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USE SUBJECT TO LICENSE AGREEMENT. REPRODUCTION, DISSEMINATION, STORAGE, DISTRIBUTION PROHIBITED. FEBRUARY 26, 2004 erat~A~~ O VI tint~, ^.atee weeks, it will be one IUdO'rel th tee e Iraq war began. mngi~oe~ l group, Goldendale Is for Peace, does not 99 ~ords in its opposition to the !. military action. One of ity lhp's main goals, organiz- andN engagement with any- any side of the issue will- !iscuss it with them. ing aoofear, they met aledLduring vigils auendale; this a3;~y are doing so e au showings of st~X)'talked-about ~t People were [_ to engage,' ~rganizer Tim '11 f last year s vigils. First w ~ of the post office, then _/e0urthouse, local people I~des of the issue did stop i Mth them. "We met a lot got a lot of positive Some would give us )." Others were but over- "not that bad. of people with War. and a called the River Fellowship for protested at The forces recruiting branched out from said Young. Both helped galvanize Citizens for Peace organized group on the first Monday '.month. m a heating political in the runup to the Citizens has of many other and congregations m sponsoring pub- of a November video entitled The Whole Truth li about the Iraq War." Showings took place at the Goldendale public librar?.~ on Monday and Saturday of last week. About 3o people attended the Monday presentation. "At least one third were new faces." said Young. Many stayed after- wards to talk, "absorbing what they'd just seen." Another 15 people viewed the video on Saturday afternoon, in the darkened Camplan meeting room downstairs at the library. The one-hour documentary is built around on-camera inter- views with Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and foreign-ser- vice personnel. Most are career intelligence analysts who believed strongly enough that the government's case for war was based on misrepresenta- tions of truth that they have been willing to say, so in a high- ly public way. Questions about the accuracy. of intelligence regarding Iraq's weapons capabilities have jumped from the margins to mainstream media in recent weeks. The interviewees' asser- tion, though, is that intelligence analysts - they themselves, among others - told adminis- tration officials from the begin- ning that intelligence pointing toward war was of questionable accuracy. They just weren't lis- tened to, they say. Whatever one's thoughts on the war, it's compelling viewing. Much of the production that sttrrounds the interviews is one- sided, somewhat cloying and over-di'amatized, but then the work does not pretend to do other than build the strongest ease it can, and the producers' spin takes nothing away from the speakers' words. Direction is by Robert Greenwald, a Hollywood direc- tor of everything from the 198o film "Xanadu" starring Olivia Newton-John to the Abbie Hoffman biographical fihn "Steal This Movie" in 2000. Additional infor- marion is available on the video's Web site, www.truthuncovered.com. The amount of other online information available, on all sides of the issue, is enormous. One particularly compelling read can be found at htt-p://www.theatlantic.com/is sues/ 2 oo4 / o l / pollack.h tm - an essay by Kenneth Pollack that appeared in the January 2004 Atlantic Monthly maga- zine. Pollack is another CIA analyst whose 2002 book 'q'he Threatening Storm" was influ- ential in the beltway during the war debate, and who still thinks the war was justfied, but who offers insights into the adminis- tration's handling of intelli- gence. The next Citizens for Peace meeting is on Monday, March 1, at the United Methodist church in Goldendale. The video, "Uncovered:The Whole Truth about the Iraq War," is available either for viewing by individuals or show- ing to a group. Those interested should call Tim Yotmg at 773- 6991. - Sam Lou.~ repair springs water leak telephone workers boring and phone cables accidentally city water line last Wednesday phone lines on the south end workers drilled down from the of South Columbus Avenue and Street, and then at right angles surface, said Goldendale's Public Works Director Dave Griffin. "When they were going along in there about five feet deep, they hit a water main...and went right through" it," said Griffin. That was about 5:15 p.m., Feb. 18. City workers responded, turned the water off, replaced the PVC pipe section and had water back on in about one hour. - News staff il I The Lyle community council recently mailed out a two-page survey to every house- hold in the district it serves. It is not just for show. "We are anxious to get Lyle to respond and say what they want," said member Joy Collins - from the council, and for their town. As Collins pointed out, the council is the community's liaison to the Klickitat Count)' board of commissioners. It consists of seven elected members - President Barbara Sexton, Vice President Collins, Secretary Glenda Lovejoy, Darla Brashers, Terry Mills, Pam Kssley, and Mildred Lykens. "I~e idea for the survey grew out of one of the group's monthly workshops. The council is always interested in the com- munity's attendance and participation, said Collins, "not only when there's a special guest, but every week... We are a very active council." But this time, most of all, they want to hear what big or small is~sues and projects people want the community to be working on. Those who need a survey can contact one of the council members; instructions for return- ing them are on the survey. li Members of the Republican party in Klickitat County will have their chance to express ~iews on local, state, and national issues the week after next. "It is my pleasure to invite county. Republicans to participate in grassroots party politics," said local party chair Laura Cheney of White Salmon. The Republicans will hold precinct caucuses in six locations throughout the county on Tuesday, March 9 from 8 p.m. to 9:3o p.m. The locations include: Alderdale: 46 Sonova Rd. Biekleton: 28o West Market St. Gleflwood: The Shade Tree Inn. Goldendale: Goldendale High School cafeteria. Lyle: Lyle High School multi-purpose room. White Salmon: Henkle Middle School library. Participants will discuss issues of importance to them and will elect delegates to the Republican County Convention in April, said Cheney. Those interested are encouraged to look for notices posted locally for further details. Residents needing additional information on which precinct caucus to attend can contact the Klickitat County Auditor's office at (8oo) 583-8o5o. WaI.Mart will ppeal Hood River denial Wal-Mart is appealing Hood River County's denial of its plans for a super cen- ter. The national retailer filed its intent to argue a case before the state Land Use Board of Appeals earlier this month. Although that notice arrived one day after the appeal period had ended, the document was accepted because it had a certified post- mark from the day before. The 21-day clock is now ticking for the county to furnish LUBA with the official record of proceedings. The national retailer will then be given 21 days to submit a brief outlining its case and the county will receive that same amount of time for a response. Both the City of Hood River and Citizens for Responsible Growth argued against Wal- Mart's site plans and also have standing to present information to LUBA. Once the state board has ruled on the issue, any of these parties is then entitled to take argu- ments to the Court of Appeals. On aan. 5 the Hood River County Commission voted down Wal-Mart's appli- cation, overturning the conditional approval granted by the County Planning Commission. The retail giant had spent two years modifying its development plans for the 16-acre commercially-zoned property at the junction of Frankton and Country Club roads. However, the county board determined that the proposed 186,ooo square foot building did not meet the compatibility cri- teria to blend with the surrounding views- cape. In addition, officials said that a large development near Phelps Creek, which runs through the site, could bring flooding to downstream properties. However, Wal-Mart attorney Greg Hathaway reiterated in January that the city's and CRG's interpretation of the com- patibility standard was "incorrect and unlawful." 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