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for Public Policy. “In m any
states, these sort o f decisions
are made behind closed doors
and out o f the public view. In
O regon, our sunshine law s cast
light on the tough m atters fac
ing our elected leaders.”
O n Nov. 30th, state econo
m ists forecast that O reg o n ’s
general fund revenues for this
biennium will be $720 m illion
less than the Legislature thought
when they developed the bud
get earlier last year. W ith in
c reased d em an d s fo r health
care, cash assistance, prison
health care, and to allow for
som e additional cash reserves
as a cushion for continued rev
enue decline, the G overnor is in
the final stages o f piecing to
gether a budget proposal that
will be $ 9 0 0 million less than the
budget approved last year.
“T hose w ho doubt the G ov
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Mediation Needed to Avert New War
‘Budget Holes’ Revealed
A s G ov. John K itzhaber
tours O regon explaining the
sta te ’s Fiscal crisis, O rego
nians with access to the world
w ide w eb can see the extent
o f the problem on tw o gov
ernm ent w ebsites. The O r
egon D epartm ents o f A dm in
istrative Services and Human
Services have posted on their
w ebsites lists o f budget re
duction options under consid
eration.
“State officials at the D e
partm ents o f A dm inistrative
S e rv ic e s and H u m an R e
so urces have done O reg o
nians a trem endous service by
show ing us-and the rest o f the
w orld-the full extent o f the
cuts that the governor and
legislators will be considering
in the com ing weeks,” said
C harles Sheketoff, executive
director of the Oregon Center
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ernor and others who are say
ing we have a serious budget
problem ought to go online
and look for them selves,” said
Sheketoff. “These lists show
that the G overnor and legisla
tors are facing some very dif
ficult and painful choices un
less they begin to address the
revenue problem with revenue
solutions.”
M ost o f the budget reduc
tion options under consider
ation can be view ed at http://
w w w .b a m .d a s .s ta te .o r .u s /
budget& policy.htm . The hu
m an services agency, lists its
lists o f possible budget reduc
tio n s
at
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w w w .h r .s ta te .o r .u s /
p rogreduc01.pdf and http://
w w w .h r .s ta te .o r .u s /
adm reducOl .pdf (both require
the free Adobe
A crobat Reader).
E d u c a tio n F a ilin g s M u s t b e R e v e rs e d
University of Oregon interna
tional studies professor A nita
W eiss will leave for Pakistan on
Jan. 12 to deliver a prestigious
lecture in Islamabad, as war-like
tensions build between the Paki
stani and Indian governments.
Weiss, who has studied Paki
stan and Muslim societies for more
than 20 years, is scheduled to give
the Distinguished Lecture at the
Pakistan Society of Development
Econom ists’ annual meeting.
W eiss says she hopes that the
two nuclear powers will agree to
outside mediation in their dispute
over Kashmir, and that the harsh
rhetoric between the two nations
will give way to diplomacy.
“If this situation is not diffused
and tensions escalate further be
tween India and Pakistan, it will
play into the hands of extremist
and sectarian groups in Pakistan,”
says Weiss, co-editor o f “Power
and Civil Society in Pakistan”
(Oxford University Press, 2001).
A lthough Pakistan has taken
action, a g a in s t the m ilita n t
groups believed responsible for
the deadly attack on India's par
liam ent last m onth, Indian o ffi
cials believe that the U .S.-led
coalition against terrorism also
should target those groups in
Pakistan. This is a sensitive is
sue for the U nited States, as its
alliance with Pakistan is vital to
its efforts in A fghanistan-yet it
doesn’t w ant to dam age re la
tions w ith India.
“Many people in Pakistan feel
they have been good allies to the
U.S., but I doubt the U.S. will come
to Pakistan’s assistance, m ilitar
ily, against India,” says Weiss.
Should hostilities break out and
the United States withdraw its
support for Pakistan, Weiss says
“the ensuing social unrest will
further exacerbate an already
tense situation and the result may
well be politically and economi
cally worse than what occurred
after the Soviet withdrawal fibm
Afghanistan and the U.S. aban
doned Pakistan in the early 1990s.”
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A NEW LAW EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2 0 0 2
Civic groups sponsor student competition to boost achievement
are incarcerated, and 1 out of 3
black males, ages 20-29, are under
some sort o f criminal justice su
pervision.
The Billy W ebb Elks Lodge
#1040, Dahlia Temple #202, and
Shining Star O f Unity Temple
#1379 are sponsoring their local
Oratorical Competition to help
boost student achievement.
This competition is reflective
of the Elks commitment to ensure
that our children have a fighting
chance to realize their educational
dreams. We believe that once you
learn to read, you should con
tinue to read, and later write the
books that we read. Through these
scholarship competitions, the Elks
reaffirm its historic commitment to
the pursuit of educational oppor
tunity.
A major reason why African
Americans remain behind in our
nation is because of our snail-
p a c e p ro g re ss in e d u c a tio n
achievement. Research consis
tently shows that education is
one of the most important factors
to social economic success
T h o u sa n d s o f o u r young
people graduate from high school
unprepared for college, or the
workforce, and end up on street
comers. It is critical that we re
verse this trend.
Approximately 40 percent of
minority youth are illiterate, ac
cording to studies completed.
These same young people fill our
jails and prisons. Reports show
that 50 percent of adults in state
and federal prisons can not read
or write. One out of 14 black males
The Elks Grand D epartm ent
o f Education was pleased and
thankful o f your support, in a
m onum ental effort to increase
the am ount o f our scholarship
aw ard for the year 2002. There
are four levels to com pete: (1)
L ocal, (2) N orthw est Pacific
States, (3) Regional, and (4)
National.
The total scholarship award at
the national level is $ 10,000. Any
high school junior or senior is
eligible for the competition.
For information and applica
tion materials, contact Mrs. Mel va
L. Holmes a t503-618-189 lo r 503-
745-7289. O ryou can send a letter
to 1819 S.E. O rient Dr. #14,
Gresham, OR 97080. Completed
submissions must be received no
later than Feb. 20,2002.
UNDER OREGON'S
NEW LAW MOST
WORKPLACES ARE
REQUIRED TO BE
SMOKEFREE.
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