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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 29,1998 - FIVE
Why campaign against Cooley?
Letters to the Editor
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In support of Perry Atkinson
To the Editor:
We have the opportunity to
elect a man whose purpose is not
professional politics. We have
so many who lack the courage to
stand on principle, who daily
check the opinion polls before
deciding where to stand.
Perry Atkinson, Republican
candidate for the U.S. Congress
for the Second District is a man
of high principles whose aim in
running for office is to protect
the people of Oregon from
further erosion of our basic
standards by the professional
politicians.
Perry Atkinson says, let’s
"overhaul the IRS now. Taxes
should be simpler and lower. Let
us not begin with what America
needs to spend, but what
Americans deserve to keep.
" Get federal bureaucracy out of
our schools.
Parents, not
bureaucrats, should be in charge
of local education.
"Get federal bureaucrats off our
backs, out of our pockets, off our
land, and out of our water.
"Rampant federal regulations
strangle our farming and timber
industries and erode our water
and property rights. Oregonians
are the best stewards of our land.
"Small business and farmers
need to be free to compete with
one another, not the mountains of
regulations thrown at them by the
federal government.
Perry’s chief rival is Greg
Walden who has garnered the
support o f some good people. So
just a quick review might cause
us to go along with the crowd.
Walden has aligned himself with
legislators from the Portland
area. They pursue the spending
of tax dollars in ways that do not
benefit the taxpayers of our 2nd
District.
Oregon Right-to-Life has
endorsed Perry Atkinson because
Greg Walden supports pro-
choice. He even voted against
parental notification. His rather
lame excuse for that critical vote
was fear of liability, but it doesn't
hold water because 25 other
states have passed the law giving
parents the right to be notified
regarding a minor's abortion.
The people of the state of Oregon
are denied parental rights
because of Greg Walden and his
cohorts.
It is time to elect a man who
does not have the political ties
that bring about our undoing.
Let's vote for Perry Atkinson.
(s) Roy Comne
Pendleton
Retain Lundquist
To the Editor:
I take this opportunity to
commend the voters of the state
of
Oregon
Representative
District 59 for electing and
retaining Lynn Lundquist for fair
and honest representation since
the 1994 election. His strength,
determination and fairness has
brought exceptional honor and
respect to the position, illustrated
by the fact he was elected
speaker of the house in his
second term by his own peers.
I have known Lynn Lundquist,
his wife, Barb, and family for a
number of years and I watched
with hope, interest and concern
when he first ran for state
Representative. With hope and
interest because I know Lynn to
be a caring but fair man. I was
sure he would do his level best to
represent us well, with a desire to
see that eastern and central
Oregon got on the porch of the
"big dogs" from the metropolitan
areas where we seldom receive
equal representation.
I watched with concern
because I knew it would take an
inordinate
amount
of
determination, strength and
courage to turn things around.
Lynn does have all of these
qualities but pressure over time
can wear down a rock of the fin-
nest composition. I am pleased
to note that Representative
Lundquist has not wavered under
pressure few of us can
comprehend. Even the pressure
and adversities of this election
find him strong and resolute in
his
commitments
to
his
constituents and his desire to
represent us.
I urge you not to let the "big
dogs"drive us back under the
porch. Remain clear-headed and
think for yourselves. Go directly
to your state representative for
the answers to your questions.
Keep us up on top in the 21st
Century with another vote for
Lynn Lundquist, District 59 State
Representative.
(s) Karole Stockton
Prineville
In support of Lynn Lundquist
To the Editor:
I wish to take this opportunity
to urge you to cast your vote for
Lynn
Lundquist as state
representative, District 59 at the
primary election, May 19.
Lynn has operated his own
ranching business for over 20
years in Eastern Oregon and
understands the issues and
problems of this part of the state.
Lynn was also elected speaker of
the house of representatives for
the Oregon legislature in his first
term. This tells us how quickly
his peers were able to foresee his
talents and ability. Operating
with a razor thin majority of his
own party, he was able to bring
divergent groups together to
arrive at a successful conclusion
to many legislative issues.
District 59 and, yes, all of
Oregon will be well served by
returning Lynn Lundquist to the
Oregon legislature for a second
term as state representative for
District 59.
(s) Ray French
Morrow County Commissioner
To the Editor:
Have you heard the admonition
"Follow The Money"? Good
advice when a question demands
an answer.
Wes Cooley went to the State
Legislature as the Dist. 28
senator and then to Congress as
representative from Oregon's
Second district.
He quickly
earned the reputation as a
dynamo who read every bill he
was to vote on and would not
support any bill that he did not
believe was best for his
constituents, regardless of origin.
He did not always please the
party leadership by this attitude
and he was able to get legislation
passed that angered some
factions, but I don't see what he
did to invite the avalanche of
abuse that the news media
heaped upon him.
The "Bend Bulletin" and "The
Oregonian" seemed to lead the
charge and there might have been
something in Wes' background
that could have stirred a minor
interest, but I have never seen in
my lifetime, such a total
commitment to destroy one man.
How much, do you suppose it
cost? Every aspect of his life
was
dissected
from
his
elementary school years through
college, his marriages, army
owner and told her it had been
found, cash and cards intact, she
was very grateful.
These days we hear a lot of
negative things about our kids. I
wanted everyone to know these
guys really did a good thing.
(s)Gail Burkenbine
Heppner
To the Editor:
Do you remember the
Montgomery Ward catalogs that
rated merchandise as good, better
and best? It reminds me of the
slate of candidates running for
Morrow County Judge. All are
good, some are better, but one is
best.
There is one that stands a little
taller than the rest of the crowd.
No pun intended on his name but
I am referring to Terry Tallman.
To the Editor:
We are writing to you as
concerned citizens of central and
eastern Oregon with an important
message about Speaker Lynn
Lundquist and his campaign for
re-election in our district. We
are outraged by the personal
attacks
and
negative
campaigning against our house
speaker. We think it critical for
you to know that these attacks on
Lynn are funded by Portlanders
who want to discredit Lynn and
attempt to influence politics in
this area for their gain.
First, we would like to speak to
Lynn's integrity.
We have
known him for a long time and
have followed his work in the
legislature. He is a man of his
word. We have watched him
repeatedly choose principle over
politics - a rare quality in
politicians. You may have seen
a recent "Oregonian" columnist
attacking Lynn's truthfulness. He
is simply attacking Lynn's
strongest attribute.
Lynn's
integrity and square dealing with
folks are hallmarks of his public
service, business and private life.
Secondly, we want to wam you
about what is happening in this
district campaign.
Lynn's
opponent is being managed and
backed by a Portland motel
mogul named Mark Hemstreet
and his sidekick, Don Mclntire.
Hemstreet
has
publicly
announced that he's going to
spend enough money to "topple
To the Editor:
How refreshing it is to have a
new candidate who is willing and
brave enough to question the
traditional tax and spend policies
of our past and present
legislators.
Tan Hermens is an experienced
teacher who knows why our
students are not performing as
well as they should. She knows
that more money does not
necessarily guarantee a solid
education. She knows that our
children need to be taught the
own district. 1 never gave it
much thought at the time, but
now I'm wondering if it wasn't a
pretty good idea.
I'm sure Greg Walden is a fine
person and a staunch Republican
who would do a fine job in
Washington.
However, after
listening to Perry Atkinson state
his position on all of the issues, I
believe he is the best man to
represent Eastern Oregon.
The difference in topography,
industry, density of population,
level of income, style of living
and other factors make it
imperative that we elect a
congressman who understands
our lifestyle and will truly
represent the interests of Eastern
Oregon in Washington. So, if
you want a congressman who
will represent Eastern Oregon
instead of Multnomah County
and Western Oregon, I urge you
to vote for Perry Atkinson.
Investigate where he stands on
all of the issues. You'll find he
has our interests at heart. A vote
for Atkinson is a vote for Eastern
Oregon.
(s) Alberta Bailey
Baker City
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horses for a hobby. He has been
Lexington G range met on married for 22 years to his child
Monday night for the regular hood sweetheart.
Following a short recess, the
meeting with Master Clarence
Buchanan in the chair. Preceding charter was draped for Paul
the meeting, a potluck dinner was Brown.
The ballots for state officers
held. Following dinner, candi
dates for offices in Morrow were handed out. The counting
County were introduced and gave com m ittee was Barbara and
a short sketch of their lives and Eldon Gilbert, and Jean Nelson.
A pplication was read for
political background.
Trampas
Bergstrom. Investigat
David Allen, candidate for dis
ing
committee
was Lyle Peck and
trict attorney, majored in crimi
Ned
Clark.
nal law and worked two and a half
Legislative chairm an Ned
years in Madras in Jefferson
Clark
gave a few words on the
County.
candidates
Tan Hermens and
Earl Woods, our present dis
Lynn
Lundquist.
trict attorney, was bom and raised
Ag. chairman Ken Smouse re
in Grant County, served in the
army in Vietnam, has been in law ported on wheat production and
24 years, and served as deputy the price of wheat, which is now
sheriff in Lane County. He told $3.31 per bushel, Portland price.
Clarence Buchanan was
of Morrow County law enforce
elected
as insurance delegate to
ment and how well they work to
state
session
and Kathy Clark, at
gether. He also served in Bosnia
tendant.
and recently received the rank of
Jean Nelson presented a reso
Lieutenant Colonel.
lution
on the drawdown of the
Justice of the Peace Charlotte
Snake
and Columbia rivers. A
Gray spoke of the Justice Court
motion
passed and will be sent to
in the county, with two courts,
Pomona
and state granges.
one in Heppner and one in Irrigon.
GWA
reported there will be a
She writes search warrants and
table
at
the
Fourth of July Cel
presides over small claims court.
ebration
in
lone.
They will sell
Rod Osgood, candidate for jus
odds
and
ends,
but
no food.
tice of the peace, is a 31 year resi
All
officers
were
present for
dent of Morrow County, has a
the
meeting.
business in Imgon and raises race
By Delpha Jonas
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Lex. Baptist to host missionaries
Rich and Cheri Strahm,
missionaries to Hungary, serving
with CBIntemational, will speak
about their ministry at Lexington
Baptist Church on Sunday, May
3, at 11 a.m.
The Strahm, appointed by
CBIntemational in 1982 to the
Philippines and deployed to
Hungary in 1997, are "ready to
begin a new and exciting cross-
cultural adventure for Christ,"
according to a CBIntemational
news release.
During their third term, the
Strahms planted two new
churches by forming and training
Filipino church planting teams.
"Training" was the key work for
them as they both taught courses
at the International School of
Theology in Manila. "We want
to go beyond just adding new
churches," report the Strahms.
"We also want to multiply new
churches through others."
They also taught in Bible
schools and trained lay-ministers
at a Bible institute. Mr. Strahm
organized and Mrs. Strahm
edited materials for a seminar
which was used to train over 100
church planting teams.
The Strahms plan to assist in
the mobilization of Hungarian
ministers.
She will write
curriculum for Biblical extension
courses and he will tram both
theology students and lay-
ministers in church planting
skills. They hope to join others
in facilitating a Hungarian
missionary movement that will
begin in Hungary and spread to
neighboring nations.
The
Strahms are scheduled to leave
for Hungary in July 1998.
Veterans invited to health screening
The Walla Walla VA Medical
Center invites all honorably dis
charged veterans to stop by St.
P atrick ’s Senior C enter in
Heppner on Wednesday, May 13,
from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. for preventive
health screening by team mem
bers from the medical center.
The team will consist of a cli
nician and administrative clerk
who will meet with veterans one-
on-one to discuss eligibility for
medical benefits, enroll veterans
into the VA healthcare system
and leam about what services the
Walla Walla center has to offer.
For more information, contact
Rita Hedman at 676-9061, ext.
44, or Carol Blehm, chief medi
cal administration service at (509)
527-3458.
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basics - reading using phonics,
writing using proper spelling and
grammar,
basic
arithmetic
without a calculator. Teacher
accountability is important too.
Her opponent is senous about
improving the Oregon school
system, but he doesn't know why
the student performance level is
deteriorating. After four years in
office he should.
I am going to vote for Tan
Hermens for state representative
and I hope you do too.
(s) Bob Berlik
Haines
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Lexington Grange holds meeting
House Speaker Lynn Lundquist"
(The
Oregonian
3/29/98).
Hemstreet seems to think his
money can "buy" this race and
with it control over the politics of
our area.
Do not be misled by this smear
job. The accusations against
Lynn and his service on our
behalf are lies and distortions.
Lynn has received Senator
Gordon
Smith's
and
Congressman Bob Smith's strong
endorsements. And he has ours.
There are good reasons we
support Lynn. We know him, we
know his record and we know
how hard he has worked on
behalf of central and eastern
Oregon.
As speaker of the
house, Lynn is in a powerful
position to benefit our area and
all of Oregon. We need to keep
him there.
Please help return Lynn
Lundquist to the Oregon
Legislature with your vote May
19. His campaign theme says he
is "the right man for the job
ahead." He is. You have our
word on that.
(s) Larry Mills
Manager, MCGG
Heppner
(s) Randall C. Guyer, Jr., CPA
Baker City
(s) Jack Young, Owner,
Iron Triangle Logging Co.
John Day
(s) Paul Capell, Mayor,
Prineville
He is a good old dirt farmer, who
would like to make county
government better and is best
qualified to do so.
When you ordered from the
catalog, didn't you always want
to get the best? Well now you
can use your vote to do just that.
Vote for Tallman and you will be
getting Morrow County's best
qualified candidate for the job.
(s) Dorothy Krebs
Boardman
For Tan Hermens
Lundquist right man for the job
To the Editor:
I am writing in support of Perry
Atkinson for the Republican
nomination for U. S. Congress
from District 2.
When I saw in The Oregonian
Heppner that a $500-a-plate dinner was
being held in Portland to raise
campaign funds for Greg Walden
for the second district, I have to
Lundquist's record speaks for itself
admit I was a little disturbed. I
know it's a free country, but I felt
thinks is best for Oregon.
it was out of line for Multnomah
To the Editor:
Because of Rep. Lundquist's County to attempt to influence
The people in House District honesty and knowledge, those of
the selection of the U. S.
59 are very fortunate to have us in a more urban area of
Congressman from District 2.
someone of Rep. (Lynn) Oregon respect his views in
Aren't four congressmen from
Lundquist's integrity willing to regard to what is good in your
Western Oregon enough for
represent them. As we used to more rural area, which allows us
them? Do they feel they must
own a small pharmacy we have an
opportunity
to
better also select the congressman from
had the opportunity to speak with understand some of the statewide
Eastern Oregon, too?
Quite
many representatives and their ballot measures.
frankly, I resent their interference
staff.
Rep. Lundquist's record speaks
Representative Lundquist and for itself. He has worked very in District 2 elections. I can see
no difference in this and the
his staff have always been hard for Oregon and your district.
available and willing to discuss Please vote for Rep. Lundquist so interference of out o f state
politicians, corporations, etc., in
our concerns. While we don't that you don't lose his
attempting to influence Oregon's
agree on all issues, we respect representation.
initiative process.
and appreciate that his decisions
(s) Jim and Luanne Thielke
A few years ago, there was an
are based on facts and what he
Tualatin attempt to allow Oregon
politicians
to
accept
Teenagers commended for good deed contributions only from their
To the Editor:
I wish to commend John
Sargent, Jon Looney and Paul
Lauritsen for turning in the
wallet they found in the Central
Market parking lot a few
evenings ago.
The wallet contained over $600
in cash and when I called the
career, racing background, and
business practices.
Someone
went to Mexico to investigate a
rumor that he may have been
married there. "The Oregonian"
"found" a man who claimed to be
Wes' old Sgt. Poppy. Wes can
not recognize the man as anyone
he has seen before and the man
does not, apparently, use the
name "Poppy". Wes could not
find evidence that "his" Sgt.
Poppy is even still alive but " lie
Oregonian" dug up somebody.
Nearly every day there was some
derogatory article printed in the
papers and the same papers
refused to print any rebuttal to
their position. The total cost had
to have been enormous.
A
million dollars? More? Follow
the money. Who could have
hated Wes Cooley that much?
"The Oregonian" is a liberal
paper, but that can't be all that's
behind it. The "Bulletin" and its
affiliates are supposed to be a
business as is "The Oregonian",
but there is no way they could
have sold enough extra papers to
pay that sort of expense. I wish I
had the means to "Follow the
Money". There must be a reason
behind all this and I think it's
time we ask the question,
"Why?"
(s) W.L. Sullens
Baker City
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