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Letters to the Editor
D efen d the unborn
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To the Editor
January 22, 1990, marks the 17th
anniversary of the infamous Roe V
Wade decision We would like to
take this lime to share on behalf of
the unhorn, with the hope that more
Americans will stand with us for the
pro-life cause
We need to consider the victims
Untold millions have been killed
Two years ago we heard it said a
monument for aborted babies, styl
ed after the Viet Nam Memorial
would have to be taller than the
Washington Monument and would
extend more than one half mile
toward the Lincoln Memorial
Die world wide annual death rate
by abortion is 34 million In America
about 4,400 die daily To bury those
who die in the U S. a cemetery
roughly the dimensions of a football
field would he needed Imagine this
If those who attend the Super Bowl
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were exterminated at the rate we cur
rently kill the pre horn in America,
every man. woman and child who at
tended the game would he dead in
only two weeks If every child kill
ed by abortion in America since
1973 were buried in cemeteries the
si/e of a football field, their remains
would fill the playing fields in more
than 4,(MM) football stadiums
We arc convinced that a
democratic form of government can
not endure prolonged disregard lor
the sanctity and value of human life
This vear as the opportunities arise
to vote, we encourage you to select
individuals who will defend the
unborn
What happens tomorrow will dc
pend upon what we do today.
For Life,
(s) John and Mary Lila Moyer
Heppner
Vision th erap y best left to specialist
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Attention has been given in the
media to the treatment of dyslex
ia, reading problems, and even
juvenile delinquency with various
forms of “ vision therapy.” in
cluding eye exercises, colored
lenses, etc Although occasional in
dividual improvements arc claimed,
in our opinion, most of these
treatments have not been scientific»!
ly proven to be ol benefit to most pu
tients. Although these treatments are
prohuhly not harmful, lime and
money may he wasted, most reading
disabilities still need to be evaluated
and treated by specialists in this
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We recommend the following for
anyone with reading problems for
whom vision therapy has been
recommended First of all. reading
problems m a child should be
discussed with the school education
teacher who can often make an ap
propriatc evaluation or further refer
ral Several of our colleges ami
universities also have special educa
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Clem gasped. "Talk about a little snack! What's the diet Pepsi
for?” Grazelda n u n /. "Clem, you know I've got to cut down on
my calories At that moment, Clem nearly perished choking on
the ding-dong he was eating "
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tion services to adults as well as
children In addition, if there is con
ccrn about vision problems or esc
health, you may wish to get a second
opinion from an ophthalmologist (a
medical eye doctor trained in all
aspects of eye and vision care» or ask
the advise of your pediatrician or
family physician
For more information, contact the
University of Oregon Department of
Special Lducation (b8f> 5521). or the
Oregon Academv ol Ophthalmologv
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(si U J Ber/ins, M I)
President Oregon Academy of
Ophthalmology
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Professor ot Special Lducation
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Lari Palmer, M I)
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James I jicc , M I)
President Oregon Pediatric Society
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To the Editor:
Today 1 was asked for my views
concerning the ecomy oi the '4)'s
for our rural area in Morrow Coun
ty. Oregon It appears to me there
is good news and had news ahead
The good news is tJiat agriculture
is in hetter shape Once again our
wheal is needed worldwide, enabl
ing our farmers to begin to catch up
after years of below the-cost-of-
productng prices Overseas markets
for beef have also opened up. It is
hoped we can fill this market without
undue restrictions But the frosting
on the cake for Morrow County will
he the development of diversified
high value crops in North Morrow
County This type of crop with at
tendant value added processing
plants in the Boardman Irngon area
holds out the best promise for future
additional development on any large
scale in Morrow Co. The foresight
of the people of Morrow Co to pro
mote and fund the Port of Morrow's
facilities which prominently figure in
this developm ent should he
applauded
South Morrow Co. will continue
to have (he stabilizing influence of
Kin/ua Corp. with a planned expun
sion providing pitssihly 20 additional
jobs Wc place a high value on this
company in our area and apprec iate
their planning tor the future with tree
tames and needed maintenance of ex
isting forests There would be small
hope for retaining young people here
without Kin/ua's committment to the
future.
Additionally. South Morrow
should actively promote our com
munities as desirable locations for
retirement Wc have low bousing
costs, a great outdoors, a good
business com m unity, excellent
physicians and hospital, and a safe
environment People from Califor
nia could easily sell their homes
there and live off the proceeds in
retirement here There is a real need,
and market for what wc have to of
fer in South Morrow County. But
this won't happen unless wc pronxxe
tourism thmugh parks, mads, adver
Using and hospitality To those who
wonder "why bother?" I can only
say that lime and inflation do not
stand still and wc will lose what we
take for granted now if we don't ad
sancc also With the government
serv ices that arc located here, if wc
develop tourism and a retirement
community. South Morrow should
be able to carry its share of the coun
ty tax load As wc lixik forward to
the coming decade, can wc be sure
that the tax advantage Morrow
County has enjoyed since Portland
Cknenil Electric arrived, will con
tinue? Docs the state have different
plans'1 Best that north and south get
their act together, divided we fall is
an ancient truism
Which brings me to what the
future holds for our company . Mur
ray Drugs. Inc Our slate is heading
into an unc hartered course of health
care rationing Sen Kit/haber’s Sen
late Bill 27 mandates this A group
called Health Serv ices Commission
consiting of 11 members appointed
by the governor and confirmed by
the senate has been working on this
plan and targeting an implementation
date of July I. 1990 This commis
sion is composed of five physicians,
a public health nurse, a social ser
vices worker and four consumers of
health care who serve a temi of four
years at the pleasure of our gover
nor lherc is no pharmacy represen
tation on this commission ITic com
mission, through the work of
three subcommittees, has been pur
suing a plan to prioritize jnd ration
health care.
iiov Goldschmidt. Sen Kil-
zhaber tan emergency room physi
cian who is president of the Oregon
Senate) and Oregon Medicaid intend
to be pioneers in this health ration
ing plan They must, however,
receive approval of their pljn from
the federal government for its h2
percent nutching dollars It they tail
in securing this approval through
legislation, they are simultaneously
working to receive an administrative
waiver from the Federal Health Care
Financing Administration This is
another method of slipping through
by administrative ruling that which
they can t accomplish publicly by
legislation
The plan is intended to maximize
the use of a managed health care
system, a polite phrase for a prefer
red provider, which is another polite
phrase for moneyed spec ial interests
The losers in this system would he
rural health care consumers and priv
sulcrs who are not preferred
Recently the Stale of Oregon en
dorsed mail order prescriptions The
American Medical A sm v ia I ton con
currently changed their stance to cm
brace a mail order drug distribution
system Would such - ystem suffice
for a rural patient suffering from
pneumonia'* Would it deter the
leakage of legal drugs into die illegal
drug distribution system?
Adding complications to the pic
lure arc the insurance companies
who are making more and more
decisions for both physicians and
pharmacists They arc telling physi
cians how to treat diseases, what
drugs they can prescribe, and when
to do surgery They also tell phar
macists what drugs to dispense As
the insurance company needs to
reduce awls they allow the use of the
lowest cost drugs These drugs are
often satisfactory but if the phar
macist is aware of a particular pnv
hlem for a particular consumer, he
should he able to use his professional
judgment Most pharmacies now
have computers to tell us of adverse
reactions and allergies, or when a
patient is taking two drugs that in
teracl or duplicate each other The
pharmacist provides a needed safe
ty check, as well as providing
answers to any questions concerning
medications that the patient may
have.
In any event, irrcgardless of
governmental or insurance company
interference, you should he able to
choose your own health care profes
sionals Only you. the consumer,
can make the point forcefully to your
legislators, both state and federal,
that you insist on retaining your
freedom of choice of your own
health care providers in whom you
place trust If the consumer fails to
do this, health care as we know it to
day will he increasingly limited The
had news is that you probably won't
miss the non preferred providers till
we're gone
Sincerely,
(si Margaret G Murray
Murray Drugs, Inc
Sheriffs Report
The Sheriff's office at the cour
thouse in Heppner reports dispat
ching the following business during
the past week
January 17: Morrow County
Sheriff s office investigated a hreak-
in at Boardman Two telephones
were reported missing.
Morrow County Sheriff's office
investigated vandalism at the Bon
nesillc Rower Office
January 20 Morrow County
deputy rcspi>nded to a possible faim
ly disturbance near Boardman Call
was unfounded
January 22 Morrow County
deputy responded to a one vehicle
rollover on I K4 milepost 150 east
hound Subject was given a ride in
lo Boardman by a private vehicle.
Morrow County deputy respond
cd to a one vehicle rollover Die
Boardman ambulance was paged for
one female;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to Bi>ardman for a one vehicle ac
cident Two females were involved
and no injuries were reported.
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to Rt 2 in Boardman for a com
plaint of property damage.
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to Btwrdman for a juvenile
problem;
Morrow County Sheriffs Office
dispatched the Boardman tire depart
ment tor a structural tire on Caruil
ko.ul
During the week of January 15 22
Morrow County Sheriffs office
assisted one disabled motorists
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Seven Super Sewers
By Steve Mien. Reporter
The Seven Super Sewers have
been busy the past couple of weeks
On January 18 the du b met at St
Williams Catholic Church to learn
how to tie dye Janmc Allen taught
the group and some of the members
younger sisicrs and moms how to
tic dye T shirts "It was a blast and
all of the shirts turned out really
great." said a club member
Then, on January 22. the Seven
Super Sewers had an evening
meeting to discuss 4 H record keep
ing Nancy Miller taught the group
how to keep 4 H records, and how
lo organize all ot the materials Lin
da and Nancv Mortcr. who have
records arc and how to keep them
the way the |udges like them Parents
came to this meeting so they can help
with the records.
Next week members arc starting
their next project, a small blanket
Martingals
By Dawn Boor, Reporter
On January 14, the Martingals
held a 4 H meeting at Ann Bcdor-
tha's house
Dr Temple came to speak about
worms He told a fairytale and then
showed members how horses were
wormed a long time ago and how
they are wormed today
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Tax Wind
The spnng w ind has started to blow
in Boardman That must mean that
budget comnuncrs arc meeting around
the county Spring wind and budget
meetings seem to go together like ham
and eggs
This year there's a special ingredient,
a groundswell of lax reform talk There
arc lots of ways to measure the tax livad
and lots of ways to shift the burden
around, but there’s always talk ol
reform when any tax gets too high
Whether it's income tax. property lax
or a sales tax. when it goes hevond the
average taxpayer's sensibility aN*ut
justness, it's too much and talk of
reform can he heard
Bv LJ Glenn
There isn’t an absolute level that
makes a tax too high It's more like a
balance of how much ya get for what ya pay Buying governmental ser
vice is sort of like buying a lot of other things The buyer does a little
pnee quality analysis The retired folks, living on a meager income, whose
own children arc raised and gone, may have a little trouble finding enough
benefit in the local sch»x>ls to pay the tax necessary to operate them The
urban dweller, living close to and working in town, may have a little trou
hie paying a county property tax to support miles of market roads he never
drives
The one thing in all forms of local government that taxpayers see and
hear about to help make the benefit analysis is the hired help A recent
survey by the school district shows that it's the teachers that most folk*
give for either liking or disliking the sch«>ols Not the buildings, not the
curriculum, not the h»iard. hut the teachers The whole school district was
personified hy the teachers
We'd guess the same would he true of every form of local gov ernment
After all government is a serv ice industry where its quality is equated with
its personnel
Yet knowing that, we re amazed at some folks who work for govern
ment They have forgotten we call them public servants For them, their
unit of government has taken on the status of an independent entity They
sec themselves working lor some department or unit of government not
working for the public Not working for you and me. hut for some invisi
ble entity
We know teachers and clerks and laborers who have that attitude When
wc show up we're treated like the enemy rather than the boss We measure
their productivity and when we find it is lacking, we're frustrated in our
efforts to replace them It is true, you very nearly cannot fire a public
employee That tact being true is even greater reason public employees
should remain truly public servants
At tax paying time, when we do the benefit cost analysis, we cannot
help hut measure the quality of a particular governmental unit by the way
wc have been treated hy its employees It they have been surly, indifferent,
or rude to us. wc think the benefit is not tix> high If they have been polite,
helpful and diligent, wc think the benefit is great
All public servants should get the picture Ultimately the taxpayers are,
in fact, boss They do have the authority to pull hack the purse strings
when their employees get too independent On the other hand they have
the power and the inclination to open up the purse when they arc served
well
The tax wind blows lair across Morrow County this spring I have had
occassion to work with a number of public servants and report from first
hand knowledge that there arc many. many, many true public servants
on the job here The ones I refer to above arc few indeed
The problem, if there is one. is one of perception. The reaction to an
article I wrote recently was How did you get that information?” Simple.
I asked for it The perception and the reality were not the same.
All public servants should work on that
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