Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, May 29, 1994 TAG: 9405310142
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
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North said he is not seeking the support of the "Washington Insiders." He said, also, "The people of Virginia have had it with professional politicians in Washington who want to anoint whomever serves with them." North declared he will be one of the outsiders bringing reform and change to Congress.
North decried the assault on the Bill of Rights by liberal President Clinton and the liberal, Democratic-controlled Congress. He warned his audience that the liberal Democrats are persistently and steadily eroding our rights. He said the liberal Democrats are taking away our rights one little piece at a time, so the American public hardly knows what is happening. Americans must awaken and act quickly to save their freedom, North said.
He is not surprised at all by the media's hostility toward him, because he is a conservative Republican. North said, "If I wanted to be popular with the media, I would be a Democrat."
The media are emphasizing polls that show North would lose to a Democratic opponent, if the election were held now. North's response: "If polls taken this early in a campaign predict the outcome on election day, George Bush would be living in Washington, D.C., Mary Sue Terry would be living in Richmond, and Bill Clinton would be on trial in Little Rock."
After listening to Oliver North discuss campaign issues, I predict he will become the next U.S. Senator representing Virginia. I predict, also, he will fight effectively in the Senate to restore individual responsibility and freedom. That is why we need him there very much.
Claudine Hodge
Christiansburg
Sylvia Clute is the obvious choice
Virginia Democrats have three serious candidates to choose from in the June 14 primary: Sylvia Clute, Virgil Goode and Charles Robb. Goode is more conservative than many Republicans, and Robb is badly scarred from alleged personal indiscretions and criminal activities by some of his staff. In addition, Robb's voting record includes support for Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court and several Bush policies such as Star Wars expenditures.
Sylvia Clute has personal integrity and is experienced in business and legislative process. She is dedicated to serving all the people, not just special-interest groups. I urge fellow Democrats to vote for Sylvia Clute in the June 14 primary as a progressive candidate they will be proud to support in the fall.
Dan Fleming
Blacksburg
River protection plan is a land grab
Thanks to an article in your newspaper dated April 26, 1994, and entitled, "Montgomery County Supervisors Approve River Protection Plan," my attention was drawn to the greatest bureaucratic land grab since Russia took over Eastern Europe after World War II.
This so-called river protection plan, otherwise known as the "Roanoke River Corridor Conservation Overlay Zone," would take from those private property owners whose land falls within 100 feet of the river the right to garden, cut vegetation, spray crops, hold cattle, build, put in underground storage tanks for heating oil, put road salt on roadways during the winter and various other activities. Also, if the 100-year flood plan is chosen in lieu of a 100-foot boundary, this conservation overlay zone could extend to one-quarter mile or more from the river. Any waiver of the above would have to be approved by county bureaucrats.
The existing "Upper Roanoke River Sub-area Water Quality Management Plan," managed by the State Water Control Board, adequately protects water quality in Montgomery County. Its report, dated Dec. 9, 1991, reveals no significant water quality violations above Lafayette. Those that were cited are easily corrected by existing agriculture "Best Management Practices."
I urge all county residents who own land to call their supervisor and protest this latest attempt to strip landowners of their right to control the land upon which they reside. This plan is unnecessary and duplicates existing law. I further suggest that supervisors be requested to censure those county and state employees who continue to push extremist environmental agendas beyond the scope of their job descriptions.
Kenneth Sisson
Shawsville
Sylvia Clute fills all the requirements
Ask yourself, "What sort of senator does Virginia need?" One who is committed to serving others? One who has a good character? One who is intelligent? One who has vision to solve our problems? One who has not been bought and paid for by special interests?
Sylvia Clute fills all these requirements. Her record of service begins early, with two years in the Peace Corps in Nepal. She has been married for 25 years and has three children. Her public service has included 12 years on the Virginia Public School Authority (presently vice-chairwoman), founding of the Women's Bank in Richmond (the only women's bank in the South), being on the Commission on the Future of Virginia's Judicial System and on the Commission on Women and Minorities in the Legal System. In 1993, she helped secure the passage of a number of laws relating to incest and abuse. In 1982, she traveled the state educating people on needed reforms in inheritance and property laws, many of which affected women's rights, and were eventually passed.
Her education has prepared her well for public office. She has a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Colorado, a master's degree in public administration from the University of California and a juris doctor degree from the Boston University School of Law. Clute is qualified to practice in state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.
On June 14, all Virginia registered voters will have the opportunity to choose which candidate they want to represent them in the November election for senator. We all have a choice! Let's use it wisely.
Nadine Newcomb,
(Private citizen representing no organization)
Blacksburg
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