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KOI K T h e Hrpppcr Gazette-1Ime». llrppncr. Oregon. Wednesday. Mat 14. IVM4> The Official Nctttpaper of the City of Heppner and the County tif Morrow ail i Letters to the Editor Concerned ubout Justice of the Peace contest The Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES Morrow County’» Home -Owned Meekly Newspaper USPS 2 4 0 420 P u b lM lrd f i n ) V»rdnnw i*! and r n lr t r d a> i d i n » d •.l a » m a llrf at tW PW4 tlftW « at M rp tm rr. O r ry im under thr 4*1 <4 S U n b 3. 117* S n u « 4 fla w puatac* paM at llrp im a r. O r « * . « O fTV t at 147 VSrM W lllu » M r n t l r k | w . « » l « » l I t d d r r a i i iHnm unk at »MW to I k M rpim er (.e rro r t i m e . P I ) , k n 337. H r p p n rr . < Hr*«*» VTMH S utM ripIliiM $ | ] i i M o r r w , I ' M i i i . (if* l 1 iN in lln . $14 rUcaahcr» 1 Urea Satin* .................................................................................... ( M k . M aa a p r Samii ......................................................................................... M a rt, Hat.n. .............................................................................. M a rtr strut her» __ « .r a p t * . Ikpartfnrnt ........................................................................................................... ... ip ra rttrr David and April Sykes, Publishers_______ Editorial Pack wood pulls off miracle Oregon Senator Bob Puckwood recently pulled off what is alter nately being called a miracle, and the greatest piece o f legislative work in the history o f Packwood's career What did our senator do ’ As chairman o f the Senate finance committee. Pack wood orchestrated construction o f a tax reform hill that many people thought was an impossibility. Special interests arc often times cited as the maior saboteurs o f tax legislation, with high paid, high powered lobbyists cruis ing the halls o f Congress searching to torpedo lax hills the least bit detremential to Ineir particular interest group Packwood brushed the lobbyists aside, took on the special in terest groups and hammered out a tax hill that is fair to the in dividual. and good for the state of Oregon And. in Washington D C . thes were ama/cd. "Boh Packwood is m> hero." said Conservative Republican and supply sidcr Jack Kemp " It will sweep into the trash bins of our past literally scores o f unfair, unwise, unproductive tax shelters." President Ronald Reagan said o f the hill " It will make business decisions depend on economic merits rather than on tax considerations, and it will make America more competitive in world markets," Reagan added Regan also called the Packwood bill a firm rebuke to the Washington establishment and W ashington's most influential lob byists and insiders The President went on to say that the "people w on" and that "w ell they may not have quite won yet But thanks to heroic work o f Sen Boh Packwood. members o f his Finance Committee, our administration and you. the political entrepreneurs have just won a magnificent first victory. How did Packwood do i f ’ Hard work, dedication to the job and experience. All o f Oregon should be proud o f him and his job as Senator Retain Judge Gray Charlotte Gray has served Morrow County well as Justice o f the Peace for the last 7'/i years She is knowledgeable and works efficiently in the judicial system. We have worked with her in reporting news from the Justice Court anil find that she handles eases fairly and consistently She is professional and concerned about the justice system Above all, she represents herself and the court in an honest, straight forward manner. That she regularly attends seminars to up grade her knowledge and provide professionalism in court administration is another fac tor in her favor. She has been actively involved with the judicial system for 13 o f the last 13 years in Morrow and Wasco counties Morrow County deserves the best candidatc- Judge Charlotte Gray Rauch doing a good job Incumbent County Commissioner Irv Rauch not only knows Morrow County, its farms, roads, schools, and county govern ment. he has served to upgrade them during his longtime residency here He saw a need such as additional parking at the Courthouse and set out to accomplish it He is also realistic about what can be accomplished with the resources available He admits that transporting prisoners to jails outside M orrow COunty is not an ideal situation, but the cost of building a |ail is prohibitive He is careful with tax dollars. His goal for his next term in office is also based on his desire to gam best use o f tax dollars Computer systems are costly to buy and it they arc not working smoothly are costing even more because they arc not saving the work they were designed to save He is sometimes a frugal with words as with dollars, but possesses an understanding of the county and its needs He is not frugal with service, and has spent much time representing the County Court to other organisations, serving community organisa lions, and on the school hoard Rauch knows how to get things done and accomplishes what he sets out lo do. Experience, know how, frugality, all recommend Irv Rauch for another term as County Commissioner McNerney best choice In the Morrow County District Attorney’s race two uualificd candidates have filed, however, we feel incumbent Richard McNerney has the edge over rival Jeff Wallace In the area o f law enforcement management, McNerney'» cam paign slogan has been "cost effective law enforcement." None o f us likes to nay more taxes and we feel M cNcrncy’s policies and ideas for tnc future w ill keep our tax bill down, yet still give us the law enforcement we need "B u ild more ja il» .’ ’ is one o f the themes you hear when ever law enforcement people get together. "Use thé ones we have more efficiently." says M cNerney, and he is right Other o f his plans is that county law enforcement in a way ’ ’ rotates" emphasis on different crimes in the county, thus mak ing the best use o f scare resources and a limited budget. W e feel McNerney has viable plans and a sound strategy for law enforcement in Morrow County May 17-23 is National Digestive Disease Week To the Editor Since Nalional Digestive Disease Week is May 17-23, I thought ihis would he a good lime to let your readers know that there is a Support Group for people who suffer with "Ulcerative Colitis" or "Crohn's Disease" (also know as regional enteritis or ileitis) These conditions are not well publicized or much discussed and the patient often is bewildered and has many quesiions that this busy physician does not have time to answer in detail Oregon Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Supjxirt Group. Inc has been organized to fill these needs hy pro vnling infonnaiton. newsletters, and programs hy sarious members of the medical profession The Group also gives emotional support by caring and understanding Chapters hase been formed throughout Oregon Readers with questions or wishing information are ins ned to is rite to us at PC) Box 2123, Salem. Oregon 47 VW We would he happy to send information about (he diseases and about a possible group in (heir area (s) Al/ina Connor Educalkin Chairman Salem. Oregon 47306 To the Editor This office wishes to share its con cerns about the upcoming election for Justice of (he Peace This office has 18 years of experience with the court sy stem in Morrow County and is familiar with Judge Gray and Ed Glenn Mr (ilenn is not a practicing ai lomey as has been implied in prior letters to the editor Mr Glenn is currently on inactive status with the Oregon Stale Bar Association This means he has rex puul his liability in surance for I486 and is not allowed lo practice law in the Stale of Oregon at this lime Mr Glenn was publicly reprimanded hy the Oregon State Bar Association while he was prac Iking law This raises some real concerns about his ability to act in the (air and impartial manner re quired of the position He has no judicial experience or training, and. believe me. the view from one side of the bench is considerably different from the other Charlotte S Gray, on the other hand has been Justice Court Judge for seven years She has shown henelf to he very fair and impartial Prior letters supporting Ed Glenn suggest that he would do search war rants that wouldn't he overturned In tcven years in office Charlotte Gray has had only one search warrant that was overturned by a higher court She has attended the National Judicial College, has attended seminars and has actively educated herself to avoid such situations Her record is one of which any judge could he proud Charlotte Gray has proven herself fair, honest, even handed and pro fessKinal in performance or her duties Your continual support is re quired lo keep a good justice court system in Morrow County Sincerely Kuhn A Spicer (s) Annctta L Spicer (s< William J Kuhn (ilenn would give legal responsibility To (he Editor I have served on various commit tees with Ed Glenn and worked with him in vocational education for Umatilla and Morrow Counties He is an outstanding individual and would give us legal responsibility in our Justice of the Peace office I urge everyone to cast their halli* for Ed Glenn for Justice of the Peace Yours very truly. Kin/ua Corporation (s) Harry Kennison General Manager Supports SWCD tax base To the Editor I would like to take this opportuni ty to give my support to the Morrow County Soil and Water Consrvation District for the establishment of a district tax base I feel it is extreme ly important to control (hr soil of our county from wind and water erosion By establishing a tax base, the S W C D can greatly improve the technical services to help control and eradicate noxious weeds, improve our fish and wildlife habitats and much more I invite you to join with me on Tuesday. May 20. I486 to vote in favor of the Morrow County Soil and Water Conservation District Tax Base Sincerely, (s) Brock Ltnnell. Chairman Morrow S W ( |> Wilson Rd Boardman. Oregon Support SWCD tax base To the Editor ()n Tuesday. May 20. the Morrow Soil and Water Conservation Divtnct will he asking the voters ot Morrow county lo show their commitment to saving our priceless gifts of soil and air The district is composed of seven elected, non paid directors from Morrow County We have two employes, one full time district manager Weed Supervisor and one half time office manager This tax base would allow the district to hire a full tunc district manager and allow the present manager to devote more time to our weed control program and also search out additional grant funds This year alone over $30,000 were brought into Morrow County through grants, matching funds and spraying services contracted out The SWCD has the legal respon sibility for the natural revkirtes in the county and is also responsible for the Morrow County Weed Control District The district has been funded through the county general fund for several years hut when the cuts arc made after a defeat, the soil and water district is among the fust to he cut The Morrow SWCD joins over 3,000 local contervahoa districts na tionwide in the ongoing effort to pro tcct our natural resources I hope you share my personal responsibility for the care of soil, water and the other vital elements nuking up our en vironment and join me with a "yes" vote on the Morrow SWCD tax base request Regards, (s) Scott Madison. Director Morrow SWCD SWCD hopes tax base approved To the Editor The Momiw SWCD hopes tfiat the proposed budget for a (ax base will meet with the County voters ap- porval on May 20 On the positive side, the district would know what funds we would have to work with in the coming years On the negative side, the uncertainty could hurt many pro grams for Conscrvatkin and also Weed Control Thank you, (t) Rudy Bergstrom Vice Chairman Morrow SWCD Congratulates Packwood on tax scheme To the Editor Shirley M Alexander P O Box 380 Boardman. OR 47818 An Open letter To Senatot Boh Packwood 234 Russell Senate Office Building Washington. D C 20310 Senalot Packwood Congratulations on your latest scheme lo raise tax revenues and dodge the real issue of cuning un necessary spending I really don't have too much trou ble with most of the tax reform hill recently voted on and passed hy the senate finance committee However, doing away with the credits tor IRA contributions seems unwise on several points Not only has the IRA got everyday working people to save for their future rather than solely depending on pensions and social security, it gives our economy all of the benefits associated with saving ot whkh I am sure you arc aware Besides the benefits to the individual taxpayer, it is a well known fact of economics that when money is sav- cd. there is more for the hanks to in vest whkh of course creates jobs and starts the growth cycle again Further, I personally v k h the IRA as a means to overcome the. monumental fiasco that social scc uri ly will become when my generation retires in thirty years and there isn't a large enough working population to support the system But lhal is another letter I feel very certain lhal you can he persuaded lo reconsider your stand on that one portk>n of your tax reform legislation I also hope thal I have conveyed the depth of my feelings on the matter Sincerely Shirley M Alexander P S Lutz he reasonable Courage, clout, commitment - Lutz To the Editor Boh Packwood ads continue to ap pear i« T V , in newspapers, and on radk) with an almost monotonous regularity They talk a lot about ’’courage, clout and commitment" hut they don't list a lot in the way of accomplishments If lawyer Packwood is u> courage» his why has he refused to debate his oppiment Joe Lutz ? Perhaps he is only as courageous as the media image he buys I'm also bothered lhal 48*» of his over three million dollar campaign money was given to him hy sup porters outside the slate of Oregon It makes me wonder whose Senator he really is. Let’s show some courage, clout and commitment of our own I.et's use ihe clout of every vote we have It's time for a change Vote Joe Lutz for U S Senate next Tuesday Police officer supports Wallace for D.A. To ihe Editor I have been a police officer in Oregon since 1478. and I have always been very concerned about crime victims rights However, the rights of a victim arc never address ed unless the sktims case is brought to court This responsibility lies with your county prosec utor (he Distrk't Attorney In Morrow county (here are two candidates in the race f*>r District At lomey Jeff Wallace, and the incum hent Richard NcNcrncy In 1482 I supported Mr McNerney in his sue cessfull hid for Distrkl Attorney, partially because I felt we needed a more aggressive prosecutor in of fice. and partially because Mr McNerney expressed a great Jcsirc to he Distrkl Attorney I Unfor tunalcls regret Ihe support I gave him. and I feel we would have been much better off w ith the incumbent of that race Ms reasoning for the dissatisfac non with the current Distrkl At torney is simple, ‘ Ijc k of Prosecu tion. ’’ In ihe last three years (tie case load of Ihe Imgon Police Department has increased steadily If you will check with the other agencies in Morrow County you will see very similar case load me reaves However, in the same three year period, the case load of ihe two Justice Courts in Morrow County, (Irrigon Heppner) have dropped 33X In 1483. Rick McNerney’» first year in office, there were 217 cases filed in the combined Justice Courts In 1484. P 4 In IMS; 101 I think it's obvious, if Ihe law en forcement agencies are incurring a greater case load, then ihe cases in curred hy the prosecuting Distrkl A Homes should increase likewise Bui. this is not happening Whs ’ I-els chec k (he record Between 148), when McNerney look office, and March of I486 there were 233 misdemeanor cases filed in the Imgon Justke Court hy ■he Distrkl Attorney -144 of the 233 entered guilty pleas upon arraignment 18 found guilty hy judge or jury -6 changed lo guilty plea after "in mal"not guilty” plea -6 found not guilty upon trial 20 plea bargained or cisily com promised prior lo trial -7 other (died, extradited, change ot trial location, or search warrants) -33 Dismissed (Distrk't Attorney refused to prosecute) •14 pending Of the 64 persons who plead not guilty. only 38*3 went to trial 39% were (ultimately dismissed) What this means, is that if the person charged with a crime, gets an al lomey and pleads not guilty, he has a better than even chance of getting the case dismissed prior to trial I also wonder where the prim media has been This information is available to anyone who cares to lake ihe time lo look it up Before you v«4e on May 20, know who you're voting for. and what they stand for Jeff Wallace stands for justice and victims rights Mike Cahill P.O Box .306 Irrigon, Oregon Don't support those supporting abortion To the Editor You don't have to he a farmer lo know that “ you reap what you sow " You've probably also heard thal "out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks " Both of tlicse principles (from the Bible) app ly to elections where it is very im portant to look closely at both the seed and the heart Bad seed planted in government has resulted in a moral catastrophe in our society Abortion, divorce, homosexuality, drugs need we say more'' A permissive society elects permissive rcprcMrntatives who com promise even the most basic tenets of morality by giving legal status to sin The rottenness is evident everywhere Voters will soon make choices based on their own heart If your heart is not touched hy the murder of 20 million unborn children (abor tion). then you'll probably vi8e on the basis of Mime other issue Rut your permissiveness has predktahle consequences Your hoped for pro sperity will he eaten up by social costs of what you choose to ignore But if your heart is touched by the tragedy of abortion (and we hope it is), we urge you to vote from your heart Choose representatives who can boldly plant good seed without compromise How else can our na tion return to righteousness? Please don't ignore your own heart Don't damage your own moral integrity (if not your own Christian faith) by supporting polm clans who arrogantly oppose your moral values and good judgement In other words, don't let yourself he smooth talked hy some political slick into selling your v h i I [Ain't support those who support abortion. Brian and Bertie Adrian 457 W Marine Drive Astoria. OR 47103 Check Packwood’s record, then vote Lutz To the Editor Attention Republicans It is beyond my comprehension as to why the electorate continues to send senators to public office without checking the voting record I am pointing in the direction of Mr Packwood Check his sixrng record Packwood was the co-sponsor of giving Homosexuals preferential treatment in housing, hiring, and educaion (S B 430) He voted "n o " on line item veto He voted 8 4 Billion to I M E (In ternational Monetary Fund) to hail our had loans to Foreign Countries He voted tax dollars for forced ahor tion in China He voted special tax break for Congressmen without documentation tie si4cd against (he Monroe Doctrine Packwood is in support of forced busing He is lor federal funding for abortions "Kill the hahics and save the whales" • he is against prayer in the schools He is for increased Military Budget by forcing Union Wage Scale He is against the repeal of IRS New Rookeeping regualtions l(X) timber jobs lost through tight federal control over Hells Canyon — Thanks to Packwood Joe L.ut/'s philosophy is in direct opposition to the above voting record Joe l.utz is a very intelligent and knowledgeable candidate on the issues Joe Lutz hopes to sec America return to constitutional government He places principles above politics He hopes to see Atik'rica return to the stability and leadership in a strong family unit Packwood gets 48*3 of his funds outside Oregon For whom docs he work - Oregon or international hanking interests ’ I'll admit he is the best that money can buy Sincerely (s) M H Greene Heppner. Ore 47836 Support Joe l.utz for U.S. Senate To the Editor Oregon Repuhlkans are being presented with two vastly different candidates for United States Senate The decision between Joe l.utz and Bob Packwood will he one of the most important decisions ever made in our state Having studied and compared both men and their cam paigns I have come to ihe conclu sions (fiat Joe lutz deserves to he our Senator and Oregon deserves a Senator like Joe l.utz Joe l.utz has carefully studiti the foundations of our government and now offers clear, substantive answers to the important questions Americans are asking. Boh Packwood is a professional politician who has learned how to avoid giv ing direct answers lo questions, how lo raise money, and how to get reelected Joe Lutz has gone face to face with the people of Oregon showing the same interest in the gathering of five as he has with a crowd of thousands. Boh Packwood has played "Rose Garden" politics while spending his committee's treasury on an elec tronic campaign unparalleled in Oregon history Joe lutz is ready* and willing to give the people the benefit of seeing and hearing both candidates in public debate. Boh Packwood doesn't think we arc in lercsted Joe lutz has raised the ma jonty of his campaign funds from in dividual Oregon citizens. Over 48*3 of Packwood's multi-million dollar fund has come from out-of-state interests Even in the Voter’s Pamphlet we just received Ihe contrast is clear Joe l.utz personally addresses die peo pie and challenges us to he inform ed voters. Boh Packwood gives us iwo-year ok) quotes thal make us wonder which of our present Senators is up for rcclcctum Joe l.utz talks about issues; Boh Backwood talks about “ clout". On May 20 we have the oppor tunny to make a fresh beginning, a return to personal, accountable, principled leadership Oregon deserves a Senator like Joe Lutz (s) Lynnca Sargent Heppner. Oregon (s) Suzanne Jcpscn Heppner. Ore The firs t to w n m e e tin g la te r to be co m e fa m o u s th ro u g h o u t N ew England, w as held in Faneurl Hall B o sto n in 1743
