T he P ortland O bserver • M ay 24, 1995 P age Recruitment Begins For 1995-96 Year The Northwest Service Academy is looking for people w ho w ant to make a difference in their com m uni ties and earn m oney for college while doing so. “If y o u ’re looking to further your education and kxtking forachal- lenge in your life, then I would say. Yes! Do this!’ W hat w e’re doing is going to affect the future,” says Carl Lam pm an, W hite Salm on resident and current N W SA member. In return for one year o f service ( 1700 plus hours), m em ber will earn an educational aw ard o f $4,725 good for tuition at an accredited college o f their choice or vocational school. The voucher m ay also be used to pay o ff existing student loans M em bers also receive a w eekly living allo w ance. M ost im portantly, they gain the sense o f satisfaction that com es from h elp in g o thers and “giving back” to the com m unity. T he N orthw est S ervice A cad- G old Favors Elimination O f C orporate Kicker Law em y is part o f A m eriC orps, the n a tional service program created by C o n g ress w ith stro n g b i-p artisan support in 1993. A m eriC orps/N W SA focuses on com m unity rev italiz a tion and environm ental restoration. Projects have included riparian res toration, outdoor school program s, w ild life h abitat re sto ra tio n , trail building, H abitat for H um anity c o n struction, historical preservation, and many other successes in the co m m u nities along the C olum bia River, T he service academ y is now accepting applications for the se r vice year beginning S eptem ber and running through A ugust 1996. T he academ y plans to recruit ap p ro x i m ately I (X) m em bers in tw o centers, one in T rout Lake, W ashington and the other in the P ortland M etro area. All applications m ust be received by June 15. F or m ore inform ation and an application call (503) 695-3740. Portland Painters Go Public Seventeen Portland artists have started a three week task to create huge paintings covering I,(XX) linear feet of plywtxxf fence surroundingthe construc tion site of the future MAX station in the parking lot between the Washington Park Ztxi and World Forestry Center. T he com pleted paintings in the W ashington Park fences project will be unveiled to the public at an o p en ing celebration T uesday, June 6 from 5 p.m . to 8 p.m . T he paintings, sponsored by T ri-M e t’s W estside M A X Public Art Program and the R egional A rts C ulture C ouncil, will be on view through m id -1996. Artists are Rick Austin, M anda B eckett, Jim B lashfield, M ichael Brophy, R ebecca C am pbell, Judy Cooke, Kay French, the collaborative team of Gregory Grenon and M ary Josephson, David H apgood, Stephen Hayes, A ngela M edlin, W illiam Park, Lucinda Parker, Laura Ross-Paul, Phil Sylvester and M argo Thompson. The paintings range in length from 40 to 144 feel — a scale rarely available to artists, according to cura tor Kristy Edmunds, who worked with the artists during the winter to plan the exhibition. The painters will be m ix- >ng their paints from three prim ary colors, plus black and white. T he painters will work betw een M ay 13 and June 2. T he site is a busy trattic area as well as an active c o n struction zone, so visitors are urged to be very cautious. W ritten guides to the artists and their w ork are available from T ri-M et at 2 3 9 -2 150. Serious Questions Raised By Domestic Terrorism T he tragic b om bing o f the O kla- hom aC ity federal building has aw ak en ed a new fear o f terro rism in A m erica, and raised serious q u es tions about param ilitary activity tak ing p lace inside the U nited States. At this w eek’s program, David Fidanque will explain why he believes broad free speech rights may be the m ost pow erful w eapon in the fight against hate groups. Lee Teitsworth will discuss the F B I’s role in defend ing our com m unities against dom es tic terrorists, and will exam ine pro posals developed by the Clinton A d m inistration in response to the O kla hom a City tragedy. Bill W assmuth will explore the issues that m otivate hate groups and the rhetoric that drives the militia movement. This timely discussion will be m oderated by aw ard-w inning televi -FREE POWER Ads 4 insertions for the price of 3 $1950 Maximum of 15 words. Place your ad 4 times, pay for only 3 insertion. Must run 4 consecutive issues. POWER Ads Phone: 288-0033 ’lace Your POWER Ad Today Or Write Your POWER Ad On This Blank And Mail To: POWER Ads PO Box 3137 Portland, OR 97208 ( llie celebrates its... T h e O reg o n S enate has a g olden opportunity to do a favor for all O regonians this w eek, acco rd in g to Senator Shirley G old (D -E astside Portland). S h e ’s urging her co lleag u es to elim inate the corporate kicker law starting in 1997. S e n a to r G o l d ’s p r o p o s a l is p art o f th e H B 2 2 0 2 m in o rity r e p o r t, w h ic h is e x p e c te d to c o m e b e fo re th e S e n a te th is w eek . T h e b ill c h a n g e s th e k ic k e r p a y o u t so th a t ta x p a y e rs w ill re c e iv e a c h e c k in D e c e m b e r in s te a d o f r e c e iv in g a tax c r e d it on th e ir 1995 tax r e tu r n s . S e n a to r G o l d ’s m in o rity re p o rt d o e s th a t, p lu s it a d d s a c la u s e th a t w o u ld r e p e a l th e c o r p o r a te k ic k e r a f te r th is p a y o u t. T h e re p e a l w o u ld ta k e e f f e c t in th e 1 9 9 7 -9 9 b ie n n iu m . U n d e r h e r p r o p o s a l, th e p e r s o n a l k ic k e r w o u ld n ot c h a n g e . "T he O regonian called the k ick er law a ridiculous O regon tax policy in a M ay 14 editorial, said G old. "T he editorial said the kicker requires clairvoyance in econom ic forecasting." T he kicker law says that if state revenues are 2% m ore than w hat w as forecasted at the beginning o f the biennium , the surplus m ust be refunded “It puts us in a position o f alm ost hoping that the econom y w o n ’t grow too m uch,” Boid said. "The O regonian said it best - 'th is is n u ts.” ’ T his y ea r’s kicker refund will give corporations a 54% tax reduction next year. Individual taxpayers, on the other hand, are getting a tax credit of ju st under 6% . “It’s ju st an o th er tax loophole for the w ealthy. It’s tim e w e got rid o f it.” A nother bill, HB 2263, w ould get rid o f the kickers. T hat hill has been stalled in the H ouse. S en ato r G o ld says her m inority report on HB 2202 w ould give the S enate the o p p o rtu n ity to do the right thing on the kicker issue. X IG G V E H S IR V Una OOO rfim g ta y w© tonisi IffeifouT h A fee 901 TToIEo fcs©Iiawim IPbiriHanadlp Omegmn What's Your Opinion on Garbage and Recycling? 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