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County of Morrow
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Letters To The Editor
Yes vote a
step up
Hospital Notes
Patients admitted and re
leased from Pioneer Memor
ial Hospital in Heppner over
the past week include:
Erika Bergs trom, lone -admitted
March 14. released
March 16:
Audrey Standly. Lexington -admitted
March 15, released
March 18:
Bradley Schmidt, lone -admitted
March 16. released
March 19.
Rosetta Palmateer, lone -admitted
March 16. released
March 18;
Mindy Binschus, Heppner -admitted
March 18. released
March 19: and
Jean Nelson, Lexington -admitted
March 19, released
March 21.
Patients still receiving care
at the hospital as of Monday,
March 22 included:
Clarence Rice, Lexington,
admitted March 16: and
Charles Morris, Condon -admitted
March 16.
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To the editor:
1 am writing this letter to
ask your support for the
budget of Blue Mountain
Community College on March
30. In this time of high
unemployment the need for
the college is greater than
ever. People with good job
skills will be able to find
employment and that is what
the college is all about. The
education the college gives to
students in all departments
develops their abilities and job
skills so they can become
contributing members of our
society.
The college staff, budget
committee, and board mem
bers have gone through the
budget item by item and
believe every' item is neces
sary to provide the sen-ices
the patrons of Umatilla and
Morrow counties need.
The future of many is in
your hands, please help. A yes
vote is a step up the ladder of
success for the students of
BMCC.
Sincerely,
Bob Rietmann
Board Member
lone, Oregon
Support Bob
McKinley
To the editor:
March 30 is the election date
for Morrow County School
Board position No. one. I
strongly urge the support for
this position for Bob McKin
ley. I have known Bob for
several years, he is a strong
dedicated person and would do
an excellent job for the people
of Boardman and Morrow
County in this position.
Sincerely.
Kenneth Broadbent
Boardman. OR.
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Consider the
following
To the editor:
On March 30 when you are
voting on the budget for Blue
Mountain Community College,
consider the following facts:
Enrollment in continuing
education classes in south
Morrow County (lone, Lexing
ton, Heppner) has doubled
over the past two years. There
are over 200 people, per let m,
taking advantage of class
offerings through BMCC in
this area.
The number of different
class offerings has also in
creased. There are now be
tween 15-20 different offerings
available each term. These
offerings include classes from
three categories: transfer
courses, vocational prepara
tory and upgrading courses,
and adult enrichment courses.
When you vote on March 30,
remember the opportunities
being offered in your com
munity through Blue Moun
tain Community College.
Nancy Brownfield
BMCC Continuing
Education Coordinator
South Morrow County
Heppner, Oregon 97836
To anyone
To the editor:
Usually one assumes that a
yes vote on the school budget
signifies a real interest in
furthering our children's ed
ucation. I can't believe this to
be true when voting March 30
on the upcoming school bud
get. At present, we do not offer
sufficient vocational courses
in Morrow County. Amongst
other things, we also do not
have enough computer and
math classes. For quite some
time now we have been
spending more, but offering
less, to our students.
After completing the most
rigorous academic program
offered at Heppner High
School this year, our son will
still take a remedial course in
computers when he goes to
college, as he could not work
this class into his schedule due
to lack of equipment and staff.
And he will have to work hard
to catch up with other students
Vote 'yes'
Vo the editor:
On behalf of students,
teachers, and volunteers of
the Heppner Adult Basic
Education program sponsored
by BMCC, we strongly urge nil
Morrow County voters to vote
"yes" March 30 to continue
BMCC's educational oppor
tunities in our area.
The Heppner site of Adult
Basic Education has had an
enrollment of 27 students this
year. Adult Basic Education
serves handicapped adults:
non-English speaking adults
learning English as a second
language: adults preparing
for the GED and adults
preparing for a BMCC adult
high school diploma.
Education is a continuing
process: BMCC provides that
continuum for Morrow County
; residents. It will provide a
small adult basic education
program in the Boardman
area this fall.
Please give BMCC's budget
your consideration. Vote
"Yes March 30.
Sincerely.
Joy Krein
Peggy Fishburn,
Alena Anderson.
Donna Privett.
j Nella Britt
concerned
that have had the advantage
of higher math courses.
Additionally, and most im
portantly, we are losing some
good teachers because they
do not feel Morrow County is
seriously committed to quality
education. Morale is low.
Our school board needs
leadership that only the voters
can provide to correct the
deficiencies in our school
system. You can vote yes and
receive more of the same
spread thinner. Or you can
vote no as long as necessary to
free the school board and the
administration to ask for an
evaluation of our school sys
tem and whether it provides
what our students need now.
Only the voters of Morrow
County can help determine the
Pest way to provide the most
benefits for the least amount
of taxpayer's money,
Yours truly,
Meg Murray
Keep sales tax out of Oregon
To the editor:
The Republican Party has
proven again their admiration
for the sales tax by its recent
endorsement of this unfair tax
at the Dorchester Conference.
This regressive form of
taxation has been repeatedly
rejected by Oregon Demo
crats. Unlike most political
issues in this state, the party
lines are very clearly drawn
on this subject.
The electorate knows that
the more ways you can tax the
citizen, the more taxes there
will be. State taxes in Oregon
are about average among the
fifty states; add a sales tax
and we will be among the
highest. i
California has a sales tax
and their citizens carry a
heavy tax burden. The state of
Washington has a sales tax
and their form of taxation is
among the most regressive in
the nation; It hat not kept that
state from going broke.
The main argument for a
sales tax is the alleged
stability it brings to revenue
collection. But such stability is
illusory in a declining econ
omy. In addition, the sales tax
is the cruelest tax, in that an
umemployed mill worker or a
senior citizen on a limited
fixed income pays the same
tax rate as a wealthy person.
We can accomplish the same
thing in Oregon with a large
"Prudent Person Reserve
Fund" to cushion the effects of
periodic economic recession.
We should not be like the state
of Washington which must
depend upon a good Christmas
shopping season to balance
the state budget.
Those who advocate a sales
tax as a replacement for
property taxes should also be
reminded that this scheme
will not lower the total tax bill,
only remove local control of
local property tax-supported
government. The sales tax
would dramatically shift pow
er to state government in
Salem away from the people.
A majority of Democrats in
both the State House and
Senate will keep the general
sales tax out of Oregon, This is
a pledge that must and will be
honored
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Semite Majority Leader
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Salem, Oregon 97310
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Grattan Kerann
House Majority Leader
H 2U5 Stale Capitol
Salem. Oregon 973J0
Worthy of support
To the editor:
In times like these it is easy
to feel upset by tux inerenses.
Those of us who serve on
boards and budget commit
tees know the feeling. We
make our living the simie way
others do.
That is why the Morrow
County School District Budget
Committee has tried to pre
sent a budget that is in tune
with the times. The ballot for
the Morrow County School
District Budget vote on Mat ch
30 shows an increase in taxes
for schools next year How
ever, it is important for voters
to know that although budget
funds which cannot be shown
on the ballot, coupled with
reductions In some budget
expenditures, which was ac
companied by the budget
committee, will result In a
considerable reduction in the
tax for schools next year.
II is expected that if the
district's value remained the
same, the school tax on a
$ii0.ono.(in home would be
$U!i (Hi less than this year,
I believe we have a good
budget request, one that can
result in good schools, and at
the same time a low tax It is
worthy of your support
Sincerely.
Jean Bennett
Chairman
Morrow County School
District Hoard.
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