Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty
Wendell Phillips
1812-1884
The poet Thomas Stearns Eliot once
hiked to the upper ridges of Neahkahnie
Mountain and scratched his name on its
r 0« k y summit He also contributed the
term objective correlative’ to poetic
c ritic is m In brief, Eliot suggested that
the mere linking together of certain object
nam< would e l'c it specific reader
emotions Rat s feet,’ "broken glass," and
rusty tin shacks" evoke a certain feeling,
woolen m ittens.’ 'hot cocoa.’ and 'yule
logs’ quite another mood
In much the same manner, it seems to
me, certain objects and events herald
seasonal s h ifts here on the North Coast
Native Americans distinguished seasons
and months of the year by assigning them
names correlated to natural events in the
Great Cycle ’ the Month of the Shedding
Pony," "the Time of the Long Grass,' and
the Time for Drying Salmon'
Fall has its distinct correlatives The
Professor wishes to posit his checklist of
objects/events that usher in this
b itte r-sw e e t season of transition
Fall Indicia
1 Season of the Wild Blackberry
Although not indigenous to our coast, this
wayfarer from India arrives on the
sum m er/fall cusp to gladden our palates
Preserved as jam or je lly , the berry
conjures summer days deep into the w inter
darkness
2 Long black clouds of the Sooty
Shearwater concentrated in legions just
offshore These birds follow the late
summer bait fish schools, anchovies and
candlefish. close outside the surf line
Bait f ish depletion may postpone or alter
their flig h ts this year
3 Return of the Fall Swell On or about
Labor Day, the ocean sw ell kicks up
sig nifican tly most years, sending the last
summer-season bathers scurrying to
retrieve beach blankets, toddlers, and
tennis shoes apparently le ft high and dry
on the sand Fortunately, the big green
am ato toa »«este macmikxs
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A Letter to All
As the husk ot summer s a c tiv itie s fa lls about
autumn's hustinq here are three things to be done
First, register to vote Several crucial issues
are to be decided at the ballot bo* this fa ll, not
tne least of which is the make-up of our county
governing board Readers of the Upper l eft Edge
would do w ell to protect their interest in
progressive and open government hy exercising
their obligations to the commonweal if you
don t vote, you don t get to whine later
Second, once you ve registered to vote you d
better use that power No excuses Get that
absentee ballot if you aren't in town, or are out
of state, or o ff the planet No excuses ’ Uh, l
forgot' is only good for crustaceans reacting to
lit t le more than changing tidal stim ulus No
excuses Get to your polling place on election
day
This brings us to the third point, and the crux
of this le tte r When you vote, do so for
substance, open process and deliberate balance
This means do your homework before entering the
polling booth
And, here is your firs t homework assignment
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Check out Helen Westbrook s candidacy for county
commissioner in Helen s presence we have the
opportunity to elect precisely the substance,
openess and deliberate balance this county
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requires at the moment
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No flamboyance here Helen takes a rock-solid
B ehind the . T imes
line of quiet, deliberate and open exchange in the
M eanwhile in N ewport
decision mak mg process Her work co-chairing
5 L etter from V ashon , ViLDtirc on L dge the Cannon B**ach Enerqy Conservation Committee
attests to her effectiveness in conducting
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meetings and the business at hand 5he acts
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background in hospital adm inistration and the
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credentials for the position of county
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commissioner Helen Westbrook s strengths
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point to that exceptional talent Clatsop County
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needs for progressive and enlightened
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