TO THE EDITOR
family planning.
This Earth Day, it is imperative to make
the population connection — increased ac-
cess to family planning will lead to solutions
for the problems of rapidly dwindling envi-
ronmental resources such as food, water,
housing and clothing materials for mankind.
Sarah Hafer
Eugene
LESSONS LEARNED
As a soldier who has recently returned
home from Iraq, I too have been seeing the
“Support Our Troops” magnets/stickers, and
I am honored. It’s not about supporting the
troops monetarily or even physically, it’s
about supporting us mentally and emotion-
ally — which the veterans of Vietnam didn’t
have. The country has learned from this and
is now doing everything they can to welcome
us home, and to make sure that we know that
they care about us.
The cost of war bears a great burden on
the country, but that burden isn’t comparable
to the one on the soldier. The magnets are a
way of reminding the citizens of America that
the soldiers, sailors, and marines are also
Americans that deserve your support because
of what they are, and what they do. Whether
you believe in the war or not, they are
American citizens who responded to the call
of duty that not all good Americans are will-
ing to do. So from a veteran, all of those who
unconditionally support the troops, thank
you.
Josiah Sanders
Oregon Army National Guard
Springfield
ANOTHER ASSAULT
Right under our noses an assault on public
land use is taking place once again with
Senate Bill 1028. It has been concocted to re-
strict and eliminate access to public lands,
greenways and waterways. It will impose
fees on recreational non-motorized water
craft; inner tubes and bicycles could well be
next. Please write to your state representa-
tives and encourage them to vote against this
intrusion into our rights as boaters and citi-
zens of Oregon.
Garrett Campbell
Brownsville
SAVE THE TREES
Oregonians have a great responsibility to
our old-growth forests. So when I hear that
the U.S. Forest Service is planning to log
2,000 acres of old-growth and mature forests
in the McKenzie River watershed, well, I’m
not a happy camper.
Much of Oregon’s beauty is drawn from
these lush ancient forests, our clean blue
rivers and abundant wildlife. For some, just
knowing these amazing jewels of nature are
out there is satisfaction enough. But look at it
from an economic perspective, and there is
no denying that Oregon’s natural attributes
draw visitors from across the country and be-
yond our borders to hike our amazing trails,
bike our magnificent mountains, raft our wild
rivers and camp in our parks and wilderness.
The logging slated to take place along the
McKenzie River would not only affect our
natural lands, but it would negatively affect
the innkeepers, merchants, restaurateurs and
others who rely on tourism to make a living.
Destroying the few ancient forests we
have left is reprehensibly irresponsible and a
great injustice to future generations. Logging
ancient forests is a crime against nature.
This land is our land. We Oregonians
must safeguard our majestic trees from the
Forest Service’s destructive policies. Write
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