a tay1220, you mention the heavy debt burdon on students. There is absolutely no reason any student should bear that kind of debt to become educated if that is what you call what they are doing in this day and age. Take for instance two (2) just two people Belotti former u of ofootball coach and David Frohnmeyer (Speeling?) former u of o president are drawing approximately three fourths of a million dollars each year in PERS pensions, $750,000 for just two people, while hundred of students bear heavy debt, and little hope in a liberal economy that is in the dumps. There are hundreds of retired professors and teachers living on salaries the private sector retirees could only dream about. Reform is badly needed, and if anyone does not believe it just do some research,, don't rely on liberal web sites to give you correct info.

I am glad this article brought up the issue of family housing. Corvallis seems to only be focused on dialogue of student housing. But how do we expect our community to grow if we don't give new families an opportunity to stay. In these hard times of few jobs, low wages, and high student debt. How do we expect a new family to pay at the very least $1,200 rent for the most basic 3-bedroom house. And that is not including electricity, water, garbage, insurance, gas, the list goes on. Then child care which is close to $1000 a month, which is not even for 5 days a week. Buying a house, good luck, when you’re already $50,000 at least in the hole from student debt and no down payment no one is giving you a loan for another $200,000 and that is at the very least as well. It is no wonder new families do not settle down in Corvallis.

You see people it is happening everywhere you look. It is in the news everyday. The greed of the public unions has hit a brick wall. A terrible economy, the private sector tapped out, lavish benefits for government workers, PERS out of control. What is it going to take to get people turned around? Is it going to take total bankruptcy, what is it going to take people. How will you vote? For more of the same. How is all this "Change" working for you? Want to end up in their food line?