THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2016
FRIDAY EXCHANGE
5A
Three rounds
f Bryan Pease, the lawyer rep-
resenting the “animal rights
group” suing the U.S. Coast
Guard (“Animal welfare group
sues Coast Guard,” The Daily
Astorian, May 3) would like to
demonstrate the “75 yard sufi-
cient safety zone for a shotgun,”
may I be the irst to offer my
services.
I will gladly (free of charge)
ire three rounds as you face me
at 75 yards.
MIKE AHO
Warrenton
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Protect our docks
would like to say I have enjoyed working on the sea
lion rail deterrent project with the Port of Astoria and
Knappa High School. I am hopeful that the rails will make
a difference in keeping the sea lions off of the docks, and
protect the boats that are moored there.
I know the tourists enjoy the sea lions, but as a commu-
nity we need to ind a good solution to protect our docks
and salmon population. The East End Mooring Basin is
being overrun by the sea lions, and that means that the Port
loses money on moorage fees that could go to repairing or
replacing docks for future use.
If we work as a community to ind a permanent solu-
tion, we will all beneit.
CONNOR MORGAN
Astoria
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Experience, dedication
am writing to let you know
why we support Dawn McIn-
tosh for Clatsop County Cir-
cuit Court judge: Experience
and dedication. Dawn has been
a prosecutor, defender, civil lit-
igator and active advocate for
children and families for over
23 years.
The position of Circuit
Court judge is best served by
a hard-working and dedicated
individual with a strong legal
mind and a tireless approach to
legal studies. The judge must
have the ability to listen to the
witnesses and testimony, allow
the appropriate evidence while
overseeing the courtroom, and
then correctly interpret and
apply the legal standard to the
facts. I believe Dawn McIntosh
is the right person for the job.
It is important to me that
my clients have the opportu-
nity to receive timely, impar-
tial and legally sound rulings
on issues ranging from review-
ing an estate’s annual account-
ing, to determining appropriate
child support amounts during a
pending dissolution for custody
matter. Dawn has the experience
in both criminal and civil law to
effectively and expertly take on
the role of Circuit Court judge
right now.
Vote for experience. Vote for
Dawn McIntosh.
JEREMY RUST
Seaside
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Forest values
t was sad to read that Sky-
ler Archibald, director of
the Parks and Recreation Dis-
trict of Seaside, is supporting
the Linn County lawsuit which
would mean increased log-
ging here in Clatsop County
(“Protect programs,” The
Daily Astorian, April 15). As a
municipal employee in a town
almost totally reliant on tour-
ism, why would the director
want more trees cut down —
especially in light of the butch-
ered hills on Seaside’s eastern
horizon?
But let’s forget about aes-
thetics. It’s about the money.
Archibald repeats the mantra of
the Linn County commission-
ers, “the greatest permanent
value.” The lawsuit is based
on a 1939 contract between the
state and counties to provide
the “greatest permanent value,”
which the litigants assume to be
money from timber harvest on
state forest lands.
Apparently they didn’t get
the memo in 1998, when the
Oregon Department of Forestry
was mandated to balance for-
est usage for recreational, eco-
logical, aesthetic and timber
harvest values. Even in 1939,
the “greatest permanent value”
was never deined to be strictly
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a monetary take from timber
harvest.
The basis of the more egali-
tarian 1998 approach to manag-
ing forests lies in the irrefutable
truth that change is inevitable.
When the 1939 contract was
signed, nobody had ever heard
the term “global warming.”
Now there is good reason to
leave trees standing and pro-
mote carbon sequestration as a
means of gleaning funds from
the forests.
In 1939, Oregon was barely
in the national consciousness.
Now people are locking to Ore-
gon for the livability and the
environment. In 1939, there
wasn’t a multi-million dollar
tourist industry grounded on the
beauty of the state and the recre-
ational opportunities here.
While ish and wildlife were
in decline in the 1930s, we
hadn’t yet seen species pushed
to extinction. In 1939, there was
no Environmental Protection
Act, which just made Oregon
the irst state ever to lose federal
grant money for failure to clean
up coastal streams polluted by
logging.
Archibald states that it is
“obvious” that we can have all
of the mandated beneits from
the state forests and “harvest
public timber at increased and
sustainable rates.” He rightly
calls for “sensible conserva-
tion measures that preserve our
forests.”
These two seemingly con-
tradictory statements are at the
heart of the debate about how
forest will be managed in Ore-
gon, and throughout the west. It
is important that individuals and
agencies with a monetary stake
in the outcome acknowledge
that the meaning of “value”
is much broader than money
alone.
ROGER DORBAND
Astoria
Our way of life
am a Democrat. I hate Repub-
licans, but I love my country.
We need to stop being ostriches.
Vote for Donald Trump.
We need the fence along the
Mexican border. Each state can
put up their own part. All the
wealthy can donate for expenses
to have a barbed wire fence with
a land mine strip after that. If
this doesn’t happen, then our
country will be overpopulated
like India. Our own people will
suffer.
I put aside my own personal
feelings for the sake of our coun-
try, our future, our way of life,
that we take for granted. Trump
is the only real man to say what
we’re all thinking but too afraid
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to say, while these other invasive
people take our jobs.
DIANA CARSON
Astoria
Buy him out
’ve found what I consider
an excellent way to set-
tle the Gearhart Grocery/brew
pub question. Jeanne Mark,
Rick Sabol, Kent Smith, and
their other supporters, should
pool their inances and buy out
Terry Lowenberg and keep the
grocery.
They could then ind out
what working 12 to 16 hours
a day seven days a week is
like, and they could lose all the
money they want without wor-
rying about having a neighbor-
hood brew pub darkening the
streets of Gearhart. Seems very
logical to me.
Twenty years or so ago, there
was opposition to Paciic Way
Bakery and Cafe being allowed
to open, and opponents likened
it to bringing McDonald’s into
“downtown” Gearhart.
CHUCK MEYER
Astoria
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Good communicator
am voting for Dawn McIn-
tosh for Circuit Court judge,
and support her wholeheartedly.
Dawn has represented me in
legal matters since my father’s
attorney recommended her
11 years ago. I also know her
from working in the Tillamook
County Courthouse, and both
our children have been in some
of the same clubs and events
from middle school through
graduation.
Dawn not only knows the
law, she is a good communica-
tor, and highly intelligent. What
I ind most impressive is that
she listens and takes in all the
facts, then advises and ights for
what is fair. She is deinitely not
afraid to tell someone that they
are off-base.
She also works hard.
Whether it was getting an emer-
gency family matter hearing
together within a day; or com-
ing in before the sun came up to
do the inal draft of our heavily
negotiated prenuptial agreement
the day before our wedding, she
is willing to put in extra hours to
get the job done.
I believe Dawn’s years of
experience, depth of knowl-
edge, fairness and work ethic
are what make her the best can-
didate to be our newest Circuit
Court judge.
Please join me in voting for
her.
TONI VANDERSHULE
Seaside
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Look in the mirror
A true gift
t seems as though there are
quite a few parents who won-
der, “Why does my child have
anxiety, and depression?” Well
news lash parents, start by look-
ing in the mirror.
When your child goes to
talk to you, and you shut them
out, say you don’t have time
for them, or simply just say
you don’t care, how do you
expect any other outcome
than for your child to distance
themselves?
When they inally come to
you, and say you play a major
role in their poor emotions, and
you, the parents, shut them out
and tell them they are wrong
because, “I know how to parent,
and I’m doing it right,” you’re
probably not as great as you
think you are.
So maybe next time, listen
when your child wants to speak
to you. And if they say you play
a role in their poor emotions,
accept responsibility for what
you did, and ind a solution. One
of the biggest issues today is that
parents never accept respon-
sibility for their actions, and
they say they are all-knowing
because of their age. We are the
most evolved and most knowl-
edgeable generation this planet
has ever seen. We might know
something, as well.
ANDREW BALCOM
Astoria
his letter is in praise of the
administration and staff at
the Clatsop Care Memory Com-
munity in Warrenton.
Our mother was one of the
irst residents in this wonder-
ful facility, and they made her,
and us, feel immediately at
home. Their concern for, care
of and interest in every person
in the facility, and of every fam-
ily member of the residents, is
simply stellar. Our mother was
treated like the treasure she was,
and we were warmly welcomed
at every visit. We were imme-
diately informed of any issue
regarding our mother and of the
steps involved in her care.
When the doctor at Colum-
bia Memorial Hospital put mom
on hospice, we were unsure
whether her return to Clat-
sop Care Memory Community
would be appropriate. Mindy
Stokes, the administrator, called
and said that mom was part of
their family, and to bring her
home so that they could care
for her during her inal days. So
we did — and they did take care
of her, and of us, with love and
compassion. Two staff members
even came in on their day off to
sit with mom, and were there to
say goodbye when she died.
My sister and I have been
assured that we will always be a
part of the Clatsop Care Mem-
ory Community family, and we
are, and always will be, grate-
ful to all of the staff. The people
who work there and the facility
are a true gift to this community.
ALLISON CELLARS
Astoria
CONNIE HALPERIN
Portland
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Deeply indebted
he Fisheries Technology
class and Aquatic Biology
Program at Astoria High School
would like to give a sincere
thank you to all of our generous
sponsors who donated prizes for
our very successful sixth annual
Fishing Derby fundraiser, which
was held at Coffenbury Lake on
April 30.
We raised over $,1000 that
will go directly towards paying
for Aquatic Biology Program
activities and projects.
We are deeply indebted to
our community — this pro-
gram would not exist, and the
derby would not have been pos-
sible, if it were not for the gen-
erous contributions from our
sponsors.
Thank you, everyone.
CAMMY TETLOW
KELSEY WULLGER
Student Fishing Derby
coordinators
LEE CAIN
Instructor, AHS Aquatic
Biology Program
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T
Amazing asset
am a volunteer with Clatsop
Community Action’s Produce
Pantry, and would like people
to know how great it is. Right
now there is a big pot of New
England boiled dinner cook-
ing on my stove, with cabbage,
potatoes, carrots, onions and
bacon. The only thing I had to
pay for was the bacon. The rest
came from the Produce Pantry
last Thursday.
This is available to so many
people here who might not
know about it. We are set up on
Thursdays every week through
Sept. 29: 9 to 10:30 a.m. in
Astoria at the parking lot next
to Burger King; 12 to 1:30 p.m.
in the outlet mall parking lot in
Seaside; and 3 to 4:30 p.m. at
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the CCA warehouse in Warren-
ton, on Chokeberry Avenue.
It’s not just low income; most
people who work in this area full
time qualify for this. You can
call CCA at 503-861-3663 to
ask about the income qualiica-
tions. They are generous. Each
family leaves with an average
of 37 pounds of fresh fruit and
veggies, and can come every
week. The people who come are
so friendly, sharing recipes and
helpful hints with others.
Please come share this, and
tell others about it, because it is
an amazing asset to us all. We
are so lucky to have it.
SANDY REA
Seaside
Coal ired
n response to the article
“Trump returns to campaign
trail, targets Clinton on coal”
(The Daily Astorian, May 6): I
would like to offer my American
friends a cautionary tale of what
will happen if environmentalists
succeed in shutting down your
coal-ired power plants.
Ontario was once an indus-
trial powerhouse, and the home
of thousands upon thousands of
well paid manufacturing jobs.
But the province lost at least
300,000 manufacturing jobs in
the last 15 years when compa-
nies either went bankrupt or left
Ontario.
This happened largely
because our electricity prices
have increased 318 percent since
2002, now giving us the highest
rates in North America. A major
reason for this staggering rise is
that, in the name of “stopping cli-
mate change,” we shut down all
of our inexpensive coal plants,
which, in 2002, provided about
25 percent of our electricity.
Things will be even worse
for the U.S. if Hillary Clinton
becomes president, and contin-
ues President Barack Obama’s
climate policies. After all, the
U.S. gets 37 percent of its power
from coal.
Ontarians were too fright-
ened of climate activists to
oppose the plan to end coal-ired
power generation. As a conse-
quence, we are now dependent
on the charity of more wealthy
Canadian provinces to survive.
Who will bail out the U.S. if you
follow our tragic example?
TOM HARRIS
Executive director,
International Climate Science
Coalition
Ottawa, Ontario
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It’s time to bring Hillary and Bernie together
By GAIL COLLINS
New York Times News Service
ernie Sanders is not
going away. And why
should he? The weather is
nice, the crowds are enor-
mous and he keeps winning
primaries. Hillary Clinton
has what appears to be an
insurmountable lead in
delegates, but hope springs
eternal.
B
“It is a steep hill to climb,”
he admits.
Actually, probably harder to
surmount than Gangkhar Puen-
sum. (Which is the world’s high-
est unclimbed mountain. I am
telling you this to distract you
from the subject of delegate
counts.)
But about Sanders: Dem-
ocrats, what do you think he
should do?
A)
Convention
loor
ight. “Game of Thrones”!
Jon Snow is alive!
nie Sanders the party
B) Go away.
platform.
When Clinton lost,
He deserves a role.
did she torture Barack
Sanders has spent
Obama over who
the past year speak-
was going to be on
ing about narrowing
the platform com-
the gulf between the
mittee? No, she
rich and the bottom
sucked it up and gave
99 percent, ighting
an extremely nice
climate change and
endorsement speech.
keeping special inter-
Gail
C) Why can’t we
ests out of govern-
Collins
all just get along?
ment. He’s inspired
Personally, I think that last millions. It’s pretty much always
one is possible. Although it the same speech, but he’s the one
would probably be a good idea who can bring the music.
to avoid saying a Clinton nomi-
(Question: Will the Republi-
nation could be a “disaster sim- cans have a ight about their plat-
ply to protect the status quo,” as form? Nah — Donald Trump will
Sanders’ campaign manager did let his opponents put in anything
in an email Wednesday.
they want. Look, the man has
In an ideal world the Dem- convention entertainment to plan.
ocrats would nominate a presi- Given the option of choosing the
dential candidate who’s got an party position on health care or the
inspiring vision of change and dance numbers, you know which
the competence to run the coun- way he’s going to go.)
try from Day 1. This person is
The Democrats could just
not going to be on the ballot this make the Sanders speech into
year. So let Hillary Clinton have a platform, then join hands and
the nomination and give Ber- march into the future. There actu-
ally aren’t a lot of areas of dis-
agreement. Clinton thinks his
call for free public college tuition
is … well, let’s not say dumb.
Dumb is not going to get you a
united convention. Let’s just say
too much of a good thing. But
she does want free community
college tuition. Did you know
that? She announced it on the
very irst oficial stop of her cam-
paign. Since then not, um, fre-
quently. Feel free to remind her.
They both believe in univer-
sal health care coverage. Sanders
wants “Medicare for all.” Clin-
ton’s campaign says she does,
too, in theory, but just doesn’t
believe anything like that could
get through Congress. This week
she proposed a new option for
50-somethings that The Times’
Alan Rappeport and Margot
Sanger-Katz called “Medicare
for more.”
And you know, if Clinton
could actually deliver on those
two promises, it would be stupen-
dous. This is an excellent example
of the Democratic bottom line: On
many, many issues, her platform is
what the Sanders platform would
look like if it actually got through
the congressional wringer.
On other matters, the Dem-
ocrats’ current policy divisions
are just about doubting Clin-
ton’s intentions. Sanders wants
to bring back the Glass-Stea-
gall Act, which bars commercial
banks from going into the invest-
ment banking business. Clinton
says she can crack down on Wall
Street better with more recent
legislation. Sanders followers
don’t believe she means it.
I say, be impressed that
there’s a party full of young vot-
ers for whom “Glass-Steagall”
is a big applause line. You can’t
not want to encourage that. Put
Glass-Steagall in the platform.
Even if Clinton is right, all you’d
have is duplication of effort, and
it would be an excellent gesture
of solidarity.
Finally, there’s the inluence
of big-money donors on Amer-
ican politics. In theory, Sanders
and Clinton are pretty much in the
same place. But in practice, he’s
built his entire campaign around
the concept of throwing out spe-
cial interest money, while Clin-
ton’s barely provided lip service.
“One of the four pillars of
her campaign was going to be
democracy issues,” said Fred
Wertheimer, president of the
reform group Democracy 21.
“Well, the pillars haven’t been
around too much.”
Wertheimer had his heart bro-
ken by Bill Clinton and Barack
Obama, who both promised to
make campaign inance a top pri-
ority, then didn’t. Hillary Clin-
ton, he thinks, ought to promise
something more speciic that she
could implement right away.
“Set up a task force in the
White House whose job it is to
pursue this reform. Of top staff
people,” he suggested.
Or a blue-ribbon committee
featuring Bernie Sanders. Who
would certainly never let her
hear the end of it if she failed to
deliver. Put that in the platform
and smoke it.