husband, traveling in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon,
Syria, Jordan, Palestine and Israel. Tracy will
be available to talk about her exhibit.
From 5 to 6 pm Friday, Zahra will be the
guest on Inform Radio, KWVA 88.1, with
guest host Aria Seligmann filling in for Amy
Pincus Merwin.
support an elected official who votes with
President Bush 90 percent of the time, earns a
15 percent score from pro-choice advocates
and a 14 percent score from environmental
advocates.”
WAR DEAD
SMITH SAGS
The more Oregonians get to know U.S.
Sen. Gordon Smith’s votes, the more they
disapprove of his performance, according to
Marc Siegel of the Democratic Party of
Oregon.
The DPO released poll results this week
from SurveyUSA indicating Smith’s disap-
proval rating has risen six points from May
and 15 points from January. The Republican’s
disapproval rating is now at 45 percent, ac-
cording to the poll. His approval rating is at 47
percent with 8 percent undecided.
“Oregonians will not stand for a represen-
tative who says he opposes the Iraq War, but
votes more than 20 times to authorize and
fund it,” said Siegel. “Oregonians will not
Iraq War statistics as of June 25 include
3,562 U.S. military deaths, 153 U.K. military
deaths, 111 U.S. military suicides, 25,549
U.S. military wounded, 403 military contrac-
tor deaths and 66,315 to 72,608 Iraqi civilian
deaths due to warfare. Cost of the war is cal-
culated this week at $435.7 billion. Sources
are IraqBodyCount.org and icasualties.org
and CostOfWar.com
EARLY DEADLINES
The Fourth of July holiday means EW of-
fices will be closed Wednesday. Early dead-
line for reserving displays ads in our July 5
issue is 5 pm Thursday, June 28. Classified ad
deadline is 5 pm Friday, June 29. Questions?
Call 484-0519.
BY PAUL NEEVEL
JOHN
MILLER
“Search is an
emergency,” says
John Miller, coor-
dinator of the
Lane County
Sheriff’s Office
volunteer Search
and Rescue
(SAR) program.
“It’s a fallacy that
you have to wait 24 hours before reporting a missing person. You should call
when you’re concerned.” The only full-time staffer at SAR, Miller is on call 24/7
for all but six days a month. He responds to 80 to 115 incidents per year. A
Eugene native and Sheldon High grad, Miller saw combat in Vietnam, then went
to work for El-Jay Manufacturing in Springfield. He spent his spare time hiking,
skiing and especially mountaineering. “I volunteered with Eugene Mountain
Rescue for 12 years,” he says. “In 1994 I was given the opportunity to do this
job.” When a report comes in, Miller can call on any of eight specialized SAR
units, including mountain rescue, water rescue, a dog search team and Explorer
Post 178. He spends a third of his time training and testing volunteers, both
within Oregon and outside the state. To learn about SAR volunteer opportuni-
ties, visit LaneSheriff.org and look for Search and Rescue.
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