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weapons, badges, cuffs, mace, etc. They wandered
around like everyone else, looking at everyone else.
If someone was rolling a cigarette, they would check
it out, to make sure it was tobacco being rolled.
There were a few arrests, or ejections, usually folks
who just forgot that the rules had changed at the Fair,
and took out a pipe at the wrong time.
It is one thing to educate people to the dangers ol
drugs, and to try to prevent crimes driven by the
abuse of drugs, and quite another to threaten and
harass otherwise law-abiding and valuable members
of their communities because ol a lifestyle choice that
includes drug use in a responsible manner.
Here in Cannon Beach we have some very
exacting zoning laws that the community passed to
maintain its livability and safety, but you will find
certain exceptions to those laws allowed, either by
the "grandfathering in" of an existing condition, or
allowing a variance, in exceptional cases. In the case
of zoning, the overall situation is considered, such
should be the case in drug laws. Mandatory
sentencing, property seizure, invasions ol privacy,
and overflowing prisons are the result of the "War on
Drugs" and it is the child of a self-righteous
moralistic minority. The same bunch of Bible
thumping, collection plate rattling, homophobic true
believers that brought us prohibition. And the results
are the same. What is the difference between the
Capone Gang and the Crips? The drugs they sell?
No, basically they sell the same drug, temporary
escape. Escape from poverty, stress, fear,
hopelessness and pain. We as a people must solve
these problems before we will see any solutions to
our drug problems.
All this being said, we had a wonderful time at the
Fair, and it was in fact very mellow with the absence
of drunken young people, and the serious crazies.
It was early in the morning, and as we passed a
deep-fried veggie booth just getting ready to open,
we heard, "Wow, someone forgot their wheelchair."
The best t-shirt/bumper sticker was; "Meditation;
It's not what you think."
The best comment was; “Bad cop, no donut.”
Editorial
Now & Then
Well, it's August, and we are in the midst of
madness here on the Edge. Jimmy Butfett said it best
in his postcard from the Lower Right Comer, (Key
West) "The weather is here, wish you were
beautiful."
Speaking of correspondence, the humble ms.
Sally, sent a letter from her lookout tower in Eastern
Oregon, and included a few drawings. The kitten on
our front page is named Maxwell, and the drawing
on this page is of a lightning storm that luckily didn't
start any fires. Sally's book, Wildlife on the Edge is
in progress, and it looks like the Left Coast Group
will have to raise something like $5000 to get it
printed and bound in the manner it deserves. So, if
you would like to help (and take a tax deduction)
write a sizable check to the Cannon Beach Arts
Association, and put Left Coast Group on the memo
line, or order several copies of "Uncle Mike's Guide
to the Real Oregon Coast with disturbing illustrations
by Steve McLeod" and "Letters to Uncle Mike",
using the form below. We have stashed a few
hundred just for this purpose, so get them while they
last.
Speaking of Uncle Mike, the rascal slipped out of
town and has set up housekeeping a little farther
down the edge. You can occasionally find him at
"Oregon Books" in Depoe Bay (see ad on page 3).
(Ludites, ignore the following paragraph.)
We have again managed to paste up another issue,
on paper and on the net. Oh, you haven't visited our
web site? We are not surprised. Some of our
readers, and most of our writers don't even own
televisions, let alone computers. The Net is none the
less part of the free press, and we, with the help ol
our web wicca, are available at, take a deep breath,
http//www.pcez.com/~patrickl or soon at
www.pcez.com/~upperleftedge. Check it out,
comments requested.
T h e r e is n o p o ssib le lin e o f c o n d u ct w h ich
h a s a t so m e tim e a n d p lace been c o n d em n ed ,
a n d w h ich h a s n ot a t som e o th er tim e and
p la ce b een e n jo in e d as a d u ty .
-W illia m L e c k y
The Crackpots, Bond St. and bunch of other
musicians did a free concert in the park in Cannon
Beach, recently, and my, it was fun. Beth says they
will be doing it again Saturday August 16th from
2 PM til 8 PM, don’t miss it!!
While at the abovementioned event we ran into Joe
Keating (former Green Party candidate for U.S.
Senate) and he told us about The Cascadia Summer,
a series of actions, sponsored by the Oregon Wildlife
Federation, stretching from Northern California to
South Washington, to defend what is left of the
forests. There will be actions at Dillion Creek (no.
cal.) China Left (cave junction) Howl & Growl
(eugene) Eagle Creek (portland) and Jammin (so.
wash.). You can call 1-800- 283-5926 for more
information. It might be a good way to spend part of
your summer vaction. Your grandchildren will be
proud of you if you do.
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C annon Beach Jupiter's Rare and Used Books, Osburn's
Grocery, The Cookie Co., Coffee Cabafta, Bill's Tavern,
Cannon Beach Book Co., Hane's Bakerie, The Bistro,
Midtown Café, Once Upon a Breeze, Copies & Fax,
Heather's,The Homegrown Cafe, Haystack Video, Mariner
Market, & Cleanline Surf
Manzanita: Mother's Nature Juice Bar, Bayside Gardens,
Cassandra's, Manzanita News & Espresso, Pacific Coast
Books & Coffee, & Nehalem Bay Video
Nehalem: Mermaid Cafe
R ockaw ay: Sharkey's
T illam ook: Rainy Day Books
Garibaldi: Garibaldi Books
Bay City: Art Space
Yachats: By-the-Sea Books
Pacific City: The River House, Far Country Books, &
Village Merchants
Oceanside: Ocean Side Espresso
Lincoln City: Trillium Natural Foods, Driftwood Library,
& Lighthouse Brewpub
Depoe Bay: Oregon Books
Newport: Oceana Natural Foods, Café DIVA, Cosmo Café,
Bookmark Café, Newport Bay Coffee Co., Cuppatunes, Bay
Latté, Ocean Pulse Suri Shop, Coastal Coffee Co , Sylvia
Beach Hotel, Green Gables Bookstore/B&B, & Canyon Way
Eugene: Book Mark, Café Navarra, Eugene Public Library,
Friendly St. Market, Happy Trails, Keystone Café, Kiva
Foods, Lane C.C., Light For Music, New Frontier Market,
Nineteenth Street Brew Pub, Oasis Market, Perry's, Red Bam
Grocery, Sundance Natural Foods, U of O, & WOW Hall
C orvallis: Not Necessarily the News, & The Environmental
Center
Salem: Heliotrope, Salem Library, & The Peace Store
Astoria: KMUN, Columbian Café, The Community Store,
The Wet Dog Cafe, Café Uniontown, & Shark Rock Cafe
Seaside: Buck's Book Bam, Universal Video, & Cafe
Espresso
Portland: Artichoke Music, Laughing Horse Bookstore, Act
III, Barnes & Noble, Belmonts Inn, Bibelot Art Gallery, Bijou
Café, Borders, Bridgeport Brew Pub, Capt'n Beans (two
locations), Center for the Healing Light, Coffee People (three
locations). Common Grounds Coffee, East Avenue Tavern,
Food Front, Goose Hollow Inn, Hot Lips Pizza, Java Bay
Café, Key Largo, La Pattisserie, Lewis & Clark College,
Locals Only, Marco's Pizza, Marylhurst College, Mt. Hood
CC, Music Millenium, Nature's (two locations), NW Natural
Gas, OHSU Medical School, Old Wives Tales, Ozone
Records, Papa Haydn, PCC (four locations), PSU (two
locations), Reed College, Third Eye, TransCentral Library, &
YWCA
Cornelius: The Weekend Garden Market
The Dalles: Klindts Bookseller
Hood River: Purple Rocks Art Bar, & Cafe
Ashland: Garo's Java House, The Black Sheep, Blue Mt.
Cafe, & Rogue River Brewery
(O ut o f O regon)
Longview , WA: The Broadway Gallery, & Carat Patch
Long B each, WA: Pacific Picnics
N aselle, WA: Rainy Day Artisty
N ahcotta, WA: Moby Dick Hotel
D uvall, WA: Duvall Books
B ainbridge Island, WA: Eagle Harbor Book Co.
Seattle, WA: Elliot Bay Book Co., Honey Bear Bakery,
New Orleans Restaurant, Still Life in Fremont, Allegro
Coffeehouse, The Last Exit Coffee House, & Bulldog News
San F rancisco, CA: City Lights Bookstore
Denver, Co: Denver Folklore Center
New York, NY: The Strand Book Company
W ashington, D.C.: Hotel Tabard Inn
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