THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2016
FRIDAY EXCHANGE
Unwelcome visitors
H
ave you noticed the simi-
larities between Oregon
LNG and the so-called militia
occupying the Malheur
National Wildlife Refuge?
Both came from outside
Oregon, wanting to take
public lands for their own
purposes and pro¿t
Both ignore local desires
and property rights Both
are willing to sacri¿ce wild-
life and fragile natural envi-
ronments for their own gain
Both believe it’s OK to bully
government and residents to
get their way Both are tying
up federal, state, and local
resources and personnel at
great cost to ta[payers
, am grateful that Gov
Brown and many Orego-
nians are urging the federal
government to immediately
stop the Malheur occupiers
I urge the governor to take
that same kind of action to
stop the Oregon LNG and
-ordan &ove liTue¿ed natural
gas (LNG) export terminals
and pipelines proposed for
Oregon
Each of us needs to urge
Governor Brown to tell the
Federal Energy Regula-
tory Commission (FERC)
and state agencies to honor
and enforce Clatsop Coun-
ty’s denial of the permit for
Oregon LNG’s proposed
pipeline Without a pipeline,
there can be no terminal
Each of us needs to urge
state agencies to deny permits
for both Oregon LNG and
-ordan Cove 7hose agencies
have abundant evidence that
neither proposal complies
with state law Contact Gov
Brown at 503-378-4582, or
wwworegongovgov3ages
share-your-opinionaspx
Find out about the local No
LNG group by calling Laurie
Caplan at 503-338-508
It’s unlikely that Oregon
LNG and Jordan Cove will go
away without a big push from
us 3lease do your part to stop
the LNG proposals in Oregon
L$8RIE C$3L$N
Astoria
Good health care
A
person very close to me
was the full bene¿ciary
of the partnership between
Columbia Memorial Hospital
My platform for U.S. president
I
hereby announce my write-in candi-
dacy for president of the US I will
solicit no campaign donations, and
will return any I might receive As
president, I will serve all the people,
without party loyalty, without ideology
and without partiality to any organized
interests
My platform will be available for
perusal by all Americans with access
to the Constitution of the US It will
be, verbatim, Article II, Sections 2 and
3 of that document, which enumerate
the duties of the of¿ce of president
7hey number four paragraphs and may
be read in a couple of minutes Not a
and Oregon Health and
6cience 8niversity
Suspecting an imminent
heart attack, he requested an
immediate appointment with
CMH’s Cardiac 'epartment
7he cardiac nurse, Susan
McGuf¿n, determined an
emergency, as the man’s pulse
was down to 24 7he depart-
ment’s medical director, 'r
Diana Rinkevich, a professor
at OHSU, ordered the imme-
diate transfer of the patient by
ambulance to OHSU for the
implant of a heart pacemaker
When the patient arrived at
OHSU’s Cardiology Depart-
ment, the pacemaker implant
team was ready Although
no blood pressure could be
determined at the customary
locations of the body, and
the ¿rst lead to his heart’s
ventricle had to be removed
and replaced with a different
one, the implant of the dual-
chamber pacemaker by
Dr 7homas Dewland was
completed within four hours
7his community is fortu-
nate to have a person of
Dr Rinkevich’s ability,
resolve and connections at
its disposal Without her, the
patient would have been a
statistic in the column of heart
attack victims
ERHARD GROSS
Astoria
Pushy
I
am always happy to give
my opinion on most
subjects, and actually enjoy
Understanding
the value of
sacred stories
word in them is beyond the compre-
hension of any literate citizen 7o
wit: commander-in-chief of the armed
forces, the making of treaties, appoint-
ment of ambassadors, nomination of
justices of the Supreme Court, and a
few others of minor consequence
Any item reaching my desk which
does not fall within the purview of
those duties will be referred to the
Congress or the appropriate state legis-
latures 7he authors of the Constitu-
tion feared, above all, despotic powers
in the hands of a single individual,
having just broken asunder, by armed
rebellion, the yoke of the world’s most
participating in phone surveys
when time permits When
answering a recorded voice
survey recently however, I
was disturbed by the rush of
answering complex ques-
tions on a subject little-known
to most, but addressed so
eloquently by Roger Dorband
(“Economic terrorism,” The
Daily Astorian, Jan 2)
Our Clatsop County
Commission is being asked to
join the Linn County lawsuit
to basically change the ratio
of chopping down our forests,
among other things, for a
perceived lack of money due
Linn County I raised this
Linn County lawsuit issue at
a recent county commission
meeting, so I knew a little
about it, but I felt as though
I could not push the buttons
on my phone fast enough to
keep up with the recorded
confusing questions and
answers
Among the many ques-
tions asked: Should the
Clatsop County Commis-
sioners join the Linn County
lawsuit? Had I ever voted
against a school bond? Did I
feel my taxes were being used
in a fair manner? Well, you
get the idea
“Of course!” I shouted
when a friend, hearing my
exasperated rehash of the
call, reminded me this type of
phone survey is really a push
poll And, one of the kinder
de¿nitions: an opinion poll
done with loaded questions or
offering negative information
far-reaching colonial monarch How
far we have drifted from the intent
of our founders, I leave the reader to
decide
Lastly, the president shall — and
this duty is stated in the most casual
language imaginable, attesting to what
was meant to be a relatively insigni¿-
cant of¿ce — “from time to time give to
the Congress information of the State of
the Union” I shall execute that duty as
infrequently and as brieÀy as possible,
so as not to detain my audience from
more pro¿table entertainments
LOUIS SARGEN7
Gearhart
to sway the opinions of those
polled
So now you are fore-
warned How we maintain
our forests is a very important
issue I urge you to discuss
entering into this lawsuit with
your county commissioner as
soon as possible
By the way, in case you get
a call, the caller ID number
is 503--22 And good
luck
NANCY HOLMES
Seaside
A necessity
P
eople have shown an
interest in the sounding
of a horn around sunset
from the Columbia House
Condominiums 7his was
not intended to annoy or
alarm neighbors, rather it is
designed to deter a murmura-
tion of starlings, which wish
to roost under the Columbia
Condos
7heir droppings are a
source of great concern for
all Astorians who use the
Riverwalk and surrounding
areas Starling feces can carry
viruses and organisms that
cause disease, which pose
a hazard to our neighbors,
Riverwalk bicyclists, pedes-
trians, and the residents of the
Columbia Condos Addition-
ally, the feces can cause struc-
tural damage to our home
7he collapse of the interstate
bridge in Minnesota in 2007
was attributed, in part, to
pigeon feces
7he
condos
require
building inspections 7he
Columbia House Condo-
minium Association has been
advised that the presence of
droppings would prevent this
safety inspection So, the asso-
ciation determined that use
of the horn system is the best
way to prohibit starlings from
roosting beneath the building
7he guidance document that
we consulted for this was
“G9447 Controlling Nuisance
Blackbirds in Roosts” from the
University of Missouri Exten-
sion service, http:extension
missouriedupG9447
Not wanting to bother our
neighbors unnecessarily, and
certainly not more than neces-
sary, we researched alterna-
tives to our method A review
of options suggested that the
one we are using to be one
of the best 3ast experience
has shown that our method
is effective Universities in
Nebraska, Minnesota, and
Wisconsin, as well as in Scot-
land, produced research to
support our process
Still, wanting to be
thoughtful and accountable
neighbors, we changed the
frequency and volume of the
horn 7he sound actually only
occurs for a few minutes at a
time, and for less than an hour
daily 7he hope is that these
adjustments make our efforts
easier on the human ear
Additionally we have already
looked into other means of
dealing with this problem,
such as barriers and visual
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frightening devices, and we
will continue to do so
Concerns for everyone
about disease and struc-
tural safety are our constant
priority, and the noise is
only temporary We hope the
community will recognize the
necessity of this measure and
our efforts to be responsive to
the needs of our community
CHARLES S7UAR7
Member, Columbia House
Condominiums Building and
Grounds Committee
LNG plea
O
pen letter to Gov Kate
Brown: 7hank you for
your intervention in Harney
County 3lease do the same
for Clatsop County State
lands on the Skipanon 3enin-
sula are still being held
hostage by out-of-state energy
corporations
Lique¿ed natural gas
(LNG) has no place disrupting
our local community for
investor pro¿ts Other places
in the US and Canada may
permit extraction and trans-
mission industries to make a
mess with intrusive pipelines
and natural gas tanks, but we
in the Columbia 3aci¿c region
are drawing the line and just
saying no
Also, are Oregonians
going to pay to decommission
the gas plant and pipelines
when they are no longer safe
or pro¿table to operate?
Coos Bay may fall for their
schemes, but we in Clatsop
County will not be bought off
by corporate bullies with their
(perhaps false) promises of
tax money and high-paying
jobs for current residents
3lease, Gov Brown, do
whatever you can to end this
occupation of our tidelands
3lease do it now, even if it
means subjecting Oregon to
a lawsuit by negating the
original lease Many of your
supporters here are getting
really angry about LNG and
their continuing terrorism
7hey need to go and not come
back
Free us from LNG, and
don’t force us to do some-
thing rash like “take back the
Skip” (especially not before
the 20 fall election)
S7E9E EMMONS
Astoria
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