FOUR • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 26, 1994
To the editor:
I am writing to urge everyone
to vote for Lynn Lundquist for
state representative, District
number 5 9 .1 believe Lynn to be
an excellent candidate because
he offers experience as a ran
cher and business man which
has taught him the value of
hard work and the need to con
trol costs.
Lynn and his wife, Barbara,
have raised seven children and
have opened their home to
more than half a dozen
teenagers who needed direc
tion, discipline and a second
chance. Lynn has served on
school boards. He understands
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Support Ray French for commissioner
a state representative and coun
ty commissioner. He treats peo
ple fairly and does not favor
any one part of the county.
These are some of the reasons
we will vote for Ray French.
Please lend your support.
Sincerely,
(s) Tom and Marlene Currin
Vote yes on Measure 9
To the editor:
Campaign spending has
gone out of control in Oregon.
We need to pass Measure 9
which establishes limits on
campaign spending.
Powerful, wealthy special in
terests are contributing multi
ple thousands of dollars to
political campaigns in order to
influence our representatives.
It may well be that our increas
ingly relatively inactive
legislators hesitate to vote on
important issues in a way that
would displease their campaign
contributors, and may vote
against the public interest.
Measure 9 would set a $100
contribution limit to legislative
candidates ($500 to statewide
candidates) from individuals
and PACS. It would also ban
the personal use of campaign
funds and would expand the
disclosure of the sources of
these funds.
A vote "y e s" on Measure 9
will help average Oregonians to
have an equal role in our
government. It's time for us to
stand up and say, "let's get big
money out of our state politics.
Our government is not for
sale." Vote "y e s" on Measure
9.
(s) Jane Rawlins
Don't fall for scare tactics
To the editor:
State Treasurer, Jim Hill and
Speaker of the House Larry
Campbell stated in their argu
ment in opposition of Measure
20 in the Voters Pamphlet that
you would pay taxes on the pay
check you deposit at the bank.
This is not the truth and needs
to be corrected before Nov. 8.
You will pay two percent on
ly when you spend. If they
were simply opposing the
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To the editor:
gays and those perceived to be
Measure 9 is back again, ton gay will be targets for all kinds
ed down a bit, repackaged as of abuse with little or no legal
Measure 13, and still trying to means of redress. The religious
legalize discrimination.
right will ultimately end up
Passing Measure 13 would with the special right to legally
set a dangerous precedent of hound out of existence any per
encouraging one group to son or group they don't like.
legally persecute another Gays or whatever minority is
group, each time further fair game for the season will
eroding our civil rights. This end up with fewer rights than
could ultimately transform us they had before. So much for
from a democracy to a Puritan "special rights."
style theocracy. Again, one
Freedom of speech also in
group in power could impose cludes freedom to disapprove
its way on all of us. If this hap of lifestyles. This can be done
pens, everyone can kiss their without having to jepordize ex
basic rights goodbye.
isting constitutional rights. Is it
Characterizing Measure 13 as worth
it
to
endanger
a "Child Protection Act" is just everyone's rights by passing
a smokescreen for the OCA's Measure 13?
real agenda, legislating
Think about the possible con
discrimination into our state sequences to all citizens if
constitution and imposing their Measure 13 passes. It is indeed
brand of morality on all aspects a threat to our civil rights and
of our lives. "Special rights" the democratic process. Let's
rhetoric is more of the same not see these diminished for
smokescreen. Right now, gay anyone. Let's not be fooled by
citizens are constitutionally the lies and distortions aired on
guaranteed the same basic raidio and TV. Really think
rights as anyone else, but if this hard about Measure 13 before
measure passes, they will have you vote.
even fewer rights.
Sincerely,
Instead
of
having
(s) Sally Cohn
"minority status protection,"
2804 N.E. 42nd Ave.
Portland, 97213
To the editor:
The state of Oregon
presumably is trying to
preserve farm lands when in
reality it is restricting the
freedom of farmers and proper
ty owners to sell or do as they
see fit with what is rightfully
theirs.
An extended drive on roads
through Oregon farm land will
reveal thousands of acres that
are nearly useless as they sit.
Some are too rocky, some
covered with brush and
black berries, some too hilly or
small. They will never be farm
ed or logged.
State agencies such as the
Department of Land Conserva
tion and Development seen to
be acting in a manner favorable
to few groups but not to the
desires or needs of the citizens
of Oregon. Are they protecting
the gross farming income or
total agricultural production or
the farmer himself?
Many farmers would be glad
to sell various size parcels for
several reasons including han
dy cash. But they cannot. How
would you like to be the owner
of 150 acres of Oregon land and
be told that you can't sell less
than 80 acres and you can't
even do that because your re
maining parcel is only 70 acres?
Land use lawr, are necessary
but some are foolish, catering
to a special few and do not ad
dress long term needs of the
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To the editor:
On Nov. 8, Oregonians will
have the opportunity to vote on
Ballot Measure 16, the so-called
Death With Dignity Act. I wish
to voice my opposition to this
measure and indicate several
reasons why I believe other
Oregonians should vote against
the measure as well.
For 2500 years physicians
have been trained under the
Hippocratic Oath to be healers
and preservers of life. It is in
congruous with that oath for a
physician to be a maintainer of
life on the one hand and a taker
of life on the other. This role
reversal would be an unusual,
burdensome, and inappro
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the feet of physicians. My sense
is that the large majority of
physicians do not want this
responsibility. I have serious
concerns regarding the motives
and emotioanl stability of any
doctor eager to take this on.
In addition, as the measure is
currently written, psychological
consultation would not be re
quired, the doctor would not be
required to witness the actual
singing of the request by the
patient, family notification
would not be required, and the
lethal prescription could be for
warded to the patient without
the physician never seeing the
patient. The safeguards to en
sure misuse of the law are
vague and ill-defined.
If we want to know what can
happen when physician-
assisted suicide is allowed to
take place, we can look to
Holland. An informal, de fac
to arrangement with pro
secutors 20 years ago has allow
ed physicians there to assist
suicides. A dark side to the
Dutch practice exists, however.
Involuntary physician-assisted
suicide is reportedly now more
common than voluntary.
Disabled adults and children
are involuntarily put to death
so as not to burden society (see
" U .S . News and World
Report", "Death on Trial",*
April 25, 1994). Obviously what
was once a right for a small
group of individuals is now a
weapon against a larger "less-
desirable" group.
The potential for abuse of this
law is great, and once we begin.
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The Clerk's office at the cour
thouse in Heppner reports is
suing the following marriage
licenses during the past week:
October 18: Eusebio Enrique
Cubar, 26, Stanford, Conn.;
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down the slippery slope of
physician-assisted suicide, who
will protect our disabled, our
mentally ill, and our babies
with birth defects from being
killed as is now happening in
Holland? Finally, do we want
Oregon to become a meca for
those on the fringe who want
to make a name or career for
themselves as facilitators of
death. I think not.
Please vote no on Measure
16.
Sincerely,
(s) Stephen E. Lamb, M.D.
Box 1599
Pendleton 97801
state.
Some results of the present
laws are obvious. Have you or
someone you know attempted
recently to acquire an acre or a
few on which to build a home?
With few exceptions, you could
not succeed.
Home values are rising rapid
ly, even in small towns,
because of lack of supply. The
tax people are blamed unfairly.
You can pay a relatively high
price for a small older home or
you can buy a nice home in a
subdivison also at a relatively
high price. People who need
homes or want the extra space
that a couple of acres provides
are quite limited.
An important question comes
up now. How are developers
and subdividers able to secure
plenty of land when you or I
cannot buy three acres?
However, you and I can pay
them from $20,000 to $50,000
for one-sixth to one-third of an
acre. There are reasons for and
answers to this dilemma.
It is not just a matter of
fairness to all and politics at our
expense that we are dealing
with. Current land use laws are
beginning to hurt Oregon and
will do so greatly in the future.
It is time to reevaluate and
make changes.
(s) Merrill Wheelock
359 SW Oak St.
Willamina 97396
Crushed Rock For Sale
Opposes physician assisted suicide
measure, I wouldn't say a
thing; but when it's not the
truth, it must be corrected.
Don't fall for scare tactics, those
who spend your money don't
want to lose the right to raise
your taxes at their discretion.
Sincerely,
(s) Geronimo and Mary Bayard
Dodge Creek Stables
3739 Hwy. 138 West
Oakland 97462
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funding those schools. He is
concerned about drop out
rates, school violence and
parenting. If these are your
concerns too, vote for Lynn
Lundquist. He can represent
you very well in these areas.
Lynn wants to crack down on
criminals. He would like to get
the state government priorities
in order. He will make a better
state for all of us to live in, work
in and raise our families in.
Please join me supporting
Lynn Lundquist for state
representative.
Sincerely,
(s) Tom Currin
Measure 13 legalizes discrimination
Letters to the Editor
To the editor:
We support Ray French for
county commission and we
urge you to support him too.
He is a man of integrity and
honesty. Those are important
qualities in the political arena
today.
Ray has experience, both as
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