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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Letters to the
editor
Brokers coming from as
Illinois Valley News welcomes
letters to the editor.
Please e-mail them to
dan@illinois-valley-news.com
POLICY ON LETTERS:
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ages letters to the editor provided
they are legible and not libelous
or scurrilous. All letters must be
signed, including name, address
and telephone number. The latter
need not be published, but will
be used to verify authenticity.
The “News” reserves the right to
edit letters. Letters are used at the
discretion of the publisher.
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(Editor’s note: Views and com-
mentary, including statements
made as fact are strictly those
of the letter writers.)
Reader says
list local
Time and time again,
we are seeing sellers and
the market being taken
advantage of. In our industry,
the pressure is on to get as
many listings as possible
regardless of the needs of
the clients. Unrealistic prices
and unrealistic assurances
will not serve the interests of
the clients.
I have seen many
far away as Ashland listing
homes at upwards of
$800,000 that realistically
will appraise for around
$325,000. This is purely an
under handed effort to get
the “Listing” knowing that
eventually they may settle on
a sale in the $325,000 range
and still get the commission
for the listing.
The brokerages tell
their agents to get the listings
and then sit back and let the
buyers come to them. So the
emphasis is to get the listings
at any price. They don’t have
the time, energy or resources
to adequately support the
clients here.
As a result, when
the local Brokers do get
people interested in buying
a property in the area, they
are met with disappointment
and angst. The sellers are
upset because they have
been given unrealistic
expectations and the buyers
are upset because the listings
do not reflect a fair market
value. Fair and honest
transactions that could have
been win-wins for both
parties are eliminated and
when the sellers finally do
sell for much less than they
were promised, they are left
feeling betrayed.
Consider this when you
decide to sell your home
and property. There are
very knowledgeable local
Brokers who can help you
get a realistic value for your
assets. Some may have more
avenues than others to get
the word out, but you can
decide for yourself what will
work best for your unique
situation.
David Garcia
Cave Junction
Reader likes
integrity
Integrity is the quality
of being honest and fair.
Most of us would probably
like to be thought of as
displaying integrity since
we generally value integrity
in others. When someone,
politician, businessman,
neighbor, or family member
shows us dishonesty or
deception, their integrity is
lost. Like virginity, integrity
is an attribute that, once lost,
can never be recovered.
In science, integrity
is critical. If one’s opinion
is challenged by the
evidence, integrity demands
questioning the opinion, and
rejection if it’s falsified by
the evidence. We must hold
science and scientists to the
bar of integrity. Apparently,
no such expectation exists
for politicians.
We have just completed
an election cycle when the
candidate guilty of more
transparent lies - probably
than every prior Presidential
candidate through our
nation’s history combined
- managed to secure enough
votes in critical states to
achieve the Presidency.
We’ll soon have a
President totally lacking in
integrity who will serve as
a model to our kids and the
world demonstrating that
dishonesty, deception, and
blatant lies are rewarded in
this country.
And what are the
missile launchers expected to
do if they receive an order to
launch our nuclear weapons?
Wonder if it’s a joke?
Trisha Vigil
Talent
Reader longs for
Jefferson
“A properly functioning
democracy depends on
an informed electorate.”
Thomas Jefferson wrote
about the importance of a
well-informed electorate
many times.
Unfortunately, we
have apparently dismissed
Jefferson’s ideal. The recent
election presented us with
the specter of victory of
the uninformed over the
informed. The Electoral
College victor, though
losing the popular vote,
was the candidate who lied
throughout his campaign,
and then lied to deny his lies.
Fake news and conspiracy
hoaxes were the cornerstone
of his campaign.
Now, as President-elect,
he even claims he is too
smart to need intelligence
briefings.
But this is not new; the
GOP has long suppressed
research as a way to further
their goals:
They denied the CDC
authority to investigate gun
violence (research could
suggest guns are hazardous.
They denied the
Pentagon authority to
explore climate change
as a threat to the nation
(presumably it’s better not
to know what threats climate
change might pose).
And now, in consort
with the incoming
Administration, they plan
to suppress climate science
research occurring in NASA
even though this agency
provides much of the best
climate research in the
world.
Jefferson would be
appalled: the worship of
anti-democratic ignorance
has become the hallmark of
government.
Alan Journet
Jacksonville
David
I found a picture of you
One that I had not seen in awhile
I held it gently in my hands
Lost for a moment in your smile
I found a card from you
Written in your own special way
I held it gently in my hands
Lost for a moment in that day
Memories, sweet gifts from you
To allow my heart a breath
To let me be lost for a moment
To remember life not just death
Love Susan, Betty, Justin, Bobby
and all family and friends
I llINoIs V alley F uNeral D Irectors
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Corrections
The December 28, edition in the February 2016 Review, it states that the Cave Junction Library was broken into and a rock collection that belonged to the Kerbyville Mu-
seum was stolen, the collection belonged to Dennis Strayer. In the January 4, edition the company Lunchbox was referred to as Lunch Box. we regret the errors. djm
Save the date
church at 541-592-6160.
Jan. 13
Jan. 23
Illinois Valley Community
Development Organization hosts
Rogue Valley Food Systems Net-
work Friday, Jan. 13 9:30 a.m.
- noon at the Kerby Belt Building.
Food will be served.
Learn what RVFSN is doing,
and share our valley needs. Discuss
how farmers can supply schools
through a USDA program. Talk
about our food pantries, farmers
markets, farm-direct businesses, and
more. Please attend if you produce
food for income or if you are inter-
ested in food access or food equity.
For more information call Kate
Dwyer at 541-787-5283.
The Josephine County Board
of Commissioners will be hosting a
Town Hall Community meeting in
the Illinois Valley.
The meeting is scheduled for
Jan. 23, 6:30 p.m. at Cave Junction
County Building, 102 South Red-
wood Hwy. Cave Junction, Oregon
All county residents are invited
to attend.
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Child Care Business Class-
a FREE introductory class Feb. 11
from 10 a.m.-Noon
Illinois Valley Library: 209
Palmer St., Cave Junction, call to
register: 541-956-7400. Become a
paid child care provider. Learn the
legal rules, listen to successful care
providers, get business skills and
low interest loans. This introductory
class is free. Some of the next-step
classes such as infant CPR, have
fees. Help with costs is available.
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Continuing
*The I.V. Senior Thrift Store is
under NEW MANAGEMENT and
is looking for new volunteers. Join
the crew and make new friends. You
don’t need to be a senior citizen to
join the store. Call us at 541-592-
6630. Open Monday – Saturday, 10
a.m. – 4 p.m.
*The C.J. Substation hours are
changed. We are now open on Mon-
days, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays
(closed Wednesdays) from 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. The phone number at the
Sub is 541-592-5151. We are look-
ing for more volunteers to expand
the hours; applications to become
a volunteer can be picked up at the
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*Cave Junction Patrol, LLC is
looking for volunteers. CJ Patrol is a
private citizen volunteer orgnaniza-
tion dedicated to effectively address-
ing heretofore-unchecked property
crime in our city and neighborhoods.
The primary mission of CJ Patrol is
to prevent, interrupt, report and de-
crease property crime in the city of
Cave Junction. Call 541-592-9665,
cjpatrol.org. Monthly meetings are
first Thursday at 6 p.m. at Wild Riv-
er Pizza, 249 Redwood Hwy.
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vided they are legible and not
libelous or scurrilous. All let-
ters must be signed, including
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published, but will be used to
verify authenticity. The ‘News’
reserves the right to edit letters.
Letters are used at the discre-
tion of the publisher.