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AUGUST 21, 2020, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A5 Public Square Public Square weclomes all points of view. Published submissions do not necessarily refl ect the views of the Keizertimes. Submit a guest opinion, column or letter to the editor to publisher@keizertimes.com. Keizer Community Library Book Sale August 22 The Keizer Community Library will hold a one-day book sale on Sat- urday, Aug. 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Jeff and Sheryl’s On the Turn restaurant at McNary Golf Club,. Sale items will include hardcover and paperback books, audio books, CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes, puzzles and games. A bag sale will be featured all day. Shoppers can fi ll a grocery bag for $5 (all bags will be provided). Also, pre-fi lled bags of books featuring a single genre will be available for $5. Other prices are 50 cents for paperback books, $1 for hardcover books, $1 for CDs and puzzles, 50 cents for VHS tapes, plus special pricing on a few items. Payment may be made with cash, debit cards and credit cards only. Donations of the above-mentioned items are always welcome. Informa- tion about donating books and other media, including no-contact “Porch Pick Up,” is available on the library’s website, keizerlibrary.org. McNary Golf Club is located at 155 McNary Estates Drive N. Face coverings will be required for everyone, including children age 5 and old- er, and social distancing will be observed according to state requirements. Book sale proceeds fund the library’s operations. police scanner 3000 block of Cherry Avenue NE. SUNDAY, JULY 26 Pass an inclusion resolution The call for Keizer to declare our litigious society. A number of Keizer citizens itself a city of inclusion has been spoke with passion about on the table for several inclusivity at the Aug. years now—proposed by 17 city council meeting. some city council mem- Some of those who ap- bers and segments of the editorial peared described their public. own encounters with rac- The twin movements ism on the streets of the of #MeToo and Black city. Lives Matter should have You know an issue is pushed this issue front and center for the city council. important when citizens comes to Passing a resolution declaring Keiz- speak before the city council, always er a city of inclusivity is an easy task. intimidating in the best of circum- And yet no resolution is forthcom- stances. It is heartbreaking to hear what some people in our commu- ing. The City Charter task force dis- nity endure—racial slurs, derogatory cussed adding language about in- remarks. A resolution won’t change clusivity in its proposal to the city hearts and minds overnight. It does council. It was decided that adding no harm for the city council to put it the city charter could invite legal Keizer on the right side of the issue. An inclusivity resolution is a action. Not an improbable move in statement declaring Keizer a safe space for everyone regardless of race, creed, national origin, gender identity, sexual identity, religion, in- come level, marital status or physical ability. There is no impediment to mov- ing an inclusivity resolution across the goal line. The city of Salem and the Salem-Keizer School District have adopted similar resolutions. A modern city should be at the front of the parade on this issue, not hold- ing back to see which way the wind blows. Keizer and its citizens deserve better than continue to wait for a simple resolution that recognizes their dignity and quality of life. —LAZ Harris: Progressive opportunist Harris was a leader in the stampede. By DEBRA J. SAUNDERS When former Vice President Joe Even when it was shown that the Biden announced that Sen. Kamala sanctuary laws protected dangerous Harris, D-Calif., would be his running individuals, City Hall would not fi x mate, a New York Times tweet labeled its unsafe sanctuary city policy out of the apparent belief that people in the Harris “a pragmatic moderate.” As someone who covered her as a country illegally have a right to break San Francisco prosecutor and Califor- a host of other laws. Benefi ciaries of the policy includ- nia attorney general, I’d say a more apt ed Edwin Ramos, who was description is “progressive convicted for the 2008 fatal opportunist.” shooting of San Franciscan Two controversies defi ne Tony Bologna, 48, and his her career. other two sons Michael, 20, and First, there’s her support voices Matthew, 16. for San Francisco’s sanctu- In 2003, a teenage Ra- ary city policy, which began mos assaulted a man on in the 1980s as a means to a bus—for which he was reassure undocumented im- migrants that they could report crimes convicted. San Francisco did not no- to the police without fear of depor- tify immigration authorities. City law enforcement also did not contact fed- tation. During a Democratic primary de- eral immigration offi cials after Ramos bate in June 2019, Harris explained was convicted for trying to rob a preg- her opposition to President Barack nant woman and her brother, a felony. Obama’s Secure Communities pro- Harris did not prosecute Ramos, by gram, which required local law en- then a twice-convicted felon, after he forcement to share fi ngerprints with was stopped by police in a car without federal immigration authorities— plates and illegally tinted windows and which San Francisco and Sacramento one of those fl eeing tried to ditch a actively resisted. “I know it as a prose- gun later tied to a double murder. Is it Harris’ fault that Ramos killed cutor. I want a rape victim to be able to run in the middle of the street and an innocent father and his two sons? wave down a police offi cer and report Absolutely not, but she should be rec- ognized as a civic leader who didn’t the crime against her,” Harris said. Sounds reasonable. Who doesn’t think it was her job to do something want a rape victim to be able to report about undocumented immigrants a rape? But over time the City by the who threatened public safety. When it was reported that she had Bay and California pols interpreted and rewrote ordinances so that they an undocumented immigrant who protected violent and repeat offenders pleaded guilty to a drug felony en- rolled in her signature “Back on Track” in the country illegally. Keizertimes Wheatland Publishing Corp. 142 Chemawa Road N. • Keizer, Oregon 97303 Phone: 503.390.1051 • www.keizertimes.com MANAGING EDITOR Eric A. Howald editor@keizertimes.com SUBSCRIPTIONS One year: $35 in Marion County, $43 outside Marion County, $55 outside Oregon ASSOCIATE EDITOR Matt Rawlings news@keizertimes.com COMMUNITY REPORTER PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY Lauren Murphy reporter@keizertimes.com Publication No: USPS 679-430 ADVERTISING POSTMASTER Karli McNutt advertising@keizertimes.com Send address changes to: PRODUCTION MANAGER & GRAPHIC DESIGNER Andrew Jackson graphics@keizertimes.com LEGAL NOTICES legals@keizertimes.com BUSINESS MANAGER EDITOR & PUBLISHER Lyndon Zaitz publisher@keizertimes.com 2019-2021 President Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association Keizertimes Circulation 142 Chemawa Road N. Keizer, OR 97303 Periodical postage paid at Salem, Oregon Leah Stevens billing@keizertimes.com RECEPTION Lori Beyeler INTERN Brooklyn Flint facebook.com/keizertimes twitter.com/keizertimes job training program—even though it wasn’t legal for him to work—Harris told the San Francisco Chronicle it was a design fl aw. But she didn’t check to see if other undocumented immi- grants, who could not work legally, were enrolled in the program. Harris did not ask for the death penalty for Ramos, who was convict- ed for the three murders. She also re- fused to seek the death penalty against the shooter, who later was found guilty, in the shooting death of San Francisco police offi cer Isaac Espino- za. She explained that she had voiced her opposition to capital punishment as she ran to be San Francisco district attorney—so she was keeping faith with her beliefs. Harris’ supporters defended the decision as proof that the Democratic prosecutor would not turn her back on her principles. Problem: She ditched that core val- ue when she decided to run for at- torney general in a pro-death penalty state. With her political career at stake, Harris assured voters that she would uphold capital punishment because it was the law. Indeed, in 2014, Harris defended the death penalty in court after a fed- eral judge ruled that the state’s capital punishment law was unconstitutional because it was too arbitrary and rid- dled with delays. But later, when families of murder victims went to court to make Cal- ifornia a one-drug lethal injection protocol that could win approval in the U.S. Supreme Court and put San Quentin’s death row back in business, Harris tried to block the suit on the grounds the families lacked “standing.” That’s legalese for: Their beliefs didn’t count. It tells you something about Har- ris’ legal skills that the aggrieved fam- ilies, individuals so unenlightened as to want California to impose capital punishment, beat her in court, with an assist from Sacramento’s Criminal Justice Legal Foundation. Another black mark on Harris’ career involved a cocaine-skimming scandal in the city’s crime lab in 2010. Superior Court Judge Anne-Chris- tine Massullo wrote that the failure of Harris and her offi ce “to produce information actually in its possession regarding” a retired technician’s unre- liability was “a violation of the defen- dants’ constitutional rights.” And still, Harris ran for attorney general. Harris wasn’t a hard-core district attorney and she wasn’t a tough-on- crime attorney general, but that didn’t stop her from getting on the Demo- cratic ticket. 6:16 a.m. - Vandalism in the 1000 block of Candlewood Drive NE. 6:20 p.m. - Theft from motor vehicle in the 5000 block of Ridge Drive NE. 7:21 p.m. - Fleeing or attempting to elude a police offi cer at the intersection of Alder Drive NE and Pleasant View Drive NE. 8:30 p.m. - Unlawful entry to vehicle in the 700 block of Faymar Drive NE. MONDAY, JULY 27 1:42 a.m. - Fleeing or attempting to elude a police offi cer in the 2000 block of Cherry Avenue NE. 2:31 a.m. - Possession of heroin in the 2000 block of Broadway Street NE. 7:56 a.m. - Theft from motor vehicle in the 5000 block of Ridge Drive NE. 8:30 a.m. - Arrest for physical harass- ment in the 3000 block of Partridge Lane NE. 10 a.m. - Bicycle theft at the intersec- tion of McNary Estates Drive N and River Road N. 10:58 a.m. - Theft from motor vehicle in the 2000 block of Latona Drive NE. 12:59 p.m. - Theft from building in the 6000 block of Keizer Station Blvd. 2:49 p.m. - Motor vehicle theft in the 4000 block of Four Winds Drive N. 3:15 p.m. - Shoplifting in the 6000 block of Keizer Station Blvd. 3:45 p.m. - Theft from motor vehicle in the 1000 block of Moneda Avenue N. 4:33 p.m. - Unlawful entry to vehicle at the intersection of 10th Place and Moneda Avenue N. 11:08 p.m. - Driving under the infl u- ence of intoxicants in the 6000 block of Keizer Station Blvd. TUESDAY, JULY 28 4:27 a.m. - Shoplifting in the 1000 block of Alder Drive NE. WEDNESDAY, JULY 29 8 a.m. - Fraudulent use of credit card in the 4000 block of Elizabeth Street N. 12:42 p.m. - Arrest for restraining order violation in the 600 block of Lockhav- en Drive NE. 3:09 p.m. - Aggravated assault in the THURSDAY, JULY 30 8:02 p.m. - Arrest for criminal threats in the 6000 block of Shepherd Court N. 8:56 p.m. - Violation of release agree- ment in the 4000 block of 5th Place NE. FRIDAY, JULY 31 7:20 a.m. - Theft from motor vehicle in the 1000 block of Angie Way NE. 4:47 p.m. - Theft by deception in the 7000 block of Kayla Shae Circle NE. 7:57 p.m. - Criminal trespassing in the 4000 block of River Road N. 9:59 p.m. - Reckless driving at the in- tersection of Manzanita Street NE and 13th Avenue NE. 10:18 p.m. - Driving under the infl u- ence of intoxicants at the intersection of Chemawa Road NE and Ulali Drive NE. SATURDAY, AUGUST 1 10:10 a.m. - Theft in the 5000 block of Ridge Drive NE. 12:56 p.m. - Theft from motor vehicle in the 2000 block of Heather Stone Court NE. 1:26 p.m. - Shoplifting in the 6000 block of Keizer Station Blvd. 9:55 p.m. - Driving under the infl uence of intoxicants on Sir Lancelot Court NE. 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. - Theft of bicycle 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 a.m. - Motor vehicle theft in the 1000 block of Trent Avenue N. 3:59 p.m. - Violation of release agree- ment in the 3000 block of River Road N. sudoku Enter digits from 1-9 into the blank spac- es. Every row must contain one of each digit. So must every column, as must every 3x3 square. maze (Creators Syndicate) Maze by Jonathan Graf of Keizer
