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The Southwest Portland Post
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Portland, OR 97206
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EarthTalk columnist ignorant
about oil business, life in
Canada
Regarding “EarthTalk: What are
dirty fuels and why are they so called?”
by Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss, The
Post, March 2014.
As a resident Canadian, I am of-
fended!
Your picture [of environmental
leaders protesting the proposed
Keystone oil pipeline in front of the
Canadian consulate in Chicago] is
offensive enough.
But the writer of this article prob-
ably doesn’t even know how many
provinces are in Canada, where the
oil is from, how many people are
employed there, what kind of win-
ters they endure, and much more.
Most people I’ve met in Portland
are ill-informed about their neigh-
bor to the north…for what reason?
(Forgive; I had to say that because
I’ve met some of “these” ignorant
people.)
They are “probably” the same
people who rant and rave about
the environment. They drive hybrid
cars (that get poor mileage), and of
course, use paper diapers for their
kids.
This is ridiculous! Either you are
environmentally aware, and follow
this pattern of behavior…or…you
are a phony three-dollar bill! Prac-
tice what you preach or be quiet yet!
Oh, I’ve heard all the excuses…”I
don’t have time to wash diapers,”
or “They don’t sell them anymore.”
They do sell them. And I used [cloth
diapers] for all three children while
working full time because I had to.
You just have to get up an hour
earlier in the morning, become orga-
nized, and get on with life! Whining
doesn’t accomplish much.
There…I’ve had my say. Thanks
for listening, Don. It takes a vil-
lage…doesn’t it?
S. Thiessen
Milwaukie, Oregon
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Email: earthtalk@emagazine.com. The
authors are Roddy Scheer and Doug
Moss.
Reporter’s comments
confuse reader regarding
Southwest Corridor Plan
Regarding “Southwest Corridor
Plan rolls on with full cast of charac-
ters and issues,” by Erik Vidstrand,
The Post, March 2014.
In the March issue of your news-
paper, this paragraph appeared in
an article about the Southwest Cor-
ridor Plan:
“Nothing has been decided yet.
The budget is not set. Barbur Bou-
levard is not going down to one
lane each way. Bike lanes will not
be sacrificed.”
If nothing has been decided, how
can your reporter say things like,
“Barbur Boulevard is not going
down to one lane each way?”
Does your reporter actually know
this for a fact? Or is he just saying
that nothing has been decided in-
cluding things like the three items
he included in the paragraph?
I’m kind of confused here, hoping
you can send back some enlighten-
ment…
— Michael Trigoboff
Editor’s Note: Here is a response from
Post reporter Erik Vidstrand:
Dear Michael—You’re somewhat
right and caught me. It is true that
nothing has been decided yet so it is
premature of me to say that Barbur
Boulevard won’t go down to one
lane in each direction.
The budget isn’t set and bike lanes
are a main focus of the Southwest
Corridor development. With that
said, some of the participants of the
Portland Working Group feared that
Barbur Boulevard would turn into a
April 2014
“North Interstate” where only one
vehicle lane goes in either direction
from the Moda Center (Rose Gar-
den) to the Expo Center.
TriMet officials said that at large
intersections there are left and right
turn lanes planned. They said that
North Interstate Avenue along with
the MAX Yellow Line is a lot differ-
ent than Barbur Boulevard especial-
ly since Barbur is a state highway
(99W) and that even though Barbur
Boulevard may have a road diet at
places, “it wouldn’t resemble North
Interstate.”
It is important to attend meetings
and become involved so that Barbur
Boulevard may turn into a function-
ing boulevard that will work for
not only motor vehicles but also
bicyclists, pedestrians, and rapid
transit commuters.
— Erik Vidstrand
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