Pubdate: Sat, 13 Jan 2001
Source: Medford Mail Tribune (OR)
Copyright: 2001 The Mail Tribune
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Author: Mike Kerlinger

ANOTHER CLINTON?

I know we're all sick of hearing about Keanon Ferguson, but come on. The 
issue is still making front page news in our paper. Let's take a good look 
at this situation: Ferguson not only had a party at his house freshman year 
where somebody almost died of alcohol poisoning, but was later caught with 
drugs on campus. And then his father defends him, gets him reinstated as 
president.

What does that say? It's OK now to get caught with drugs on campus, because 
the school board can only suspend you for five days. No. That's not right. 
The school board holds the right to punish as they seem fit.

This reminds me of a situation where another president was caught having a 
scandal, but then survived and stayed in office, then got elected for 
another term. In my opinion, Keanon Ferguson is just another Bill Clinton 
in the making.

And what kind of message is this sending to younger kids already using 
drugs? Oh, he got away with it, so why can't I? It's just wrong, and it 
worries me that even with the knowledge that Keanon is using drugs, there 
was still a high enough majority of students at the high school to vote him 
back in. Come on, grow up.

- -- Mike Kerlinger, Medford 
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