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Commit Random Acts of Kindness
and Senseless Beauty! ______
Dr. Karkeys
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is nothing now for nutritious food or
exercise to be thought eccentric or to be
accepted It is currently considered m the
main groove to make intelligent choices
about food and physical activity Perhaps
it's a good time. too. to take our brain out for
a brisk walk and see what it's been eating
Much of the imput is from nows media,
both print, where the advertising dollar
traditionally influnces content, and televi
sion. a media designed to minimize brain
function. One might consider degrees of
stimulation If something goes into that
patch bay betwen your ears and provokes
further activity, it's probably on the side of
life If all it provokes is a gentle hum. it's
probably nap time for "ze little grey cells,
mon ami"
When we are informed of an airplane
crash in Thailand, we cannot wrap a survi
vor >n a b-'anket Unless we convert distant
need to ocal response, we gradually be
come immune to tragedy We shut down
the compassionate response to give assis
tance . because we are power'ess. and so
we become a bit less human
The needs of humankind are limitless,
as is our capacity to help What we as
individuals can do is examine that flicker of
anger or resentment we feel when we are
told of injustice or tragedy Rather than
smother that spark, we can transmute it to
some activity that benefits, that heals or
enhances
We need to do this for ourselves. Our
connections with our neighbors and with all
of humankind are complex and unavoidable
Io the degree that we allow these connec
tions to atrophy, we submit to being less
alive This is never a good idea
There are countless ways to escape
sainthood Most of us should Few a suited
for lives of service However, when we are
reminded of the worst parts of the human
experience, it is a good idea to turn around
and help someone The alternative is to
withdraw It is a small matter of life and
death.
It
"Never doubt a small group of thought-
ful, committed citizens can change the
world indeed it is tho only thing that
ever has."
Margaret Mead
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THE TOXIC TRUCK IS COMING'
G e t R d O f Y o u r T o x ic s A nd
Regm Using
Effective. Safe Substitutes
Household hazardous wastes You
might have a few cans, bottles and
containers with those ominous words
"caution", "warning", or "danger" promi
nently displayed on their labels the
ones that have festered in corners of
your garage or under the back porch for
a number of years You always won
dered how to dispose of this mess prop
erly Here's your opportunity1
The Oregon Department of Environ
mental Quality Clatsop County is spon
soring and giving technical assistance
to conduct a Household Hazardous Ma
terials Collection Event Three sites
have been designated for drop-off of
household toxics:
‘ Cannon Beach - the midtown parking
lot, located at Hemlock and Gower
‘ Seaside - the City public works shops.
1111 N Roosevelt Drive
‘ Astoria - the Astoria High School park
ing lot. 1001 W Manne Drive
Each site will be open on Saturday. May
16th from 9 a m until 3 pm
Participants need only bring their haz
ardous waste to the location of their
choice Commercial, radioactive, bio
logical or explosives are unacceptable
All sortation and processing will be done
by staff You are encouraged to bring
materials from neighbors who are shut-
ins. invalids, or otherwise unable to bring
their contribution to the clean-up
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West Marine Dr , Astoria
Front ibis porvh
the street stretches along the river,
and the mountains spread their arms
to the com ing clouds, and the mist
plays Ix-neath the llix»r boards,
and moss grows in (he cracks,
and from this porch the w o rld
is the same distance away as n is
from any other porch on any other house
in any other city, under any other sky.
From this porch I count the pigeons
on the roof o f the brown warehouse,
and the bridge over the river owns the air.
I he angle of the nxjvcs is d ifferent here,
the pigeons squat closer to the gutters,
and the colors are foreign and unique.
I he tulips here open like hungry young women,
ami liquid life is the grey that sweeps
this porch Even the w ixxl is different,
has mg been soaked through so many times.
I his porch lives in the ram. From here
the hillside rolls into the streets,
and w ith it terraces o f (lowers stum bling,
eager and weeping with growing.
P olly Buckingham
BASEBALL
The Cubs are once again claw ing thier way to
the cellar, ah, spring.
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Improvosational Engineering Dr. Rickey
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As we get bigger the ads might get
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Threatening letters will not be pub
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