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l etters to the Editor
School hoard exercising prudent
stewardship of funds
To the Editor
During the course of the school
b o ard /teach ers
inform ational
meeting, Febmarv 16. the school
board was criticised repeatedly lor
maintaining a cash forward budget
balance to fund the districts opera
lion from July I till laic November
when the new tax funds start to come
in It was suggested that this fund
balance be used for pay and benefit
increases Is it not good management
to have this money drawing interest
until needed rather than borrowing
funds and [laying interest?
It was suggested that the board
was remiss for not utilising con
tingency for a "band aid contract
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To the Editor:
I would like to commend the South
M orrow C ounty
M inisterial
Association for sponsoring the
public meeting allowing both the
Morrow County Teachers Assoc ia
tion and the Morrow County School
Board an opportunity to make
presentations concerning the issues
involved in the teacher contract
negotiations The negotiations issues
have become stressful for everyone
Maintaining quality education with
the funds that we. as taxpayers, are
willing to spend is obviously a rna
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To the Editor
The Boardman/Nonh Morrow
County Chamber of Commerce
Economic Development Committee
adds our support for the upcoming
bond election on March 28. 198V
The refinancing of the older revenue
bonds will allow minor reduction in
the utility rates and a step toward
making the plants in our area more
competitive on a regional basis That
additional edge and the strong show
of support by passage of the bond
issue should go a long way in secur
ing the jobs that are currently here
as well as more incentive to add ad
ditional jobs We have long sup
ported the pay ment of revenue bonds
for economic development items
such as T-3 and the Ullman
Boulevard overpass by taxes rather
than adding them to utility fees This
issue will further that goal
Please add our support to that of
the Chamber Board, City Council of
Boardman, Irrtgon Chamber. Hepp
ner Chamber. Heppner Economic
Development. ICABO. and others in
your efforts to inform the general
public
Sincerely,
(s) John Grace
Chairman Boardman North Morrow
County Chamber of Commerce
Economic Development Committee
‘Tain 7 My
Fault
Isn't it nice to he able to point your
finger at someone else and say " It's his
fault'’ "
We've become a whole nation of
blame finders When something goes
wrong, our very first (and often only)
read am is to find who's al fault We
rarely spend as much effort correcting
the wrong that we spend laying the
blame for it.
In many years practicing law it was
always a mystery to me that there is
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By Ed Glenn
really no such thing as an "auto acci
dent." In every wreck, if you looked
hard enough, you could find that so-
meone was at fault It was my yob. of course, to make it look like the other
guy was at fault so my client could tap into his insurance coverage It's
that search for fault that ties up the court system and dnscs up insurance
premiums
It now appears that (he real blame lies with the purveyors of assault titles
The deranged trigger man is not to blame, hut rather the demented mer
hant that sold him the gun And hy banning those assault rifles wc hope
to take a big bite out of crime
Within a few days of the school yard slaughter that prompted this cur
rent assault on semi automatic rifles, we read about the execution, final
ly. of Ted Bundy
Authorities think he may have killed as many as 100 young women am!
not a one of them with a gun of any sort Nor did the Green Kiser Strangler
use a gun Banning assault rifles wouldn't have taken even a nibble out
of those two crime sprees
Some folks think that Bundy s sexually related murders were cncourag
cd by pornography True to the blame finders cause, they say the real fault
lies not with Bundy, hut with those slca/y merchants who sell pornography
It too. should he banned, they say
Yet banning pornography wouldn't have hxHhcred the tcrnirists who
downed Flight 103 They used hi-tech explosives hidden in a portable radio
Sxime voices have hern heard calling for a ban on portable radios on airplane
fnghls
All of this ban. ban. ban of physical objects as the way to solve crime
is a terrible mistake People commit crimes and their instrumentalities arc-
many and varied The real fault lies mu with the weapon hut with (he
criminal Bound to commit crime, a criminal will resort to whatever in
strumentality that might be available and if not readily available, there is
practically mi end to which a criminal will go to create the means
This line of thought has a great peril which probably accounts for its
unpopularity If wc agree that crime really is caused by criminals, people,
human beings, somewhat like ourselves, rather than a gun or knife or porno,
then we must stand up and accept responsibility for our own acts
If wc hold Ted Bundy personally responsible for his murder spree, we
must hold ourselves responsible for our own acts
That's hard to do. "The devil made me do it," will no longer be the
by word
But it w ill explain why the hundreds of thousands ot semi-automatic gun
owners (me included) do mil kill school children And why the perhaps
millions of porno readers don't strangle even a single young lady And
why the tens of thousands of airplane flights that take off and land safely
every day are not blown up in mid flight
Accepting responsibility for one's own acts would also explain a greater
degree of harmony between neighbors and friends and even strangers We
would hear " I can't do that." much less often when, of course. I could
do that if I just wanted to expend the little extra effort
Wc would hear "you can't do that ." much less often when, of course,
you could if I would only give a little help or advice. Both ot those ex
oiscs imply that the dccisKin is beyond you. that il is mu your responsibility
The next time you arc tempted to reply "I can t do that.” or "you can’t
do th at." stifle the temptation and see if there is a way Take rcsponsibih
ly for those dccisHins upon yourself rather than pass it on to some nebulous
force beyond you
As we all take more responsibility for our own acts we win better assign
responsibility to others for their acts
The buck has got to stop here
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jor concern Helping to relieve si revs
is a valid Christian ministry The
open forum allowed questioning of
both teachers and hoard and helped
to dispel rumors and misunderstan
dings Personal attacks on in
dividuals and inappropriate com
ments or questions were not allow
ed The large attendance at the
meeting was a clear indication of its
importance to all of us Thank you,
ministers of Heppner. lone, i-cx-
ington for providing this opportuni
ty for so many to listen, ask and ex
press our concents about our school
system
(s) Chloe Pearson
No. Morrow adds
support to bond
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comfortable location where the
following shall occur: I) they first
have a "bonding" session where
each shares som ething about
themselves 2) They discuss the
•ssues 3) They break for meals
together 4) They sit at the round
table again, this time in different
locations 3) They again share a part
of themselves 6) They discuss 7)
This process continues until a
workable solution brings this entire
situation to a grinding halt even if it
takes days A nuninster might he on
hand to mediate 8) We get on with
educating our children and forgive
and forget with understanding
Nothing is worth the friendships
lost, the bitterness, the "let’s get
even" attitude It's time to move
ahead Together discard the rotten
grapes and bananas, make a fruit
salad and work out a fair way to have
an affordable quality education
system for our future generations
Sincerely,
(s) Claudia Hughes
Speaking for myself
Forum helps to dispel rumors and
misunderstandings
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fix". Contingency funds are re
quired to meet unanticipated and
catastrophic events and arc normal
ly not expended but rather become
part of the next years cash forward
As an example of the soundness of
a well funded and maintained con
tingency. the people of Baker,
Oregon will be well served if their
school system has adequate con
tingency funds to see them through
the problems created by their terri
ble school fire
li seems that the hoard is exercis
ing prudent stewardship of the public
funds m their trust
(») A K Felt
Heppner
To the Editor
Enough
alread y .
The
teacher board situation is a no win
situation We have lost our sense of
community W e’ve forgotten what
counts, we’re so busy comparing
bananas to grapes (I’m tired of ap
pies and oranges) People have said
“ I don’t have time to worry about
it.” They're worried “ I refuse to
discuss n " They 're discussing it ” 1
won't let it interfere with my work "
It's interfering with their work "It's
the teachers problem " It's the
teach ers, the ran ch ers, the
businessman on Main Street, the log
gers. the parents, the kids, the coun
ty's problem.., we're all in this
together
What 's the solution’’ There are as
many answers as there are people in
Morrow County Let's keep it kxral.
Let's remember we're friends
It's time to communicate and com
promise face to face without hired
negotiators I propose that the board
members and an equal number of
teachers be brought together in a
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