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Page 14 The INDEPENDENT, October 18, 2000 Moro Letters From page 11 Civil Trial. During a Discovery Hearing of a criminal trial, both the De fense and the Prosecution, must provide all parties with material that falls under what is referred to as the Trier of Fact. This is done so both par ties may prepare an adequate defense and/or prosecution. If one party fails to provide the other with any information per taining to the case, it is con strued as Obstruction of Jus tice, especially if it would as sist in proving o n e ’s in n o cence. I am in the process of ob taining all recorded transcripts of the trial and discovery hear ing. I will make these tapes available to anyone wishing to hear them. The tapes are a matter of public record. I have obtained further doc um e nta tion and evidence, since the trial, that my counsel and I were unaware of prior to trial. I have copies of these items, obtained legally, avail able for review. The right to due process is one of the most important as pects of our judicial system. The responsibility to insure that due process rights are up held and respected is the re sponsibility of the investigative arm of our ju d icia l system , which, in this case, is our local Police Department. If any one individual has been proven to subvert the system to obtain an unfair or illegal advantage, it is the duty of elected, as well as appointed, officials to ferret out those responsible. Failure to do this will cause further erosion into the foundation of our constitution. During my career in the Mili tary, I learned to accept the re sponsibilities of command, in cluding my actions, as well as the actions of subordinates. To put it simply, a leader is re sponsible for everything his men do or fail to do. I realize that many of you have made up your minds in this case. I will, therefore, is sue this challenge. I will submit to a FBI Quality Polygraph test administered by a disinterest ed party, if the three officers in volved will do the same. I will ask the officers questions and they will ask me questions. If I have misstated my position, I will drop all legal claims to a Lawsuit. If, however, the offi cers have misstated their posi tion, they should rectify the sit uation. Jay Mahn Vernonia Paul is running because he cares deeply about Columbia County’s future. He is passion ate about su p p o rtin g rural communities and helping each com m unity keep its unique character. Paul has been a positive vote of the Northwest O regon Econom ic A llia nce Board that approved the Ver nonia Scout Cabin renovation, Scappoose City Club improve ments to Heritage Park and the countywide hospital study. As a member of the St. Helens City Council, he supported the world class skateboard park at McCormick Park, conclusion of the library automation project and the do m estic vio le n ce shelter. Paul is a p o sitive , h a rd working member of the com munity. We support his elec tion as Columbia County Com missioner and hope you will join us. Ed and Alese Tveisme Scappoose Community makes outstanding effort to fight Alzheimer’s To the Editor: It is with great pride that I tell you of this year’s collective effort toward disseminating in formation and collecting finan cial contributions for this year’s Memory Walk sponsored by the Oregon Trail Chapter of the Alzheim er’s Association. This year, we walked in honor of longtime Vernonia resident, town business community. And I am very proud to announce that, collectively, we turned over nearly $3,400.00 to the Association, to help fund fami ly support services and educa tion program s. All of the monies collected in this year’s walk, the Association’s biggest fundraiser of the year, will stay within the chapter it has been donated from. I am very proud of our com munity effort. My hat is off to all the registered walkers, the children who joined us, and to each and every individual and business who has contributed toward this cause. Alzheimer’s Disease is quickly becoming one of this country’s major so cial and medical evils. Your p a rtic ip a tio n is part of the promise of hope that will allow the sc ie n tific com m unity to eradicate this progressively debilitating and ultimately fatal disorder from ours and our children’s lives. God bless you. Don Foster Rising River Ranch Vernonia Support 5-67, keep county parks open To the Editor: Parks pay a vital role in our quality of life today. They pro vide our children a safe place to play, either individually, or in organized sports. They provide adults and children alike an opportunity to get out and ex perience nature and interact with family, friends and other park users. Our county parks offer learning experiences to our youth through organized a ctivitie s like the Boys and Girls Scouts, softball and soc cer organizations, and educa tional work experience to our ttens through the Youth Corps. Parks are also an integral part of our local economy. Visi tors using county parks also put their hard-earned dollars into our local businesses; gro cery stores, gasoline stations and other service-oriented es tablishm ents. Parks help to curb juvenile crime, thereby cutting long-term correction costs. Columbia County Parks do not receive any county tax dol lars. Yes, I know we all pay property taxes! But look at your tax statement. Nowhere is it mentioned that Parks re ceive a portion of those funds. Fact is, they haven’t gotten any General Fund money in seven years. They’ve had to sustain them selves through gate fees and creative partner ing. Now they have exhausted all viable options and have no substantial funds to fall back on. Our parks need your sup port! Without it, county parks w ill be forced to selectively close some parks and/or make other drastic changes. Please consider the options. If parks mean anything to you, if they have any benefit to you, Please see page 15 David Janssen watches a barn burn in scene from 1960 filming of “Ring of Fire.” The barn belonged to Rose Valpiani, Joe Corsiglia’s aunt. • Commissioners need to listen to the needs of all residents. I will make it my goal to spend time in every area of the county every week, to listen to our citizens and find out what your concerns are. • County government works best when it is is accountable, re sponsive and limited. Pulliam is the most qualified candidate To the Editor: We want to invite others to join us in supporting Paul Pul liam for Columbia County Com missioner Position 1. He is the best qualified candidate, with experience in economic devel opment, management, budget ing, and government— all of which he can put to good use as a County Commissioner. Ramona Shirley. What started out as a small, family effort to raise aw are ness, quickly became a com munity effort of wonderful pro portions. Ramona’s daughter, Kathy, and her husband Chuck, quickly volunteered their time and money. Word of our efforts reached St. M ary’s C atholic Church, where Ramona has long been a parish member. From this loving group, we enlisted the time and financial contributions of Terry and G retchen Lin- dauer, Betty Schmidlin, Mary Dolbow, Chris Naspini, Alan Johnston, Pat Kleinman, Jen nie Dennis, Ofelia Marks and Juanita Dennis. Juanita was very instrum ental in helping this all come to be. Next, we heard from Scott and Sheila Andreae, who also were up to the challenge. And, finally, I heard from Vince and Cindy Baker, who would also walk and were very generous financially. On a b e a u tifu l Sunday morning, October 8, these car ing and loving friends joined me in Portland with eight of their children and we walked with some 2500 other regis tered walkers to raise aware ness and collect contributions for the Association. We walked with pride and purpose on a 5K course th a t m eandered through downtown Portland. Prior to our walk, we talked to our friends and our neigh bors and most of the down I I believe we can make Columbia County the most livable county in the state, but we must work together to achieve common goals. I look forward to the opportunity to work with the people o f Columbia County. JOE CORSIGLIA CO M M ISSIO NER #1
