multnomah County and to the issue of how we are to live and what kind of society the Marion County line toward we are to become no, only Oregon City. into national government, bu, into every state, county, The more compact, local district sity and school board as puts Sandy in a new role as a well All of Oregon is cutting population center—a kingpin role people assistance programs likely to produce more home-grown President Regan speaks to us about budget cuts and tax representatives with hometown cuts He does no, speak in feelings about priorities. terms of how the social ser While current state represen vice cuts w ill affect people, nor does he mention the huge tatives continue to visit across the increase in m ilita ry expen mountain and effectively carry our ditures that is par, of his sentiments to Salem, it nonetheless plan. He does no, discuss with us would be helpful to elect new this m ajor move from being legislators from closer to home. a caring society to one which Come November. 1982, we get the values people less He does chance. (VB) not alert us to the fact that Letters to the editor: ‘Guns or butter’ still priority m atter Salem scene: Workman’s Comp, improves by JACK ZIM M ER M AN Associated Oregon Industries Oregon's business c lim a te —although clouded by the current recession -- has taken a turn for the better The encouraging economic news came from the office of Insurance Commissioner K ill F ritz He announced an average reduc tion of 8 5 percent in prem ium rates charged for government-required workers' compen sation insurance, effective July 1 The most recent rate decrease, added to others over the last 18 months, totals 30 5 percent and reduces Oregon’s long-standing national ranking as highest cost state to 10 or 11 from the top • I he latest rate reduction follows previous decreases last year of 5 9 percent in A pril, another 15.1 percent in July and 1 percent this A pril ( o n s e q u e n tly . to t a l p re m iu m costs estimated to soar as high as Jfioo m illion last year, topped out at $549 m illion They are expected to dip fu rth e r to around $5<M) m illion this year The la tte r e stim a te was made by Workers Compensation Department Direc tor Roy Green, who pointed out the rate reductions are being achieved in spite of the fact benefits are steadily increasing for covered workers Green called the circumstance 'astoun ding and pointed to several recent developments as responsible P rim a rily , he said, the situation is the result of legislation enacted over te last four years He also credited an increasing awareness and changing attitude of employers regarding on the-job safety The L e g is la tu re enacts law s w ith guidance for regulation of the system, designed to cure and rehabilitate claimants and com pensate workers or their survivors in the event of disabilities and fatalities Legislative Report trom thè State Capital f X C L U SIV F to Or egoo s Weeh I y Nt* wspa per» troni Associated Oregon Industries tion and m anufacture of weapons designed to k ill a hundred to a hundred and f i f ty m illion people any after noon In addition, we keep a two m illion person armed force sta tio n e d at home and around the w orld These forces have the m ajor func tion of insuring tha, the flow of minerals, oil and other natural resources keep flow ing our way and that our m ultinational corporations w ill find receptive invest ment climates and docile labor forces A special airborne force of 200,000 has been organized to intervene anywhere in the world (especially the Middle East* w ith precision guided missiles and other exotic arms D raft boards now are being organized to insure replacement bodies for this force Now is the tim e to speak for a society that cares for its own Now is the tim e to speak for a society tha, aims for concilation and peace and hope tha, our children and grandchildren can live W Pete Sulzbach Sandy Schmale quits There is no funny or clever way to say good bye I t ’s just one of those words that says it all Chafing the Social Security System is really quite simple . I have enjoyed w riting “ Bits and Pieces" during the pas, four years, but the wear and tear of being stretched too fa r is taking its toll on me I have to back away from a few projects for awhile, and unfortunately The Post is one I have to drop The main reason I started w ritin g the a rticle and con tinued it on a regular basis is because I felt people should have something to laugh at I created situations that in cluded myself and members of my fa m ily tha, were usually 80 percent fabrica tion, but the idea was one tha, others could relate to and hopefully laugh at First, you Stretch this part, here J Once people can laugh a funny things in another pel son’s life, they can usuall see the humor in their owr Humor is all around h i sometimes it needs to b pointed out T h a t’s what tried to do I r e a liz e e v e ry b o d ; doesn’t have the same weir« tw ist of humor tha, I do, an< I didn't expect to creati more of the same Everyon« has a funny bone somewhert in their body, and I trul> hope I tickled a few So as I w rite off into the sunset, keep sm iling until you can t see my eraser dust anymore Margaret Schmale Eagle Creek • ■then, pull on it like Uas. . our m ilita ry program has shifted from defense and some efforts to defuse the arm s race tow ard first- strike weapons, confronta tion and intervention <EI Salvador*. Tensions are high, and prospects for a doomsday nuclear war are close Not only we and the Russians are hostages to nuclear death, but all of Europe as well Christians among us may contemplate that we are now a society that puts five m illion of its most highly skilled scientists, engineers and craftsmen to the inven Legislator’s report: Em ployers pay prem ium s based on hazards inherent to different types of work and the experience of individual employers, in other words, the frequency of work- related in ju ry and illness Premiums are determined as a percen u nu D i r u u ’iu it . BOB PACKWOOD tage of each $100 paid in total payroll and in I'.S. Senator, K-Oregon volve several hundred classifications Some employers pay only modest amounts per A fundam ental problem facing $100 of payroll Others must pay premiums seniors in Oregon is economic that range as high as 100 percent of wages security For many, tha, security is paid their workers dependent on income from the Social The 1977 L e g is la tu re re fo rm e d the .Security system system's appeals procedure, modified some Recently. President Reagan sent definitions and created the adm inistrative the Congress a proposal to reform department Two years ago the le g isla tu re Social Security His goal: to make fine tuned the new processes, and further the program financially sound. No improvements are under consideration by one questions the need to alleviate lawmakers now meeting in Salem the fiscal crisis confronting Social Gov Vic Atiyeh created a task force to Security The questin is how to do so study the situation after the 1979 session, The administration s approach to and many of that body s recommendations solving the financial problems of the are now being considered Social Security system is heavily Im p ro v e m e n t of the s itu a tio n fo r w e ig h ted to w a rd s tw o a re a s: everyone is apparent for at least two drastically cutting benefits for peo reasons, in addition to the premium rate ple who retire early and reducing re d u ctio n s The num ber of w o rke rs benefits for people who become classified as permanently totally disabled disabled last year was 139, lowest in more than a The over emphasis of the presi decade and down significantly from the all den, s program and its greatest tim e high of 299 in 1974 75 shortcoming— is ,0 reduce Social Packwood wants Social Security •/ i&dluiZiz/ Security benefits several ways for seniors in The reasoning behind the presi dent's approach is clear, bu, there are other approaches the president might use tha, would less drastically impact on seniors F irst, to insure the short term solvency of the Social Security system, I would allow for interfund borrowing between the Health In surance Trust Fund and the Social Security Trust Fund Such an ap proach would guarantee the fman cial security of the program, while more long range changes are going into effect Second, we must elim inate the re tire m e n t earnings lim ita tio n , which this year is penalizing seniors below age 72 one dollar for every two dollars they earn over $5500 While our economy is boosted by the pro ductivity of a ll citizens, this law ef fectively discourages seniors from working Third, we must eliminate the man datory retirem ent age to let people work as long as they are able Fourth if we are going to reduce benefits for people who retire early, i, should no, begin until well into the future many years from now to allow people to plan for reduced benefits F ifth, if we are going to make changes in the Social Security pro gram , these changes must tie ac complished by specific benefit in creases Specifically. I believe there are two im portant elements tha, should be included 1 The Pack wood Bradley Long Term ( are B ill, which is designed to help seniors and disabled persons avoid placement in nursing homes by providing com m unity based ser vices, and 2 Protections for seniors against the costs of catastrophic illnesses Only by changing this system can we guarantee our senior citizens their right to enjoy the comfortable and secure retirem ent they have earned
