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Page A2 December 17, 2003 L aw & J ustice Saddam’s Capture Brings Relief again that the U nited States has the best and most tenacious fighting forces in the w orld.” His Republican counterpart, U.S. Hopes rise for quicker return of military overseas (A P) — O regonians and iheir e le c te d o f f ic ia ls h a ile d th is w e e k e n d ’s c a p tu re o f S ad d am H ussein with joy, and hoped the events w ould hasten the return o f loved ones serving abroad. U.S. Sen. Ron W yden, D-Ore, said it w as an occasion to co n gratulate the A m erican military. “A nd o f course we have soldiers from v irtually every nook and cranny in O regon serving, and that m akes us especially proud this af ternoon," W yden said. "Saddam H u sse in 's cap tu re p ro v es once I just feel that the Bush administration has been really good about doing PR stunts to boost the popularity o f the war. ! don't think the capture o f Saddam proves anything or helps anything. -J e n n ife r Webster, a board member with Eugene Peaceworks Sen. G ordon Smith, highlighted the consequences o f the capture for the people o f Iraq. "(The Iraqi people) now have greater freedom to m ove tow ard a Good Deeds Can Also Mean Good Tax Breaks Soon you’ll be preparing your federal tax return... don’t forget you can And you’re not limited to monetary count your donation to KMHD 89.1 FM as donations, we’ll take a charitable •Your car contribution! •Your boat •Your house ■E&SI full and unfettered, sovereign d e m o cracy w ith o u t fearin g th eir form er m urderous tyrant," Smith said. And U.S. Rep. G reg W alden, R- O re., cautioned that terrorism will still exist, even though H ussein is in custody. "W e have to keep in mind that the war on terrorism has never been about ju st one person, so there will continue to be threats around the world," W alden said. "B ut certainly S addam ’s capture will mean that we will get better inform ation out o f the Iraqi people w ho have, up until this point, still lived in fcarth at Saddam w ould com e back into pow er." Judy and Bob U pdyke o f C ot tage G rove first heard about the capture when their daughter, U.S. A rm y Sgt. Jennifer U pdyke, called them around 3:30a.m . Sunday from M osul, Iraq. "She said sh e’d heard it through the grapevine,” Judy U pdyke said Sunday evening. “She m entioned (A P) — C ritics o f a Florida law that allow s child m urderers to be locked aw ay for life w ant it recon sidered after an appeals court over turned a young teenager’s convic tion in the death o f a 6-year-old playmate. W hile the 4th D istrict C ourt o f A ppeal did not directly challenge the law, it did order a new trial for 16- year-old Lionel Tate, saying the b o y ’s m ental com petency should have been evaluated before trial. Tate was the youngest defen 2 8 6 -3 7 5 8 WHERE THE HEALTH OF YOUR HAIR COMES EIRST! AFFORDABLE tt JJ Defendant was just 12 when playmate killed 222 N. Killingsworth 97217 (Vancouver) ♦Teresa, Owner & Stylist ♦D eborah, Stylist ♦H o rac e, Barber it in passing, w as kind o f ho-hum tration has been really good about en o rm o u s m orale b o o ster they about it. B ut to m e it w as, ‘Oh my doing PR stunts to boost the popu thought the capture w ould provide gosh, I am so glad they got h im .’ larity o f the war. I d o n ’t think the to O regon troops stationed over The first thing we did was run dow n capture o f Saddam proves anything seas. stairs and listen to the news, and or helps anything.” Barbara H osier, w ho served in sure enough, it w as true." A nd o th ers said they doubt the M arine C orps during the K o O ther Oregonians quickly placed Saddam ’s rem oval will convince rean W ar era and now leads Salem ’s the news in political context, w on guerrilla fighters to lay dow n their A m erican Legion P ost 149, a post dering what it might mean for Presi w eapons. m ade up entirely o f fem ale veter dent Bush and Democratic hopefuls “ I d o n ’t think the violence has ans, called the event, “a turning in the 2004 presidential election. anything to do with S addam ,” said point.” “It m akes me feel kind o f sad," D iane Sayer o f Eugene. "I think it “ I think the w hole situation will said Jen n ifer W ebster, a board has to do with the people o f that see a big change and will speed m em ber with Eugene Peacew orks. country w anting us out.” things up," H osier said. "It show s "I ju st feel that the Bush adm inis O regon veterans spoke o f the we mean business.” Child’s Life Term Overturned Your donation can add up to a nice tax deduction if you itemize, HAIR DESIGN Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is captured Saturday by U.S. Army troops in Iraq. Lionel Tate cries as a life sentence is imposed in this March 2001 photo. Assassinated Leader Remembered LOCK & KEY FULL LOCKSMITH - SERVICE • RE-KEY AND INSTALL LOCKS LOCKED 0UT7-W E MAKE KEYS FROM SCRATCH: HOUSE, OFFICE OR CAR P ortlan d 503.284.9582 • Oregon City 503.656.2116 Serving Portland/Metro area (N, NE, SE, SW & NW) Harvey Milk was Martin Luther King of gay rights 1 (A P )— H arvey M ilk w as assas sinated a quarter century ago in San Francisco, yet his legacy o f public service as an openly gay man rem ains very m uch alive fo ra com m unity still hungry for heroes. The anniversary o f Nov. 27,1978 - the day M ilk, one o f the n ation's first openly gay elected officials, and M ayor G eorge M oscone were gunned dow n - has inspired panel discussions, a m useum exhibit and a memorial march. The occasion has provided a tim ely barom eter for people w ho see M ilk as the Rev. M artin Luther King Jr. o f the gay civil rights m ove ment. “H arvey rem ains a sym bol o f w h a t’s p o ssib le ,” said d irecto r Robert Epstein, w ho is preparing a Starting in 2004, we will be taking a more comprehensive look at how a student comes to OSU. This approach w ill help ns improve the future OSU community as well as ensure your individual success. To find out more about becoming part of the OSU class of 2O()4/2O()5, pick up an admissions O R E G O N S T A T E U N IV E R S IT Y packet online. Open minds. Open doors. Han/ey Milk poses in front ofhis camera shop in San Francisco in this Nov. 9, 1977 file photo. (AP photo) 25th anniversary DVD edition o f “T he T im es o f H arvey M ilk," the 1984 docum entary that w on an A cadem y A ward. Milk would be 73 today, an aging pioneer instead o f a m odern gay martyr. He had been in office less than a year when fellow supervisor Dan W hite, a form er police officer, sm uggled agun intoC ity Hall. Days earlier. W hite had resigned from the board and he blam ed Milk and M oscone when the m ayor refused to reappoint him. W hite shot both men multiple times. W hite argued that junk food fu eled his rampage. His now infamous "Tw inkie defense," supported by psychiatrist, w orked. Instead o f murder. White wascon victed of man slaughter. He served a little more than three years in prison, and then com m itted suicide. Complaint Draws Investigation Treatment of black students in question o rego n state.ed u dant to be sentenced to life w ithout tion to ensure that Tate understood parole in Florida, w hich leads the the plea bargain he w as offered and nation in the prosecution o f ju v e the possibility o f a life sentence if niles as adults. His law yers argued he rejected it. Tate, then 12, w as im itating pro Besides noting his age, the three- w restling m oves when he punched, judge panel said Tate had "signifi kicked and stomped Tiffany Eunick cant mental delays” and a below - to death. average IQ. D em ocratic state Sen. Steven T ate and his m other had m ain G eller has filed legislation that tained his innocence and turned w ould allow child m urderers under dow n a deal that w ould have given 16 to be eligible for parole if they him a three-year sentence. Had he had not been previously convicted accepted, he could have been out o f violent crimes. o f prison 10 m onths ago. “W e must find a reasonable ap “ I feel like somebody lifted a 200- proach w here justice is served and pound w eight o ff my head,” said ourhum anity iskept intact,"G eller his trial lawyer, Jim Lewis. "It’s just said. a beautiful thing, and 1 hope now The appeals court said at a m ini that L ionel’s going to have a chance m um , the trial judge had an obliga at a life.” (A P) — The Seattle chapter of the N A A C P plans to investigate a suburban school d istrict’s treat m ent o f black students after the suspension o f a 16-year-old w ho spoke out last spring against the use o f "H uckleberry Finn" in E n glish class. R enton H igh S chool student C alista Phair has had tw o in-school suspensions since school resum ed this fall, and one full-day suspen- sion. School officials say the disci plinary actions are unrelated to her book protest. Phair, her fam ily and the N A A C P are not sure th a t's the case. Phair opposed use o f the Mark T w ain c la ssic , "A d v e n tu re s o f Huckleberry Finn," in her 11 th grade English class last spring. The book, w ritten in 1884, focuses on H uck. a 13-year-old w hite boy, and his friendship with a black man in the South. P h a ir w a s u n h a p p y w ith T w a in ’s p o rtray al o f b lack s and use o f the “n” w ord. A t her re quest, she w as excused from re a d ing the book. P h air also handed out fliersex p lain in g h erresistan ce in school hallw ays. “ I believe that the book is de grading and denigrating tow ard A frican A m ericans," Phair said. C arl M ack, president o f the Se attle-K ing C ounty chapter o f the N A A CP, accused the school dis trict o f taking it upon itself to retali ate against a young w om an who expressed her opinion. The N A A C P also plans to look into disciplinary cases involving other black students. Mack said, noting that som e parents in south su b u rb an R enton have alread y contacted his office. /
