A6 NEWS The Hillsboro <strong>Tribune</strong> Friday, March 8, 2013COMMENTARYPCC’s nextpresident isa key hire<strong>Portland</strong> Community College — Oregon’slargest educational institution — is aboutto settle on its next president. This decisionis the most significant one the PCCboard of directors will make for the next severalyears. It comes with inherent risk, but also opportunity.Selecting a leader for an institution of PCC’s importanceand complexity is tricky business. Theygot it right nine years ago when they hired PrestonPulliams, who is retiring at the top of hisgame.But we have frequently seen large public agencieswaste precious time and suffer damage totheir reputations after making the wrong choicefor a top administrator.PCC can’t afford to stumbleMeet thecandidatesAll three finalistsfor the <strong>Portland</strong>Communtiy Collegepresident’s post willbe meeting the publicat the RockCreek Campus eventcenter in the nexttwo weeks.■ Tod Burnett, 4p.m., March 11■ Jeremy Brown,2:30 p.m., March 14.■ Richard Durán,11 a.m., March 18.More details at pcc.eduwhen tens of thousands ofstudents depend on it to providethe skills they need tofind good jobs. With its threecampuses and seven additionalcenters, PCC’s contributionto the <strong>Portland</strong> area’sprosperity is immense.The college’s impact is evidentin Hillsboro, wheremore than 1,000 students aretaking classes at PCC’s RockCreek campus, a satellite facilityat the corner of 8th Avenueand Baseline.Located a few steps from adowntown light rail stop, theHillsboro Center offers easyaccess to an array of classes,from digital photographyand introduction to psychology to intermediate algebraand English as a second language.PCC’s connection to the city grew even strongerTuesday night, when city councilors agreed to kickin $100,000 to fund a new initiative aimed at shepherding50 low-income, first-generation college studentsthrough their entire higher educational careerby offering supplemental financial aid, personalcoaching and other academic support.Access to higher education is critical not only tothe students themselves, but to prospective localemployers who fuel the local economy.That’s why it’s vital now for the community topay close attention — and offer its participation— as the PCC board narrows its field from threepresidential finalists to one.Like a Swiss Army knife, a community collegemust be capable of multiple functions. So must itspresident. He or she is part administrator, partlobbyist, part fund-raiser and part cheerleader.Beyond that, PCC’s next president must besteeped in knowledge about higher education.All three finalists for the PCC job meet the basicrequirements. All have served as college presidentselsewhere. Success here in the metro area,however, won’t be dependent primarily on experience.Often, less tangible qualities — dogged persistence,humility and the ability to listen — arethe key to whether a public leader is a championor a flop.The next leader at PCC must continue to forgerelationships like the one city councilors movedforward this week in Hillsboro.And, the next president needs to be someonewho wants to remain in <strong>Portland</strong> and accomplishlong-term goals. Nothing of lasting consequencecan be achieved in a couple of years. So, the boardshould rule out any candidate looking at this jobas a short-term step to something better.PCC’s next president also must be able to maintainpositive relations with the board, the community,students and employee unions. That requirementshould exclude anyone who is driven primarilyby ego or a sense of individual — versuscollective — accomplishment.While the PCC board will choose the person toreplace the retiring Pulliams, the larger communityhas a role to play in the process. Beginningnext week, the public can meet with each of thethree candidates on various dates. These forumsand the ensuing public feedback will lead up tothe announcement of a new president in April.We have no doubt that all three candidates willdemonstrate the necessary skills, but what thepublic can help determine is whether the chemistryis right between the college community andthe person who would be its next leader.Gandhi’s words still resonate todayTuition equity is good forstudents, stateam a non-traditional college student atI Pacific University, who is strongly insupport of House Bill 2787, the tuition equitybill currently being considered by theOregon state Legislature. I have returnedto school after many years, and althoughthe price of tuition has been steadily increasingI am still able to attend.However, for many undocumented studentswho have lived in Oregon most oftheir lives, this opportunity does not exist.They are required to pay non-resident tuitionat our state universities, which overthe course of four years can equate to$114,000 at the University of Oregon, comparedto $37,000 for residents.The tuition equity bill will bring thesecosts within reason so that these studentswill be able to continue their education.This is not a “handout” and it is importantto understand that undocumentedstudents will still not qualify for federal orstate financial aid. They will have to meetthe same admission standards that areset for every student. This bill will alsoboost the revenue of our state universitieswhose budgets are stretched thin.I want to thank our state representativesfor passing HB 2787 through theHouse and urge the Senate to do thesame.These students are our neighbors, children’sfriends, and call Oregon home, sowhy not give these students access to theeducational opportunities they haveworked so hard for and deserve?Brenda TevisHillsboroRobotics team eyes futureThe American educational model of todaywas, in many respects, developedin the 19th Century, when the UnitedStates saw the need to prepare a workforcefor the industrial revolution. Theforesight to tie education to work forcewas instrumental in powering Americato become a world leader by creating apipeline of employees that, in turn, createdgreat national prosperity.Today’s work force needs are driven byGUESTCOMMENTRuss DonderoAs an undergrad at WhitmanCollege I wrote my thesis in1964 on the Indian independencemovement of 1947. I readextensively about Mahatma Gandhi andJawaharlal Nehru, who led India throughthis turbulent year.As a consequence I was very anxiousto hear Arun Gandhi speak at PacificUniversity’s Forest Grove campus lastThursday about his famous grandfather.One of his main points was that violencetakes two forms: passive violence and activeviolence.Passive violence happens when we dothings in everyday life that degrade nature,such as wasting resources of theEarth. Active violence occurs when wereact against someone who we feel hashurt or is a threat to us.In the former case, many things we doin everyday life are destructive to natureand to those who are harmed as a resultof such waste. Active violence can be inthe form of psychological or physicalharm to others.Arun Gandhi kept coming back to hispoint that how we react to a sense of injusticeor injury is a matter of choices wemake, not the result of a presumed inherentviolence within human nature.We often confuse conflict with violenceon either the psychological orphysical level. Conflict is a natural phenomenonof life. It’s part of the humancondition. Facing conflict can make usgrow stronger; it can also diminish us.Do we deny it, do we submit to it or dowe confront it on the interpersonal or sociallevel? If we embrace conflict as naturalbut take a stand against those formsof conflict that diminish us or others,then we can grow from it.Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. —a student of his teachings — added anotherdimension as to how we confrontviolence in the political world. Both advocatedand acted on the principles ofnon-violent resistance.In a world suffused with violence, it’shard to imagine non-violence. In theUnited States, non-violence is a hard sellgiven our history of revolutionary violence,civil war and military hegemony.And yet the most transformational movementin American politics, which continuesto shape us to this day, is the civilrights movement, guided by Gandhi’s visionof non-violent social transformation.While the dialectic of violence andnon-violence were a part of the politicallandscape in the 1950s and 1960s, it’sclear that the nation found the scenes ofBull Connor, his dogs and fire hoses morallyrepugnant.Sadly, change came with a high humanprice shouldered by the FreedomRiders, the Student Nonviolent CoordinatingCommittee, the Congress of RacialEquality and ultimately claimingMLK, as Gandhi in his day. But suchcourage, sacrifice and commitment toREADERS’LETTERSdigital, mobile computers, robotics andtechnology.Glencoe High School students understandwhere opportunities lie and are embracingSTEM (Science, Technology Engineeringand Math) studies — by buildingrobots — to prepare for the future.Today and tomorrow, the Glencoe roboticsteam (The Shockwave) will meetwith more than 60 teams from Oregonand Southwest Washington at <strong>Portland</strong>’sMemorial Coliseum in a tournament faceoffof six-foot-tall robots playing competitiveFrisbee golf. This is a big, bright, vibrant,raucous, exciting event that’s freeand open to the public. Come join the fun.Unlike other competitive events, wherespectators don’t have access to the athletes,at the AutoDesk Oregon FIRST Roboticcompetition, guests are encouragedto interact directly with these athletes.What better way than robots to get studentsexcited about putting their technologypassions and science studies into action?Education is directly tied to Oregon’sprosperity. Understanding that K-12 iswhere true work force development begins,it’s exciting to see Gov. John Kitzhaberand our elected officials make STEMeducation a legislative priority this session.Jobs forecasting data indicates therewill be over 44,000 computer jobs in Oregonby 2018 that will require a proficiencyin computer systems, programming andtechnical skills. Programs like FIRST helpensure Oregon students will be the onesprepared to fill those jobs.Please join us at Memorial Coliseum tobe amazed and entertained by Frisbeegolf-playingrobots and the students whobuilt them.Deb Mumm-HillDirector, FIRST Pacific NWGood guys and guns don’talways mixWrite on!The Hillsboro <strong>Tribune</strong> welcomesletters to the editor and essayson topics of public interest.Letters should be no more than300 words. Essays should be nomore than 700 words.Submissions must include yourname, home address and phonenumber for verification purposes.Send them to letters@hillsborotribune.comor mail them toP.O. Box 408, Forest Grove, OR97116. Submissions will be printedas space allows and may beedited for brevity and clarity.non-violent resistance gave birth to theCivil Right Acts of 1964-65.At times the audience at Pacificseemed to treat non-violence as a kind ofpsychotherapy or self-help exercise.Nothing could be further from thetruth. Gandhi was a very savvy politicianand used non-violence strategically,as did MLK.It would be a disservice to the memoryof both these great men if we misunderstoodthat, like Jesus, their purpose wasto not merely help us transform ourselves,but to literally transform theworld.So yes, by all means work on makingyourself a better person, a less-violentperson in the myriad of ways imaginable.But ultimately this can only be done ifwe work together to create, as King said,“the beloved community.”Start with little acts of kindness. Butonly through collaboration can we notonly improve ourselves but also transformthe world. As King said the nightbefore he was slain, “I may not get therewith you, but I can see the PromisedLand.”That’s why I have a passion for politics,as frustrating as it can be. Withoutdemocratic politics there can be no nonviolentrevolution. Every day is a newday. If you can’t believe in that, then youare left with the bile of the cynic.Keep hope alive.Russ Dondero is professor emeritus, Departmentof Politics and Government, Pacific University.Read his blogs at russdondero.squarespace.com.The National Rifle Association tells usthat the only way to stop a bad guywith a gun is a good guy with a gun.Okay, but who’s stopping the good guys?Recently, the Hillsboro <strong>Tribune</strong> reportedthat a local good guy cop with multipleweapons terrorized his wife and child;then when 10 good guy cops arrived hethreatened to kill them. More than 50shots were fired, injuring two and tearingup the house. No bad guys in sight.Why, I ask the NRA, do their prescriptionson guns not make me feel more secure?George EvansForest GrovePipeline problems may neverhit Washington CountyCitizens of Washington and Yamhillcounties take heart with regard tothe natural gas pipeline issue.In Clatsop County, Oregon LNG is proposingto build their export terminal on,and run the pipeline through, shiftingsandy wetlands that have been drilled to350 feet without finding bedrock.The terminal is to be located directlyon the Pacific Rim earthquake zone. Theterminal (and start of the pipeline) is proposedto be located right at the mouth ofthe Columbia River, directly in the path ofthe resulting tsunami caused by an earthquake.But this may not happen first if a hurricanestrikes the proposed terminal site asone did December 1-2, 2007. Winds averaged119 mph for 34 consecutive hoursand topped out at 150 mph (think HurricaneKatrina).Upon leaving the terminal, the proposedpipeline is to pass under theWarrenton shopping mall, past the Lewisand Clark Fort Clatsop National HistoricRegister site and then through numerousslide areas on its way up to your area.So you see, the odds are that we in ClatsopCounty will suffer the ruptured pipelineexplosion, thus saving what is left ofyour land, after eminent domain is usedto force the pipeline through your area.Oh, did I mention the proposed terminaltower would protrude up and into theoften fog-shrouded Astoria Regional Airportspace?So, fight on!Carl DomineyAstoriaHillsboro<strong>Tribune</strong>©2012 Hillsboro <strong>Tribune</strong>PUBLISHERJohn Schrag503-357-3181jschrag@hillsborotribune.comEDITOR IN CHIEFKevin Harden503-546-5167kharden@Hillsboro<strong>Tribune</strong>.comADVERTISING DIRECTORHarvey Berkey503-357-3181hberkey@Hillsboro<strong>Tribune</strong>.comCIRCULATION MANAGERKim Stephens503-546-9818kstephens@commnewspapers.comSALES ASSISTANTKathy Fuller503-357-3181NEWSWRITERSJim Redden503-546-5131jredden@Hillsboro<strong>Tribune</strong>.comJennifer Anderson503-546-5138janderson@Hillsboro<strong>Tribune</strong>.comSaundra Sorenson503-546-0748biz@Hillsboro<strong>Tribune</strong>.comEDITORIAL ASSISTANTStephanie Haugen503-357-3181OBITUARIESobits@Hillsboro<strong>Tribune</strong>.comSPORTS EDITORStephen Alexander503-939-8896sports@Hillsboro<strong>Tribune</strong>.comWEB/PHOTO EDITORChase Allgood503-357-3181callgood@Hillsboro<strong>Tribune</strong>.comARTS EDITORJill Smith503-357-3181arts@Hillsboro<strong>Tribune</strong>.comWEBMASTERAlvaro FontanWEB SITEwww.hillsborotribune.comCONTACT503-357-3181P.O. 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The Hillsboro <strong>Tribune</strong> Friday, March 8, 2013Once a week, but never weaklyHillsboro <strong>Tribune</strong>becomes an every-Friday newspaperNEWSBRIEFSHomePlate fundraiserset for March 13A fundraiser for HomePlateYouth Services will be held at5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March13, at the Venetian Theatre, 253E Main St., Hillsboro.The social hour and dinner issponsored by the PSI Chapterof Delta Kappa Gamma. Ticketsare $15 and reservationsmust be made by today, Friday,March 8. To make a reservation,email roberta.hutton313@gmail.com or donalenbiller@gmail.com.HomePlate serves homelessand disadvantaged youths upto age 24. Among other things,it provides free meals on Mondaysand Thursdays in Hillsboro,and on Wednesdays inBeaverton. For more information,visit homeplateyouth.org.Legislature, campaignwork keep Unger busyNew state Rep. Ben Unger isfinding that the 2013 OregonLegislature and upcoming May21 special election are keepinghim extra busy. Unger, a WashingtonCounty Democrat, is aWith this issue, the Hillsboro<strong>Tribune</strong> becomes aweekly newspaper.Since Pamplin Media Grouplaunched the newspaper lastAugust, it has published twicea month — a schedule thatworked with the paper’s budget,but often left readers frustrated.“Our readers were askingfor a weekly paper since thefirst issue hit the streets,” saidPublisher John Schrag. “Ittook us a bit longer to build upour advertising base, but we’renow to the point where we canafford to publish a paper everyFriday.”Its mission is to providereaders with compelling news,sports and feature storiesabout people and events happeningin theircommunity,and to provideadvertiserswith an accessibleand wellrespectedvenuefor consumersto seewhat they BURKHARDThave to offer.At a timewhen many newspapers acrossthe country are cutting backon their publication schedules,it’s exciting to be able to offerreaders twice the number of<strong>Tribune</strong>s each month, saidSchrag, who also serves aspublisher of the <strong>Tribune</strong>’s sisterpaper, the News-Times inForest Grove. The News-Timesis a weekly paper that hasserved western WashingtonCounty for 127 years.“It’s a real tribute not onlyto our staff, which is producinga great paper,” saidSchrag, “but also to our read-political consultant specializingin grassroots organizing. Inaddition to serving in the OregonHouse, he is currentlyworking on the campaign insupport of fluoridating <strong>Portland</strong>’swater supply.“I believe in the cause. Improvingthe health of childrenby preventing cavities is a lotlike some of the things I’m tryingto accomplish in Salem. Butit makes for long days and busyweekends,” said Unger, whoworked on numerous campaignsbefore being elected toHouse District 29 last November.The committee supportingMeasure 26-151 is calledHealthy Kids, Healthy <strong>Portland</strong>.It recently reported payingUnger’s firm $5,000 and stillowes him an additional $5,000.Unger’s firm is called TallFirLLC.Hillsboro man wins$80K Keno prizeNeal Ewing of Hillsboroplayed a hunch and wound upthe winner of an $80,295 Kenoprize Thursday at the ForestGrove Elks Lodge.ers, advertisersand thelarger Hillsborocommunity,whichhas beenamazinglysupportive ofour efforts.”TOWNSLEY There aresome staffingchanges in theworks, too. Editor Kevin Hardenwill step back from his rolewith the paper beginning nextweek to take an expanded roleas executive editor of thenewspaper group, which nowboasts 25 papers.Nancy Townsley, a reporterand editor with 30 years’ experiencein community journalism,will take over as managingeditor of the <strong>Tribune</strong> andthe News-Times.Doug Burkhardt, a longtimeeditor at the White Salmon Enterprisein the Columbia RiverGorge and most recently a re-Ewing, 74, isn’t a regular Kenoplayer, but last week he purchaseda Quick Pick ticket, andthe rest is history. He said heplans to buy a “newer,” but notnew, car with his Oregon Lotterywinnings.The Elks will receive an $802bonus for selling the winningticket, according to lottery officials.porter with the Woodburn Independent,is the paper’s newassociate editor. He’ll steer ateam of journalists that includesreporters Jim Redden(who has become a familiarface in Hillsboro as the <strong>Tribune</strong>’slead reporter since2012), Kathy Fuller and StephanieHaugen.Amanda Miles, who comesfrom the Bend Bulletin, is thepaper’s new sports editor.Chase Allgood will continue toshoot photos for the paper.Townsley encourages readersto contact her at 503-357-3181 with news tips, complimentsor even complaints.“Our company motto is ‘Yourtown. 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But, ourwillingness to sacrifice will be for nothing unless someone starts to control management’s spending.Transit worker retirees: good neighbors active in our communityOUR PASSENGERS ARE THE PEOPLE WE SEE NEARLYEVERY DAY. We look forward to their kind words, great stories andbeing a small part of their lives. They need transportation to work, school,day care, medical appointments, grocery stores, family and friends. It isjust not acceptable for management to spend millions on new furniture,downtown offices, unnecessary remodels, ever-growing train tracks,mirror-less train cars, dangerous buses, snoopy surveillance systems,razzle-dazzle electronic gadgets and wasteful rail service while, at the sametime, threatening to leave our passengers stranded.FINALLY, TRIMET RETIREES DESERVE OUR RESPECTAND GRATITUDE. Many of them worked many years and yet theirpension checks total less than $1000 permonth. These retirees gave theirpassengers loyal, faithful and caring service. Today, that same love of peo-ple has turned many of them into excellent community volunteers. It isunbelievable that a manager–someone who earns twice what our Gover-nor earns, who received a $6,450 raise, whose widow is promised lifetimehealth insurance and who is guaranteeda fat severance paycheck–thinkshe has a moral right to criticize the very men and women who built TriMet.Sincerely,The People Who Keep Public Transit RollingWe care deeply about our families, friends, passengers and community.We want to do right by each and every one of them. You can help by staying informed and speaking out.LOOK FOR USON FACEBOOKLET YOUR VOICE COUNT!LEARN MORE ATTRANSITVOICE.ORG420856.022713
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