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Evil thrives
when good men do nothing
D ev.
Hults
Editorial
Your Professor has been scratching around like a
winter wren trying to locate some tidbits worthy of a
column this month. The gloom and chill have induced
winter lassitude and torpor. Keeping life and limb
together burns up additional spiritual calories this
wintry season. The old rhythms abide. A snooze with a
good book often carries the day.
Some musings and gossip, a reflection or two, may
be the only ammunition in my journalistic quiver. I do
smell some rumors afoot in the village. Word in the
public houses is that my old adversary, the Chamber of
Commerce, has sullied its financial nest. Oh really, I
say to myself. Isn't that a surprise? Commerce run
amok. How un-American! One can hope that when the
organization is pulled face first out of the public trough
and cleans up a bit, the community hall can be available
again for community activies as originally intended.
Hmm.
Work exigencies carry the Professor to Seaside
during the week. Every morning he drops off of
Tillamook Head and down into the Necanicum River
bottomland. During commuting hours, Highway 101
appears to have developed its own mini- rush hour!
Beaverton, Land o f the Industrial Park, has nothing on
us, by God! A lovely "Micro-tel" has popped up on the
former site of the Heroin Arms Apartments just north of
the Monkey Business Amusement Center. Yesterday a
realtor posted a sign on the wetland south o f the Seaside
city limits advertising "Prime Commercial" property for
sale. Previous excavation on the site had been halted by
the Corps o f Engineers some years past. Hmm again.
Seaside's downtown core area buildings look like
Dresden after the fire bombings. One Seaside merchant
told me 75 stores were vacant on, and peripheral to,
Broadway. Yoiks! What has their chamber of
commerce been doing? Maybe they need another
"Million Dollar Show." If the city could just drum up a
few Clatsop Indians, maybe they could establish a
gambling casino on the Neawanna Estuary. I can see
Jay Leno at the Neawanna Winds Casino. Wayne
Newton and Barry Manilow might show up too.
One former teacher at Seaside High School
overheard two kids talking one day.
"Yeah," the kid told his buddy, "you go to Cannon
Beach to make the scene, Gearhart to be seen, and
Seaside to be obscene." Folks around here in years past
compared the City o f Seaside to a pile of fresh steaming
dog poop at a picnic. They claimed the doggie doolie
keeps the flies away from your picnic lunch! Now I
don't like that kind o f talk, and I don't think it's fair.
Besides, as one of my old buddies often remarked, "a
dog smells his own dirt first." Hmm once more. Those
little pieces o f folk wisdom generally fly right over my
head, I guess.
Seaside is a beautifully disposed city. Its river,
estuaries, and headland challenge artistic description.
Old photographs of its early homes and buildings
suggest grace and charm. The last few decades have not
been kind. Multi-story ocean front motels and strip
malls don't appear to be the answer. I understand a
concerted effort is afoot to change things. I hope for the
best.
Meanwhile, I'd like to plump for two fine
establishments in south Seaside. Corpeny's Bakery and
Coffee Shop assuages even the most discerning palates.
I find myself curiously drawn toward its vortex of
savory delights. On the darkest day, a meal at
Corpeny's gladdens even the dank heart of your
grumbly Professor. Tillamook Head Bookstore, also
located on Avenue U, is a tiny, tidy cabin given over to
a tasty array of reader's treats Don't let its diminutive
size fool you, this store has all the right stuff. Its
proprietors, the Hayes, are consummate book sleuths
and scouts. I give it high marks.
Now & Then
Well, here we are again in dark wet days o f
February, those o f us who are left. This is the
customary time o f the year for even the locals to get
out o f town and go somewhere warm for a while. If
circumstances prevent that option, folks tend to
hole up. Outside is often out o f the question, so we
have time to do things like putting together news
papers or creating art o f one kind or another pretty
much for our own amusement; and occasionally
good results from our efforts.
We are reminded o f the story we printed
several years ago o f how the famous Oregon Bottle
Bill came about; it seems there was this guy down
by Coos Bay who just hated seeing litter
everywhere. It just offended him, especially in the
woods where he would hike, so he did a little
research, and offered a solution. A container refund
system: because bottles and cans made up the
largest part o f the trash, that should be where it
begins. So, like a good citizen, he called his state
legislator and explained his solution. His legislator
bless his heart, listened and said he’d give it a try,
but it was going against some pretty big players.
He did it anyway; this was long, long ago children,
and o f course, the bill went nowhere fast. Well, the
citizen had done his duty but had lost, end o f story;
not for this citizen — for him it became a dance, an
art form, an exercise in democracy and a celebration
o f the humble human spirit as it fought to prevail
over the powers that be, simply because he believed
it was the right thing to do.
He began to send letters, but not just Dear
Legislator, in a simple white envelope, no, his
letters were sent in envelopes from all over the
world, strange stamps o f unusual design and
denominations bearing postmarks from exotic
places, letters sure to be opened and read with
curiosity. He traveled to Salem, occasionally,
spoke with people in the hallways and offices. He
was articulate and sincere, and though very shy,
was willing to talk about his idea to almost anyone
who would listen. Well, as we all know, he finally
won, and then he quietly returned to his home and
enjoyed his walks even more. I’ve purposely not
mentioned his name because I want you to look it
up so you will remember it. He’s important in our
history, and in our future, he was a citizen.
Yep, another one o f those patriotic editorials
we’ve all come to love.
It is a good time o f year, here on the coast,
to get in your work as a responsible citizen Let’s
start by figuring out who’s up to what on the State
ballot OF Bill Sizeless has a couple going, along
with perennial favorites Don McEmpty and Long
Mabon; oh well, it’s a free and funny country.
Dr John has good stuff and St Mark’s still fighting
the good fight, may the Buddha bless him And the
beloved Ex-D-Oregon Furse is still walking the
"M y advice to you is get married: i f you find a good w ife you'll be happy;
- Socrates (470-399 B.C.)
i f not, you'll become a philosopher.
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Can it be spring training time again so soon?
The Cubs have spent some money, and Sammy
Sosa says he wants to win Lor years we have
dreamed of a Cubs/Yankees Senes This could
be the year I know Cubs fans have been saying
that for nearly a century. but it’s a new century
now, and no one has won a W orld Senes in this
one, yet Go, Cubbies.
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