COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • OCTOBER 3, 2018 •
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Candidates for House District 7 sqaure-off in CG debate
By Caitlyn May
cmay@cgsentinel.com
Cedric Hayden,
Christy Inskip
made their case
to voters
Monday night
Th e League of Women Voters
of Lane County have a rule: they
don't condone empty-seat de-
bates and so on Monday night,
president Linda Lynch was
faced with a dilemma. She had
an empty seat.
Th e event, scheduled for 6:30
p.m. at the city council cham-
bers, billed both Christy Inskip
and Cedric Hayden--both run-
ning for Hayden's seat in the
state's House District 7. How-
ever, 10 minutes into the event's
scheduled time, Hayden had yet
to enter the building.
"We fully expected to see
Cedric Hayden," Lynch told a
room of approximately 20 spec-
tators--only to be interrupted by
an announcement; Hayden was
on his way.
Aft er what turned out to be
a 25-minute delay, Hayden en-
tered the chamber where Inskip
had chatted with voters during
the wait and the two were read
the rules for what would turn
out to be a debate that ranged
from health care to education
and from gun control to abor-
tion.
"I'm running to make sure ev-
eryone's interests are represent-
ed in the capital," Inskip said in
her opening statement before
spending the next hour gath-
ering her breath prior to each
question and defending her
stance--against Measures 103,
105 and 106 and for Measure
102. Inskip, a former tobacco
prevention specialist for Lane
County Public Health, cited her
lack of experience in public of-
fi ce but also off ered her support
of aff ordable housing and access
to early childhood education
as well as a fi rm belief in the
Second Amendment as well as
"common sense" gun control.
"I grew up in a rural area and
my family depended on the
game to make it through the
year," she said, citing the pas-
sage of House Bill 4145 that
closed the "boyfriend loophole"
and prevented individuals with
prior domestic violence convic-
tions from purchasing fi rearms
as an example of legislation she
outs.
"We need to look at those
high earners and see what we
can do to fi x the system," Inskip
said, "It's important to remem-
ber that those tier one earners,
the court said we can't take that
away."
Hayden also weighed-in on
the issue calling for reform cit-
ing "$60,000" retirement pen-
sions for surgeons and football
coaches who "make millions of
dollars."
On, perhaps, the most polit-
ically hot topics, the candidates
diverged; Hayden is pro-life,
Inskip belives in a woman's
right to choose. Inskip opposed
Measure 105 that would repeal
Oregon's sanctury state sta-
tus while Hayden stopped just
CAITLYN MAY/COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL short of saying he supported it
Christy Inskip and Cedric Hayden debated ideas Monday night ranging from their stances during Monday night's debate.
on upcoming ballot measures to broader topics like gun control and abortion. The election However, their views seem-
is set for Nov. 6.
ingly matched when it came to
would support in the state leg- include dentists--citing his par- ber of days cut from school pre-existing conditions prohib-
islature.
ticipation in the profession--in calanders in an eff ort to balance iting individuals from access-
Hayden also spoke on gun oversight groups focused on the budget.
ing aff ordable health care. Both
control, noting the anniver- limiting access to opiods for pa-
"We have to fi x PERS [Public candidates spoke out against the
say of the shooting at Umpqua tients who abuse the drug.
Employee Retirement System] practice.
Community College three years
Both candidates spoke on the and get more resources in the
Hayden and Inskip will ap-
ago. "I believe it comes back to topic of education with Hayden classroom," he said.
pear on the Nov. 6 ballot for
mental health reform," he said. contending that Oregon, ranked
Oregon legislatures have cit- the chance to represent House
Hayden ran through his list in the bottom three states in na- ed a coming crisis in regards to District 7 that includes Cottage
of accomplishments in the leg- tional graduation rates, has a PERS as the state's retirement Grove and parts of Douglas
islature including his work to "K-11" system due to the num- fund struggles with high pay- County.
Police log
Sept. 25
• A transient male was
seen laying on the sidewalk
on Main Street. An individ-
ual was concerned for the
individual’s welfare but the
man was just “basking in
the sun.”
• A group of four or fi ve
males were seen near a stor-
age shed on Main Street
and they appeared to be
exchanging things out of a
shopping cart.
• Suspicious subject was
reported on Clark Avenue
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looking into cars with a
fl ashlight.
• A male subject was seen
running on Sixth Street with
a brown paper bag contain-
ing miscellaneous items.
Th e individual dropped
some of the items, which
were believed to be stolen,
including a wrench and a
carabiner that read “City of
Lancaster.”
• An individual was at
the impound to retrieve her
bike. Th e bike had reported-
ly already been returned to
the individual and was now
missing again.
Sept. 26
• A suspicious vehicle was
reported on River Road.; the
individuals in the car had
run out of gas.
Sept. 29
• An unknown subject
threw a beer bottle at an in-
dividual’s car damaging the
rear.
• An open door was re-
ported on Sixth Street. Th e
individual called inside but
heard no answer and waited
for the police to come.
When contacted, the res-
ident of the home said she
had propped the door open
for her cats.
• A noise complaint was
reported on Jeff erson Ave.
aft er an individual had been
continuously running their
chainsaw.
• A cloth bag containing
miscellaneous items was
found in the middle of the
road on Main Street.
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