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The INDEPENDENT, November 2, 2011
Candidate Greenfield for District 1 weighs in on forum questions
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jobs is to revitalize our free
market system. I favor lowering
or eliminating corporate taxes
and capital gains taxes. This
will create incentives for busi-
nesses to invest in new plants
and equipment in the United
States, instead of sending jobs
overseas. I also want to reduce
the burden of onerous regula-
tions on business, balance the
budget, and reduce govern-
ment bureaucracy.
2. We have no urgent care in
Columbia County, one in five
have no health insurance.
What are your thoughts on
health care and steps Con-
gress can take to get health
care to rural communities?
Greenfield – The solution to
our health care problems is to
reverse course 180 degrees
and get the government out of
the healthcare business. Gov-
ernment intervention in health
care has created shortages
and high prices and created
these problems. The “Oba-
macare” government takeover
of our health care system will
make the problems much
worse.
3. How will you protect your
vulnerable constituents and
help them get through govern-
ment bureaucracy?
Greenfield – By seeking to
eliminate government bureau-
cracy and allow the private sec-
tor to create jobs so my con-
stituents will have paychecks
instead of welfare checks.
4. Do you agree it’s wrong to
scapegoat illegals? What do
you propose on immigration?
Greenfield – Yes, I agree it’s
wrong to scapegoat illegals. I
would seal the border to stop
further illegal immigration, drug
smuggling, human trafficking,
and terrorist infiltration. But for
otherwise law abiding illegals
who have been here more than
three years, have jobs, and pay
taxes, I would open a path to
legal residency, but not citizen-
ship.
5. We have been neglecting
our infrastructure. What can we
do to avoid further loss of infra-
structure?
Greenfield – It is inevitable
that if our government contin-
ues to waste trillions of dollars
on dysfunctional programs,
pursue anti-business policies,
and run up a never-ending na-
tional debt, that our economy
will continue to suffer. And as
these anti-growth government
policies progressively impover-
ish our nation, it is inevitable
that infrastructure will further
deteriorate. If the federal gov-
ernment can be forced to bal-
ance the budget, our states
and local communities will be-
gin to prosper again and will
then be able to fund necessary
infrastructure improvements.
But this should not be done at
the federal level because fed-
eral spending produces pork,
waste, fraud, and corruption.
6. Do you support Oregon
becoming a Right to Work
state? (Editor’s Note: A Right to
Work law prohibits any agree-
ment between an employer
and a labor union to make
union membership a condition
of employment.)
Greenfield – Yes.
7. What do you believe is the
effect on jobs of trade deals
and the North American Free
Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
Greenfield – As a Pacific rim
state, with ports that import and
export throughout Asia and oth-
er nations of the Pacific ocean,
cutting off trade with foreign na-
tions would be devastating to
the Oregon economy. Free
trade makes all nations wealth-
ier.
8. How will you look at
FEMA and solve the problem of
yearly financial crises?
Greenfield – There is no au-
thorization in the Constitution
for the federal government to
deal with disasters, which is a
function which could be better
performed by state govern-
ments. Since Oregon is far less
prone to natural disasters than
states like Florida, Louisiana,
and Texas, Oregonians pay far
more in taxes for disaster relief
than we receive back in bene-
fits. So abolishing FEMA would
be a net plus for Oregonians.
9. a. Do you support Occupy
Wall Street protesters?
Greenfield – I understand
why they’re unhappy and think
we can expect more of this
type of social unrest if we don’t
start getting policies out of
Washington which revitalize
our economy.
b. Will you vote for more
banking regulations?
See Dist. on page 5
Community Calendar
VERNONIA
Alcoholics Anonymous
Mondays
6:30 p.m., 410 North Street
Alcoholics Anonymous
Thursdays (Big Book Study) 7:00 p.m., 410 North Street
American Legion Post #119
2nd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., 627 Adams Avenue
Booster Club
2nd Wednesday
7:00 p.m., VHS Library
Boy Scout Troop 201
Tuesdays
7:00 p.m., Scout Cabin
Boy Scout Troop 860
Wednesdays
7:00 p.m., LDS Church
Cemetery Beautification Comm.
2nd Thursday
6:30 p.m., Library
CERT
4th Wednesday
For Info Call 503-429-3018
Chamber of Commerce
2nd Wednesday
For Info Call 503-429-6081
Community Coalition
2nd Monday
12:30 p.m. School District Ofc.
Cub Scout Pack 201
Scout Cabin
For Info Call 503-429-4250
Emerg. Preparedness Comm.
4th Wednesay
6:30 p.m., WOEC
Friends of the Library
1st Tuesday
7:00 p.m., Vernonia Library
Girl Scouts, Neighborhood 4-2
For Info Call 503-819-0143
Izaak Walton League
3rd Thursday
For location call 503-429-7193
Kiwanis Club
2nd & 4th Tuesdays
6:30 p.m., New Hong Kong
Lions Club
1st & 3rd Tuesdays
6:30 p.m., New Hong Kong
Municipal Airport Committee
1t Wednesday
6:30 p.m., City Hall
Pioneer Museum
For Info Call 503-429-3713
Public Works Committee
4th Tuesday
7:00 p.m., City Hall
Vernonia Cares Directors
For Info call 503-429-1414
Vernonia City Council
1st & 3rd Mondays
7:00 p.m., City Hall
Vernonia Community PTA
2nd Wednesday
7:00 p.m., WGS Library
Vernonia Garden Club
2nd Tuesday
1:30 p.m., Vernonia Library
Vernonia Grange
3rd Monday
7:00 p.m., Grange Hall
Vernonia Health Center
3rd Thursday
6:30 p.m., 510 Bridge St.
Vernonia Learning Center
1st Wednesday
6:00 p.m., VLC
Vernonia Parks Committee
3rd Wednesday
6:30 p.m., City Hall
Vernonia Planning Comm.
1st & 3rd Thursdays
7:00 p.m., City Hall
Vernonia Ridge Riders
Last Thursday
7:00 p.m., Senior Center
Vernonia RFPD Board
2nd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., Fire Station
Vernonia School Board
2nd Thursday
6:00 p.m., District Office
Vernonia Sr. Center Board
2nd Friday
10:00 a.m., Senior Center
Vernonia Transfer Station
2nd & 4th Saturdays, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Behind VHS
Vern. Volunteer Ambulance Assoc. 1st Tuesday
7:00 p.m., Fire Station
Vernonia Volunteer Firefighters
2nd Monday
7:00 p.m., Fire Station
WOEC Directors
3rd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., WOEC
Upr Nehalem Watershed Council For date call 429-0869 7:00 p.m.,Vernonia Grange
MIST-BIRKENFELD
M-BRFPD Board Business Mtg.
2nd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
M-BRFPD Board Workshop
4th Tuesday
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
M-B Ambulance Drill
1st & 2nd Thursdays
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
M-B Fire Drill
1st & 2nd Wednesdays
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
M-B Helping Circle
2nd Monday
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
M-B SAR Drill
3rd Wednesday
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
M-B Volunteer Assoc.
1st Tuesday
7:00 p.m., Main Fire Station
Natal Grange
2nd Wednesday
7:30 p.m., Natal Grange Hall
T.O.P.S.
Mondays
9:00 a.m., Main Fire Station
BANKS
Alcoholics Anonymous
Friday
7:30 p.m., Methodist Church
Alcoholics Anonymous
Wednesday
7:30 p.m., Methodist Church
American Legion Post #90
2nd Tuesday
7:30 p.m., Main Street Post
Banks City Council
2nd Tuesday
7:30 p.m., City Hall
Banks Fire District #13
2nd Wednesday
7:00 p.m., Station 13
Banks Library Commission
3rd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., City Library
Banks Planning Commission
Last Tuesday
7:00 p.m., City Hall
Banks School Board
2nd Monday
7:30 p.m., Jr. High Library
Banks Youth Group
Sunday, Wednesday
7:00 p.m., UMC Youth Bldg.
Chamber of Commerce
1st Thursday
12:30 p.m., Fire District Office
CPO 14
3rd Monday
7:00 p.m., City Library
Everybody’s Hometown Band
Tuesdays
7:00 p.m., BHS Music Room
Friends of the Library
2nd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., City Library
Lions Club
1st & 3rd Mondays
7:00 p.m., Brown Derby
Sunset Park Assoc.
3rd Wednesday
8:00 p.m., Gun Club
T.O.P.S.
Wednesday
7:00 p.m., Administration Bldg.
COLUMBIA COUNTY (All meet in St. Helens unless otherwise noted.)
Board of Commissioners
Wednesday
10:00 a.m., Courthouse
Citizens for Senior Justice
2nd Tuesday
7:00 p.m., Sunset Park Church
Columbia Comm Mental Health
1st Tuesday
5”30 p.m., 58646 McNulty Way
Columbia Soil & Water District
3rd Wednesday
7:30 p.m., NRCS , 2514 Sykes
County Fair Board
2nd Monday
6:00 p.m., Fairgrounds 4-H Bldg.
County Parks Commission
3rd Tuesday
Times vary, 1054 Oregon St.
Mental Health Advisory Comm.
Quarterly
For Info call 503-397-7211
Comm. on Children & Families
3rd Thursday 5:30 p.m. OSU Ext., 505 N. Hwy. 30
Local Alcohol & Drug Plann. Comm.
Quarterly
For Info call 503-397-7211
Organizations and meeting dates not listed may be included by calling 429-9410 or by mail to The INDEPENDENT, 725 Bridge Street, Vernonia, OR 97064.