Editorial Now & Then Qcv. H u lls "f llhor lend, follow , or gn, out of the way’ When we firs t heard the phrase it was a call to revolution, we thought As we have mellowed a b it. we think it is per haps more of a call to responsibility We believe that those who can lead, who have a passion that burns bright, must take the reponsibihty of carrying the torch, so that those who follow can see the light and leernthewety And if you don t think the path is for /ou. at least (ton , tr y to stop others from following their own road, get out of the wa/ Too many of us who iiave a passion tend »0. out of fear , follow rather than lead We let other s tell us what is and what isn t what we want We know they are wrong, but it is easier to gn along ,0 get along, and it is d iffic u lt to point a new dir ection But. being a follower is also a responsibility, we must erxouragfi good people w ith good idsas to lend We must express our support w ith our energy, our money, our votes When we n we push leaders ahead, and they p ull us along And we all get there together And what about getting out of the way? Are we recnmmending you crawl in a hole and practice your apathy? No, hardEy But perhaps the hardest thing we do as social beings 15 keep our mouths shut and our eyes open ( We know it is very d iffic u lt, personally ) What we bel leve is r igh, is what is r ight for us T he way we do things, the way we think But that dorsn t make it rig h t for other people And we must let others t r y to find their own way, and not try to make their dreams ft, our prejudices Of oour se, if we believe the direction is wrong then we must become a leader . or a follower of a different leader But, standing in someone sway, without a direction of our own. is not quite fa ir And standing in the way of danger is not c^jite smart Oetting out of the way is often the wises, move When we find ourselves becoming par, of the problem rather than the solution, we should ge, ou, of the way For example, Sen Pack wood should, we believe, ge, ou, of the way We are reminded of Ex-Mayor BudClark of Portland, when nine yeers ago a, Chr is,mas. he made the decision to run for public office Bud had never run for anything before, and Incumban, Mayor Frank Ivancie was considered unbeatable by every politician in the c ity No one would enter the race against him Bud pleaded w ith several exper lencad professional politicians to come to the defense of the city he loves, and rid it of a man he could not abide politically, m o ra lly . or personally (Bud was quoted dun ng the campaign saying that Ivancie was an S 0 B .he didn't deny 1,, even though the quote was supposed to be off the record His defense was "It's tru e'~ ) The point i s , hat when no one who is supposed ,0 be a leader w ill lead, then those who are supposed to be followers, or are supposed ,0 ge, out of the way. must lead And when you have done your best, as Bud did for oight yoors. you must then get out of the way and let others t r y And even though leading is tough, (Bud was condemned for everything from his language to his beard), you can make a difference, which possibly no one but you could make ( Bud took the c ity budge, from a very dangerous point into wha, is now one 0, the most fisca lly responsible c ity gover nment budgets in the country Being a small businessman, he, unlike a lot of politicians who have never me, a p ayroll, knew that you no, only can , operate w ith a deficit, bu, you also have to have a rainyday fund, jus, in case everything goes w ro n g ) This is no, only the opportunity offered by democracy, it is the responsibility we all must f u lf ill in a democracy We here on the Edge hope this paper does a ll three of these We attempt to lead our readprs toward a b e tte r. safer, more thoughtful viewpoint We follow and support leaders in politics, business, and the arts who have new ideas for solutions to our old problems And we also attempt to stay out of the way, by not getting in between people We find that too many papers and other media do more harm than good when they tell 3,or tes about personal tragedies like murders and rapes and g lo rify the violence, often increasing the pain of the victim s w eat the Edge believe there is more than enough information about who died, and how, and not nearly enough about who is tru ly livtnQ. and why So, we suggest that our headline be a New Year s resolution for us all Billy I must follow the people th e ir leader '> Am I not D is r a e li 2. UPPER LETT EDGE JANlifiKf IW Hot news tro m the h in te rla n d s The dual job editor Peter 'The Big Potato’ Siegel broufrit back stuff from southern E cot op 1 a There seems to be something called 'Alliance for a Paving Moratorium ' which we think is one of the better ideas we ve heard this decade We w ill be re p rin tin g some of their ideas and stuff in this and other issues Bu, if you wish to contact *hem dire ctly w rite Alliance for a Paving Moratorium, PO Box 4347, Ara,a Ca95521 Ecotopia I - ( 7 0 7 ) 8 2 6 -7 7 7 5 Donna O sburn (aka Barbara Bush) brings us more info about Nevada s Test Site and the ongoing attempt to stop the testing of nuclear weapons ( We have been to Nagasak 1, tru st us - - they w o rk ') The Amer tcan Peace Tests Body of the Whole voted to call for a gather mg 0, activists a, Indian Springs, Nevada A p ril 1 -3 . 1994, where non-violence training. Peacekeeping training, l egal b rie fin g anda workshop on the history of the Test Site w ill be offered Something like a Gr aduate Course in the P olitics of Peace I, w ill look greet on your final resume You can contact these folks a, POBox 2 6 7 2 5 , la s Vegas Nv 89126 Also from Donna 'O’ . ’ Handyman for P eace’ So this guy B ill White has a motor home, and it s got a TV and VCR and a generator and converter. a battery charger, a computer and p rin te r, a 26x8 f, awning, a lot of electric and hand tools, a lockable stor.sge box with an a la rm , a sewing machine, an iron and ironing board, bu, then who doesn't these days AnyRVtha, pulls into Cannon Beach can boas, these features The difference with B ill s Banana Peel (as he calls 1,) is he travels around to peace marches like the Global Walk from LA to New fork and Walking Home in Canada. and lends his tools and his hands to support the activists for peace and the environment "My true joy in life is to be thoroughly used for peace, the environment and social justice actions, and I m a workaholic1 It you can use me, please contact B ill White. 887 E rr mger S, Simi Valley, Ca 93065 ( 8 0 5 ) 5 2 6 -5 0 7 6 me'sagr phone • STOP THE PRESS • RE IR A C IIO H • We hate ,0 admit it. bu, we made a mistake Yes, we did Ms Linda Evenrude cal led the Eilge the other evening quite upset tha, we had in our December issue stated that the 'form er chair ’ of the Seaside Planning Commission had left the country Wha, wr had meant ,0 say was that the for mer "City Planner (one Dick Pearson) had left the scene of the crim e against nature and the people of the area called Sahhallie (He wen, to Canada for a v isit and Ms Evenr ude wen, to California fo ra v is it ) Ms E venr ude pleaded no, g u ilty ,0 voting for or against the project beiause she was a, the time working for the real estate company which was handling the sale. Weston and fverette, arid for her to vote would be a conflict of interest Ms Evenr udr stated tha, this was why she disliked journalists, because they never ge, it rig h t- W ell, we have sim ilar feelings about planners In case you missed it, the Planning People okayed the conditional use perm it tor S e h h a llie a m u lti - m illion dollar condo being b u ilt on one of the las, salt water marshes on the Nor ,h Coast. and the site of a prehistoric village, and the City Council 0, Seaside voted six toone ,0 le, Cascade Trust do what 1, wishes So, the paving of par adise goes on no matter wha, we say or do The ONRC w ill take the SCC decision to LUBA but the bulldozers w ill make the point MOOT Bu, anyway. we would like ,0 say how proud we are 0, all the people in Seaside and Oearhar, and Cannon Beach and Astoria and Portland who showed up at City Council and Planning Commission meetings and wrote letters and signed petitions and generally did wha, citizens are suppose ,0 do when they see something wrong about ,0 happen Please, folks iton , ge, mad, get even Let your elected off teals know tha, you are the final decision mak er s in a democracy, and you can use the vote ,0 change the leadership that does no, respect your decision And learn from this experience that you must be involved in the FIRST decisions that are made in your name and no, Jus, pay attention when someone starts the bulldozer in your back yard On a more compassionate note, we here in the Cannon Beach area have a couple of fam ilies who can use our help Fir s , , E lena S u g e y ll O u e rr e r o , a I 7 year old Seaside High student. is s till r ecover ing from treatment for a brain tumor and a fund has been set up at both the Seaside and Cannon Beach branches of the US Bank under the name E lena Ouer re r 0 More recently I ynda B en so n , the director of the Cannon Bearh Children s center , underwent emergency surgery at Providence Seaside Hospital Her medical b ills exceed $ 3 5 ,0 0 0 and she has no insurance Contributions to The Lynda Benson Fund can be made at any branch of the Bank of Astor ta, or mai led to Bank of Astoria BO Box 5 7 8 , Cannon Beach, Or 9 7 ,1 0 Any amount is gaing to help, and u n til this country fin a lly adopts a Health Care Plan „ is up to us as neighbors ,0 help, so next time you v is it the bank f i l l out a deposit slip w ith someone else s name on it It is the k md of savings account that saves more than money Beloved Reverend. I wish to thank whoever penned the mathematical aquations showing the ratio of traes to aggers Ratios are relationships, and logger s are intimate w ith trees Blaming loggers tor disappear ing forests is like lugger s blam mg owls tor disappear ,ng jobs We depersonalize Nature by ca llin g s fores, a tre e f« -m .o r an estuarine wetland a piece of real estate It one maxes the leap into timber industry jargon, one can see that loggers are migrant farm workers The same forces that existed m th e e w ly 1900's that go, agr »cultural labor oft the farms are at piary tator Mechanization ,0 avoid high insurance costs keeps labor costs (town and production high Fixing blame fixes nothing Vote w ith your wallet ( One dollar One vote ) jo in the resistance Become a Coast Range Association Member A Chainsaw Philosopher I like your raq I like that it's free Let ? be r em inded I, once was a tree - - Chainsaw Poetry e