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Can we get what we need?
with the Joneses.
By LYNDON ZAITZ
Several years a report stated that
“You don’t get if you don’t ask.’
a majority of American households
“Don’t take no for an answer.”
were a $400 emergency expenditure
“Have it your way.”
Tenets that many people live by, away from fi nancial castastrophe. Well,
though they are leavened by the words we’re there now. The coronoavirus
of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards: pandemic has upturned households
“You can’t always get what you want.” across the nation—whether losing a
job or caring for a sick
Everyone has material
family member.
wants such as a comfortable
The federal $600 a
home, a reliable vehicle, nice
zaitz
week in additional un-
clothes, among others. Then
employment benefi ts was
there are the priceless things
writes
a lifeline for families who
people want: a loving, stable
desperately needed it.
relationship, good health and
That benefi t ended at the
meaningful employment at a
end of July. Even though
good living wage.
Some say that if one wants material Congress and the White House knew
things one has to work for them. Ma- the end of the benefi t was ending
terial things cost real money; choices they did nothing until the last week
have to be made when we decide we of July. Now, true to form, the Demo-
want a new car and upgrade our hous- crats and the Republicans can’t agree
ing. Desire leads to want, want leads in what form to continue the unem-
to acquire. It is not within everyone’s ployment benefi ts. This is the same
grasp to buy a new vehicle nor pur- Congress that ovrwhelmingly passed
the CARES Act.
chase a home of one’s own.
Without action from Congress, the
Life holds no guarantee of acquir-
ing material things—many don’t un- president took it upon himself to issue
derstand that. We want what we want executive actions last weekend to ad-
when we want it. Unfortuntely, that dress the impasse. Some of his actions
can result in bad decisions and actions. did not sit well even with his fellow
What should society do to assist those Republicans. The president wants to
who do all the right things, scrimping let businesses postpone the payroll
and saving, doing without to keep up tax until sometime in the near future.
The payroll tax funds Social Security
and Medicare. Some of the president’s
actions probably won’t meet Consti-
utional muster; Congress controls the
purse strings.
As Congress prepares to take its
annual August recess, people across
the country are suffering. They have
to fi gure out how to pay their rent or
mortgage. Personal savings rates have
increased over the past three months,
but some households don’t have the
ability to put money into a savings ac-
count. This needed to be a rare time
for Congress to postpone its recess,
stay in Washington and address the
very real suffering of American fam-
ilies.
Life holds no guarantees, but in a
time of a national emergency every-
one must do their part to assure it
doesn’t get worse. Adding trillions of
dollars to federal spending is unsus-
tainble, but at times like these, damn
the torpedos.
Government’s main duty is to keep
the people safe. Forcing families to
make it their own during this crisis not
of their own making is unconscionable
You can’t always get what you want
but government should assure that the
people get what they need.
(Lyndon Zaitz is publisher of the
Keizertimes.)
Spouting radical ideas in 2020
quirement with this group. And integ-
By DEBRA J. SAUNDERS
Thanksgiving is going to be ugly rity is optional.
The group released a report with
this year. There’s a real chance the
public won’t know who won the a game plan on how the presidential
White House weeks after Election campaigns, a compliant media and
Day, and rather than feeling grateful, government offi cials could react to
leaders in both parties are peddling four likely election scenarios.
Of course, one of the
grievances nonstop. Before
outcomes was a 2016 re-
the voting has begun, Amer-
peat—with Trump win-
icans have been told not to
other
ning the electoral college
trust the outcome.
former Vice President
And the worst offenders
voices and
Joe Biden winning the
are the people who think
popular vote.
they believe in the process
And this is what the
just as they prepare to tear
folks who ostensibly care
the country apart if they lose.
A bipartisan group of 100 or so about the country suggested: Team
left-wing luminaries, institutional Biden could push key blue states to
graybeards and never-Trumpers came threaten to secede from the nation un-
together to work on what they named less congressional Republicans agree
the Transition Integrity Project, their to make Washington, D.C., and Puerto
response to their conviction that Pres- Rico states, divide California into fi ve
ident Donald Trump will contest the states, require Supreme Court justices
result “by both legal and extra-legal to retire at 70 and eliminate the Elec-
toral College—because the U.S. Con-
means.”
The group claims to take no po- stitution is toilet paper to them.
The 22-page report informed
sition on how Americans should vote
—as if the word “transition” isn’t a readers that “the concept of ‘election
giveaway. Self-awareness is not a re- night’ is no longer accurate and in-
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deed is dangerous.”
To the authors “violence on the
streets” is a problem. Not because an-
tifa and Black Lives Matter protest-
ers have enabled anarchists to torch
American cities. The report warns that
Trump’s people “have every incentive
to try to turn peaceful pro-Biden (or
anti-Trump) protests violent in order
to generate evidence that a Demo-
cratic victory is tantamount to ‘mob
rule.’”
The report is so big on “peaceful
protesters” that it calls for “specialized
training on de-escalation and nonvio-
lent techniques”—which you’d think
peaceful protesters wouldn’t need.
As the election looms, the report
warns of the authoritarian Trump’s
“ability to launch investigations into
opponents; and his ability to use De-
partment of Justice and/or the in-
telligence agencies to cast doubt on
election results or discredit his oppo-
nents.” Also, the Trump administration
also could leak classifi ed documents
and fuel “manufactured rumors.”
Which sounds an awful lot like the
Russian probe, with salacious gossip
in a so-called dossier, launched under
President Barack Obama. How do
they not see that?
I won’t name the Transition Integ-
rity Project’s participants, though their
names have been made public. Suffi ce
it to say that you’ve seen them lectur-
ing Americans on cable TV against
Trump’s reckless rhetoric and his in-
ability to see that the White House
belongs not to him but to the people.
The group’s report notes that
Trump told Fox News’ Chris Wallace
that he might not accept the results of
the election and that voting by mail
“is going to rig the election.” That July
interview was used as justifi cation for
their June “matrix games” on what to
do when the election results are in.
They fear that Trump will be a poor
loser as they contend they can wring
concessions if he wins.
They also fear Team Trump will
“provoke Team Biden into subverting
norms.”
But really, it’s pretty clear that to
get Team Biden to subvert norms, all
Trump has to do is win.
(Creators Syndicate)
Keizer library honors
one of its champions
Mary Sasaki has been named
as the 2019 Art Burr Library
Champion for Keizer Commu-
nity Library.
The library annually recog-
nizes an individual, business or
organization that makes sig-
nifi cant contributions to the
well-being of the library. This
honor is awarded to Sasaki for
the considerable time and talent
she has consistently contribut-
ed to enhance and improve the
Keizer Community Library ser-
vices.
Sasaki has volunteered at the
library since 2010. She has been
a board member for many years
and is currently the vice presi-
dent.
She serves on a number of li-
brary committees including the
executive committee and fi nance
committee, helping to make fi -
nancial decisions and policy. She
also is the primary grant writ-
er for the library and her hard
work completing and submit-
ting applications has resulted in
the receipt of signifi cant grants
to aid the library with its work,
including books for the summer
children’s book clubs and library
computer updates.
Sasaki is an active library vol-
unteer in other ways including
assistance with library events
Mary Sasaki
such as the Afternoon Tea for the
Library, book sales, volunteer appre-
ciation events and working the cir-
culation desk.
The Keizer Community Library
relies on volunteers like Sasaki
to assure local library services are
available to the Keizer communi-
ty, including access to over 15,000
books and other media, free Wi-Fi
and internet use at the Steve Proth-
ero Computer Center, programs for
children and adults, as well as classes
and special events. Visit the Keiz-
er Community Library website at:
www.keizerlibrary.org and follow it
on Facebook.
Police investigate two
fi ghts with shots fi red
Keizer Police Department de-
tectives are investigating two shoot-
ing incidents that took place in the
fi rst week of August. No one was
injured.
Police offi cials do not believe the
incidents are related, but are releas-
ing few details because the investi-
gations are ongoing.
On Wednesday, Aug. 5, patrol of-
fi cers responded to a reported fi ght
in the 2200 block of Aldine Court
Northeast. The fi rst call arrived
about 1:30 a.m. A second 9-1-1
caller reported that shots were fi red.
Offi cers determined that the inci-
dents were related and located an
individual who had been shot at but
not struck.
The second incident began at
5:22 p.m. near the 6300 block of
Ulali Drive Northeast in Keizer
Station. Witnesses described an ap-
parent altercation that involved two
vehicles and shots being fi red from
someone inside one of them.
One unoccupied and uninvolved
vehicle were struck by at least one
round during the incident.
Anyone with information is
asked to call 503-390-3713. Tip-
sters can remain anonymous.
police scanner
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2
2:56 a.m. - Physical harassment in the
1000 block of Troy Street NE.
4 a.m. - Motor vehicle theft in the 1000
block of Susan Court NE.
4:01 a.m. - Bicycle theft in the 900
block of Chemawa Road N.
9:10 a.m. - Driving under the infl u-
ence of intoxicants at the intersection
of River Road N and Apple Blossom
Avenue N.
11:01 a.m. - Motor vehicle theft in the
600 block of Wayne Drive N.
1:04 p.m. - Motor vehicle theft in the
1000 block of Trent Avenue N.
2:42 p.m. - Shoplifting in the 6000
block of Keizer Station Blvd.
3:59 p.m. - Violation of release agree-
ment in the 3000 block of River Road
N.
6:10 p.m. - Motor vehicle theft in the
3000 block of Rivercrest Drive N.
MONDAY, AUGUST 3
7 a.m. - Motor vehicle theft in the 4000
block of Rivercrest Drive N.
9:56 a.m. - Theft in the 700 block of
Manbrin Drive NE.
2:05 p.m. - Motor vehicle theft in the
5000 block of Willow Leaf Street N.
5:45 p.m. - Theft from motor vehicle in
the 6000 block of Ulali Drive.
8:17 p.m. - Shoplifting in the 6000
block of Keizer Station Blvd.
11:31 p.m. - Burglary in the 100 block
of Chemawa Road N.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4
10:22 a.m. - Theft from motor vehicle
in the 5000 block of Allendale Way NE.
10:27 a.m. - Theft in the 3000 block of
Partridge Lane NE.
3:52 p.m. - Theft in the 1000 block of
Leprichaun Court NE.
6:02 p.m. - Sudden death in the 5000
block of Arcade Avenue NE.
10 p.m. - Criminal mischief in the 1000
block of Manzanita Street NE.
10:03 p.m. - Resisting arrest in the 1000
block of Kersey Way NE.
4000 block of 13th Avenue NE.
11:47 a.m. - Shoplifting in the 4000
block of River Road N.
8:26 p.m. - Traffi c accident in the 3000
block of River Road N.
9:56 p.m. - Theft in the 3000 block of
River Road N.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6
4 p.m. - Shoplifting in the 6000 block
of Keizer Station Blvd.
8:09 p.m. - Failure to perform duties of
driver when property was damaged in
the 5000 block of River Road N.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7
3:48 a.m. - Physical harassment in the
3000 block of Partridge Lane NE.
5:16 a.m. - Fleeing a police offi cer at
the intersection of River Road N. and
Sam Orcutt Way NE.
7:30 a.m. - Criminal mischief in the
3000 block of Jack Street N.
11:39 a.m. - Theft from motor vehicle
in the 4000 block of 19th Place NE.
5:24 p.m. - Shoplifting in the 4000
block of River Road N.
8:45 p.m. - Theft in the 6000 block of
Ulali Drive.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8
1 a.m. - Unlawful entry to vehicle in
the 400 block of Manbrin Drive N.
9:04 a.m. - Motor vehicle theft in the
100 block of Glynbrook Street N.
1:01 p.m. - Physical harassment in the
Galina Court NE.
1:57 p.m. - Vandalism in the 6000 block
of Ridgetop Drive NE.
7:12 p.m. - Motor vehicle theft in the
3000 block of Jack Street N.
9:18 p.m. - Disorderly conduct in the
5000 block of River Road N.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9
7 a.m. - Sudden death in the 7000 block
of Wheatland Road N.
1:31 p.m. - Violation of release agree-
ment in the 3000 block of River Road
N.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5
MONDAY, AUGUST 10
1:27 a.m. - Shots fi red/attempted mur-
der at the intersection of McLeod Lane
NE and Saundra Lee Way NE.
6:20 a.m. - Motor vehicle theft in the
1000 block of Clearview Avenue NE.
10 a.m. - Criminal trespassing in the
12:03 a.m. - Violation of release agree-
ment in the 1000 block of Galina Court
NE.
1:18 a.m. - Motor vehicle theft in the
800 block of Lockhaven Drive NE.
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