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The O fficial Newspaper o f the
City o f Heppner and the
County o f Morrow
Editor
Governor Goldschmidt dropped a
bombshell on Morrow County when
he revealed that a mega prison may
still be sited at Boardman. despite in
itial construction o f a facility near
Ontario
The second bombshell
came when the Corrections Depart
ment admitted that the conditions,
concessions and impact requests
from Morrow County, the Pori o f
Morrow and Boardman had hern re
jected In other words, if Boardman
had hem selected as the primary site.
Morrow County taxpayers would he
forced to hear the entire burden
without relief The iron fist o f stale
power is becoming quite evident
If a facility is ever started in Mor
row County, it will he the first phase
o f a true mega prison Future expan
sums will all come here because the
stale will have permanent control o f
this County with no need for local
approval This will become a rcali
ty if the voters do not send a clear
signal to Salem that they arc strong
ly opposed to a prison site in Mor
row County
Some people do not realize that
(a) A prison pays no taxes;
(b ) A prison increases local taxes
for local services (schools, welfare,
public health, court costs, law en
for cement and roads),
(c ) The negative impacts hit the
entire county. not jusj the Boardman
area;
(d l The "minimum security”
aspect p u m a s unerat release
policies;
(c ) There is no limit on the even
tual size o f the facility;
(0 Contrary to expectations, very
few local people arc employed by a
prison
Boardman has good reasons for
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T o the Editor
The diligent response o f the coun
ty court and cotuitmsiouers has sav
ed M orrow County from significant
advene economic and social impacts
o f the state megapnson We owe
these men a dcht o f thanks
I submit we need an urgent ex
amination into a larger economic and
social crisis facing our county Our
national forests and adjacent timber
lands arc being stripped o f timber
and natural vegetation via clear
cutting and high grade logging
(H igh grade logging consumes all
the commercial timber and leaves the
rest-mistle towed dwarfed and
diseased) Our forest the sr*urce o f
our tourism, hunting, recreation,
cattle grazing, watershed and timber
industry-arc being replaced by hull
thistles and weeds Springs arc dry
ing up. trees arc rarely replanted on
private land, and clear cuts mean no
timber harvests for at least 80 years
at best for our loggers
The impact o f clear cuts will he
felt next hunting season. According
to the Oregonian the Heppner Unit
will initiate limited entry elk hunting
next year Why? ‘ ‘ Increased cover
mss. especially in the National
Forest there is less escape cover as
forest cutlmg accelerates and game
that chooses to stay in these areas is
more easily killed ," the Oregonian,
Oct
3. 1989 This means leas
revenues for recreational and hurt
ting supported businesses and one
less freedom for Oregonians
I ask our county officials and soil
conservation district to initiate an in
vestigation into the state o f our
forests and dependent resource* It
is economic suicide to turn our
forests into ihislic infested eyesores
and deny hunters access to our forest
game so we can produce tree plan
tations for a tourist industry that our
county docs precious little to
enhance or conserve
W c don't have to put up with this
"tyra n n y" as Larry Lindsay called
the megapnson W c can
1) restrict clear cutting instead o f
elk hunting.
2) Require selective logging on all
forest lands;
3) Resirict high grade logging
(W ould a rancher sell his hes« stock
and keep the sickly?);
4) Initiate a C'RP r pc conserve
tion program to protect our local
timber industry
(s) Stuart Dick
Lexington
Save our quality of life
Co the Editor
I am outraged with the plea
bargain arrangement and sentence
tnmosfd upon Paula Lynn Anderson
in the deaths ot her two mtant
»children
Placing this woman on probation
for six years, undergoing intensive
'hcrapy. pregnancy tests every three
months and abstaining from drugs
md alcohol is an incomprehensible
punishment considering she mur
dered her own children
Punishment for child abusers and
murderers needs to reflect the
Vote no on prison
to the Editor
W e would like to urge you to v»4c
no on the ballot measure in regard
to the siting ot a prison in (he Hoard
man area
Even ihough the governor has
chosen Ontario, we are still in se
cond position This means if a pro
blem arises in the ( Intano site, or it
a second prison is to he built, it
seriousness o f the crime
The
sentence should he no less than what
they gave their victims death lam
fed up with the violent acts against
innocent children and even morcin
tolerant o f the leniency
in
punishment
I have two small children that I
love with all my heart and I feel such
anguish for those children who arc
abused, neglected and murdered
every year
Is) Martha Kncchtlc-Dickinson
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Being disappointed al a governmental decision is part o f the price of
representative government When wc elect officials to make our govern
mental decisions for us. we must expect to he disappointed some o f the time
When a public official makes an unpopular decision, there is nearly
always vune talk ahoul recall When the decision is o f the nature and kind
expected o f that official. I think it is inappropriate to consider recall The
purpose o f the recall is oust a politician for actions outside the usual job
assigned to the office
For example, wc elect a county commissioner to make decisions about
how to expend county tax revenues W c may differ in many respects on-
thc various possible ways to do that, and if our commissioner is wrong
most o f the time, we should elect someone else next election But wc do
m* elect him to steal county funds for his own use; if he does that wc
should recall him
A recent recall effort o f two M orrow County School District directors
w a s wisely turned trade because the issue was school policy, part o f the
legitimate job o f a director That is a proper consideration when consider-1
mg rccleclKin hut we think not a grounds for recall, no matter how
unpopular
There has been talk o f recall o f the president o f the Port o f Morrow
Commission and o f a Morrow County Commissioner because o f a dif- j
fcrcnce o f opinion over a prison in Boardman I think that is something
to be considered at rcelcction time rather than by way o f recall.
In John Day. there is an effort to recall Circuit Judge M ilo Pope because
he set hail on appeal at a level that the defendant was able to meet Setting
hail on appeal is part o f the |ob o f a circuit judge The amount o f bail
set is one o f htc many judicial decisions every judge must make The fact
that the defendant was able to nuke that hail and thus avoid incarceration
pending the decision on appeal is part o f our system o f jurisprudence.
I can certainly understand that some folks might he upset to find a con
victed dope dealer free on the streets o f John Day pending his appeal But
to recall Judge Pope because o f it would he absurd I hope voters have
the wisdom to turn this recall effort aside, and preserve the integrity o f
our system
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lo the Editor:
I am a lover o f history and 1 have
a somewhat unusual hobby I collect
old tokens used hy Mores, barber
shops, pool halls, hakcrics. saloons,
forts, and other businesses vears
ago tne tokens were g«xvl tor >C,
IOC, I2'AC or such trade or mer
chandise or "g o o d fo r” a loaf o f
bread, one drink, one shave, one
ride or whatever They were usual
ly made of metal, and while having
the general appearance o f a coin,
they were made in all shapes and
sizes
I am hoping that if you have a
‘ T r u e r to the E ditor" section or
such in your paper that you might
mention my search I know that this
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request is relatively unimportant, but
as our elderly pass away and the
younger members o f the family in
hern their possessions, tokens and
other items arc considered junk and
thrown out I do get a great deal o f
enjoyment from my hobby and I do
believe that these concrete reminders
o f our great heritage arc worth
preserving
I have reason to believe that some
o f these tokens were used in your
area and I would he most interested
in obtaining some o f them for my
collection
I would like to hear from anyone
having one or more o f these tokens
or from anyone that might be able
to help me Any help that you can
give me o f any kind is greatly ap
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AS I
SEE IT
away trom the institution and its
problems
A mirth end penitentiary would
mean Hoardnun would he known as
a prison town with all of Morrow
County faced with higher taxes due
to increase in county services in
eluding health, mental and medical
facilities, more funds needed to
operate the schools, overcrowding o f
our court systems, increased
demands on police and emergency
personnel and other si vial programs
A few individuals would reap
benefits a prison would bring and
move out o f the area leas ing the rest
o f the county residents who chose to
live here lacing the problems the
prison aftermath will bring
I urge everyone to vote no and
save the quality o f life wc and our
families have come to enjoy and
value in Morrow County Don’t sad
die our children w ith a dun future for
a sake o f a few dollars
(s) Marcia Kemp
Box 327
l>exington
community and county Many prison
employees w ill choose not to live in
our towns and prefer bigger towns
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Recall o f elected officials is an im
portanl aspect o f our form o f represen
tativc government Even though wc
elect our politicians for a definite term
and have the opportunity to elect so
meone else at the end o f that term, it
tv important to have a means o f throw
ing out a really bad official even betorc
the next regular election
But the process can he abused
I think it is abused when recall is us
ed to oust j politician for a mere error
in judgement or a difference o f opinion
on policy It would he rare indeed for
Hv Fd Glenn
an elected official to make everv deci
sion ilie office requires in was ihat suits
every voter, every time
Every problem admits to several possible solutions, each o f which fit
within the range o f reasonable, rational solutions But^ny given one would
not suit all the people " Y o u can please sonic o f the people all o f the time,
all o f the people some o f the time hut you can’ t please all the people all
Sincerely,
(s) Larry Lindsay
lexington. OR
Vote no on prison ballot
W hile
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pride and optimism, not panic and
despair Despite some tough years.
efforts to reduce unemployment in
Boardman are hearing fruit The ci
ty has become the dominant shipp
ing point upnvcr from Portland The
voters’ sin mg endorsement o f the
l\>rt o f M orrow ’ s G O bond issue
has paid o ff w ith a surge o f interest
by new businesses focusing on ihc
port s transportation huh There arc
new opportunities for inter modal
container movement hy rail, as well
as hy water The Port is adding a se
cond dock and installing a giant
crane for oversized products
Private projects scheduled to hegin
in the near future will offer more
employment than the initial phase
promised by the state’ s prison prtv
ject (over 200 jobs available to local
people) At least $20 milium (all tax
able) will he invested by Tidewater’ s
regional project, the Longview
Fibre Kinzua expansion. Ingan In
tcrnational. Oregon Hay C o ,
Sumitomo, Oregon Potato C o ,
A C X Corporation, and others look
ing at export markets Con A gn and
Boeing have invested additional
miliums in local projects Portland
General Electric is planning resump
tion of its generating plant
Boardman is a proud city with a
bright futjrc ll prosides Morrow
County with an open door to the
Pacific Rim Boardman must not sell
itself short by hosting a mega prison
which may divouragr investment by
tax paying, jofvcreating industries in
the future
Protect Morrow County hy voting
" N o ” on the prison
To the Editor
Morrow County voters will again
he faced with deciding the future for
all o f us when (hey vote on the mail
in referendum election Prison Siting
Nov 7
The governor has nude his dcci
sion to select Hojrdnun as (he
backup site for Oregon’ s newest
prison and maybe the next site nam
ed for a future 13(N>-bed institution
We need to send a message to every
Oregonian, including the governor
and legislature, what another prison
would mean to Eastern Oregon
Eastern Oregon, once known for
its quality o f life, agriculture, scenic
beauty . and rec reation opportunities,
w'ill be Jumping grounds tor ( >rcgnn
with prisons hxatrd along I 84 fct
Ontario, Baker, Pendleton and next
Boardman
Morrow County is ( i n i small to
handle a L5UU bed tacaluv__ N ot.
residents will enjoy our freeway and
will spend their money outside the
become our tax burden
(si Dan and Mary Lou Daltoso
Kurt and l>ce Gantenhcin
Boardman
Marcia Kemp
Lexington
Jerry Hcaly
Heppner
Sue Proudfoot
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Becky h e r n , . .
Monique Parrot
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Against prison siting
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