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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Went to see the “Star Trek” Star Trek movie last
week when it opened in Medford one day ahead of the
“regular” release. Enjoyed it. Good movie. True to the
spirit of the original series and Trekkers everywhere.
I prefer the term “Trekker” rather than the goofy
“Trekkie” used by some. Do we call adult leaders in Boy
and Girl Scouts “scoutees”? Are people who hike called
“hikees”? No. They’re scouters and hikers. We move
on.
Wasn’t sure (who ever is?) if I’d like the characters
in the latest “Trek” flick. Found to my delight that the
basically unknown actors fill the bill and that’s a thrill.
Ranks up there with being able to get into a movie thea-
ter and pay a reduced “senior” admission price. Of
course, the popcorn prices are ridiculous. “Oh, you want
a large popcorn? That’ll be $22.50 sir.” Add a large soft
drink. “Your total is $32.50 sir.” Stop calling me sir.
Makes me feel old.
However, there is some truth to an old Mad maga-
zine cartoon in which a man complains at the snack bar
about the high prices. The attendant responds: “Look,
buddy — the movie cost $90 million to make, and you
got in for five bucks. Stop complaining.” Something like
that.
Anyway, the latest in the “Trek” series, if we can call
it that, is a fast-moving, action-packed presentation with
great special effects, neat plot twists, and some humor
tossed in. Enjoyed it. Did I say that already? I enjoyed it.
Our viewing Star Trek, the 11th in the “Trek” feature film
category, made it the 11th time that Jan and I have at-
tended the first showing of each of those movies. We
like ‘em.
Part of the charm of the latest offering is not only the
humor, but the appearance of Leonard Nimoy in his role
as Mr. Spock. Also, the actors and script capture the
attitude of the characters in the original series. Enjoyed
it. Liked it.
Live long and prosper.
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Gossip harmful
From Christine Dods
Cave Junction
Gossip tears apart fami-
lies and ruins friendships. My
husband and I have been vend-
ing tie-dye and blankets since
last summer on the dirt lot
next to the Junction Inn.
We have a city license
and pay rent for our space.
Someone has decided to
spread a rumor that I got
busted for not having a city
license to vend. (I know who
she is, and she knows who she
is.)
I am 48, never had a traf-
fic ticket, and recently passed
a fingerprint check to qualify
for care-giving. The only thing
busted is two fingers from a
fall off a ladder.
Our business took a hard
nose dive the past 10 months.
We lost our home, and had to
sell most of our possessions
we acquired during 21 years of
marriage. What I need most
are prayers, and friendly faces
to share a laugh with.
Fight creeping blight
From Roy Lindsay
Grants Pass
A creeping blight is
slowly encroaching upon the
fabric of free peoples around
the world, especially the west-
ern world.
Whether it is called big
government, fascism, social-
ism, progressivism, or even
communism, it is beginning to
strangle thought and restrict
the free exchange of ideas. To
many, this increasingly dan-
gerous contagion is beginning
to manifest itself in more and
more aspects of human en-
deavors. Unrestricted and un-
opposed it has led nations and
regions of the world down the
path of extreme hardships and
even self-destruction.
Despite the fact that many
recognize the dangers that this
forebodes, the warnings go
ever more unheeded and are
dismissed as being extremist
rantings and non-intelligent
blathering of an unenlightened
populace. The sad truth is that
there are many today who are
indeed unenlightened because
they have been forced to at-
tend re-education camps –
commonly known as govern-
ment schools.
A true educational oppor-
tunity is provided in a vibrant
environment where everyday
experiences allow probing
questions that are actively
sought and encouraged. Truth
is sought and questioned from
all angles. There is no attempt
to cover up or to realign facts
to fit a predetermined agenda.
The outcome of education
is not to train students to act
and do things in a certain way,
but to encourage each student
to question what is being
taught and to develop the in-
sights and skills to question
and find out for themselves
that what is being discussed is
indeed truthful and accurate.
Personal agendas and the det-
rimental view that some are
more qualified than others to
determine the outcomes and
experiences of individuals is
one of the manifestations of
this blight.
Individualism must be
respected, nurtured and not
only encouraged, but de-
manded if this encroaching
blight is to be halted. Rugged
individualism was the bedrock
of this nation’s foundation and
support. Every man, woman
and child has the potential to
expand and achieve. Unfortu-
nately, it was government in-
tervention that prevented cer-
tain classes and races from
initially being free to achieve
their dreams.
That freedom has been
realized for the most part dur-
ing the last half of the 20th
century. However, this new
blight on the consciousness of
American citizens has nearly
reversed that progress. Instead
of just a particular group or
segment of the population
being shackled with restric-
tions, the entire body of the
U.S. populace is now faced
with an even more insidious
disease – political correctness
in the guise of working to-
gether.
Artificial ceilings, debt,
and universal this or that all
constrain individualism and
inhibit allowing nearly every-
one to achieve their fullest
potential. America can only
achieve greatness when every-
one also is allowed to ap-
proach greatness. America can
never succeed to reach the
great heights it can if individu-
als are never allowed to fail.
Bailing out this company and
saving that group or segment
of the population can only
cause harm and prevent every-
one from realizing their
dreams.
Political correctness is a
smoke screen for a concentra-
tion camp for bright thinkers
and innovative searchers. That
concentration camp is now
widespread and appears un-
stoppable. However, it will be
stopped, and those confined in
this gray life of suppressed
achievers will one day break
forth into the bright daylight of
awareness and possibility.
It is time right now for all
thinking individuals to claim
their inherent rights to be indi-
viduals and be allowed to be
themselves doing what they
want to do and reach for the
stars.
Free stuff for illegals
From John Russell
Salem, Ore.
The “illegal alien rally” at
the U.S. Capitol was a re-
minder to all U.S. citizens of
the billions of dollars they pay
so that the illegal aliens can
have:
Free food stamps, free
welfare assistance, free hous-
ing, free emergency health
care, free education for their
children in their native lan-
guage, free Spanish interpret-
ers, free government docu-
ments and forms printed in
Spanish, and preferential treat-
ment throughout nearly all our
government agencies.
But the illegal aliens and
many of our lawmakers be-
lieve we also need to reward
illegal behavior with U.S. citi-
zenship.
The purpose of immigra-
tion law is to “limit” and en-
sure that the people coming
into this country are skilled,
productive, self-reliant, law-
obeying people willing to
adopt our language and culture
and will not put a drain on
public resources.
Sad for Goodwill workers
From T. Pino
Cave Junction
I am vexed by the closing
of the Goodwill store in Cave
Junction. Their claims of help-
ing people who are unskilled
and need work badly seem
strange when they are now
putting quite a few of our val-
ley people out of work be-
cause profits quit growing.
The big guys decided we
weren’t making enough
money for them. I understand
the ones at the top of the
Goodwill pyramid are quite
wealthy beyond the scope of
those of us who need to find
clothing at Goodwill. Yes, we
are in a recession and the
economy is tough.
It seems to me that this is
when the really wealthy peo-
ple could be more understand-
ing of what is happening at the
lower-income levels and
maybe ride through a bit of a
downturn to help the ones who
really need it. But no, not
Goodwill. I will never shop at
another Badwill store. I feel
sad for the nice folks who
worked there.
Korean War veterans
From Marvin Sprinkle
Cave Junction
The Korean War Veterans
Association is forming Chap-
ter 315 in Josephine County. It
is long past due for us to let
the country know about our
parts in “The Forgotten War.”
We want people to know
about the struggles undergone
by the brave men of our coun-
try during the early 1950s in
the United Nations Korean
Police Action. It was not
known as a war until late in
the 20th century.
Our mission is to care for
our veterans, perpetuate our
legacy, remember our missing
and fallen, maintain their me-
morials and remember our
POWs. We’ve been forgotten
for too long.
It should also be noted
that there has never been a
treaty signed between North
and South Korea. Only a
cease fire. That means there is
still a state of war between
these two adversaries. This
also means we still have ser-
vice men and women in
harm’s way on the 38th paral-
lel as you read this. More than
1,200 service personnel have
lost their lives since the armi-
stice was signed.
Eligible people -- who
have seen honorable service in
any of the Armed Forces of
the United States, defined as
Army, Navy, Marines, Air
Force and Coast Guard -- can
join if said service was within
Korea including territorial
waters and air space at any
time from Sept. 3, 1945 to the
present date or was outside
Korea from June 25, 1950 to
Jan. 31, 1955.
We meet at 1400 hours on
third Mondays at Shilo Inn in
Grants Pass. For information
contact Neal M. McCain, vice
commander of Oregon (541)
660-6104; or Dan D. Warden,
chapter president, at 597-2979.
Cave Junction kidnapping
From George Lee McElroy
Cave Junction
On April 14, Ray
Karczewski was stopped by
Deputy Corey Krauss for not
having state-issued license
plates displayed on his auto-
mobile. Ray was handcuffed
and arrested, taken to jail and
turned loose (no booking, no
arrest).
By legal definition, he
was kidnapped -- “the unlaw-
ful taking and carrying away
of a human being by force...”
The people have a com-
mon right to travel in their
automobile. Common rights
come from our Lord. Rights
cannot be taken away arbitrar-
ily. They can, however, be
surrendered for privileges re-
quiring licenses.
If a man wishes not to
join a corporation (state of
Oregon) or its creation (DMV)
by sacrificing his rights for
privileges, can he remain free
from the imposition of corpo-
rate rules, regulations, codes,
acts, and court rulings? No. If
you stand up and vigilantly
protect your rights, a corrupt
judicial system will grind you
down and take your last
penny.
Ray was cited on a charge
of driving while suspended.
How can a state agency sus-
pend a privilege that was
never requested or issued?
Law enforcement pirates
are legally plundering the pub-
lic openly with impunity by
impounding automobiles, re-
covering stolen property
(guns) and taking them for
themselves. One of these days
they are going to steal from
someone who refuses to sur-
render their property without a
fight: Like the cattlemen in the
movie Open Range.
Wonder why there are 10
to 20 vehicular stops in the
Police Blotter every week? If
automobiles are impounded in
the Cave Junction city limits,
the impound release fee goes
to the city. If outside city lim-
its, the fee goes to the sheriff’s
department. The fee is $100.
The hook-up fee is $150 to
tow your auto to the one-and-
only approved impound yard
in Cave Junction. Seem a little
exorbitant?
Ray was not cited for not
displaying state license plates,
the only reason for the stop. I
wonder why? Could it be that
he was lawfully claiming and
exercising this right?
“Woe to those who decree
unjust statutes and to those
who continually record unjust
decisions, to deprive the needy
of justice, and to rob the poor
of my people of their
rights” (Isaiah 10: 1, 2).
About Nona’s Place
From Dusty Bouchard
Selma
On April 15 my husband
Richard’s mom died. She had
lived at Nona’s Place in Cave
Junction for the past two
years.
Corey, Tami and Michelle
provided exceptional care to
her. They really care about the
people they have living there.
That they cared was obvious
in so many ways. It didn’t
matter when we went to see
mom, she was always clean,
neatly dressed; her hair was
always combed and neat.
She had to wear inconti-
nence garments and never ever
smelled of urine. If she had a
doctor appointment, she was
always ready when we arrived
to pick her up. She was not
always the sweetest person
with all the physical problems
she had, and could be a real
pill at times, but the ladies
were always kind and patient
with her.
They were always willing
to pick things up for her when
they went to the store, and
never complained. Mom was
always willing to tell you how
she felt about things and she
always said how nice they
were and how much she liked
living there with them.
I can’t think of a better
place for mom to have been in.
They became so close to her.
When we arrived at her pass-
ing, unfortunately a few min-
utes too late, Corey was beside
her bed holding her hand and
crying. This is caring. We
would recommend Nona’s
Place to anyone.
‘Domestic violence flu’
From The Illinois Valley
Safe House Alliance staff
Cave Junction
Casey Gwinn recently
wrote 52 Days of Domestic
Violence Flu in America and
we think it’s worth reading.
(Following is part of what he
wrote).
After more than 30 years
of the modern domestic vio-
lence movement, we still
struggle for funding, we face
budget cuts and reductions
when the economy goes bad
(though domestic violence
rises), and we rarely are the
primary focus of public
policy-makers in America.
Recent news is consumed
with coverage of swine flu, an
important public-health issue
in America.
As of May 2, there have
been 167 confirmed cases of
swine flu in the United States
and one death.
But there has been little
news about the mass killings
of 68 people across America
during the past 52 days, with
men doing all the killing and
virtually all related to men
with a history of violence
against women.
U.S. public health offi-
cials fear a global pandemic
from the so-called H1-N1 vi-
rus. A pandemic is defined as
a global outbreak of disease
that causes serious illness or
death and then spreads easily
from person to person world-
wide. Pandemics differ from
seasonal outbreaks of an ill-
ness. The recent news quoted
many officials talking about
high levels of illness, death,
social disruption, and eco-
nomic loss from pandemics.
We must all be vigilant
about addressing swine flu in
the days ahead. But the pan-
demic of violence by men
against women, men and chil-
dren has killed more people
during the past 52 days in
America than swine flu. This
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