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O bserver » O ctober 3 u , 1996
Election 96
Ballot Measure recommendations
As a public service The Portland Observer/Observador is providing our readers
with the recommendations of Portland’s three largest publications
(¿Ite ^lortlanh (iDltscrucr
and ©IBSEIRV^
election recommendations
Oregonian
Willamette
Weekly
Portland Observer
& Observador
Yes
No
Yes
*27: Gives even the most incompetent and partisan legislator King-like
powers over rules and actual expertise.
No
No
No
*28: Simplifies veteran’s home and farm loan requirements.
Yes
Yes
Yes
*29: Anti-government nitwits want to use you to force Governor’s appointees
out of office, create chaos.
No
No
No
*30: Shifts responsibility away from your local officeholders; allows them to
blame the Legislature for their problems.
No
No
No
*31: Aligns Oregon Constitution with US Constitution regarding free
speech issues.
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
34: Allows inhumane and unfair bear/cougar slaughtering.
No
No
No
State Senator, 1 Ith District............................... o f John l int
State Senator, 28th District.............................. & Kevin Campbell
35: Messes with a complicated health care issue, mandating an
unconvincing solution.
No
No
No
City of Portland Commissioner, Position I..... «G ail Shibley
City of Portland Commissioner, Position 2.....( / Erik Sten
Yes
State Representative, 7th District..........................Bob Shook
State Representative, I Oth District.................. (/Susan I,ester
Yes
State Representative, I Ith District..................t/Anitra Rasmussen
State Representative, 12th District................. [/Chris Beck
No
State Representative,
State Representative,
13th District................. [/Dan Gardner
14th District................. (/George Eighmy
State Representative,
15th District................. (/Randall Edwards
Measure
*26:Changes the principles that govern Oregon laws for punishment of crime;
too many violent criminals out there.
32: Authorizes bonds for needed transportation projects.
*33: Paralyzes government for years.
36: Increases minimum wage in three stages over five years; reduces number
of workers liv ing in poverty.
37: Expands bottle bill to cover some new sources of litter; might generate
niche market in recycling.
38: Gives crackpots opportunity to put rifle away and sue neighboring cows,
but lawsuits will tie up courts forever.
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
*40: Professes to be about Victim's Rights; more likely to have seriously
adverse implications for minority and poor populations.
No
No
No
*41: Anti-government special interests mess with the Constitution, harass
public employees.
No
*42: More anti-government special interests mess with the Constitution;
add nothing to education.
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
44: Raises cigarette taxes to reduce smoking among youth, provides for more
money to treat tobacco-related illness.
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
*45: Small number of anti-government zealots use Constitution to mess with
public employees.
No
No
No
* 46: Allows non-voters to vote against you; too many dead people are voting
already; backed by Neanderthals.
No
No
No
*47: Will eventually make Oregon a third-world country; a handful of pinch­
faced nitwits wants to spoil your life.
No
No
No
*48: Pinch-faced nitwits and anti-government zealots get together to reduce
quality of government.
No
No
No
* refers to all measures that would amend the Oregon State Constitution
Tom Bruggere supported by elected officials
“ On N ovem ber 5th voters in O re­
gon w ill m ake im portant choices
ab o u t the future o f our state. O ne o f
those choices will be who will rep re­
sent O regon in the US Senate. W e are
w riting to you today to ask for your
help and support in electing Tom
B ruggere to the US Senate on N o­
vem b er 5th.
“ T om is running for the US S en­
ate because he believes this country
is at a crossroads, and the decisions
we m ake today are going to have a
trem endous im pact on the next g e n ­
eration o f O regonians and A m eri­
cans.
“ He can see a clear agenda on the
right to take us to a ‘survival o f the
fittest’ society by dism antling the
public education system , w eakening
Stand up for children
O ur state has over 800.000 O re­
go n ian s w ho w o n 't be able to cast
th eir vote on Election Day, N ovem ­
b er 5th. You can make their voices
heard on Election Day by m aking
sure you cast your vote for can d i­
d ates w ho stand up for children.
C h ild re n F irst fo r O re g o n b e­
lieves th a t ev ery c a n d id a te fo r
p u b lic office should h av e a plan
to a d d re s s each o f th e follow ing.
preschool through higher education
♦ Provide com prehensive health
ca re f o r children a n d fam ilies.
• B uild health y a n d sa fe c o m ­
m unities f o r children a n d fa m ilies.
W e hope you will use the an ­
sw ers to these questions to m ake an
inform ed election choice.
Be sure to vote on N ovem ber
5th. M ake your vote count for kids.
H ow to:
•S u p p o r t strong a n d ca pable
,S’H ' Morrison, Suite4 IB, Portland,
fa m ilie s
• A chieve quality education fro m
Children First fo r Oregon, 921
OR 9 7205, (503) 294-1456 or (800)
544-0376, fa x : (503) 294-1806.
email: H>3 ! 56(a handsnet. org
United States Senator....................................... l oin Bruggere
Representative in Congress, 1st District.......... ( / Elizabeth Furse
Representative in Congress, 3rd District........ t/l-.arl Blumenauer
*39: Messes with the Constitution; medical standards are already low enough;
Big Tobacco strikes back.
43: Recognizes that public safety workers put their lives on the line for the
rest of us every day.
President of the United States.......................... (/Bill Clinton
Vice President of the United States................. ( / Al Gore
our environm ental laws, abandoning
our com m itm ents to our poor and our
seniors citizens, and much, much
more.
“ We need leaders in W ashington
w ho will bring com passion and civil­
ity, and still fight for what is right
We need leaders w ho will bring peo­
ple together to solve our problem s in
a way that benefits all Am ericans,
and not ju st a few. T o m ’s vision for
O regon and for our country is that o f
an inclusive, diverse society that sup­
ports affirm ative action, decent af­
fordable housing for low and m oder­
ate income people, and jo b training
and family wage jo b s.”
—Senator Bob Boyer;
Representative Margaret ( arter;
Representative A vel Gordly
Hill criticizes negative ads
“Recent radio advertisem ent from
my o p p o n en t’s cam paign creates a
m istaken im pression about how stat­
ed-m anaged pension funds can be
spent.
“ She suggests that a $10 million
erro r has occurred in the Treasury.
T hat is inaccurate. W hat she is refer­
ring to is a decision by the Oregon
Investm ent C ouncil to place $50
m illion with an investm ent com pany
rather than originally scheduled $40
m illion. In either case, the invest­
ment, w hen it is m ade, will likely
have at least a 20% rate o f return
“ M ore im portantly, though, was
Make your opinion count.
Remember to vote on November 5th.
her suggestion that she could take
$ 10 m illion from state pension funds
and put it into education. That sug­
gestion is illegal. Her suggestion
w ould am ount to a raid on state-
m anaged pensions. That is not going
to happen we d o n 't solve education
funding by taking pension funds from
Senior citizens.
“ M y opponent and I have many
areas o f agreem ent and d isag ree­
ment. But, I think it is im portant that
the record on how m oney is being
m anaged and how retired folks' pen ­
sion funds are being protected be as
clear as possible. Frankly, anyone
w ho w ould m ake a suggestion like
this one either isn 't qualified to m an­
age $32 billion o f other p eo p le's
m oney or d o esn ’t understand the
jo b .”
- J im Hill, State Treasurer
Secratary of State.................................................. Phil Keisling
State Treasurer.................................................. t/jim Hill
Attorney General.............................................. / Hardy Myers
State Senator, 6th District................................ t/Ginny Burdick
State Senator, 7th District................................ Kate Brown
State Senator, 8th District................................ Michael Fitz
State Senator, IOth District............................. [ / Avel Gordly
State Representative, 16th District................. / I rank Shields
State Representative. 17th District
(/Mike 1 alley
State Representative. 18th District................. [/Margaret Carter
State Representative, I Oth District................. t/.lo Ann Bowman
State Representative, 20th District................. (/George Kelly
State Representative, 21st District................. ( / Lonnie Roberts
State Representative, 22nd District.................. t/Chuck Partington
Who will decide
In th e 1996 G e n e ra l F lection
O reg o n ia ns w i II m a kc sev e r a I d e­
cisions. W e will elect a U.S. S en^
a to r an d five U.S. R e p re se n ta ­
tives. W e w ill also elect a S ecre­
ta ry o f S ta te , a S ta te T re a s u re r,
all 6(1 m e m b ers o f the O reg o n
I louse o f R e p re se n ta tiv e s a n d 15
O reg o n S ta te S en ato rs.
As if a ll fo re g o in g w a s n 't
en o u g h , ac tiv e sp ecial in te rest
g ro u p s an d paid s ig n a tu re g a th ­
erin g , we will also vote u p o r
dow n on 23 ballot m easu res! Fi­
nally, w e'll d ecide w ho gets O re ­
g o n 's P r e s id e n t ia l E le c to r a l
votes.
M an y B lacks w ere d en ied th e
rig h t to vote u n til p assag e o f the
V o tin g R ig h ts Act o f 1965.
B lacks lost th e ir lives as re ­
cen tly as th e 1970s ju s t fo r reg is­
te rin g to Mite.
B ecause o f th e e ffo rts o f som e,
now often fo rg o tte n , B lacks in
O re g o n can freely p a r tic ip a te in
th e e le c to ra te process.
T h e e le c tio n is set. V otes will be
c a st—in e lu d in g y o u rs, Ifyou b o th ­
e r to vote.
W h o will d ecid e, ify o u choose
not to v o te?
AU Oregonians are urged
to vote on November 5, 1996.
A n opportunity for economic independence
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need to pay workers enough to afford
themselves economic independence.
Today that is an impossibility. As
Oregonians we can do better.
Tw enty-five years ago. I was one
o f those single moms, struggling to
make ends meet. I w orked my way
up through PSU, got m y degree and
worked hard to make a better life
for my son. It was tough. ..and we
made it.
But things are different now than
they were 25 yeais ugu. At that
time, in relative dollars, the m ini­
mum wage was as high as it has ever
been. Earning m inimum wage kept
us over the federal poverty level.
More im portantly, I was able to
earn enough to provide for my fam ­
ily. And I m anaged to scrim p to­
gether enough money to afford a
better education.
Since then, the value o f the m in­
imum wage has been outstripped by
inflation. Ifm inim um wage had kept
up with inflation since the 1960's
and 7 0 ’s, it would be around $6.42
an hourright now...rem arkably close
to the $6.50 an hour we have pro­
posed under M easure 36.
For every dollar they earn, it’s
one less dollar in public assistance
O regon taxpayers have to pay. O ne
m ore dollar we can use for ed u ca­
tion. O regon last raised it’s m ini­
mum wage in 1991. Since then,
O regon businesses has seen record
growth while the buying pow er o f
the m inim um wage has plunged
nearly 20% . W e’ve created more
jo b s than ever before. Yet the gap
betw een the haves and have nots
continues to widen
Corporate C L O '.', v u i i i 4 0 " o iih > i «.
than they did then O re g o n 's w o rk ­
ers cam 20% less
W a ll S tre e t is a t a r e c o rd
high . .and so is the cost o f renting a
2 bed-room apartm ent (the state
average is $577 a month).
We have 55.000 O regonians over
the age 50 living in poverty.
O regon can do better
Passing Ballot M easure 36 on
N ovem ber 5 will show the nation
that O regon once again is w illing to
lead the way in proving that Wall
Street and w orkers can both benefit
from a strong econom y. I urge you
to vote Yes on M easure 36