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The Sandy Post Editorial & Opinion Von B raschler P u b lish e r C a ro lin e D u ff O ffic e M an a g e r SANDY OREGON Dan D illo n Editor Scott N e w to n N ew s Editor THURSDAY OCTOBER 22 1981 Sandy High staff show some class High school department heads and adm inistrators showed a lot of class recently when they shared the pain of a $232,914 budget cut shouldered uniform ly. Net result is that basic education in no department suffered Not that an educator would want to make a quarter m illion dollar cut like that every year. School sports remain, but new equipment is out. A budgeted com puter gave way, too, as did guidance department and career center budget levels. The school’s special program for talented and gifted students had to go, but county support from C lackam as E ducation Service D istrict w ill save a program for handicapped students. Alternative education and a pro gram for dropouts had to go. But basic education at Sandy High w ill remain solid with a good 18 to 1 student to teacher ratio. Nationwide racist tide sweeps in Racism and class strife are on the rise against a backdrop of new’ Moral M ajority leadership, and friendly pioneer states like Oregon aren’t immune. The Ku Klux Kian rides again w ith new organization among school children, and Am erican Nazis grab headlines by ransack ing synagogues. Several degreed spokesmen and authors lend their name to age-old bigotry w ith “ s c h o la rly ” new twists. There’s Reagan adm inistra tion darling Thomas Sowell, PhD, with exposure in “ Psychology To day,’ ’ TV's Phil Donahue Show and “Meet the Press’’ to discuss his book, “ Ethnic A m e rica .” The black right-winger speaks against government welfare and for lower m inim um wage for blacks, sug gesting that blacks haven’t pulled their weight. Then there’s Wilmot Robertson’s “ The Dispossed M a jo r ity ,” a “scholarly” argument for m ajority race supremacy that bookstores have refused to carry. His conten tion is that America and western civilization w ill go down the drain with new m inority liberal leader ship, and the white Anglo-Saxon m inority should reclaim political control And there are other ultra-rightist books to sc ra tc h fro m yo u r Christmas list for blacks, Jews, hippies and other friends on the f r inge. Richard Viguerie’s “ The New Right: We’re Ready to Lead’’ prim er is sure to offend many in this nation’s m elting pot. “ Someday and American black is going to become a great leader of his people by pointing out that those blacks they thought were kings had no clothes on all this tim e,” wrote Viguerie, fund-raiser and publisher for the New Right. Meanwhile, racism has grown so ram pant recently in frie n d ly, pioneer Oregon that Gov. Vic Atiyeh has had to speak out against the Kian and others. W hatever happened to that A m e ric a n s p ir it of f r o n tie r neighborliness and a fresh start for all peoples in a great new world? Salem scene: Legislators eye extra day by JACK ZIMMERMAN Associated Oregon Industries Contrary to collective opinion six weeks ago, the 61st Oregon Legislative Assembly has been called into emergency special ses sion by Gov Vic Atiyeh It is scheduled Saturday. Oct 24. and is billed as a one-day event Its purpose is to consider new court reform legislation in place of two bills Atiyeh vetoed after a record 203 day regular session that adjourned Aug 2 Never in the memory of current Salem- watchers has a special session approached under such a cloud of controversy and speculation At stake on the surface is a legislative package prepared by the Oregon Commis sion on the Judicial Branch, a body ap pointed to study and recommend reform of both administration and financing of the state s circuit and district courts. Primary among the Commission's recom mendations were provisions that would per mit the governor to appoint a chief justice of the Supreme Court to administer the court system and shift current financial respon sibilities for operation of the couts from counties to the state These recommendations were introduced during the regular session in two bills The two bills were introduced last February and failed to achieve final passage until the last day of July, only hours before the session adjouned During the intervening months the meaures bounced between House and Senate and were subjected to extensive surgery in the upper chamber Although both passed handily in the Senate, a House concurrence with the other chamber's surgical amendments was nar row, indeed One of the two bills passed by the barest majority Although he professed to be strongly in favor of the reform concept, Gov Atiyeh vetoed both, because the administrative bill emerged without a provision that requires gubernatorial appointment of the chief justice Appointment of the chief justice on the basis of administrative a b ility - as op posed to seniority or popularity—was para mount in his veto Reaction to the vetoes was immediate from the legal community, who long has sought administrative reform Also the counties voiced their anxiety to shed the burden of financing court operations Efforts were made to persuade the legislature to call itself into special session This involves a legal, but never achieved procedure that requires written requests from a simple majority of member of both chambers Sine this approach was unsuc cessful, the next attempt involved creating compromise legislation Atiyeh would ac cept That strategy worked The pre session agenda calls for three new bills to be considered during the one day session One deals with funding to raise Legislative Report from the State Capital E X C L U S IV E to O regon’s Weekly Newspa pers from Associated Oregon Industries certain court fees and a shift in operating burden to the state's general fund The other two bills essentially would put the question of appointing a chief justice up to voters during a primary election next May. The controversy and speculation around the action is substantial, to say the least Politically volatile, the situation becomes a numbers game Ostensibly, leadership in both chambers has counted heads and is reasonably certain of majorities—31 representatives and 16 senators-ready to enact the measures A number of considerations, however, suggest those counts may be inaccurate A rumored, greater than-expected bien nial budget shortfall has emerged Many- lawmakers oppose any action that might strain further the state’s ability to pay its way during the next two years The plan may fail because of opposition to shifting court costs from the counties to the state A segment of Democrat majorities in each chamber is rumored to support an amend ment that would shift the election provision from May to November This could embar rass Atiyeh. who likely will stand for re election at that time Then there’s the question of other vetoes lawmakers must consider when they reconvene in special session Of the 17 bills nullified by the governor during and after the regular session. 10 will be up for con sideration Oct 24 Although the constitution requires they be onsidered. it does not specify the assembly mus, take positive action on the vetoed bills They could be tabled or even ignored However, it takes only one recalcitrant legislator to force a vote on any of the vetoes If tha, occurs, say goodbye to the one day timetable Avoiding such an occurrence will be a strenuous tes, of leadership, since four of the questioned bills zipped through the regular session with ample votes to achieve an override Smarting under the political liability of already leading the longest and costliest regular session in history, m ajority Democrats may be banking on controlling all members Any extension of the schedul ed one day affair could heap more spend thrift criticism on the entire body Letters to the editor: Mountain flap, football stir readers Bias cited As usual, Michae >i p Jones, the Post's correspon dent, has his facts wrong He continuously distorts the news, clouding it with mis quotes and misinformation His recent article about the Hoodland Women’s Club indicated that the members feel that the county has lx*en lying about our lease This is not so Although there is a m ixu p about the to ta l acreage included in it, Mr Zinzer of the county has been very cooperative in our ef forts to clear up this matter The women who are "up in arm s" are comprised of a newly joined radical minori ty whose main purpose, it appears, is to destroy the ef fectiveness of the Women's Club This issue can be handled in an intelligent, orderly fashion without turn ing our meetings into a town hall. The Women’s Club is vital to this community I, for one, do not like the Women's Club tx‘ing used as a pawn to fu r ther someone's ambitions It should remain as it always has been: Women dedicated to serving the community Vera Peterson, treasurer Hoodland Women's Club Post supported I read your editorial with great respect and apprecia tion for the courageous stand you have taken on tiehalf of your re p o rte r and newspaper 1 felt greatly en couraged and a tremendous sense of relief to know others have been challenged and yet remain firm in their prin ciples I find it incredible to com prehend the amount of ill will stirred up by a few direct questions, questions others should have been curious enough to ask themselves I asked them, and I am not sorry, embarrased or guilt ridden, even though I have endured vicious gossip, as have the others involved Gossip-mongers are only revealing to eveyone the quality of thinking they har l»or in the dark recesses of their own consciousness The attempt to discredit anyone with lies is designed by the would be users to erect walls to p ro tect them selves Anyone w illfully attempting to injure another is an object of pity, rather than resent ment The questioning process is part of our democratic way It protects our interests by keeping us informed We are thus better equipped to make more intelligent decisions and less likely to tie in tim idated bv those who would use our ignorance to their advantage Lack of willingness to welcome questions signals som ething d e fin ite ly is wrong, for in an atmosphere of openness an tru s t, problem solving ideas are welcomed Keep up the good work, and thank you again Linda Eredricksen Rhododendron Let coaches coach As a member of the Sandy Union High School football team, I have found the last three years to be a real struggle for the varsity team With different coaches and different ideas on the game of football coupled with some attitude problems on the part of players, it has been hard to achieve any con sistency toward a winning program Las, week we played Silverton Though we played a good game and won, it was a game w ith a lot of penalties The reason I am writing is tha, I ie«*! certain people in volved with the high school and community find it their place to c r itic iz e our coaches Perhaps it would better serve the team for these peo ple to stay the heck out of the locker room after the game While we do no, mind people coming in—win or lose—and telling us we had a good game or staying around to offer constructive criticism, wha, we do not need is a bunch of self appointed ex perts who tear down the team or coaches Anyone concerned with football knows that at times the referees can make bad calls While it is no, the job of players or people that watch the game to contest calls made by referees, it is the coaches' job Coaches are no, inhuman, far from that They really care about us as people first, football players second Anyone on the team will tell you tha, When a call goes against our team, it can be expected tha, they ge, a little emotional Those that feel qualified to criticize our coaches, well, perhaps those tha, do should be coach, huh9 Bu, until tha, time, we will have a team that may no, win every single game, but is at least learning how to be com petitive And I, at least, thought tha, was the whole idea Tim Sytsma Sandy High Thank you The family of Raymond E Lindsey acknowledges with grateful appreciation your kind expression of sym pathy. We praise the Lord that Raymond had accepted Jesus Christ as his Ix>rd and Savior. We thank you all for your prayers and gifts, calls, cards and visits I never again w ill wonder wha, to do when someone else loses a loved one A call, a card, a loving arm around the shoulders, a ho, dish, flowers, money, loving let ters—each and every thing that was done was such a comfort to us all God has been very good and gave us so very many- kind and loving friends Anna Mae Lindsey and family LETTERS POLICY: The Post asks that all letters to the editor be typed, double-spaced and signed. Deadline is noon, Tuesday. Letters should be accurate, free of libelous remarks and in good taste. This newspaper attem pts to publish all letters it receives and may edit material lightly to conform to guidelines. Personally speaking: anachrony He looked like a sobbing human tragedy Tears ran down his ruddy nose and dropped into his beer Occasionally, he ran his wrinkled, plaid sports jacket sleeve across his dripping nose and sighed, shaking his head That was our only relief Then he returned to his sobbing Who is that guy9 I asked, pointing at the sobber Does he ever stop or wha,9 Can't he see we re trying to watch Tom Snyder on the television here9 The fellow next to me at the bar knew the tale of the sobber’s woe "College education." he said "A lovely wife Two kids right ou, of a cereal commercial Detroit made economy cars in the garage Flashy plaid sports coats for every day of the week ” Well, tha, doesn , sound too bad to me "He works at WAR ’ War9 You mean he s some kinda soldier9 What's he doing in tha, flashy red and blue plaid number then9 "N o. no WAR is short for Worldwide Acronym Research He thinks up catchy names for people who wan, to form groups or have innocent sounding sophisticated weapons "Y o u know, in te rco n tin e n ta l ballistic missiles9 He's the one who DAN' DII.I.DN though, up ICBM Now , doesn't tha, sound a whole lot safer9 Wouldn't you rather ge, hi, over the head by a bunch of vowels and consonants you don , know the meaning of than some missile9" Yeah. I suppose But. what's with the whining I'm just trying to watch Tom Snyder on the television here He's on his way down from the mountain." the fellow next to me at the bar said, sipping his beer "They wan, a new name every time two or three of ’em g e, together and he s gotta keep coming up with the names "There's PORNO, who used to.be the BOBS, who started ou, being ,h«* BIRDS." Wait a minute. I said What's this about porno and Bob's birds9 "No, no PORNO is People Oppos ed to Rather Natsy Obsessions " Oh "They changed their name from Bunch Of Big Shots, because the op position started calling them Bunch Of Bull Stinkem and it had the same acronym—BOBS " Okay So. who's the birds9 "Well, the whole bunch was kind of disorganized in the beginning, bu, they knew they were mad, so they jus, called themselves the BIRDS, after the thing they said most—‘But, I Really Disagree. Sir ' Then they found themselves a cause and took off, so to speak " This w hole thing is crazy "That's right That's who they all took off after Flow'd you know that9" How did I know what9 That they took off after CRAZY9 \ ou know, the Conservative Right And Zealous Young That’s who's fighting PORNO See. CRAZY started out as Bunch Of Nice Guys BONG, bu, the BOBS said all they do is have BONG parties, you know with tha, wacky tabacky So BONG became CRAZY "So now it's CRAZY going against PORNO and that poor, pitiful man down there at the end of the bar dreamed up all those names But, there was always something different going on up there That’s why he s in here After he go, names for everyone so they were happy, the names didn t go along with what they thought were fighting about It's a lot easier to name missiles " Come on now. an acronym really tells its story truthfully. I said Suddenly, the sobber sprung up ou, of his sea, and rushed toward me Wha, did you jus, say?" he screamed with joy in his eyes "Wha, did you just say9" All I said was, ‘Come on now an acronym really tells its storv truthfully ' "That s it," he screamed "Come on now that's CON Acronym real ly tells its story tru th fu lly -th a t's A R T IS T " So, that's why everyone wants a fancy name, I said, so they can be a ODN ARTIST They think jus, because they've got a fancy name the world's going to beat a path to their door Bartender, bring us both a beer I feel like sobbing too n 1
