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The SÉndy Post Von Broschier Publisher Editorial & Opinion Don Dillon, Editor Coroline Duff Office Monoger SANDY OREGON THURSDAY, JANUARY 20 , 983 Settle Heritage Square mess The Sandy Chamber of Com merce has made an offer to play peace-maker in the dispute over city LID 4 assessments This shouldn’t be dismissed lightly. New chamber president Arnold Poutala made the offer recently before the city council, citing a need to bury the hatchet over the Heritage Square city parking lot. He suggested the cham ber could provide a special forum where assessed property owners and city officials could discuss their differences. “ The level of public controversy surrounnding the municipal park ing lot project has reached the propertion where all responsible segments of the Sandy communi ty must pause and deeply con sider the damaging effect this issue has caused and where fur ther controversy is likely to lead,” Poutala said in a formal state ment. As Poutala pointed out, neither side in the long court battle ap pears capable of complete victory over assessment levels. There is, however, ample room for negotia tion-provided both sides are will ing to sit down together in mean ingful discussion. This stalem ate over payment of the parking lot is costing the city plenty, hanging like a lead balloon over property owners and now threatening innocents on the street who might as taxpayers be forced to pay. Already one concerned proper ty owner at Heritage Square has voiced interest in Poutala's offer for the chamber to act as a r bitrator. City hall, however, has been mute. Let’s give the cham ber’s offer to open meaningful discussion toward resolution a chance. (VB) HOLD ON THERE... : W H A N D / 5 NOT U Y fT />EftlT I k COUPLET ELK Child abuse program timely Child abuse has increased dram atically statewide and na tionally, and Clackamas County is no exception. The good news in Welches, however, is that school officials want to do something to fight back. Welches School Board recently voted to start a personal safety p ro g ra m fo r s tu d e n ts in February. County officials won’t have breakdown by communities on the grow ing problem of abuse. However, they already know countywide sexual abuse by babysitters is up 81 percent and some 1,000 county cases of physical abuse last year left bruises. The total sexual, physical and emotion abuse reports coun tywide last year exceede 3,300. That, indeed, is excessive. M any a b u se d c h ild re n , however, go unreported and won’t report themselves for fear or em barrassment. School officials hope to educate those kids about their rights and how to report abuse. The b e lie f now is th a t unemployment in Oregon has con tributed indirectly toward child abuse. Welches School and their ad visors from Children’s Services Division and county juvenile of fice deserve praise for tackling this closet problem that exists in every community. Perhaps Welches can provide a regional model for other personal safety programs. (VB) Salem scene: Tough session lies ahead by J A C K Z I M M E R M A N A sso cia ted O re g o n In d u s trie s Happy definitely is not the word to describe the mood of the 62nd legislative Assembly, as it convened regular session in Salem last week Somber is more like it Seldom has an Oregon Assembly begun deliberations under more trying and demanding t-ondi tions at least in times of peace Other Assemblies have had to cope with recessions, even depressions Others have been ousted from capitol confines by fire Many have been saddened by the passing of former leaders of government But it is a co m b in a tio n of events and c ir cumstances that created the greyness in side the marble building hunched warily under winter's sun Indeed, by mid week even the sky assumed the mood as tog shrouded the structure In which former Gov Tom Me C all lay w atting w ell m erited state funeral Norm al sessln openingconfusion for freshman lawmakers was compounded for everyone, as the House attem p ted business as usual with a new and inex perienced clerical staff and the Senate languished as m ajority Democrats strug gled tardily to elect a leader and achieve all important organization of committees Lacking organization in the upper chamber, the body appeared even more perplexed than anticipated by Gov Vic A tiy e h * inaugural charge to lim it proper ty taxes and balance his propose,! budget with K M million in new income taxes Plagued by a years I,mg reraaaion lhat doggedly p e rs ia ta , moat m e m b e r* postured defensively in the face of in evitable onaioughi by interest group* bent on achieving their goals at the expense of others A lth o u g h w a r m ly w e lc o m e d by members of both parties and parked House Chamber galleries during Monday's joint session inaugural ceremonies GDP Gov Atiyeh s opening speech was inlet rupted by ap p la u se only onre when he pledged determined support of efforts to p re s e rv e th e C o lu m b ia R iv e r G o rg e in the manner I m * predecessor« had achieved protection of the stale a beaching and Willamette River Greenway B eg in n in g hM XMh year in pulilu life the governor who waa returned to office by an • v a r w b e lm m g m a n d a te , e x h o rte d legislators with what he described as th e « rattsrttve last chance to reform pro petty taxes and ameliorate dlffw ulties in LWQthlftttvW »wporf »rom »h» it«*» C «»»•*•• t XClUSlVf loOrwfon % Wwwhiy NwwvfM pars from AlMOItMl Oregon Irxfutinwt the state's singular land use planning system To emphasize his points, he reminded (hem of the margins by which the same voters who re-elected him came so close to repealing the land use law and passing what he called a property tax rollback that would have " unfairly devastated local government and schools in Oregon " Barring legislative action to lim it what he termed the appalling growth of proper ly taxes. Atiyeh predicted yet another in Illative to do the job "And the next time it will pasa.” he declared He reiterated hla land use proposals to make the system better fatter and leas abrasive Without legislat ive approval, he predicted yet another initiative attempt lhat would threaten to "cast into oblivion'' years of public effort to achieve a satisfac tory blueprint for the state'* future growth and development Hut other legislative priorities include an enhanced co n om ic development effort, public safety in the form of added jail space and additional crim e fighting funds for Stale puli, r and the Attorney General He adviaates a series of steps Io provide assistance for the state's keystone forest products industry and restoration of momentum in a higher education system in partnership with efforts for economic development Referring to the recession which has stretched the fabric of society very thin,' Gov Atiyeh in the conclusion asked the Assembly to act in behalf of people to seek long term sotutmns and maintain the uniqueness that is Oregon < unaidering the magmtudr and com plexities of his challenge coupled with the events and circumstaimres of the tim e little wonder the 70 men and » women ele, led to this legislature begin their task in an atmosphere of pensive so briety Letters to the editor: ‘Nix sales tax — just added tax’ No answ er Oregonians, mostly, are honest, hard-working peo pie They probably will soon read in the news, "State Budget deficit 600 m illio n d o lla rs ." When they read news like this, they begin casting about to contrive some way for the State to get money What most people don't seem to realize is that a budget is made of what the bureaucrats want to spend, not what is necessary I even hear people figuring m o re w ays to ta x themselves A sales tax is the answer, they say l,et me caution you. it would he just an added tax Oregon only voted an In come tax to relieve or eliminate property taxes Did it do so7 Income taxes are up, so are property taxes A lottery, then is the a n s w e r, som e say W ashington has a lo t tery successful they say but is it meeting their b u d g et? No w ay Washington is talking ol raising their sales tax The lottery, too, is just an add ed tax Keep track of what your legislators do It is your money they talk of .spen iling Some of them may be honest and hard working, but some of them are not honest Some of them are not even truthful By the way. did you know th a t a d iv is io n ad- m in itra to r (a g ric u ltu re dept .) went to Brazil for a month on your money 7 He attended a Rotary (Tub convention He made no report when he returned, nor was he asked to Is this honest and hard working7 (Supposedly, he went to encourage trade > Jean Roberts Mehama Bump G uru I-ast night as I watched news on t v I saw a follower of the "G uru" of A ntelope throw out a challenge to the people of Oregon Did you see the news I saw? I called the office of im migration to ask them to deport the leader of this group, so his followers would also leave our state and nation I was told by a very nice lady to put my protest in w riting and send it to their office, and she asked be to send copies to a ll our p e o p le in Washington. D.C. I am sharing the letter I sent to I m m ig r a t io n . Senators Packwood, H at field. Congressmen Au- Coin, Denny Smith. Bob Smith. Jim Weaver and Ron Wyden Address for the Senate is US Senate, Washington D C 20510 For the U S House the Zip is 20515 I give you this inform a tion in hopes you will want to join me in my efforts to rid our state and nation of a threat of take over The following letter was sent to the above mentioned per sons The letter of immigration goes to district director, US Im m ig r a t io n & Naturalizatin Service. 511 N W Broadway. Portland. Or 97209 District Director U S Im m igration & Naturalization Dear Sir Please deport the person know as the “G uru" of Antelope. OR I fear that group poses a grave threat to the State of Oregon and the United States When one of that groups stands before a T V camera and says "W e are going to paint Portland and the State of Oregon red—this is NOT to be suffered—if the “ Guru" is deported his followers will also depart Ann Lucas Estacada Festival ready The Sandy M o un tain Festival Committee now is soliciting applications from artists and crafts people of the area to participate in the 1983 Sandy Mountain Festival July 9-10 Deadline for applications is March 31 A ll a p p lic a tio n s a re juried and al! work must be original No "kits" or mass produced items w ill be allowed A ll interested people should w rite to P .0 Box 674. Sandy 97055 for further information D arrell Dempster Chairm an T hank you We wish to express our most sincere appreciation to our fam ily, friends and neighbors who pitched in and helped us in the cleanup and repairs after our recent house fire Also, thanks to the Red Cross and Sandy F ir e Department We couldn't have done it all without your help Thank you Diane and L arry Z im m er man Sandy Personally speaking Magazine boosts stock of objects Inanim ate objects always seem a touch sarcastic when they give directions Now that Tim e magazine has named a computer its Man of the Year. I suspect the tone of their voice is just going to get haughtier It must give a cardboard bo* sm ug s a tis fa c tio n to t e ll somebody which way is up I im agine it really makes the day for an exit sign to leave unbundled pedestrians out in the cold I swear doors smirk condeecen dingly when I jerk on a PUSH and snap myself out of a day dream with a smarting elbow It could be paranoia, but I think letting inanimate objects tell us what to do subverts the natural order of things For instance, a person makes a box So what does it do but turn around and tell him what to do. even if hr doesn’t want to do it Either people are masochistic or invention is the m other of bewilderment I subscribe to the latter theory whic would make bewilderment * grandchild of necessity and help explain why people make boxes that tell (hem what to do Take your basic frozen pizza box for in stance Right there on back of the box. under cooking instructions, it say*. Place directly on center rack Why would anybody put by DAN DILLON that on a box. unless they don't eat frozen pizza or have a conces sion on oven cleaners? Everyone knows those greasy, cheesy by products slip right off the crust through the grill to the oven floor where they stick like crustacean* As the dough of the crust wakes up from its frozen hibernation it does what comes naturally to anybody waking up in an unfam iliar spot It grabs the first thing It sees which in an oven's case, is the grill Those pizza boxes are a crafty lot They know that the greasy, cheesy by product* that didn t slide off when the thing cooked will slide off when you pry the crust off the g rill Sure, you can cheat and put a cookie sheet under the thing to save oven-cleaning duties, but scraping all the by product goop back on the shredded crust for dinner isn't haute cuisine Not all inanimate objects have such a nefarious intent Some are distrustful simply by their in nocuous nature They aren't around a * much anymore, but remember those yellow smiley-face decals that said. "H ave a nice day?" What if you already had other plana? Some mornings no m atter how pleasant their intent, the reaction ■those little grins garnered was ’eye-opening and at times, shock ing Is it just me or does it jade your view of humanity to see a grown up trudging down the street to work, come across one of those smiley devils and start screaming, "Don't tell me what to do " Some inanimate objects' labels and instructions go beyond "This . End Up, " "R efrigerate After Opening" or Shake Well Before Using " Some are instruments of temptation For the weak-willed, those are the worst kind "Open Me First " One in particular is the champ For every closet crim inal in the wrld. what could be the safest act of lawlessness imaginable"’ What could be more tempting than put ting your fingers behind the tag on the mattress that says, "Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law ” A crim inal act without leaving home and. unless so meone looks under the sheet seemingly undetectable But like all those self serving signs, it knows good and well that no one is going to mess with it or else some honker lik e that Magnum P I guy will crash down the door and catch the culprit with the goods in hand Whal do you say then7 "Gee whiz. Magnum P I . guy. don't hurt me I'm a really restless sleeper and this got ripped off in my sleep and I was just try ing to sew it back on my bed’*” In a world where a magazine names a computer Man of the Year, anything is possible Our mattresses and pizza boxes hold the power of Big Brother We should g ra b hold of ourselves before it's too late and stop letting our products tell us what to d o O r is it really so tern ble that Tim e magazine made an inanimate object Man of the Y e a r’ The television football season ha* been making men inanimate objects for years Maybe Tim e just got around to honoring one of our own
