Heroes Are Not Giant Statues Framed Against

If The Salmon And Steelhead Are Running, Then As Far As I Am Concerned, God Knows That All Is Well In His Worldthe Health Of The Environment Is Good If The Salmon And Steelhead Are Around. It Is That Simple.

We Who Are Privileged To Be In These Chambers Today Can View The Challenges We Face As Opportunities, Not As Reasons For Despair. We Can Do This Only If We Blend Our Independent Spirits In Terms Of Reverence For The Life And Respect For Nature. Each Of You Might Suggest Different Words, But Our Goal Certainly Is The Same: A Better Oregon.

. . . The Solution Is Not To Toss Youthful Offenders Into Jail Or Prisons. We Long Ago Recognized Alcoholism To Be A Disease, And Abondoned Efforts To Treat Alcoholics Simply By Locking Them Up.

Oregon Is An Inspiration. Whether You Come To It, Or Are Born To It, You Become Entranced By Our State's Beauty, The Opportunity She Affords, And The Independent Spirit Of Her Citizens.

You All Know I Have Terminal Cancer - And I Have A Lot Of It. But What You May Not Know Is That Stress Induces Its Spread And Induces Its Activity. Stress May Even Bring It On.