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This attitude is exactly what many in Philomath are wanting to avoid. I grew up seven miles south of Philomath, though not in the Philomath School District, and spent lots of time there growing up. I have always understood this foundation to have been set up by a traditional, conservative couple. As such, they would surely want their values to guide their foundation. I wouldn't call that hijacking. Some that don't hold the same values and morals obviously have a tendancy to run roughshod over others of a different view. That strikes me as rather intolerant and discriminitory. This seems to be why the Clemens foundation chose to withold scolarships from OSU among others: they are trying to stem the tide of moral flippancy.
Though folks don't seem to bring it up because it is not "PC", I believe this is an undercurrent of the conflicts in Philomath. Generally speaking the Philomath "natives" have traditional values, whereas "newcomers" do not. Are the newer, less traditional folks running "roughshod" over the original population? Changing values in the school system as well as the town?
And why is conservative, fundamental and Christian equated with evil? Please use facts and not feelings in debating the merits of an issue.

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