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2000 1 WSw VSriP3 wa I Ki 7 1 zni AP photo Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Talent left makes his opening statement while his Democratic opponent Bob Holden listens during a debate yesterday In Springfield Talent's 15 year highway plan which Holden called "fiscally Irresponsible" was the dominant theme throughout the evening Talent Holden square off Highway building dominates final debate SPRINGIELD (AP) Demo crat Bob Holden and Republican Jim Talent faced off on issues from highway funding to abor tion rights during a third and final debate yesterday between the candidates for Missouri gov ernor The candidates mostly tem pered in their comments point ing out basic differences in policy where they could and taking the occasional jab at each other's geographic places of business Talent a four term congress man said that his opponent comes from failed establish in Jefferson City Holden a two term state trea surer tied Talent to former House speaker Newt Gingrich and com mented that Washing when criticizing his oppo proposals As with the first two debates 1 5 year plan for highway building appeared as a dominant theme throughout the evening Talent has said billion in bonds should be issued annually for a decade to revamp the aban doned 1992 highway plan from the Missouri Highway and Trans portation Commission Holden said that the plan was dumped because it started out $14 billion in the hole and that plan to revamp it is cally He also claimed that plan would increase the amount of bonds to the point of jeopar dizing the cunent AAA bond rating which makes the bonds less expensive to repay Talent who was visibly upset said he had to down and avoid getting indignant on this was he said of the highway building got the sixth worse highway in the Talent pointed out that other states use bonds for road build ing and said he would also appoint a cabinet level secretary of transportation who would be accountable for highway build ing When the candidates asked what they would do to limit abor tions in Missouri Talent said he would attempt to put limits on late term abortions He said he had a value from Holden on the issue of abortion and went on to criticize the state for taking two years to pass a bill prohibiting so called partial birth abortion Holden said the number of abortions had decreased in Mis souri under Gov Mel Carnahan but he believed that the abortion choice was between a woman and her doctor He said he favored a ban on partial birth abortions except in cases where the woman's health was in ques tion Ashcroft deflects blow stays in comer By SCOTT CHARTON of The Associated Press KANSAS CITY (AP) A retired limousine driver set the stage for knockout punches dur ing the only television debate by Missouri's US Senate candi dates But fight fans were let down When the roving audi ence microphone stopped at his seat Jim Aldrich asked Democ rat Mel Carnahan and Republi can John Ashcroft to share really burning question each of you could ask of the Here was a candidate's dream: a chance to shape a question in the worst possible light for an opponent And a nightmare: being on the receiving end of a question he'd rather skip Carnahan took his rhetorical swing asking the senator would propose to do his $4 tril lion tax a plan advanced while Ashcroft was weighing a race for president The Democra tic governor said the proposal would cut so deeply as to cripple Social Security Medicare and other programs Ashcroft ducked and deflected last night saying not my plan for my next term in the Sen Then the Republican promoted his new plan pumping billions of dollars free of federal strings into local schools The moderator reminded Ashcroft that he was entitled to ask Carnahan a question To the surprise of many apparently including Carnahan Ashcroft declined think I want to cross examine my opponent" said Ashcroft who want to alienate undecided voters many of whom were getting their only look at him of the campaign not interested in interrogat ing here was to be no knockout on the stage of Kansas City's restored Gem Theater But there were plenty of con trasts between the candidates both in style and substance It started in the debate's open ing minute when Ashcroft and Carnahan strode onstage Carnahan immediately pulled off his dark suit coat and slung it over the back of his chair then waved in his light blue shirt sleeves to friends and family Ashcroft decided to keep his dark suit jacket on throughout the debate its top button snugly fastened think they both succeeded with the jacket thing Ashcroft wanted to look like an authority on something so he stayed dressed up you see Carnahan who's got that unexciting style and he wanted to look relaxed and he was" said Aldrich the questioner At the end of the hour long debate Aldrich whose question about questions could have shak en things up at the debate was unimpressed should have asked them to arm he said Volunteerism lets seniors stand up and be counted rr By ANN GOWANS How should older adults fill their time and spend their energies after they retire? Maggie Kuhn former convenor of the Gray Panthers called upon older people to act as elders of the tribe look ing out for the best interests of the future and preserving the pre cious compact between the generations With that in mind I hope that a good many elders are becoming very concerned about our fast growing tendency to discard tra ditional neighborhoods and capture more and more agricultural land and greenspace for residential communi ties and commercial enteqirises I also hope they are developing a deepening concern for the alienation of youth and the resulting decline and changing fate of our community neighborhoods One possible answer to these problems is to encourage the invest ment of the time and energy of our retired population in the concept and principles of a sustainable society In 1993 Mfadows et al provided a definition of such a society "A sus tainable society is one that can per sist over generations one that is far seeing enough flexible enough and wise enough not to undermine either its physical or its social system of support" This vision encompasses both a worldwide and a local focus: globally act locally" Building homes with 1 labitat for Humanity engaging in and fostering neighborhood recy cling and cleanup the preservation ol greenspace and the construction of trails to facilitate a cutback in the use of fossil fuel using vehicles are some of the activities that can contribute to this end Many elders become involved in environmental activism from a deeply felt concern about the prospect of what their children and grandchildren will face as they approach adulthood Lots of us remember only too well what the forests seashores lakes and moun tains looked like in the 1940s and '50s and it breaks our hearts that our children grandchildren will never know such places Many of the retirees who engage in the work of saving the planet by saving (heir immediate surroundings act out of a desire to leave a legacy for those who come after them They care about how the Earth looks as well as how important greenspace is to a sense of peace and contentment within each of our communities Leadership in environmental groups gives some retired men and women an avenue to help them maintain some sense of power over unfolding events a loss of which many experience as a real downside SHE EMr i HE 1 A 1 JUL THE THIRD AGE of retirement Others find they can utilize the skills and knowledge they might have gained from working in land management engineering chemical biological social and psy chological fields over the course of their careers Involvement in such far reaching activities can give elders a new and wider perspective on our present and future problems it can also offer them a way to gain new companions and to join together with younger people in intergenerational work The loss of connections and stand ing is a strong motivating force for many retirees to remain active in their communities and the opportu nity to influence or serve as a men tor to young people is a powerful draw Activities that are well orga nized very often attract those who are retired and can keep them engaged The Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement was established with support from the Environmen tal Protection Agency in cooperation the American Association of Retired Persons This and other not for profit coalitions of aging and envi ronmental organizations encourage older volunteers to use their exper tise and leadership in restoring and sustaining local communities while promoting environmental steward ship These are activities that can indeed put a crown on a fully real ized life and help us all leave a wor thy legacy Columbian Ann Gowans has a doctorata in social gerontology and medical sociology She has workednd taught in the field for 25 years You may reach her via mailteditor9tribmailcom Monday October 16 2000 COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE Columbia Mo wwwcolumbiatribunecom 5A Sexual predator law might change to jail mentally ill KANSAS CITY (AP) Attorney general Jay Nixon said the outcome of an evaluation of a confessed triple murderer and sadist who was sen tenced to state mental care 27 years ago will shape how the sexual predator law will be used in cases involving the mentally ill The state has taken action to have William Barlow who claimed his violent sexual fantasies drove him to kill three women declared a violent sexual predator That would force Barlow 63 to continue his treatment behind bars instead of at a St Joseph mental hospital sexual predator law was enacted in 1999 It allows the state to hold certain sex offenders indefinitely in prison for mental treatment even after they have served their sentences But it does not specifically address offenders who are in state mental facilities So far only seven Missouri prison ers have been found to be sexual predators after their sentences had been served All had been in prisons or more than a decade Barlow has been allowed to leave the hospi tal to work as a supervisor at a sign company and he sometimes took trips to visit his family or to attend business seminars But been confined since the state took action earlier this year to have him declared a sexual predator On Wednesday Jackson County pro bate judge John Borron Jr ruled that Barlow should remain confined and be evaluated at the armington Prison treatment center near St Louis Health experts will evaluate Bar low within 60 days If the evaluation finds he is still a sadist a Jackson County jury will decide if he is a vio lent sexual predator lawyer Sean O'Brien said state officials chose his client as a test case because of gruesome crimes committed decades ago was functioning very well on work said is nothing more than an attempt to take a mental patient out of a hospital and put him into Nixon said patients such as Bar low should be treated in a secure place The attorney general vowed to file other such cases want their treatment in your Nixon said Attorney general Canada protest water act WASHINGTON (AP) Missouri attorney general Jay Nixon and the Canadian government have objected to Senate legislation that would put North Dakota closer to diverting water from the Missouri River The Dakota Water Resources Act which quietly passed the Senate on riday without public hearings includes $200 million to provide new water sources for the Red River Val ley in eastern North Dakota One option the Department of the Interior will study is pumping water out of North Dakota's Garrison Reservoir Lake Sakakawea on the Mis souri River The legislation which moves to the House gives Congress the final say in whether the Garrison diver sion is recommended The Missouri River diversion has been a fiercely contentious issue for decades It was halted in the 1970s with pumps and a water canal in place after Missouri objected to the siphoning of valuable water Envi ronmental advocates protested the potential harm from moving water between river basins Sen John Ashcroft Mo had prevented the legislation from mov ing but dropped his objections at the last minute His spokesman Greg Harris said that Ashcroft had been assured that no water can be divert ed or transferred from the Missouri River without an act of Congress David Conrad a river expert with the National Wildlife ederation said yesterday that critically impor tant legislation affecting the future of the Missouri River should not be devised behind closed doors without public scrutiny and in the last few hours before Congress Canada has been worried that Mis souri River water would carry exotic species and fish diseases as it makes it way to the Red River and to the Hudson Bay drainage system t'ZS JERRY CARRINGTON for Northern Boone County Commissioner Check out mv website: wu carrington realtorcom or email: jcarringcoinorg 1 rv Ay irr fl 44 mr Oldsmobile 2001 AURORA I Slock 3203 Both V6 and V8 engine available Smooth abundant power Available Precision Control System Standard leather seating Standard ABS on All 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