The Clothes Horse
• Our cover story on economic
development this week makes
a strong case for expanding
our local and regional approach
to creating jobs. It’s human
nature to hang onto old ideas
long after they have become
obsolete. But a revolutionary
new era of science, technology
and enterprise lies ahead of
us. What will draw new invest-
ment and create new jobs in
Oregon? The biggest factors will
be high-quality education, clean
air and water, open space and
livable cities with vibrant cul-
tures.
• Bush tells us the war in Iraq is
mostly over, so shouldn’t we
just shrug our shoulders and
get on with our lives? No way.
Let’s hold our elected leaders’
feet to the fire on this boondog-
gle. Death and destruction
aside, the Congressional Budget
Office figures this war has run
up a tab of more than $48 bil-
lion so far (see
www.costofwar.com), enough
money to provide health care
for 6.8 million children for a
year, or fund four-year scholar-
ships for 1.2 million college stu-
dents. Meanwhile, the supposed
justification for our aggression
(Iraq’s huge stockpiles of
primed and ready weapons of
mass destruction) appears to be
a sham. To paraphrase the old
bumper sticker: If you’re not
pissed, you’re not paying atten-
tion.
Wednesday night as die-hard
land-use activists speed
between meetings.
• As we continue looking for
Iraq’s WMDs, war corporations
are finding big profits. Raytheon
reports an 18 percent increase
in missile sales. Fighter jet
• Two of our favorite watchdog maker Lockheed’s sales are up
57 percent. But don’t count on
groups, CPA and LandWatch,
are holding their annual meet- the billions in new federal war
ings the same night, May 14, but spending to do much for
Oregon’s economy. For every
across town. Ouch. Bet that
dollar that Oregonians pay for
won’t happen next year.
defense, only 23 cents returns
Meanwhile, let’s hope Eugene
as in-state military spending.
cops are on doughnut breaks
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