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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon July 31, 2 0 0 8 Page 3 Jeff Merkley brings campaign to Warm Springs B y L e s lie M itts Spilyay Tymoo O re g o n Rep. J e f f M erkley, candidate fo r U.S. Senate, vis ited W arm Springs last w eekend as p a r t o f his 100 T ow ns fo r C hange tour. Merkley, w ho is Speaker o f the O regon H ouse, visited the M u seum at W arm Springs and spoke to c o m m u n ity m e m b e rs a fte r sp e n d in g tim e in M adras a n d Culver. M erkley said he has w orked w ith the tribes fo r the p a st 10 years th ro u g h his inv o lv em en t as a s ta te r e p re s e n ta tiv e a n d H o u se Speaker. I n M erkley’s opinion, the key issues fo r O re g o n include en d ing the w ar in Iraq, resto rin g the integrity o f the U.S., creating af fo rd a b le and a c c e s s ib le healthcare, a n d ending the d e p endence o f foreign oil a nd rec reating the energy policy. A s f o r th e w a r in I r a q , M erkley said, “I t’s only by hav in g a sc h e d u le d p la n f o r o u r w ith d raw al th a t w e create the incentive fo r Iraq groups to step u p an d fill th e vacuum and take over public safety.” “O therw ise they’d b e glad to h a v e o u r so n s a n d d a u g h te rs th ere fo r a lo n g tim e,” M erkley added. “ Its just an in ap p ro p ri ate place fo r us to b e a n d we n eed to en d it.” M e rk ley sa id h e a n d Sen. G o r d o n S m ith d iffe r w h e n it com es to opinions o n the energy crisis a n d d ep en d en cy o n fo r eign oil: M erkley favors ending th e d ependency o n foreign oil and an advocacy fo r an energy policy th a t w ould serve people. M erkley favors getting rid o f the N o C hild L eft B ehind A ct, a n d said h e ’s sp o k e n to m any teach ers in O re g o n w h o have told him o f its downfalls. “ L e t ’s d o w h a t w o r k s to s t r e n g th e n o u r s c h o o ls ,” M erkley said. “ L et’s n o t try to u n d e rm in e th em as Sm ith and B ush have.” W hile M erkley e x p ressed a resp ect fo r th e self-governance o f tribal organizations, he said he rem ains neutral o n the issue o f the C o nfederated T ribes o f W arm S prings’ p ro p o se d casino a t C ascade Locks. “I ’ve been neutral on that is sue,” Merkley explained. “I think that there are pros and cons, and I have a neutral position o n it.” H ealth care is one issue th at M erkley b elieves is incred ib ly im p o rta n t— because the system is tied to em ploym ent, it creates an unsteady situation fo r m any families. I n f ^ c t, M e rk le y sa id , “ H ealth care nearly k ep t m e o u t o f this race for U.S. Senate.” In o rd e r to run, h e explained, his wife began w orking part-tim e and lo st h e r health care benefits. W hile his family is currently cov e re d th ro u g h his h e a lth plan, M erkley said, they will lose those benefits in January. “T h is is th e type o f chaos, th a t I k now personally from m y life, th a t all families, all ordinary families are experiencing in this state,” M erkley said. ‘W e need to invest in our clin ics, w e n eed to invest in p re v en tio n , w e n e ed to in v est in fee o u r veterans.” M erkley is an a d v o cate fo r veteran’s benefits, and he added, “ I have e n o rm o u s re sp e c t fo r the w o rk th a t they do.” M erkley a lso sp o k e o f his d e sire fo r ru ra l d e v e lo p m e n t w ith the G ro w O re g o n plan. T h e plan aims to strengthen JeffMerkleÿ m anagem ent so th a t people can have a m uch healthier, happier life.” M erkley a lso sp o k e o f th e S ocial S ecurity a n d M ed icare crisis, as w ell as th e issu e o f veteran’s benefits. W h en it com es to v eteran’s b e n e fits , M e rk ley said, “ T h e B ush A dm inistration and Sena to r Sm ith g o t it absolutely wrong. T hey w ere fast to go to w ar and they w ere slow to take care o f Record return of sockeye salmon (AP) — Sockeye salm on are heading back u p th e C olum bia River this sum m er in num bers unseen since 1955, and no b o d y is sure why. Som e credit a federal c o u rt o rd er releasing extra w ater over dam s in 2006 and 2007 to ease the young salm ons' passage to th e sea. O th e rs cite im p ro v e d ocean conditions. B u t th e re tu rn in g n u m b ers exceed any year since th e last m a jo r d a m w as b u ilt o n th e C olum bia o r Snake rivers. Sock eye w ere close to being w ritten o ff in pa rts o f th e N o rth w est's largest river system. F ish counters have reco rd ed th e r e tu r n o f n e arly 2 1 5 ,0 0 0 sockeye, o r red, salm on th ro u g h Tuesday. M o st are head ed up riv er to W a s h in g to n 's W en a tc h e e a n d O so y o o s lakes. A few o th ers, rep resen tin g th e river system 's m o st endangered run, are going to L ow er G ranite D a m o n the Snake River. T h a t ru n is nearly com plete. T h e co u n t o f re tu rn in g a d u lt sockeye h e a d e d fo r L o w e r G r a n i te t o p p e d 800 th ro u g h Tuesday. I t is th e largest sockeye re- rural economies and addresses the infrastructure o f small towns. “ In o rd e r to hav e th riv in g small tow ns w e need to have a strong education system, we need to have affordable healthcare, w e need to invest in transportation, w e n eed to invest in w ater re sources for agriculture and w e need to address com m unication needs,” Merkley said. T h e plan w ould also provide tax in ce n tiv e s fo r sm all b u si nesses and help to crack dow n o n th e m e th e p id e m ic t h a t strains rural econom ies, am ong m uch m ore. W h en it com es to the m eth a m p h e tam in e p ro b le m in O r egon, M erkley said, he has ad vocated m aking the ingredients used in cold m edicine to m ake m etham phetam ines available by prescription only. In addition, he said, he sup p o rts m aking m o re funds avail able to prosecute m eth crimes. W h ile th e p e n a ltie s fo r su c h crim es are already significant, he said, m o re resources are needed in o rd e r to p rosecute them . O n e o f his favorite cam paign experiences thus far involved a parade o n the O reg o n coast. B ecause th e p arad e m o v ed quickly, M erkley said, he h a d to ru n to keep u p in betw een chat ting w ith spectators. “I t’s the first tim e I ’ve g o tte n e x e r c is e in a b o u t a y e a r,” M erkley said w ith a chuckle. “I t was just a p u re joy. I ’m th in k ing I ’d be in m uch b e tte r condi tio n if I h a d to b e in a parade every single day.” In th e end, M erkley said, it is im p o rta n t to him to take the v ie w p o in ts o f all O re g o n ia n s in to consideration. “ I w a n t to b e th e ty p e o f senator w h o cares w hat people a re th in k in g in o u r to w n s ,” M erkley explained. Toys-Tools-Housewares-Clothing-Crafts-Gifts- tu rn re co rd e d a t L ow er G ra n ite since it w as b uilt in 1975, and nearly 25 tim es the average re tu rn o f th e last 10 years. T en y e ars ago tw o so c k e y e cam e back. T h e Snake River sockeye was th e first p o p u latio n to be listed as endangered o n the C olum bia system 17 years ago. T h e large re tu rn follow s rela tively g o o d re tu rn s o f sp rin g c h in o o k to th e C olum bia and g o o d early indications o n steel head. T h e sockeye is the th ird m o st c o m m o n species o f P a cific salm on. ÿ l< VI ÿ Opea Monday*Sat 9:00*6:00 rgain Connection 0 l/l u A ll N e w A ll T h e T im e ! I oil 7 1 7 S . W . 5 t h S t . M a d r a s O r . 0 Ç c VI Z 0) 0 ®oa® IR b S o ? ææcfl ■i u I ÛJ The Diabetes Prevention Program wants you! G o s p e l c o n c e rt If you are at risk for diabetes, we want to help you prevent it! Get more information about what your risk for diabetes is by: calling Montell at 553-1170 or Angelena at 553-1178; or by coming to the Diabe tes Prevention Program Office at 1142 Warm Springs Street on campus. n e x t m o n th I 0 w VI <U nj u A g o sp e l c o n c e rt will be held fro m A ugust 25 to A u g u st 30. T h e event will take place at E lm e r Q u in n Park, w h e re a te n t will b e set up th a t seats ab o u t 200 people. G o sp el m usicians fro m vari ous areas will be present, in cluding m usicians from M o n tana, A rizona, U tah and W ash ington. 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