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Today in History
President Gerald R. Ford pardons Tokyo Rose. Although the
nickname originally referred to several Japanese women who
broadcast Axis propaganda over the radio to Allied troops
during World War II, it eventually became synonymous
with a Japanese-American woman named Iva Toguri, an
American citizen born in Los Angeles. Toguri and other
women broadcast sentimental American music and phony
announcements regarding U.S. troop losses in a vain attempt
to destroy the morale of Allied soldiers. — January 19, 1977
Food 4 Thought
“Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.”
— Robert E. Lee, born January 19, 1807
The Month Ahead
Through Sunday, January 21
Salem’s Riverfront Park is home to the fi rst seasonal ice
rink 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. 116 Marion St. NE. Cost is
$12 ages 3 to 12 and $15 13 and older for each 90 minute
session (includes skate rental).
Friday, January 19-Saturday, February 10
Pentacle Theatre presents Brian Friel’s Dancing
at Lughnasa. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Visit
pentacletheatre.org for show dates and tickets.
Tuesday, January 23
Keizer Public Arts Commission story pole design meeting,
6:30 to 8 p.m. Keizer Civic Center, 980 Chemawa Road
N.E. Target audience: special interest groups (art
associations, etc.)
Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700
State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, January 26
Oregon Symphony in Salem presents Brahms’ First
Symphony. 8 a.m. Smith Auditorium on Willamette
University campus. Tickets range rom $35 to $50;
students, $10. orsymphonysalem.org.
Friday, January 26 – Saturday, January 27
First Taste of Oregon, Columbia Hall (2330 17th St.) at
Oregon State Fairgrounds. Hours: Friday, 4-10 p.m.,
Saturday, noon-10pm. Adults $10, Seniors $8 Children
under 6 are free Designated Drivers $10, Group discounts
available, please call.
Saturday, January 27
Cherry City Roller Derby, Season 9, Bout 8: Dolls of
Anarchy vs Rydell Belles, 7 p.m. at The Mad House, 1335
Madison Street NE.
Saturday, January 27 – Sunday, January 28
2018 Oregon Wedding Showcase, Jackman-Long Building,
Oregon State Fairgrounds. Hours: Saturday, 10 a.m.-
5 p.m., Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $10; free
parking. oregonweddingshowcase.com.
Sunday, February 4
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
A town hall hosted by
Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep.
Kurt Schrader drew a crowd
of more than 400 people to
Claggett Creek Middle School
Saturday, Jan. 13.
The congressmen took
questions from the standing-
room-only attendees and gave
updates on their recent work
in the halls of the U.S. Con-
gress.
Keizertimes and the States-
man Journal got a chance to
speak with both men before
the town hall (see related
story, Page A1). Keizertimes is
presenting the town hall in a
question-and-answer format to
preserve as much of the legisla-
tors’ intent as possible.
Question from Tressen
Keller, CCMS eighth grad-
er: How should college debt
affect college dreams?
Schrader: The debt stu-
dents incur these days is crimi-
nal. We have worked to at least
fi nance some of the debt. Only
3 percent of federal dollars go
to education and that’s in stark
contrast to our state where over
50 percent are used for educa-
tion. If you step up after and
work in an area in need of ex-
pertise, then your loan should
be forgiven. We are working to
make sure that your college is
a heckuva lot more affordable
than it is right now.
Merkley: I will add that we
need to do a lot more to fund
Pell grants to keep pace with
rising tuition. When our stu-
dents borrow, they should be
able to borrow at the same rate
the big banks get.
Question: What are the
chances of drilling for oil off
the Oregon Coast:
Merkley: The answer is
none. You probably heard that
as soon as it was announced,
the Florida governor protested
and (Sec. Ryan) Zinke said
we’ll let Florida off the hook
because he’s Republican. How
about we let every state off the
hook where the governor pro-
tests?
Schrader: The West Coast
coalition has been pretty unit-
ed in that it is a no-go for us.
Question from Richard
Walsh, attorney and former
Keizer city councilor: How
many Democrats are onboard
for the Medicare for All plan
and why isn’t it part of the
(Democratic) platform?
Merkley: Our system is so
complicated and we have six
different systems overlapping
in different ways. Wouldn’t it
be great to have a simple, seam-
less system whereby simply by
living in America you have af-
fordable, quality healthcare.
On the Senate side, a lot
of senators have stepped up
to talk about it and there are
those who want to talk about
the steps leading to a simpler
system down the road. I think
it’s important to see how much
shift has occurred. There is a
tremendous support for that
shift. The conversation is going
toward that direction and we
have to keep pushing.
Schrader: The conversa-
tion has shifted dramatically.
Blind Boys of Alabama at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,
2:30 p.m. The grammy-award winning group bring
their unique style of gospel music to Salem. Tickets are
required to attend the performance, and they’re likely to
go fast. The recommended donation for a ticket is $20.
For more information on tickets contact musicguild@
stpaulsoregon.org
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
Claggett Creek Middle School eighth grader Tressen Keller asks the fi rst question of the town
hall. Anita Navarro, seated on right, got to ask the last question of the meeting.
Healthcare for everybody is
where we need to be going.
We have to show the Afford-
able Care Act is working and
that more expansion can work.
Question from Judith
Mansfi eld, teacher: I have a
lot of concerns for my DACA
(Deferred Action for Child-
hood Arrivals) students and tu-
ition for students, and I believe
healthcare is a human right. Is
there enough will and compas-
sion to counteract and balance
what has been going on in the
past year and cut it short?
Merkley: Is there enough
humanity address what is go-
ing on? I hope so. I hope the
citizens of this country convey
to their senators and represen-
tatives just how divisive the
hate-mongering has been. Life
is short, let’s take our energy
and put it into making things
better. The Dream Act is some-
thing symbolic of that.
It’s totally unfair to be
stressing out families who are
worried about their kids be-
coming stateless individuals.
Let’s make them full members
of our community as they have
been for most of their lives.
Schrader: If you would put
a clean DACA bill on the fl oor
of the house it would pass.
Why is it not happening? It’s
bad leadership. Leaders bring
people together. There is a lot
of compassion in this Congress.
Many of them are from the
last Congress and they solved
a longterm problem to make
sure seniors could receive the
healthcare they need, helped
write a bill that put in place
industry standards to prevent
toxins, and they made sure par-
ents and teachers and states had
their own say in how kids were
educated. It’s not happening
because of bad leadership, and
hopefully this coming election
cycle we will see some changes.
Question: We have three
state highways that go through
downtown (Salem) and all
east-west traffi c goes across one
point. We need another bridge.
We have idling traffi c that sits
for hours and pollutes like cra-
zy. Will you be able to give us
some help to fund this kind of
a bridge for us?
Schrader: It’s undeniable
that the congestion is horrible.
Some accommodation has to
be had. We are looking for solid
direction from this community
and a plan that works its way
up through the state transpor-
tation process and it becomes a
priority. The last transportation
bill we passed we made I-205 a
national priority and we could
make this a project of national
signifi cance. That gives access
to some funding and grant
streams that we wouldn’t nor-
mally have.
Question from Michael
Hampton, of Keizer: I am
concerned about the destruc-
tion of environmental regula-
tions under Scott Pruitt. How
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5 YEARS AGO
A noble deed
A McNary high school alum
will perform at President
Barack Obama’s inaugural
ceremony in Washington D.C.
with the University Festival
Choir. “It is a great honor…
Not everyone can say they
sang for a president,” Alex
Noble said.
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10 YEARS AGO
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Wednesday, February 14
Assistance League of Salem-Keizer’s 47th Annual Lasagna
Lunch, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The luncheon will feature
a member’s secret lasagna recipe including vegetarian
options as well as take-out and delivery services for
those who can’t make it. The event includes musical
entertainment and benefi ts the philanthropic service
programs of Assistance League. Tickets are $25, available
for purchase at als-k.org. Takes place at Willamette
Heritage Center in Salem.
Saturday, February 17
Cherry City Roller Derby, Season 9, Bout 9: Dolls of
Anarchy vs Panty Raiders, 7 p.m. at The Mad House, 1335
Madison Street NE.
Tuesday, February 27
Keizer Public Arts Commission fi nal story pole design
meeting, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Keizer Civic Center, 980 Chemawa
Road N.E. Open invite.
Saturday, March 10
Blade Runner 2049 (R)
Sun 7:40
Thor Ragnarok (PG-13)
Fri 2:00, 4:15, 6:25, 8:55
Sat 2:30, 4:00, 6:30,
Sun 2:05, 4:30, 5:50, 8:20
Star (PG)
Fri 4:30, Sat 12:30, Sun 12:00
Only The Brave (PG-13)
Sat 12:55, Sun 5:00
Man Who Invented
Christmas (PG)
Fri 3:55, Sun 12:50
Cherry City Roller Derby, Season 9, Bout 10: Rydell Belles
vs Thrill Kill Kittens, 7 p.m. at The Mad House, 1335
Madison Street NE.
Daddys Home 2 (PG-13)
Fri 1:55, 6:00,
Sat 2:05, 5:20, 7:20, 10:00
Sun 1:50, 3:50
Sunday, March 11
Bad Moms Christmas (R)
Fri 8:00, Sat 9:15
In the Steps of Sousa. Elsinore Theatre, Salem. Elsinore
Theatre, 3 p.m. Single tickets: premium seating is $30;
main fl oor/balcony seating is $20; Students K-12 (main
fl oor/balcony) are seated for $10. Season tickets are
available from Elsinore Theatre. salemconcertband.org.
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can we maintain what we had?
Merkley: The administra-
tion proposed Michael Dour-
son (as the EPA’s chief chemi-
cal safety nominee). Dourson
and his team have spent his
entire career saying that, when
science says a specifi c amount
(of a chemical) is dangerous,
10 times or 100 times more is
not something to worry about.
The administration pulled his
nomination after the response
from citizens. Pruitt is a big
challenge because he’s undoing
so much from the inside.
Schrader: Elections have
consequences and you get the
government you vote in. Ev-
eryone needs to step up and be
present and active in the next
cycle. We saw a bunch of Con-
gressional Review Act (votes
used to undo regulations pro-
mulgated) by the Obama Ad-
ministration. That might be a
way we can make sure the pro-
tections we have stay in place.
Question from Anita
Navarro, Claggett eighth
grader: What does a wom-
an-safe workplace mean to
you?
Merkley: It’s a workplace
that doesn’t involve leadership
by a whole number of individ-
uals that we have heard about
in the last few months or peo-
ple who practice any sort of
harassment in the workplace.
Women and men deserve a
workplace where your par-
ticipation and your advocacy
and salary is completely de-
pendent on your contributions
and professional work. That is
a message we are hearing a lot
and it’s one we need to keep
sending until every workplace
is free of harassment.
Schrader: Frankly, it’s a
conversation that we should
have started long ago.
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A 17-year-old girl escaped a
rollover accident with only
minor scratches. She was
unable to climb out of the
truck when offi cers arrived;
Keizer
Fire
employees
extricated her from the truck
and transported her to a local
hospital for minor injuries.
15 YEARS AGO
Celt swimmers crush
new Titans
McNary didn’t take it easy in its
fi rst ever dual versus West Sa-
lem. McNary’s swim teams de-
molished the Titans-- the boys
won 128-40 and the girls won
118-42. This is the Titans fi rst-
ever swimming season.
20 YEARS AGO
McNary girls stop
losing streak with win
over Sprague
The McNary girls basketball
team stopped an eight-game
losing streak against varsity
teams Friday with a big win at
home against Sprague, 49-61.