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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, March 21, 2018
John Skipper, blackmail in America - who needs that?: by Glenn Mollette
There is no such thing as
buying someone’s silence. Silence
really doesn’t exist. If people
want to tell the world it’s easy to
do. Tell one other person in the
world and if the information is
grimy enough it will be retold a
thousand or a million times. Bad
news travels fast. Sordid news for
some reason always rises to the
top. Regardless of how hard you
try to cover it, you can’t. Blogs,
news media, social media and the
massive ability to communicate
around the globe sends bad news
out faster than a Texas tornado.
Bad news was hushed a bit
back in the day. We’ve heard
rumors and stories for years about
President John F. Kennedy. Many
years later they have been retold
and written about so many times.
Of course is there any real proof
that any of the rumors were true?
Did anybody actually see with
their own eyes Kennedy doing
things he wasn’t supposed to
be doing? There are those out
there in media/gossip land who
will rise to say yes while others
will attest either the stories were
fabricated or not accurate. Of
course you have the famous
stripper Blaze Starr who said her
encounters with Kennedy before
he was President were more than
about social issues.
Of course Kennedy was
assassinated at such as young
age he never had to face buying
somebody’s silence on a major
publicized scale that we know
about. Who knows what kind
of little back room deals or
power moves were made to keep
Kennedy’s mistakes submerged?
In the day in which Kennedy
lived the question must also be
asked did anyone else care about
what he was doing with Marilyn
Monroe, Blaze Starr or the many
other names who are out there?
Obviously, yes, people always
raise an inquiring eyebrow but
it didn’t hit the fan like it does
today.
Today we have our current
President who is being alleged to
have a past involvement with a
porn star. Allegedly his attorney
paid her $130,000 to keep quiet
about an affair with President
Trump before he began his actual
campaign for office. Has Stormy
Daniels kept quiet? Apparently
$130,000 doesn’t buy silence.
With all the media attention
surrounding President Trump and
Daniels she knows there is much,
much bigger money to be made.
A hardback book deal can easily
make her a million dollars and
probably several million.
Someone will want to make
it into a movie thus more mega
dollars. Someone might offer
her a cable television show that
would run for a few weeks or
some kind of crazy radio deal
where she might talk about her
allegedly nasty details with
Trump. Possibly another way to
look at Daniels being quiet is that
$130,000 buys silence until one
learns they can get more money.
My question though is who really
wants to hear the details? If there
is truth to it I don’t want to hear
about it. I got so tired of hearing
about Clinton, Monica and a
cigar. Who wants to hear this
stuff?
Just recently the sad news
about ESPN President John
Skipper broke. He met with
the executives of the Disney
Corporation that owns ESPN
and sadly disclosed that he had a
problem with cocaine. Someone
he had bought cocaine from
was threatening Skipper about
breaking the news pertaining to
his problem. Thus what Skipper
thought was something the drug
world people would keep under
wraps and protect their own was a
mistake on his part. He is just too
big a fish for some dope head to
keep confidential about. After all,
there might have been big money
to be made from blackmailing
Skipper. He did the right thing
by coming out with his problem
with corporate executives. His
loss is personally crushing to him
and the sports world. After all,
who wins from any of this? The
answer is nobody. However, the
extortion jerk has not profited
any more with his tidbit of
information that he has about
Skipper that we know about.
In short - there is no such
thing as buying silence. People
tell what they want to tell.
Usually it’s to protect themselves,
build themselves up, make
someone look bad or to gain
attention or cash. Sometimes it’s
ugly blackmail or extortion that is
taking place and who needs that?
Dr. Glenn Mollette is
the author of 12 books. His
syndicated column is read in all
50 states.
Church News
Community Bible Church
The Lowly King
“Now when they drew near Jerusalem,
and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Ol-
ives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to
them, “Go into the village opposite you, and
immediately you will find a donkey tied, and
a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to
Me. And if anyone says anything to you, you
shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and
immediately he will send them.” All this was
done that it might be fulfilled which was spo-
ken by the prophet, saying: “Tell the daughter
of Zion, ‘Behold, your King is coming to you,
Lowly, and sitting on a donkey, a colt, the
foal of a donkey.’ “So the disciples went and
did as Jesus commanded them. They brought
the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on
them, and set Him on them. And a very great
multitude spread their clothes on the road;
others cut down branches from the trees and
spread them on the road. Then the multitudes
who went before and those who followed
cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of
David! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name
of the LORD!’ Hosanna in the highest!” And
when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city
was moved, saying, “Who is this?” So the
multitudes said, “This is Jesus, the prophet
from Nazareth of Galilee.” Matthew 21:1-11
When Jesus came into Jerusalem that
day, the people shouted praises to Him. The
enthusiasm was great and the voices of those
surrounding Him must have echoed through
the city. But I wonder how many of them
realized that Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem was a
fulfillment of a prophecy found in Zechariah
9:9 – written 470-480 years before Jesus was
born. Jesus’ crucifixion was described in part
in Psalm 22, written 1000+/- years before
Jesus’ birth. It begins like this, “My God, My
God, why have You forsaken Me?” Psalm
22:1 It also describes the piercing of his
hands and feet and the dividing and casting
of lots for His garments. Someone once said
that these prophecies were written after Jesus
died – which would be a good trick because
the Old Testament was translated into Greek
250 years before Jesus was born.
Christianity rises and falls upon an
event: Jesus’ resurrection. Paul the apostle
said, “And if Christ is not risen, then our
preaching is empty and your faith is also
empty.” I Corinthians 15:14 But Paul doesn’t
end there – in verse 20a he states, “But now
Christ is risen from the dead,” 1 Corinthians
15:20 The hope of the Christian is a risen,
living Lord – one worthy of faith – Jesus, the
author and finisher of our faith!
In Christ,
Pastor Dave
Seventh-day Adventist Church
A misunderstood condition
Most people don’t understand depression. It would be well if
we did understand because it is becoming more common and more
prevalent every year. Dr. Nedley says that the specialty journals
show about one out of every three patients in an Internal Medicine
practice have depression.
An alarming report states that depression is occurring
frequently by the age of 25. For years the average age for
depression was 40 (the midlife crises).
The impact of depression is amazing. It affects 200 million
people worldwide. It affects more than 19 million Americans. It
costs over $70 billion in treatment, disability, and lost productivity
in the United States each year.
Bob was a successful business man who had health problems.
He had severe headaches. After the doctor’s exam he was asked,
do you ever experience fatigue? He replied he had no energy, and
said, “It is a chore just to get up in the mornings.” More questions
from the doctor followed, and after checking the lab tests that had
been ordered, the doctor informed him that major depression was
the likely cause of his chronic headaches. Bob seemed embarrassed
and continued to question the diagnoses. He was unconvinced that
his physical pain could be caused by depression, a mental illness.
Finally Bob’s wife insisted, “Look Bob, nothing you have done up
to now has relieved your headaches. I think this is worth a try!”
Failure to recognize the hand- and-glove relationship of mind
and body leads to inaccurate understanding of health and illness.
In reality, the mental and physical aspects or health and disease are
completely inseparable.
Some of the effects of depression are increase in hormonal
levels, osteoporosis, high blood pressure, asthma, headache,
physical disability, possible increase of Seizures, Infertility,
Decrease sex hormone levels, Difficulty controlling blood sugar
in diabetes. Depression is the leading cause of suicide. One-half
million people per year attempt suicide. Less than 10 percent
succeed. The severely depressed are at the highest risk for suicide.
Adolescents and the elderly are at hig risk.
The good nes is that you don’t have to have all these
uncomfortable symptoms and suffer the miserable results of
depression. There is plenty of hope for you and your loved one.
Come on over to the Seventh-day Adventist Church at 265 Old
Stage Road in Cave Jucntion every Monday at 6 p.m.
There is hope for you. You can expereince freedom from
depression. You can feel better with this simple proven treatment by
Dr. Neil Nedley. We’ll be looking for you!
Places of Worship
BRIDGEVIEW
COMMUNITY CHURCH
5181 Holland Loop Rd., CJ
541-592-3923
“Come Join the Worship!”
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Sonny Moore
www.bridgeviewcc.org
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7th DAY ADVENTIST
265 S. Old Stage Rd., CJ
Sabbath School - 10:15 a.m.
Saturday Worship 9 a.m.
Bible Study 11:15
Pastor Charles Byrd
Church (541) 592-3218
Madrone Adventist School
541-592-3330
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IMMANUEL UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
200 Watkins St., CJ
Phone 541-592-3876
Pastor Charles Chase
Sunday School - 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Worship - 9:15 a.m.
Child-care for small children
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Illinois Valley Praise Center
28569 Redwood Hwy. CJ
Non-denominational
Bible-believing Church
Sunday school - 9:30 a..m.
Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.
Thursday Seekers 7 p.m.
Youth group Thursday - 7 p.m.
www.ivpraisecenter.com
COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH
Pastor Dave Gordon
113 S. Caves Ave., CJ
Office: 541-592-3896
Email: cbccca@gmail.com
Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.
Christian Academy
Pre-K to 12th grade
Awana - Wednesdays - 6 p.m.
GOOD SHEPHERD
LUTHERAN CHURCH
East River Street
& Lewis Court, CJ
Annemarie Richardson
Lay Pastor.
Sunday School - 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.
Church Phone: 541-592-2290
www.goodshepherdlutheraniv.net
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ST. PATRICK OF THE FOREST
CATHOLIC CHURCH
407 W. River St., CJ
541-592-3658
Fr. William Holtzinger, Pastor
Mass - Sunday 11 a.m..
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Sunday - 10:30 a.m.
Holy Days TBA
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VALLEY EVANGELICAL
FREE CHURCH
498 Laurel Road, CJ
P.O. Box 1248
Pastor Marvin Porter
Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.
Worship Service - 11 a.m.
evfree@frontiernet.net
541-592-6160
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TAKILMA BIBLE CHURCH
10343 Takilma Road, Takilma
Pastor Dan Robinson
Bible Study / Prayer Time
9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship 11 a.m
Wednesday Bible Study
7 p.m
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FOUNTAIN OF LIFE
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
451 S. Junction Ave., CJ
541-592-3956
Pastor Mark McLean
Morning Worship
10:30 a.m.
Wednesday - 7 p.m.
Adult Bible Study
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First Baptist Church of Selma
18285 Redwood Hwy., Selma
541-597-4169
Pastor Monty Pope
Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.
Worship - 11 a.m.
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ST. MATTHIAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
25904 Redwood Hwy., CJ
541-592-2006
Rev. Bryant Bechtold
Sunday Worship
Service 10:30 a.m.
THE CHURCH OF JESUS
CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY
SAINTS
209 S. Junction Ave., CJ
Sacrament Meet - 10 a.m.
Sunday School - 11:20 a.m.
Priesthood, Relief Soc. -
12:10 p.m.
Family History Center Open:
Thur 10 – 8 Tues 4 – 8
Bishop
Larry Hammersmith
541-592-3919
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Illinois Valley Baptist Church
541-592-6149
Located in the old Chapel
on Lister St.
(between Caves Ave
& Junction Ave)
Sunday Worship 10:30 AM
Wednesday Bible Study, Prayer
& Youth Program 7:00 PM
Ladies Bible Study
Call for info
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Wonder Bible Chapel
11911 Redwood Hwy.
Wonder, Ore.
Sunday worship 10 a.m.
Non-denominational Bible
believing Church
Sunday School Nursery
Youth group meets
Sunday 6:30 p.m.
Ministry at CBC
Palm Sunday
Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.
Praise and Prayer 6 p.m.
Wednesday
A.W.A.N.A.
6:15-8 p.m.
Preschool to Grade 6
Community Christian Academy
Preschool – 12th grade
Free Senior Exercise Class
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
9-10a.m.
Dining Room