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Editorial I
Now & Then
FIRST'! A RETRACTION
If there is one thing that a newspaper fears
above all else, it is getting the information
wrong Not just the famous Chicago Tnbs
• Dewey Wins!" headline or spelling someone s
name wrong, but serious information that people
depend on and. i f it is wrong, can cause them to
be put in harm sway
Our December Tide Table was WRONG! It
showed the December 1995 tides
We picked up next year's tables by mistake
The locals were quick to notice, not only that
December started on a Thursday instead of a
Friday, but that the promised clam tides were
wrong
...
Folks you can t imagine how something lire
that makes us feel This last month we have been
holding our breath We had no way to correct
our mistake, except by word of mouth until this
issue We imagined a group of school kids on a
field trip, with copies of The Edge in hand,
fro lickin g to the beach, and being swept away by
a tide they hadn t expected The old ulcers flared
to life We take the accuracy of the paper
seriously, and we want your trust in the Edge to
be warranted You have our pledge that this w ill
not happen again, but we must remind ourselves;
"Don't believe everything you read in the
paper!". Any paper
There are several very good reasons why your
beloved reverend does not drive an automobile
anymore Not the least of these is that, because
of "imphed consent", you are liable to be stopped
by the police, in your daily travel, at anytime!!
Anytime1! It doesn't m atter what you are doing,
how you are driving, where you are going, what
you o r your car look like; trust me. And they wffi
step you if your license plate light is out. They
will check your papers, run you for priors, smell
your breath and give your vehicle a very
professional olfactory and visual once over outside
and inside as well.
We have had, oh, three, four, ten folks come
into the bookstore these last few months with
tales of "police harassm ent" and abuse of the
system, etc etc and we do sympathize But as
this m onth's insert will eiqplain, it is not our fault
or even the fault of the peace officers, no, it is a
bigger foe we must fight So, the next time the
highways frustrate you and the authorities harass
you, we suggest you complain to a group of folks
who have more influence than this little rag on
the powers that be, call the Chamber of
Commerce
By the time you read this, it w ill be a New Year
The Holidays w ill be over, the new Congress w ill
be sworn In and both the Edge and the People's
Republic of Boulder w ill be facing true
Wintertime
I've been too stunned by the election, then
distracted by Thanksgiving and Christmas, to
write Fall has passed and Fall has always been
my favorite season - leading up to Thanksgiving
(any holiday devoted to eating and watching
football can t be all bad), and then my Christmas
birthday — I'm sure that when I was too young to
know the difference. I figured that all the fuss
was just for my birthday I th in k 1 love the
Northwest because the weather can remind me of
Fall for most of the year
This November had a much different feeling. 1
won't add to our humble Editors' comments. 1 feel
much the same A few notes; the fundamentalist,
anti-abortion "stealth" candidate that I wrote
about a few months back was defeated this time
by the same woman who almost (one vote) beat
him as a w rite-in two years ago In all. our
center held — both our Democratic House
members were returned, as were the four
Republicans Unfortunately, most election
reform and school tax initiatives were defeated
It seems to me that the folks (according to the
papers, mostly white men) who were angry got
out in force, while those of us who thought
things were moving along well, had a more
lackluster approach; overall, the "mandate" was a
51-49% vole nationwide -- any lesson here?
Phone Booh Fun}
M ark your calenders, folks. This y e a r s collection and
recycling o f old telephone books is January 19th through
February 3 r d , 1 9 9 5 As in previous y e a rs Cannon
B each/A rch Cape re c y c le rs have fiv e drop o ff sites fo r
th eir phone books:
♦Cannon Beach Recycling Depot
2nd St V e s t o f Spruce
♦Cannon Beach C ity Hall
♦Cannon Beach Post O ffice
16 3 Gower
1 5 5 Hemlock
♦Tolovana Post O ffice
♦ Arch Cape Post O ffice
3 1 4 0 Hemlock
In the Arch Cape Deb
Like the Rev Billy, I was glued to the tube this
fa ll watching "Baseball" And 1 share all of his
observations and feelings about the series (the
only one we got this year!). It's also good to
watch a flick like "Bull Durham , and reflect that
baseball really is like life -- the players aren't
rocket scientists, like most of us; they re crude,
macho, imperfect, like most of us. and they just
play the game — but overarching it all is the
mystery, the beauty, the spirit, the eternity of
the game — as in our world and our lives - - if we
just pause to look for it
Although this m arks the fifth y e a r o f telephone book
recyclin g in Cannon Beach, it w ill be the f ir s t y e a r o f
collection on a county-w ide lev el. The expansion is made
possible by combined e ffo rts o f recycling program s in
Cannon Beach, Seaside and A s to ria , w ith generous support
fro m U S V e s t
At the sites in the Cannon B e ac h /A rch
Cape area look fo r the blue b arrels w ith bright yellow
signs
We are proud, after two years of pleading to
welcome our former neighbor. June Kroft to our
pages, with her ongoing thoughts on the garden,
and stuff
This month we begin a series of four page
inserts that w ill inform our readers about some
of the smaller groups and organizations around
the edge This is made possible by an $800 grant
from The Fund for Wild Nature This issue we
feature the Alliance for a Paving Moratorium,
out of Arcata. California
How vain it is to sit dow n to w rite w h en
you h a v e not stood up to live.
H enry David Thoreau
CANNON BEACH - THE CITY THAT MADE
MCTARNAHAN’S ALE FAMOUS!
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We feel obligated at this time to inform our
readers and advertisers that the Upper Left Edge,
like all things, has a beginning, middle, and end
We have passed the middle The beloved
reverend, having never been a publisher, editor,
etc before, decided to devote five years to this
project That was two years and eight months
ago, and boy are we having fun We have-grown,
we have plans to grow more, we w ill chang^and
hopefully get better than we could have hoped
But, then, in A pril 1997, the Upper Left Edge as
we know it w ill end. Oh, it may just take a month
o ff and mutate into something that looks exactly
like it. o r ... Well, we also must take into account
that i f we don t get better at certain parts of this
trip we may not even make it to five years. So, to
all our ’friends of the edge
St Valentine s day
is coming, and we love you!
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Hatred is like fire; it m akes e v e n light
rubbish deadly.
George Eliot
(M ary Ann Evans)
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132 North Hainlock
Cannon Beach, 43 61 30 ,
Yes it is true, herbacides turn seagulls in to well,.,
gay gulls. W ait till the OCA hears about this! Why,
they will become Born-Again Environmentalists. Yes,
a recent missive from the Coast Range Associations
informs us th at studies have found that 2-4 D works
in the gender, as well as growth areas of animals, as
well as plants, like alder trees sprayed to keep the
tree farms free for ‘Doug Fir*. The most frightening
thing about the story was the map showing all of
Clatsop County and w here the spraying of some scarey
chemicals is being done. The Coast Range folks are
making the only maps in existance of this situation.
Next month we will go into more detail. Our favorite
quote in the piece they sent us is from a local Forest
Dept. Official, "When I smell 2, 4-D in the air, it m ust
be spring." Apocalypse Now, revisted? You can gpt
your own map by contacting the Coast Range Assoc.
PC Box 148 Newport, Or. 97365 Ph. (503) 265-8105
FAX (503) 8179. Send them some money, it's worth
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Etitor/Pablisber The Beloved Reverend
B illy Lloyd Holts
Assistant EiitorfPwblisheifGiaphics
E iito r The Humble Ms Sally Louise Lackaff
Science E titoriY oice o f Reason/Iniian
CoantryfUacle M ik e /e tc : Michael Burgess
W ililife /M a s ic Reporter at Large Peter
"Spud" Siegel
Eincation Eiitor: Peter Lindsey
Meanwhile in Newport; Alex LaFoBette
Im provisational Engineer: Dr. Kaikeys
Wine Expert; Jim Anderson
Political Consultant: Kathleen Kroshas
Environmental News: KimBosse
Mowies &. Foo t; Rob Milliron
M r. Baseball Jeff Larson (temp re t)
Talas o f the Northern Seas: Roiy & Mar
Local Colour: Ron Logan
Vie v From the Van: John Fraser
Jane's G arten: June K roft
M ajor Distribution: Coyote Distribution
Economics E iito r Geraldine Rock
A n t A Cast O f Thousands!!
JOYCE L. COCHRAN, M.S.W., A.C.S.W.
I>S5 ci io n it KAi’is r
Jungian-oriented Depth Psychology approach
to issues of growth, transition, spirituality, gender
Forestry
UPPER LEFT EDGE TftiMfVf 1175
The other day, a resident of the north part of
the city found a tail dangling from a tree in his
back yard when he went outside to find out what
his dogs were barking about Thankfully the
mountain lion attached to it was paying more
attention to the site of his deer k ill than to the
resident, and after the man beat a careful
retreat, the lion faded into the brush All the
critters are stocking up for winter, and
hopefully we can allow them to do so without anv
fuss Our resident raccoons are on the prowl for
unattended pet food and garbage, as well, causing
great late nig ht consternation for our dog
Peaceful and Gentle New Year’s Wishes!
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