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Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo October 28, 2004
Registered?
Make your vote
count this year
By Selena Boise
Management Successor
So, what do you think of the
world situation? The U.S. is
about to have an election, and
an important one.
I have been
reading and trying
to make an in
formed decision
about this election, and who
should be the President of the
United States.
I hope that the election has a
good turnout at the polls, be
cause every vote counts.
I have never registered to vote
in the elections, but this year I
decided to vote just because I was
told many times that it is an im
portant election year.
Seems I have heard so many
of the negative things about
each candidate, and a few posi
tive things. So then who do I
vote for? I'll keep reading all
these negative and positive
things about each candidate.
I have read a little about the
statewide measures that are on
this year's ballot. I don't really
have an opinion about some of
these issues, but I am still read
ing these measures.
Nothing like waiting until the
last minute to read about these
things. There are some that are
talked about a lot in the news,
or on commercials on the radio
or television, that I sort of have
an idea about now.
Also, I have read some good
articles in the editorial sections
of the local newspapers.
In previous years I have had
no interest in the outcome of
the elections, only because I
never thought too much about
politics and how it affects the
country and its people.
Politics are everywhere if you
think about it.
I have even listened to the
young people who are registered
to vote, and how their thoughts
are going with them to the polls.
I know a couple of teenagers reg
istered to vote who are in high
school yet. In their civics class,
they watch the debates and lis
ten to all the mud slinging that
goes on by both parties.
All the mud slinging makes
it hard to see the positive points
of each candidate. Have there
been any good things said that
were not discredited somehow?
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Wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry
visited the National Congress of the American Indian
conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Pictured here with
Heinz Kerry are local residents Doris Miller, Kenman
Miller and Marie Calica (from left).
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Management Successor: Selena T. Boise
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No on 37
It's too bad the price of a
ballot measure isn't printed
alongside it on the ballot. The
number for Measure 37 would
convince people to vote "no" all
by itself. $344 million just to
enable state and local govern
ments to prepare for the waves
of lawsuits by developers and
established landowners who
claim lost value from laws that
protect our way of life. That
high, high price means reduced
school budgets and weaker natu
ral resources protection.
On top of that would be the
cost for the lawyers. Measure 37
pays their lawyers whether they
win or lose. Correction: Measure
37 wouldn't pay it, you the tax
payer would.
As a member of the Wasco
Tribe of the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs Reser
vation, I know lawyers are nec
essary. As an American, I know
you pay your own lawyer unless
the government you are suing
is wrong. But Measure 37 says
the local government - the
people - always pays the law
yers, even if the city or the
county wins the case. That's not
the American way.
There are other major prob
lems with Measure 37. I've
worked for many years to pro
tect our ancestors' special places.
As a landowner, I revere these
places and am proud to be a
steward to them. Measure 37
insults our ancestors by saying
a landowner should make you
pay for him sharing an Indian
site, as if the Indian-ness makes
the land less valuable.
Save your tax dollars for
schools. Vote "no" on Measure
37. Louie Pitt, Confederated
Tribes director of government
affairs.
Safe return
I'd like to thank Ada Billy for
returning my family's pet. He
really does complete our family.
I wish there were more people
that would do things for others
and go out of their way to get
them done. It's the little things
that count. Once again, thank
you for going out of your way.
I know you didn't have to do
that for us. Boomer was due for
his shots and he was returned
just in time.
photo courtesy of Kenman K
tiller
I'd also like to thank Jordan
Holliday for assisting Ada in the
return of our pet. He means so
much to our family. You just
happened to be at home that
day and saved him. If it wasn't
for you we probably wouldn't
have had him returned as soon
as he was. Thank you very much
for going out of your way.
Thank you to Larry Holliday for
all your work. I know you guys
don't get thanked enough for all
the hard work you do. So thank
you.
The Anderson family.
Call to readers
Calling all readers -grammas,
grampas, aunties,
nunas, ya-yas, or just someone
who'd like to help young students
at Warm Springs Elementary. If
you can read, we need you. All
it takes is one hour per week to
read to two students for half an
hour each session. You read to
a child who appreciates you.
The SMART reading pro
gram is open on Tuesday and
Happy birthday and
God must have known
there would be time we'd need
a gentle touch, a tender under
standing heart to love us very
much. He must have known
we'd need someone to listen to
our cares - to comfort and re
member us in loving thoughts
and prayers. So in his bound
less wisdom, he sent us from
above the dearest blessing in
the world - a sister, precious
love. For all the ways you're
special, for the faith you share
and the love you give, I wish
Happy birthday to my brother
Steven. When things go wrong,
as they sometimes will, when the
road you're trudging seems all
uphill, and you want to smile but
you have to sigh, Don't quit.
When care is pressing you down
a bit, rest if you must but don V
quit. Life is queer with its twists
and turns, as everyone of us
sometimes learns, and many a
failure turns about, when she
might bare won bad she stuck it
out. Don V give up though the
Letters to the Editor
Thursday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Our
phone number is 553-1128 or
voice mail number 317-3225, to
leave a message. Right now we
need volunteer readers at 8:30
to 9 a.m.; 10 to 10:30 a.m.;
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You'll read to kindergarten
through third graders. Please call
today. Volunteering is like pray
ing - you get a blessing in re
turn. By helping a student you
give of yourself and to the uni
verse. What goes around, comes
around. Our children need as
much help as possible to suc
ceed in school. Please help by
volunteering to read one hour a
week. Call today for more in
formation. Studies show that kids read
ing at grade level in the third
grade are more successful in
completing high school, in learn
ing to live on their own, in get
ting good jobs. Reading is fun -help
celebrate reading with a
child.
Happy Halloween,
you the most special day on
your birthday. With all that's
special to you. Always, your
loving sister, Joanna.
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pace seems slow, you may succeed
you never know. Success is fail
ure turned inside out. The silver
tint of the clouds of doubt. And
you never can tell bow close you
are. It may be near when it seems
so far. So stick to the fight when
you're hardest bit. It's when
things seem worse that you must
not quit. (Just remember Steven,
what comes around goes around.)
You sister is always going to be
here even if you don 't like it,
okay! Love, your sister Joanna.
Also, reading is the single
most important way for your
school child to develop the
knowledge needed to become
successful in school.
Helping a child become a
reader is the single most impor
tant thing that you can do to help
the child succeed in school - and
in life.
The importance of reading
simply can't be overstated.
Reading helps children in all
school subjects, more important,
it is the key to lifelong learning.
Nothing is more important than
your support for a child as they
go through school. Thank you.
Myrna Frank, SMART
coordinator at Warm Springs
Elementary.
Concern
I am writing to my people out
of concern for how inmates are
treated in Warm Springs correc
tions. I was an inmate recently.
My common law wife had a
death in her family. I tried to
get a pass for a the funeral or a
from Travis Bobb
other wishes...
Happy Anniversary to
my husband Batman
Smith. It has been four
happy years of marriage.
Eight years of nothing but
good times. Thank you.
Love your wife, Irwina
Smith.
Happy anniversary to Mom
and Dad. hove, Ethan and
A in a.
Mahala and D'lynray, I
love and miss you both
very much. Love Dad,
Arden Post.
HO M: '-
furlough. I gave the reason why
I needed the pass but was de
nied and received no written ex
planation. Theodore Monte
McKinley
Doing best
I don't know how it really
came to be, I'm now a sober
Christian. Here are a few poster
sayings I saw and talked about
at a recent AA meeting here in
Eugene. I do my best, leave the
rest to God. Letting sobriety
happen. When you are ready to
take certain steps, you get what
you give. Jesus Christ overcomes
alcohol, always think of him
first. Evette Patt.
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Happy
birthday to
my special
J u a n i t a
"Neeters"
White Elk.
May you have many
more to come.
Love you lots, your
auntie Mare and Scotty
Scott.
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