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--> --> Posted Thursday, February 7, 2002 Editorial Budget game must protect school funding As Oregon lawmakers head into Friday's special session to tackle the $700 million-plus budget shortfall, there are more approaches being taken than there are state senators, and the irony is that none of them will be adopted. Commentary America can't help being the 500-pound gorilla The NATO representatives who met in Munich for their 38th annual conference to explore matters of military resources and responsibility were oddly depressed. The reason for it wasn't the insufficiency of their combined might. It was the critical predominance of American might. We learn of the pertinence of national pride, and with it the collateral diminution of influence. The looming question seemed to be: What if NATO, or one of its component nations, committed itself to an enterprise and the United States didn't get into the act? Could the NATO powers go it alone? Guest forum Habitat for Humanity slates Monday meeting When people hear about Habitat for Humanity, they often think of Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter. Although the former First Couple haven't been here personally, your neighbors have been hard at work in the Rogue Valley and have completed 21 houses since we opened the doors 14 years ago. What makes Habitat special? All 21 of the original families are still living in their homes. The median income of our families is between 30 and 60 percent of the average Medford-Ashland family. This is made possible because of the community-building process. Letters Monstrous hypocrites or historically illiterate? Email your... Technical questions & comments to: WebMaster Daily Tidings editorial comments & questions to: Editor Visit our other Oregon Newspapers... | Albany Democrat-Herald | Ashland Daily Tidings | Corvallis Gazette-Times | | Lebanon Express | Newport News-Times | Springfield News | Cottage Grove Sentinel | Ashland Daily Tidings 1661 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 Telephone 541-482-3456 © Copyright 2001 Lee Northwest Publishing