Show w r c k p xz a F rr i. i C i MF I. I s. s t. t 4 i J V 4 i S. S rt 5 t V 2 t i t t. t 0 f 1 i h i ir r a F. F j Candidate Karen erd Shepherd up against Greene for Owens Owen's congressional seat 4 Shepherd claims that federally fun funded fed f j school stamos stamps for the wealthy is isa a bad idea I Terry Dillon editor Co-editor TWO intelligent and spec spec- looking women women- Karen Shepherd and Enid Greene must Greene must go up against each other for the chance to represent Utah in Washington DC D.C. Jr II an interview with Horizon last summer Greene proved to tobe tobe tobe be highly persuasive regarding her ideas for government reform Shep Shepherd erd told Horizon last week that it is Greenes Greene's persuasiveness and her powerful powerful power power- ful debating skills that will be Shepherds Shepherd's biggest obstacle for election Enid is a trial lawyer who has developed her skills as a debater I expect a very tough fight figh t from her as we draw closer to the elections Shepherd said Shepherd said that Greenes Greene's ideas were lifted directly from the Heritage Foundation She said that Greene gives no credit to that ideologue think tank in her campaign literature where their ideas are presented Some of these ideas include cutting 1000 0 of work-study work grants Greene would then redirect 50 of work-study work money into PELL I know from experience that for departments departments departments depart depart- ments like the Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah eliminating work-study work would be a disaster said Shepherd Shepherd a Democrat denies denies' she will have any negative negative negative nega nega- tive image problems to overcome overcome overcome over over- come as a spin-off spin from Salt Lake City's Democrat mayor Shepherd said she likes the job Deedee Coradini is doing for forthe forthe forthe the city She also said she has hasa hasa a lIa lot more confidence in the intelligence of the voters than to imagine anyone casting a vote against her simply because be be- cause cause cause-as as a slender shorthaired shorthaired shorthaired short- short haired blonde she she looks a alot lot like the mayor Shepherd did admit that depending on which way the wind blew on election day voting for Democrat Bill Clinton would help her while votes cast for Bush would not To indicate how her actions speak for themselves regarding commitment to quality child childcare childcare childcare care for working mothers Shepherd points out the play center at her campaign head head- quarters I 1 also had a room for children when I worked on Wayne Owens Owen's senate campaign campaign campaign cam cam- in 1974 It helps volunteers volunteers volunteers volun volun- who would otherwise have no place to leave their children Shepherd insists she is more committed to children and to education than her Republican rival She said it frightens herto herto her herto to think of how we are raising our future work force in America Children have been shuffled from quality low-quality day daycare daycare care cen centers to overcrowded classrooms then on home to fend for themselves as latchkey children This has been going on for at least 10 years To remedy this she supports supports supports sup sup- ports funding full-funding of the Head Start program and urges Americans to commit their pocketbooks to public tion She also explained that Greenes Greene's proposal for a school voucher system which system which would amount to 1200 in federal school stamps to pay for private school would school would be a abad abad abad bad idea I Any pot crack-pot teacher who wanted to start a school would be eligible for this Shepherd warned This would be a subsidy subsidy subsidy sub sub- sidy for the rich as most people cant can't afford to send their children to a private school even with the voucher For example at Rowland St. Hall-St. Marks school tuition for a first grader for one year is not including lunch transportation or uniforms Where are you going to get the rest of the you need to send your child there Shepherd demanded Besides you would have had to register your child there on the day she was born bom in order to even get gether gether gether her in because of the huge waiting list How are parents supposed to get their children to schools outside their neighborhoods Who is going to take care of children after school These are just some of the problems that J the voucher system fails to address address address ad ad- dress she said |