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3 The Sdntty Post Editorial & Opinion Von Braschler. Publisher Caroline DuH, Office Monoger Dan Dillon Editor Scott Newton. News Editor SANDY. OREGON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1982 Johnny really can’t read too well Johnny can’t read, or so parents f e a r . L o c a lly t h e r e ’s new evidence their fears are real. Sandy High recently tested n in th -g ra d e rs on a G a te s - MacGinitie Reading Test with results shocking for some feeder grade schools. While the average freshman who attended little Bull Run School was rated at a middle eleventh-grade reading level, comprehensive and vocabulary reading skills scored far lower for others Form er Boring Grade School students now in the ninth grade at Sandy High scored only at a 6.7 grade level in reading com prehension and 9.0 grade level in vocabulary on the average. F o rm e r W e lc h e s School students at Sandy High scored almost as poorly, with 7.9 grade level rating average in reading comprehension and 9.3 grade le v e l r a tin g in re a d in g vocabulary F o rm e r Sandy E lem e n ta ry Schools students now at SUHS scored a sim ilar 7.9 grade level average in reading comprehen sion and sim ilar 9.3 grade level average in vocabulary. Cottrell students scored a better 9.2 grade level rating in reading comprehension and 9.9 grade level average in vocabulary. Superintendents at area feeder schools have been notified of the reading test scores. In the case of schools w ith poorer results, perhaps the sub-standard scores should be read very closely for possible program deficiencies. (V B ) Ask the superintendent: Town meeting worthwhile by DR. JOHN P E T E R S Sandy High Superintendent Q UESTIO N How m ay I influence the preparation of next year's budget7 ANSW ER: All citizens are invited to a t tend budget committee meetings These meetings are always announced, in ad vance, by the Sandy Poat Patrons are en couraged to comment at these work ses sions and also participate in the formal public hearing held at the conclusion of the budget process This school year we are holding a "town h all" Monday, Oct 25. beginning at 7 30 p m in rooms 50-51 The purpose of this special public meeting is to hear from our district voters regarding their priorities for our total high school program The "town h all” is an ideal opportunity for community residents to express their con cerns and air their questions about Sandy Union High School Q U ESTIO N Do you have advisory com mittees7 If so, how m ay I participate7 ANSW ER We have established several advisory committees including those in ac Dump Denny c o u n tin g . a g r ic u ltu r e , a t h le t ic s , electronics-computer, forestry, industrial mechanics, library, marketing, metals, work experience and curriculum These committees meet several times a year and make recommendations for im provement of the programs If you are in terested in becoming involved, contact us at M8-MH1, extension 201 Salem scene: Workmen’s Comp improves by JACK Z IM M E R M A N Associated Oregon Industries Part of the coat of doing business in Oregon is declining This should be welcome news to those a t tempting to attract new industry to bolster and diversify our present economy The cost reduction involved the amount employers pay for workers compensation in s u r a n c e g o v e r n m e n t m a n d a t e d coverage for work related injury and II- Inesa suffered by employes Steadily rising in this state since ISM. the cast of workers' compensation In surance has been on a downward path since IV77 Oregon once had the nation's highest costs in this regard, but has declin ed to a point where approximately 10 other states rank above us from a cost stand point "And there's every reason to believe our roots w ill continue downward," according to Roy Green, director of the Oregon Workers' Compensation Department "Significant changes in our laws have paved the way for reform , reorganizalon, safety co n scio u sn ess and competition They are am ong the key factors leading to root reductions,” he said The most graphic exam ple of the workers' comp cost reduction Ilea perhaps in total prem ium s paid by Oregon employers In IM I that figure was 1551 • million It dropped 23 percent la M22 million last year and is expected to decrease even further to about »330 million this year Persistent unemployment particularly in the forest products industry has con tnbuted 1« the decline in total premiums Hut the biggest contributors lately have bean discounting and utilisation of what Mt surance companies refer ta as a "file and uaa system of determining premiums E lla and use p e rm itte d by the legislature in IM I -has been in effect only since July of thia year Green said And sinre then we have witnessed dramatic Mi protmum rates as carriers A former esecutive and founder of a ma jar private maurance company. Green es I that file and uno systems have long in casualty and liabilily in Its appHcausn la workers c o m p e n s a tio n s im p ly m e sa s th a t claims are par I la purchase their irwurance el the House race, tax reform spur letters "N ot only la file and use reducing employers' costs." he said. It is effectively promoting safety in the workplace Seldom before has any single developmenl produc ed such tangible results for both workers and their employers.” How lug a factor la workers' compenaa lion insurance to employers when figuring their cost of doing business7 It depends on the labor mtenaiveneas of any given business In other words, how many workers on the payroll A rule of thumb has been that payroll is 70 percent of business overhead Using that formula, workers comp costa can be significant. In deed • -»Kging for instance, has been a high p r e m iu m o c c u p a tio n r e q u ir in g premiums of more than »30 per »100 Clerical clasaificaliona on the other hand command rates of less by 50 cent» per (I0O Companies who employ logger» found their coal of doing trusineas inflated by 30 percent of payroll under these conditions Wood product manufacturers costa were boosted almost 15 percent of payroll trucking firms about the same amount canneries more than 12 percent super markets • percent machine shopa I per cant and to on Since the advent of file and use pro cedurea competition among insurance earn ers hat driven rates for loggers from from »11 M per »100 to »17 «1. wood pro ducts manufacturers to M M Trucking firm s to M I I. canneries Is M U super markets to »2 50 and machine shops to (1 X per (100 A cro ss the b o a rd e s tim a te s show prem ium costa down about SO percent this year compared with rates charged in 117« Groan cnee other factors that are reduc mg workers comp costa as wall Perm s neni total disability cases are down sigmfKantiy from the 2W counted in 1*74-7» The figure was IM in 1*7» 110 in im o and 141 last year Permanent totals and fatalities are among the moat expensive claims Green explained Your Sept 30 issue had a full page ad in which Rep Denny Smith advocated his election to Congress from our new 5th Congressional District Rep Smith listed only two objectives for representing us in Con gress These w ere the fa m ilia r Reagonomic cries of “ Cut government” and “ Cut spending ” He has voted for cuts in government spending hav ing to do with people needs He has voted for huge in creases in m ilitary spen ding and more subsidies to nuclear power R u th M c F a r la n d , Smith’s Democratic oppo nent. spoke at a chamber of commerce luncheon last Tuesday The contraat in th in kin g and vision is marked M cFarland sees government as the right arm and prim ary instru ment for people to use in solving their problems I would submit that our 208-year h isto ry under government at national to township levels ha* helped us prosper, show a steady progresa in respect and concern for each other and become the envy of the world Deapite our huge and diverse population, we go about our several affairs in peace and considerable harmony, because we have government Our government has tax ed ua and spent much money in building roads bridges, water systems and sewers We have invested hearily in education of our best capital asset, our children rod youth We have protected the health and safety of people We have shown concern for the weak, the aged, the disabl ed and e s p e cially the children Reagan’s robot? I couldn’t agree more with "Oregon M agazine" (Oct 1982), if I tried "Denny Smith went to Washington and was never Letters to the editor Rep Smith has voted for cuts in these programs M cFarland sees many of these as investments that have paid off big returns an d o th e rs as m o ra l responsibilities Ruth M cFarland sees the billions we are pouring into mega-death machines as irrational, immoral and a desertion of human needs and hopes for a future She would use those billions to r e -to o l o u r f a c t o r ie s , educate every child, pro tect our environment to seek peace with sincere vigor. Her first move toward peace w o u ld be to c h allan g e our fa v o rite e n e m y to a v e r if ib le nuclear arms freeze, bring ing to a halt the production, deployment and testing of further nuclear weapons ■ystemi Smith has voted no on the freeze, despite overwhelm ing m ajorities of people favoring it I suggest that a vote for Ruth M cFarland ta the beat choice, the rational one and the one moat m o ra lly defensible W Pete Sulzbach Sandy heard from again," at least as fa r as representing Oregonians is concerned S m ith has been the "Reagan robot" that the "W all Street Journal" se ct -e s him of being The big p ro b le m is R e a g a n 's economics is devastating to Oregon. As voters, we can't a f ford to make the same mistake twice Don't send Denny back to Congress!! We need the leadership, experience and programs that Ruth M cFarland can offer Vote Nov 2, and vote M cFarland Nita Brueggeman Gresham Dump LCDC The wolf pack is out and in full cry, and their victim as always is the Oregon property owner The people of O re g o n put tw o measures on the ballot that are designed to protect the rights of property owners «right* guaranteed by the U S Constitition I The wolves are using all the dirty tricks they can dream up to defeat these two measures I am referr ing to Measure 3 and 6 You hear no discussion of Measures 1 and 2. These two measures were put in by our Salem people and should be studied very c a r e f u lly by p ro p e rty owners and people who hope t" someday own pro perty You renters should ask yourselves whether it is in your best interst to vote against the rights of property owners, which is taking away rights our Constitution guarantees, rights you w ill never enjoy, if these rights are not pro tected now Now to the measures our Salem people put on the ballot As I understand it, both measures are design ed again to defeat the will of the people I have not yet seen these bills, but 1 understand Measure 1 has to do with raising tax bases without a vote of the peo pie Do you want a tax base forced on you. without you being allowed to vote on it 7 Measure 2 (as I under* land it) will affect our in itia tiv e and referendum process Many states are fighting for the right of in itiative and referendum, so please do not allow the powers that be to take away this right The volves who put these two measures on the ballot are out to get the property owners' hide Ann Lucas Estacada LCDC scary Only in the state of Oregon does an LCDC have the power to condemn your house, condemn your pro perty and put a lien on what you own, without due pro cess of law I ’ll give you a few ex amples A senior citizen sold her home to her son, with per mission to live there the rest of her life The son ask ed permission to move a mobile home onto the pro perty 1167 acres) for him to live there He was refused He did not fit into the LCDC comprehensive plan A c it iz e n added a fireplace to his home He immediately was slapped with a »50 fine per day until LCDC was convinced it didn't violate their com prehensive plan A store owner build a roof over a walkway to the entrance of his store to ac comodate his customers He was fined »100 per day (added to his taxes) until he tore it down Vote LCDC out Jean Roberts Mehama Tax myopia? Who was the wise guy. anyway, who decided to put a tax-lim itation measure on the ballot without a lte r natives? If we are ultim ately to wind up with both tax lim itation and a state sales tax, doesn't it make more sense to initiate the sales tax first—or at least both at the same time Shirley Roth Boring Personally speaking: Raceway way out for tax-poor town? Okay, snookums So you think w e're sort« down and out with the way you think bucks should flow more upstream hereabouts7 You say you re scared to death w hat'll happen to Sleepy Hollow town* like Sandy and sandy places like Sleepy Hollow when that proper ty tax lim itation slices up the small town pte7 Not to worry Prosperity w ill roll, when we get our racetrack built I got this quiltwork strange plan from those good ol boys across the bridge Vancouver way Seem* they were worried, too. about the state going broke and cutting back Then the idea came to them gambling What a notion! Would have worked there too but everyone knows your Washingtonian never knows where he's going when in the driver s seat We’re smarter here We know what the state deems necessary is what we ail salute with our hearts and our paycheck* State- sponsored gambling then outta by VON BRASCHLER work especially if we don’t. We got a built in market, too. judging from the number of gambling devices the police have jerked out of local bars lately I men. somebody must have the bug Equip racetrack gambling windowawith slot machines that look like video games, and even kids will save up quarters Sandy City Council wrestled with the demon dice and exorcis ed him from town a while back, i t ’s true But city fathers only voted not to sanction card games That leaves open the gate for horses betters beat a path to Sandy’s track The track, you see. will be the highway We U run the steeds up one side of town east and back around the Y lieaded down the homestretch west to the light Thia is the u ltim a te non polluting light industry city plan ners have lusted after I t ’s the beat kind of tourism, with people who drop in for only a couple hours to drop scads of loose bucks and leave, scarcely needing a toilet, phone or traffic light while visiting Gotta have flashy lights Those lights will start the nags like dragsters at the Eliminations The big red light at the finish line also will abut them down Imagine the fun we could have raising bucks for the city Since we got a gal for mayor, she could be our trophy girl and put the big horseshoe of rose* around the winner T hey'll get the traffic lights, though Oh, we ll make a great case with the Oregon Highway Division for traffic lights and welcome signs You think the state's been kinds scotch on lights with Sandy * 11.000 daily cars through town so fa r7 You think it ’s cheap that Vic can blow up state visitor siena in front of Californians, but the state won't let Sandy put up a decent greeting at its border7 Thia w ill change when the hoards of happy So if you think that free chance the Sandy Chamber gives you to guess when snow h it* town and win a free vacation's fun. w ait'll the horses hit town "Catch the Pioneer Spirit booster buttons now showing up in town might be reworded f n r the big tim e Catch Spirit Wasn’t that the name of Icahod Crane’s nag. when he lost his head in Sleepy Hollow7
