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letter postmarked in Med-
ford in my postal box. I
thought that dissent was a
patriotic part of democ-
racy.
Things have really
changed, I guess, because
it is feeling more like a
police state.
In response to Bill
Reid’s letter (“Illinois Val-
ley News,” Oct. 6), he
should have done his
homework. To say that the
letter from the website,
Operation Truth, was “one
purporting to be from a
serviceman who served in
Iraq,”
was worse than
shameful.
He could easily have
verified it through a web-
site contact that was with
the letter. It was not a po-
litical ad of any kind, but a
view from someone will-
ing to die for Reid; a re-
minder of what war really
is like.
It’s something much
needed by the people of
this country, who are busy
waving flags and claiming
to support the troops.
Ignorance is bliss, and
anti-war is the newest dirty
word. Maybe Reid should
see the documentary be-
fore he attempts to critique
it. It is factual and telling,
and Bush supporters are
afraid to see it.
A man along a high-
way, with a sign reading
that it was “hogwash,” said
he hadn’t seen it. Of
course.
Should
Arnold
Schwartzenegger state that
his movies are political
statements because he is
governor of California and
a p ro mi n e n t Bu sh -
supporting Republican?
People need to wake
up. Millions upon millions
of people are in the streets
worldwide protesting the
Bush regime.
“A closed mind is a
wond er ful thin g t o
lose.” (Unknown).
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ley Flyers held a ‘try-and-
fly’ event of radio-
controlled model aircraft
at the Sky Park off Kerby
Mainline on Saturday,
Oct. 9. The club has a
scholarship program for
youth to obtain RC air-
craft. (Photos by Dale
and Elaine Sandberg)
Following a pursuit at
speeds of more than 100
mph, a 51-year-old man
was arrested in O’Brien,
said Josephine County
Sheriff’s Office (JCSO).
The arrestee was iden-
tified as Michael C.
McDonald, address un-
available.
He was taken to jail on
charges of attempted first-
degree assault, attempted
eluding, and reckless driv-
ing. He also was wanted
under five warrants on
charges including robbery,
burglary, and parole viola-
tion, said JCSO.
The agency gave the
following account: The
pursuit began at approxi-
mately 6:30 p.m. Thurs-
day, Oct. 7 in the 2000
block of Rockydale Road.
Deputies chased the
vehicle, believed to be a
Toyota Celica, for some 5
miles on Rockydale. The
driver then turned onto
Waldo Road toward
O’Brien, but crashed at
Waldo Lookout Road.
One person ran from
the vehicle, but apparently
returned and drove away.
A deputy and a patrol car
were nearly struck.
The pursuit continued,
ending on Lone Mountain
Road in O’Brien, when the
car’s engine began smok-
ing. Also, oil and other
fluids were leaking.
One person was held at
gunpoint.
Other details were not
immediately available.
Wild Mushroom Monitoring Project
in sixth season with great results
(Editor’s Note: The
following is by Susan
Chapp, of the Forestry
Action Committee.)
This November the
Forestry Action Commit-
tee Wild Mushroom Moni-
toring Project will begin its
sixth season.
There is a new aspect
to the program this year.
During August, the
monitors, who are experi-
enced mushroom harvest-
ers and who represent the
different ethnic groups that
participate in the harvest,
underwent training in bio-
physical monitoring.
It measures and re-
cords the plants -- what,
where, how many, what
condition, how tall, canopy
cover and more. It also
records the physical situa-
tion including soil type,
soil compaction, moisture
content at various depths,
slope and aspect.
All this is conducted
within precisely laid tran-
sects that can be used for
many years.
The
has limited openings in
Toddler and 3-6 Age Group
Small Class Sizes
Phone 592-3911
for more information
Local and traveling
harvesters will work to-
gether with the monitors to
do this work. The profound
knowledge of mushrooms
and the forest acquired by
experienced and caring
harvesters will be merged
with the precision and so-
phistication of this bio-
physical monitoring sys-
tem. It has been developed
and perfected by Richard
Hart, an ecologist.
This merger, on terms
of equality of the harvester
and scientific routes to
knowledge, enables us to
track development of the
mycelia, the baby mush-
rooms, when they are har-
vested, estimate of pound-
age, and depth and fre-
quency of disturbance.
We can reach new lev-
els of knowledge and un-
derstanding without inter-
fering with the privacy and
anonymity of harvesters.
We can start to ask
how to actively manage for
the Matsutake mushroom?
There are many questions
we can ask.
FAC would like the
work we do to be of the
most use to the commu-
nity. Since the health of
the forest fungi is a bottom
Classes set
on payroll,
Word, Excel
Classes on using Word
XP, plus MS Excel XP,
and payroll accounting are
offered by Rogue Commu-
nity College’s Small Busi-
ness Development Center.
All classes have fees,
and will be held at the cen-
ter in Downtown Grants
Pass. Preregistration is re-
quired by noon two work-
ing days before a class to
avoid cancellation.
Each class will run
from 6 to 9 p.m.
“MS Word XP for
Business or Office” will be
taught Monday, Oct. 18.
“MS Excel XP for
Business or Office” will be
held Wednesday, Oct. 20.
“Fundamentals of Fi-
nance and Accounting:
Payroll Basics” will be
presented Tuesday and
Thursday, Oct. 19 and 21.
Phone (800) 411-6508,
Ext. 7494; or preregister at
www.roguecc.edu/SBDC.
Please don’t
drink and drive.
The life you save may
be your own.
line of forest health, we
would like to know what
members of the commu-
nity want from their forest.
This will help us know
where to lay the transects
and what questions to ask.
We are working on a
questionnaire for commu-
nity members on what they
want their forest to be.
FAC is experienced at
finding the common
ground among varying
opinions and input.
For more information
about the project, phone
Susan Chapp at 592-4098.
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