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M ay 3, 1995 » Tub P ortland O bserver P age 10 President Clinton Says Education Key To America’s Future "C u ttin g education in the tim e o f g lo b al econom ic co m p e titio n w ould be like cutting defense spend ing during the C old W a r." - Presi gon. The Departm ent o f Education deduction o f up to $10.000 to help estimates that ending this grace p e ri m iddle-class A m ericans meet the od w ould mean that the student who cost o f education and jo b training. borrow s $17,125 over fo u r years w ould owe $3,150 more, and have his o r her m onthly repay ment amount F am ilies in Oregon w o u ld receive ap p ro xim a te ly $278 m illio n from this deduction o ver the next five nerstones o f President C l inton's eco nom ic p o licy, designed to expand increased by more than 1 8° o. D irect Lending: The President years. The President opposes Re publican e ffo rts to cut education to o p p o rtu n itie s fo r all A m ericans. N o w , more than ever, o p p o rtu n ity wants to expand his D irect Lending program w hich s im p lifie s the a p p li pay fo r tax breaks fo r the wealthy. in the global economy depends on skills and education. Yet R e p u bli cans plan sig n ifica n t cuts in the very' cation process, reduces fees fo r stu dent C lin to n , M arch 14, 1995 Education and tra in in g are c o r educational p rogram s that help w o rkin g fam ilies. Here is what that means to Oregon: S tu d e n t L o a n s : P re s id e n t C lin to n supports student loans and opposes Republican effo rts to make them more expensive. Republicans want to help pay fo r th e ir tax cuts fo r the wealthy by e lim in a tin g a grace period that allow s 4.5 m illio n stu dents to defer interest charges w h ile dents, and offers borrow ers conve nient repayment options, in clu d in g pay-as-you-can. D irect Lending is N a tio n a l S e r v ic e A m e r iC o r p s . P re s id e n t C li n t o n ’ s s e rv ic e p ro g ra m , o ffe rs y o u n g p e o p le a hand p a y in g fo r th e ir e d u c a tio n i f th e y g iv e a saving taxpayers $6.8 b illio n in ad m inistrative expenses. The President hand to th e ir c o m m u n ity . T he opposes R epublican e ffo rts to help banks by capping p a rticip a tio n in e ffo rts to g u t A m e riC o rp s and p re v e n t 568 s tu d e n ts in O re g o n fro m s e rv in g th e ir c o m m u n itie s . D irect Lending and preventing thou sands o f schools and m illio n s o f stu dents from receiving its benefits. In the 1995-96 school year, 18 schools in Oregon w ill participate in direct lending. The Republican proposal P re s id e n t o p p o se s R e p u b lic a n Goals 2000: The President won passage o fG o a ls 2000 to help states and local com m unities train teach ers and upgrade standards fo r their schools Republicans c a ll fo ra 4 0 % s till in school. President C lin to n w o u ld prevent any further schools cut in the program that w ould re w ill fig h t to stop R epublicans from duce support fo r high standards by raising the costs o f college and jo b from entering the program. M a k in g C o lle g e A ffo rd a b le : tra in in g fo r 6 0 ,9 0 1 students in Ore- President C l inton wants to o ffe r a tax in Oregon. $ 1.574,049 inasm any as45 schools Was First Class Stamp Hike To Pay For ‘Image’ Ads? The Postal Service is spending thousands o f dollars on a new " im age’’ ad campaign fo r its m o n o p o ly need to spend thousands o f d ollars on ads to prom ote som ething we “ C o m in g on top o f the rate in crease, people are go in g to scratch th e ir heads and w o n d er w h y this service - raising questions about w hy can’ t avoid — even i f we w ant to. “ Surely this money w o u ld be its customers are paying $3 b illio n a better spent on fin d in g ways to im w asteful,” G leim an to ld the W ash year in higher firs t class m a il rates. Those questions were fire d to day by the C o a litio n to M ake O ur First Class M a il First Class as the prove on-tim e deliveries that co n tin u a lly fa ll w e ll below Postal S ervice’ s ington Post. The c o a litio n called on the Post stated standards.” M acdonald called the ads “ the latest exam ple o f a long list o f Postal al Service to stop w asting money on feel-good advertisem ents and, in stead, concentrate on del ive rin g m ail Service waste and in e ffic ie n c y that on tim e. The C o a litio n to M ake O u r First new ads appeared in newspapers. The ads have a headline that states “ I f it surprises you that the U ,S. Postal Service is not funded b y tax dollars, jo in the c ro w d .” “ I f it surprises you that the U.S. Postal Service is w asting m oney, you must not have dealt w ith them m uch,” Scott M acdonald, com m unications director fo r the c o a litio n , shot back. “ First class m a il is a m onopoly. M illio n s o f Am ericans are p ro h ib it ed by federal law fro m sending m ail by any other means.” “ W hy does the Postal Service includes huge bonuses fo r execu tives w h ile the agency ran up nearly a b illio n -d o lla r d e fic it, m illio n -d o l lar mistakes on stamps ho noring va r ious Am ericans and ro p e -c lim b in g ju n ke ts to F lo rid a in the name o f money is being spent and ask i f this is oard Member ar Seeks Public The Oregon State Bar is seek ing applicants fo r a pu b lic member on its board o f governors. The term is fo r three years e ffective O ctober o f 1995. The board o f governors is the governing body o f the bar, and its members serve staggered three-year terms. A n y person appointed to a fo r all meetings. A p p lica tio n form s are due June 23, 1995 and can be obtained from C u rre n tly three p u b lic members serve on the board. The successful a pplicant w ill replace Joe Sm ith, the bar office . T o order an applica whose term is ending. Public m em bers have the same vo tin g rights as the 12 active members o f the bar tio n , call C a ro lin e Stein at 620- 0222 o r 1-800-452-8260, ext 385. The O regon State B ar handles serving on the board. They are not, how ever, perm itted to serve as o ffic admission, m em bership and d isci p lin a ry matters fo r a ll lawyers prac tic in g in Oregon. The Oregon State ers o f the bar. They are charged w ith public position on the board must the same functions and duties as law meet crite ria set forth in the Oregon statutes: he o r she must be a U.S. citizen and an adult resident o f O r yer members under Oregon statute. Mem bers o f the board o f gover Bar also provides educational ser vices fo r members and offers public service programs fo r the general egon, and cannot be an active or nors attend an average o f eight meet ings per year, a ll day on a Friday and inactive member o f the Oregon State Bar or a law school graduate. Pub lic members cannot be a spouse o f usually the fo llo w in g Saturday m orn ing. A p p ro xim a te ly o n e -h a lf o f the meetings are held in Portland; the an attorney member o f the Oregon State Bar o r seek to benefit by per rem ainder at locations around the state. In a ddition, there are periodic c o m m itte e s , fee a r b itr a tio n p a n e ls, tr ia l p a n e ls and ta sk fo rc e s . sonal monetary gain from tenure on meetings o f various board co m m it tees. Expenses at a set rate are paid y e a r te rm s. the board. public. The O re g o n S tate B a r is also s e e k in g a p p lic a n ts fo r p u b lic m em bers on its o th e r b o a rd s, A p p o in tm e n ts are m ade fo r three Suspect Arrested After Stand Off A rre s te d w as R u s s e ll C. A man wanted in connection had broken into her apartment armed w ith a kidnapping and rape was ar rested by o ffice rs from the Portland w ith a gun and a kn ife at about 9:00 p.m. Thursday. The suspect then used Checketts. 44 o f 3414 S.W . I Ith Ave. Apt. I . Checketts is em ployed Police Bureau's Special Emergency Reaction Team after a seven hour stand o f f in a southwest Portland neighborhood near Oregon Health Sciences U niversity. Detectives from restraints to lim it her m o b ility and to as a nurse's aide at O H S U . Checketts w ill be charged w ith choke her. The woman was then sex m u ltip le counts o f Rape in the First u a lly assaulted and forced to go to the suspect ’ s nearby apartment where Degree, Sodom y in the First Degree, U n la w fu l Sexual Penetration in the First Degree. Sexual Abuse in the the Hostage N egotiation Team were successful in persuading the man to the assault continued. She was fin a lly able to escape and call police after the suspect te ll surrender. The effo rts to arrest the suspect began at about 3 :00 a.m. Friday after asleep. C e n tra l p re c in c t o ffic e r s i n i t ia lly re sp o n d e d and la te r c a lle d a 27 year old O H SU medical student o u t S E R T and reported that she had been sexually a rm ed suspect re fu se d to g iv e in Utah fo r a 1977 rape. He received assaulted. She told police that a neighbor up. T he stand o ffe n d e d at a b o u t a sentence o f five years in prison for 10:30 p .m . F rid a y . that crime. HNT First Degree, and K id n a p p in g in the First Degree. He w ill be lodged at the Justice Center Jail after an interview w ith detectives. Checketts has a p rio r con v iction a fte r th e County asks Citizens: What are the community’s priorities and needs? On Thursday, M ay 4, fro m 7 p.m. to 9 p.m ., C lark C ounty resi ning process, the department w ill no n -p rofits o r other agencies - we discuss some o f the proposed chang can ensure the most e ffic ie n t and es fo r C om m unity Services. Class m a il First Class has m ore than dents w ill be asked to talk about th e ir p rio ritie s fo r county human services. The public forum w ill be at the C lark 150 m em ber-organizations that rep resent m ore than fiv e m illio n busi Public U tilitie s C o m m u n ity Room at 1200 Fort V ancouver W ay in V a n nesses and in d ivid u a ls. Its members include the A ssociation o f Retired couver. S ta ff fro m the co u n ty’ s C o m m unity Services Departm ent w ill be im p ro v in g team w ork ” , Edward G leim an, chairm an o f A m ericans, A m erican Farm Bureau Federation, N a tio n al M in o rity B usi the independent Postal Rate C o m m ission charged w ith overseeing the ness C o u n c il, N a tio n a l A ssociation planning process the department has o f Realtors, A m erican Sm all B usi rates charged by the Postal Service, c ritic iz e d the a g ency's fe e l-g o o d ness A ssociation, N a tio n a l Federa tio n o f the B lin d and the N ational been involved in fo r the past year N o w m idw ay into the strategic plan a dvertising last Fall. C o u n c il o f S enior C itizens. available to ta lk about the strategic e ffective use o f resources and cus “ W e ’ re in the process o f lo o kin g at our role in the p ro visio n o f human services and whether those services are appropriate and whether the coun ty is the best p ro vid e r,” said M ik e tom er service.” Piper said that anyone interest ed in the services that county govern ment provides to people should come to this in fo rm a tio na l meeting. Free Piper, C o m m u n ity Services D ire c C hildcare w ill be provided._______ tor. “ One new d ire ctio n w e 're m o v ing in is to become more o f a broker o f services instead o fa direct p ro v id er. B y co o rd in a tin g services in the T o \d v e r tis e in co m m u n ity — whether th e y’ re ours, ¿Tin' }Jortlani> (Obserfrcr , c u ll (5 0 3 1 288-0033 o r Fax 288-0015. 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