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MONDAY February 23, 2004 - Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card Valley&State Backpage O&E Sports Archives Classifieds Faith&Beliefs Obituaries Revels January 12, 2004 Forest Service numbers are not telling the story OK, if 47 percent of respondents regarding expansion of Mt. Ashland supported the more radical expansion plans of the MAA and Forest Service (despite EPA warnings about the more full-blown expansion into the watershed) 2 and 6, what about the other 53 percent? If 53 percent supported no expansion, or one of the more moderate expansion plans, isn't that a majority for a more thoughtful, economical and environmentally friendly approach? Just wondering. Vanessa Scott Ashland Don't let the addiction grow Monopolies bring higher prices and lousy service. Where there are several different competitors offering a wide variety of choices, prices are very low and the products and services are of much higher quality. The government monopoly called public school is no exception. Every penny of taxpayer money denied the government monopoly of public schools leaves a penny in the pocket of parents who have the responsibility to educate their children. Every penny of taxpayer money wasted on the government monopoly of public schools is a penny denied to educational entrepreneurs who can provide parents with lower cost and higher quality education for their children. Education and public schools are not synonymous. Vote No on Measure 30 to starve the beast and promote a variety of educational choices for parents. A temporary income tax surcharge? If Measure 30 passes it is a safe bet that it will be extended and then become permanent. In the measure itself, a "temporary" tax on cigarettes is extended. I think this clearly shows the intentions of the authors of Measure 30. They think they can hoodwink the voters into approving higher and higher taxes and never decrease or, god forbid, end a tax. Vote No on Measure 30 to starve the beast and force the state to be honest with voters. Taxes to any government is like booze to an alcoholic. More taxes to the government and more booze to an alcoholic are the cause of all their problems but each are so intoxicated they do not see the harm they are creating. All they both want is more, more, more of their poison. Vote No on Measure 30 to starve the beast and end the states' addiction to reaching into our pockets. Robert K. Stock Chairman, Libertarian Party of Jackson County Medford Measure 30 is necessary for state's future We are writing to urge a yes vote for Measure 30. A repeal of the bipartisan balanced budget would harm Oregonians now. Senior citizens, schoolchildren, those covered by the Oregon Health Plan and others depending on assisted living will all feel the impact of draconian cuts. It's not as if we haven't been down this road before. Memories of last year's early school closings are still fresh and if Measure 30 is defeated, more than $400 million will disappear from local public school budgets alone. We must ask ourselves what kind of state we want to live in. What kind of future do we want for Oregon? Please vote Yes on Measure 30. Kevin Cooney Linda Alper Ashland DailyTidings.com Home Page Valley&State | Backpage | O&E | Sports | Archives | Weather | Classifieds Columnists | Faith&Beliefs | Obituaries | Revels | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2004 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Site Search: A new improved archive search is coming! Look for it in mid-February! .:Advertisements:. RESOURCES - ODOT Road Cams