Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, September 25, 2002
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Although an arrangement of the alphabet was written
last week for this issue, the editor has opted to devise what
you’re reading now, as the first offering was quite long. It’ll
have to wait until next week.
Meanwhile, I’ll take just a minute of your time to say
that last week Jan and I stayed in a retirement center in
Newberg for four nights, just to see what it’s like.
We will not be eligible to be residents of Friendsview
Retirement Community (called “The Manor” in a manner of
speaking) for another four years. But it seems to us that
planning ahead is better than planning behind. Something
like that.
The Manor is adjacent to George Fox University, and
residents can avail themselves of its library, many classes,
athletic events, concerts, plays and the like. The pleasant
city of Newberg is between Salem and Portland, and ap-
proximately a 60-minute drive from the coast. We might not
end up at The Manor, but unless we checked, we would not
have experienced the place.
Good people and good food. Nice place. Some residents
plant gardens. There are various outings and events. Plus,
there are railroad tracks near The Manor, and I enjoy train
sounds. Whoo-whoo until next week.
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MEETING NOTICE:
The Illinois Valley Soil and Water
Conservation District, Illinois Valley Water-
shed Council, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Farm Service Agency, and the Natural Re-
sources Conservation Service invite all inter-
ested persons to attend a meeting to give in-
put on setting priorities for USDA conserva-
tion programs in the coming year. The meet-
ing will be held on Monday, September 30th
at 1 p.m. in the Josephine County Building,
102 S. Redwood Highway, Cave Junction.
The agenda will include programs,
funding and priorities.
For more information phone
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‘Environmental patri-
otism’/Rodriguez shows
‘lack of class’
From Annette McGee
Rasch
Cave Junction
On Aug. 21, the “I.V.
News” printed a letter from
Ken LeGaux that began with,
“Some people must go be-
cause they are local terror-
ists.” LeGaux went on to
blame the fires on environ-
mentalists, before the letter
ended with, “Lay in front of
my Cat and that’d be the last
thing you remember.”
Showing a considerable
lack of class, “I.V. News”
Editor Editor Bob Rodriguez
titled LaGaux’s letter, “Fire,
jobs, honor.” Calling your
political
opponents
“terrorists,” and indicating
that you’d run them over --
this bespeaks honor?
Some folks around here
like to tell me that we
shouldn’t “dignify comments
like that with response.”
I couldn’t disagree more.
Silence can be a rather aggres-
sive act of acceptance. Silence
by those who tell themselves
that they are rising above the
muck and the fray; folks who
don’t want to get their hands
dirty, waste their time, or of-
fend someone, or worse yet,
be seen as uncool -- this si-
lence has consequence.
This is still America.
Sounding off is our obligation.
Think of it as freedom insur-
ance. Write a letter, and speak
up in public when you feel an
unspoken truth. With silence
is the message to the commu-
nity that no one minds if local
environmentalists and conser-
vation enthusiasts are labeled
as terrorists? It’s O.K. -- we
won’t object.
I object, loud and clear,
and while I’m at it, I also ob-
ject to the attempt by the far
Right to co-opt the U.S. flag
as its own personal banner.
My environmentalism is an
act of patriotism -- and I re-
sent others labeling my heart-
felt commitment, legal acts of
environmental advocacy,
community volunteerism, or
the exercising of my 1st
A m e n d m e n t r i gh t s a s
“terrorism.”
Blasts Anderson
From Charles Jacobs
Selma
When we look at the ads
of some of our candidates, it
makes them look like saints.
Let’s take a deeper look at
Gordon Anderson:
Approximately four years
ago the Grants Pass Museum
of Art was located in River-
side Park. The then-Mayor
Anderson refused to approve
the museum’s continued loca-
tion in the park unless he
could have veto power over
the art displayed there. The
museum refused him the right.
An invitation was issued
to the mayor to a debate about
censorship, and he accepted. It
was to be aired on the “Jeff
Golden Show” on Jefferson
Public Radio. He failed to
show up. The program went
on without him.
Later, a public forum was
held, which was sponsored by
the Unitarian Fellowship at
the Grants Pass Fire House.
There was standing room
only. Again, Anderson was a
no-show. The museum has
since moved to its present lo-
cation on “G” Street.
In an Aug. 6, 1998 article
in the Grants Pass “Daily
Courier,” Anderson said, “The
city government should have
the final word on what is art
and what is trash. I think it is a
good thing if the governing
body has the last say ... I think
the public needs censorship.”
The city council unani-
mously rejected the mayor’s
attempt at censorship. Ander-
son said, “I may have to veto
this to bring it back.” The
city’s attorney, Ulys Staple-
ton, informed the mayor that
he was overstepping his power
to veto.
On Aug. 11, 1998,
Anderson compared the right
to legislate art with the right to
legislate murder. Don Brown,
the current president of the
G.P. Museum of Art replied,
“For a person in his position
to use such a specious argu-
ment as to equate the crime of
murder with the 1st Amend-
ment speaks volumes about
his radical thought process.”
On Oct. 26, 1998, the
mayor won national notoriety.
A letter was received by way
of Medora Nankervis, mu-
seum board member, from the
“National Coalition Against
Censorship” based in Wash-
ington, D.C.
It stated, “The effort to
impose a decency requirement
on public funding or display
of art, for example, is uncon-
stitutional if applied with the
intent to suppress a disfavored
viewpoint or ideology, accord-
ing to the Supreme Court’s
recent decision in NEA vs.
Finley. Because it is vague, it
is constitutionally suspect.”
I wonder if Anderson is
successful in becoming our
state representative, will he
attempt to censor our art, our
schools, our college text-
books, libraries -- and even
the “Courier?”
Will we join the myriad of
nations, particularly those in
the Middle East, who now
censor all forms of communi-
cation?
Read the classifieds
‘Stupid’ and ‘selfish’
From J.D. Freeman
Cave Junction
We are so stupid. We
don’t realize that when we
borrow from a bank we are
putting money in circulation.
And when we pay off the loan
we are taking money out of
circulation.
That balances. There is
now no money in circulation.
So how can we pay more
money to the bank? We can’t.
So, the only way the bank can
profit is not to loan money --
but to have an equitable inter-
est in the business or item.
We are all selfish. We are
willing to work hard -- but
only if we benefit. If hard
work only causes more to be
taken from us, we soon do
only what we have to. And
progress halts. Only with true
freedom will we have things
such as T.V., comfortable
cars, and all the luxuries we
now have such as running wa-
ter -- because they will not
have been invented.
Prices keep going up and
up, and we are unable to buy
many things we need. The
harder we work, the less we
seem to have. We are tired
and don’t seem to have the
energy to take the time to in-
vent better ways to do things
such as the typewriter or the
internet computer.
The reason that prices
keep going up and up is be-
cause the banks have been
given the right to create
money out of thin air. This
causes prices to rise because
there is too much money in
circulation; thus causing the
Natural Law of Commodities
to take effect, and so the value
of money falls. All because
we let the government ignore
the U.S. Constitution.
In 1913, Congress gave its
“Power to coin money and
regulate the value thereof.” In
violation of the Constitution
(Article I, Section 8, Clause 5,
and Amendment X of the Bill
of Rights). The “Federal” Re-
serve Corp. was created and
given the power to create
credit “money.” This also vio-
lates international law. Banks
now lend credit simply by
writing figures on a piece of
paper. All because we let the
government ignore the Consti-
tution. Then, to make things
worse, we write checks or use
credit/debit cards.
Therefore, 97 percent of
the so-called “money” in cir-
culation is pure imagination.
The other 3 percent is worth-
less paper “dollars” or de-
based coins copper-coated to
look like silver and thereby
fool us. “No State shall make
any Thing but gold and silver
Coin a Tender in Payment of
Debts” (Art. I, Sec. 10, U.S.
Constitution).
Wake up. We are not stu-
pid. We have been deceived.
Read Article VI and recognize
that the U.S. Constitution is
the supreme Law of the Land.
And -- The Laws of the
United States shall be made in
pu rsuance thereo f. An
Amendment is a Law of the
United States. Now compare
the 17th Amendment with Art.
I, Sec. 3 of the Constitution.
The 17th Amendment violates
the Constitution and is there-
fore null and void. Since all so
called U.S. senators are now
elected by popular vote --
There is no Senate. It is
merely an extension of the
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our belts and it’s now time to give a big THANKS to
all who helped. We were fortunate that the
fire and smoke cleared, and the weather was great.
The following gave of their time and donations.
Please forgive us if you helped and aren’t listed,
it was a busy time and you know who you are.
You are all special to us:
Jan Manson * Robin Paulson * Lisa Teunissen * Becky Newsted
Matthew Berubee * Matt Miller Sr. * Matt Miller * Derek Warner
Jacob Miller * Holley Warner * Deelia Warner * Jacob Michaels
Janice Sommers * Henry A. Gammel * Mildred Gammel
C.J. Select Market * Janice Bruner * IVHS Cheerleaders
IVHS Booster Club * Dillon’s Nursery & Garden Center
Shop Smart Food Warehouse * First Love Praise Team
Paul Massing * KLDR * KRRM * KURY * Donna Whitfield
Jim Frick * ‘I.V. News’ Staff * Barbara Hahn/G.P. Daily Courier
True Value Hardware * Kauffman Wood Products * Irv Whiting
Bob Caravan * Machelle Viles * Terri Lyons * Kim Clifford
Thomas Bastian * Early Days Gas Engines * Willie
Nancy *Tina * Ron Ricci * Becky Ives * Taxi * Darcy
Kerby Belt Lodge 18 AF&AM * Dottie Piller * Howard Hill
Glenn Morrison American Legion Post 70 * Ernie Brodie
A big thank you to the people of Illinois Valley
and beyond for your wonderful support.
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