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TO THE EDITOR A VOICE FOR CHANGE LOUIS GOMEZ - FOR LANE COUNTY SHERIFF - AS ONE WE CAN SUCCEED . The revolving door at the jail needs to stop now! Reactive policing is not effective and we must become proactive problem solvers and develop partnerships with the communities of Lane County. I will look at all positions within the Sheriff's Office and restructure the department to fill the void in the jail and criminal patrol. I will also be fiscally responsible and reevaluate the purpose of the traffic teams. PA I D F O R B Y L O U I S G O M E Z F O R L A N E C O U N T Y S H E R I F F - P. O . B O X 4 5 6 , O A K R I D G E , O R E G O N 9 74 6 3 Silver Jewelry Yoga Mats Meditation Cushions Goddess & Buddha Statues Ethnic decorative items Scented candles & Incense Tarot, Books, Cards, Journals Spend wisely, seek balance, live richly. Laurie McClain Socially Responsive Investing RUBY CHASM 152 W 5th @ Charnelton 132 E. Broadway, Suite 747 • Eugene 541-686-1908 • 1-800-386-1908 www.mcclainsri.com EUGENE • 344-4074 Member, First Affirmative Financial Network M-Sa 10-6 • Sun 12-5 Securities offered through a registered representative of Walnut Street Securities, Inc. (WSS) member NASD and SIPC. First Affirmative Financial Network, LLC (FAFN) specializes in socially responsible investments and is a registered investment advisor with the SEC. FAFN is not a control affiliate or subsidiary of WSS. “The Perfect Mile” Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It. among the legislators, no wonder we are in a budget crisis. Getting Mitzi a seat at the table for state rep will get crisis problems ad- dressed. Charlene Fairleigh Eugene KUCINICH VOTES COUNT Well, I can’t vote for Dean in the May pri- mary. He won’t even be on the ballot. And if I vote for Kerry, what does that say to him? Nothing much. I suppose I could write him a letter, but I doubt if he would have time to read it. I’d really like to tell him that I would like to see a universal, single payer, health care system for the country. The solution? I’ll vote for Kucinich in May. In fact, if everyone who voted for meas- ure 23, Health Care For All, now voted for Kucinich, it would not change the fact that Kerry will be the Democratic candidate in November, but it will send Kerry a message that health care is really a big issue for us. Now that Kerry has the nomination locked up, it gives us the opportunity to tell him how we feel without hurting his chance for being elected president. Bob Cassidy Eugene STRATEGIC VOTING I have changed my party registration to Democrat in order to vote for Dennis Kucinich for president in the Oregon May primary election. Although John Kerry will be the Party’s ultimate nominee, I believe my vote for Congressman Kucinich is still im- portant. Oregon narrowly selected Al Gore in elec- tion 2000, and is considered a swing state in this election cycle. Therefore, our primary votes will be carefully counted and consid- ered. My intent is to send a message to Kerry and the Democratic Party: I and hopefully many other Oregonians will vote for Senator Kerry in November if he offers real change from the policies of the current administra- tion and if the party adopts a more progres- sive platform. I will vote in May for Congressman Kucinich because he offers a choice: democ- racy vs. plutocracy, international peace vs. RE-ELECT unilateral war, hope and repeal of the USA PATRIOT Act vs. fear and loss of our civil rights, jobs and withdrawal from NAFTA and the WTO vs. free trade and outsourcing, envi- ronmental renewal and clean energy v. envi- ronmental degradation and back room deals with industry, and universal health care v. a failed system evidenced by 43 million unin- sured Americans. These are some of the pol- icy differences and platform changes that I seek to influence with my strategic vote. If you are not already a registered Democrat, you have until April 27 to change that. Please join me in voting for Dennis Kucinich in the Oregon May primary elec- tion. Benton Elliott Eugene WILDLANDS & ECONOMY Greg Vranizan questions Oregon Natural Resources Council’s commitment to promot- ing wilderness protection and lack of com- mitment to communities (3/25). We don’t feel there is any disconnect between our work to save wildlands and a healthy economy. ONRC remains diligent in our work to see more wild forests protected for future genera- tions because previous generations of deci- sion-makers failed to do so. Senators Packwood and Hatfield had a stranglehold on land protection in Oregon for decades, and the clearcuts that riddle our public forestlands are a testament to their lack of initiative. We owe a debt of thanks to people like Rep. Jim Weaver for the places that are saved, but even with their tireless work, less than 4 percent of Oregon is protected as Wilderness, compared to 10 percent of Washington and 13 percent of California. Thoreau said, “In wildness is the preser- vation of the world.” Wilderness areas can also be the preservation of our economy. Logged wildlands lose their value for recre- ation and produce few, short-term jobs. Look at the proposed Biscuit Fire “Recovery” log- ging — the timber industry predicts that the largest, most aggressive timber sale in mod- ern history will have little effect on employ- ment. Conversely, look at the vibrancy of communities like Sandy and Sisters, which are the gateway communities to wildland Bonny Bettman EUGENE CITY COUNCILOR SERVING WARD 1 Bonny is endorsed by: COMMUNITY MEMBERS Author Neal Bascomb 2 p.m. Sunday, April 25 • UO Bookstore • FREE Visit UOBookstore.com for more information. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON BOOKSTORE Bahati Ansari Lisa Arkin Fred Austin Sandra Austin James Baker Elaine Barrett Scott Bartlett Jon Belcher Don Bishoff Sandra Bishop Melva Boles Shawn Boles Jacque Bonner Howard Bonnett Adrienne Borg Tom Bowerman George Braddock Dr. Richard Buck Dr. Virginia Buck Harold Busby Lora Byxbe Jean V. Carley Roscoe Caron Michael Carrigan Richard Cave Gunny Cherrytree Joel Cherrytree Dr. Edwin Coleman Steven Deutsch Jerry Diethelm Lois Diller Dan Dreier Ruth Duemler Cathy Ellis Vicki Elmer Judy Franzen Stephen Franzen Joe Gabriel Nancy Gabriel Jane Gibbons Greg Giesy Katherine Gorham David Gussett Cecelia Hagen Sandy Holder Munir Katul Cynthia Kokis George Kokis Virginia Landgreen Nena Lovinger Joy Marshall Katie Mason Kevin Matthews Gretchen Miller FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.efn.org/~bonny 6 APRIL 22, 2004 ELECTED OFFICIALS State Senator Floyd Prozanski Anne Montgomery State Representative Phil Barnhart Connie Morehouse Adam Novick State Representative Paul Holvey Bob O’Brien Lane Cty. Commissioner Bill Dwyer Dr. Mary O’Brien Lane Cty. Commissioner Peter Sorenson Carolyn Partridge Eugene City Councilor David Kelly Charles Phillips Former U.S. Congressman Jim Weaver Elaine Phillips Helmut Plant Former Lane Cty. Commissioner Tom Lininger Thomas Pringle ORGANIZATIONS John Proctor Fire Fighters Local 851 John Saemann Chris Schoap Oregon Bus Project - Lane Judith Schoap Oregon League of Conservation Voters Sally Sheklow Oregon Natural Resources Council Mary Elizabeth Silver Sierra Club Mike Sobol Margie Sobol LOCAL BUSINESSES Hanna K. Still Dana & Colleen Bauman, Dana’s Cheesecake Deborah Telew Jim & Janet Dotson, Dot Dotson’s Dr. Nicholas Telew Jan Temple John Ebeling, Sandpiper Automotive Cary Thompson Jeff Gaughan, Appliance & TV Center Judith Volem Scott Landfield & David Rhodes, Tsunami Books Tim Volem Gavin McComas, Sundance Natural Foods Joe Wattles Paul Nicholson, Paul’s Bicycle Way of Life Alan Wilm Peter Ogura, Black Sun Books Jan Wostmann PAID FOR BY ELECT BONNY BETTMAN
