Rampart High School - Rampages Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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Noisemakers Political Action While Ronald Reagan was completing the first half of his term in office, other politicians were just beginning theirs. And there were plenty of issues to keep officials busy. Unemployment was a top concern of people all across the nation, not just for the ten million unem- ployed and additional ten million who feared losing their jobs. While the effects of Reaganomics were still unclear, the results of the 1982 general election seemed to indicate that Americans were in favor of staying the course and hoping for the best. However, some found hope hard to come by. The economic stituation hit close to home as the Presidents own son, dancer Ron Reagan, found himself in the unemployment line. No one was sure of the answer, as Treasury Secretary Ronald Regan readily admitted, We are always open to a better plan. The nuclear-freeze issue was also high on the list of Politics the nation's concerns. While most people were in favor of a freeze, the fear of falling behind militarily made freezing a sticky situation. At an antinuclear rally in New York City, a banner read Don't blow it - good planets are hard to find. This was a sentiment everyone agreed with. At home, the issues were not as big but were no less important to residents. It was a year for incumbents as Democratic Governor Richard Lamm and Congressmen Ken Kramer and Ray Kogovsek recorded victories. The wine initiative was one of the biggest ballot issues as voters decided in favor of the small business- man in refusing to allow wine to be sold in grocery stores. Besides allowing liquor stores to retain their monopoly on alcoholic beverages, opponents of the proposal hoped their no votes would cut down on the availability of liquor to underage consumers. U.S. Congress, 5th 'Mary Dambman Tom Cronin B. Horchner 'Ken Kramer House District 22 U.S. Congress, 3rd Ernest Chrisrison 'Ray Kogovsek 'john Herzog Tom Wiens House District 44 Govenor 'Bob Kirscht john Fuhr Leo jenkins 'Richard Lamm House District 61 Secretary of State 'Robert Shoemaker 'Natalie Meyer Philip Prosser Betty Orten No. 1: Property Tax State Treasurer Yes William Hughes No. 2: Denial of bail 'Ray Romer Yes Attorney General No. 3: judicial Discipline Gail Klapper Yes 'Duane Woodard No. 4: Govenor's Call Senate District 11 Yes Bob Traer No. 5: Bottle deposit 'jeff Wells No House District 17 No. 6: Rocky Flats 'jean Larson No Alfonso Martinez No. 7: Sale of wine House District 19 No Burl Kreps County sales tax 'Peter Minihan No House District 20

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With the housing industry continuing to boom, manu- facturers continued to build, and The Plaza at Chapel Hills went up, as a new Burger King was planned. But expansion and prosperity were not nationwide events. With unemployment, bank failures, and inflation reaching their highest levels since the 1940's, consumers began to cut down on luxuries. Rolls Royce was one company that felt the pinch as it laid off well over 500 workers due to underselling. But Colorado Springs residents considered themselves lucky as the city continued to be one of the fastest growing and most prosperous in 1985. IRQ THE COMMONS AREA would be the scene of many noisy lunches and poster-making sessions, but first the floor had to be laid. Construction on Rampart took nearly a year. THE GALA OPENING of Chapel Hills Mall brought many shoppers with pockets full of money. Its completion took much business away from the Citadel and the Mall of the Bluffs, although it was not rented to full capacity. Mini-mag

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While the wine initiative helped to decide where to get a beverage, the forced deposit proposal tried to decide what to do with the empties once the beverage was gone. Proponents hoped to add cents to the price of a six-pack in order to promote recycling and reduce pollution. Some reasons for voting no on this initiative included the fact that most pollution is paper and correct redemption ofthe cans would cost more than the price of recycling. Residents, who agreed that a voluntary deposit was a better idea, won CANDIDATES WIERIS ALWAYS hot on the trail of votes. At election head- quarters, Governor Richard I.amm allows himself some optimism during his re- out. So as Ronald Reagan celebrated his 70th birthday in style at the White House with stars, such as Frank Sinatra present, thoughts turned away from the local election of 1982 to the Presidential election of 1984. And Rampart seniors who were turning 18, and younger students who were becoming more politically aware, were waiting for their turn at the voting booths. ER election campaign against Republican john lfuhr, Q-.,, iq s- is In Mini-mag n