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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2016 FRIDAY EXCHANGE 5A Trump tribute Write in Save animals by passing Measure 100 B ill Clinton’s 1992 presi- dential campaign slogan was “It’s the economy, stu- pid.” Ironically for Hillary Clinton, the shoe’s now on the other foot. Hillary and other establish- ment politicians get the lion’s share of their money from cer- tain bankers, executives and very wealthy people. There’s no doubt this wealthy donor class is better off today than eight years ago. Worse off today are work- ers and the middle class. Cur- rent tax policy and interna- tional agreements are still sending jobs abroad. Don- ald Trump wants to help those worse off by changing job-hurting policies of the pres- ent Democrat administration. Hillary will just continue them. Trump’s policy changes will rebuild manufactur- ing and strengthen America. And Trump’s new border pol- icy will ensure a recognizable country that will have a strong economy again. Trump wants to reduce taxes so business has money to expand and create more jobs. A good job and less tax also means more money in your hands to spend, invest, or save as you see it. Trump’s not an establish- ment politician, and is using his own money to campaign. Trump isn’t controlled by any- body. That scares the hell out of the very wealthy, who are used to controlling politicians like Hillary. They want Hillary to continue government poli- cies that protect and increase their wealth, even though the policies may be harmful to the rest of us. Unfortunately, there’s little positive to say about Hillary except her gender. The venom Hillary and other Democrats are spewing out daily about Trump are obvious political strategies to distract us from policy failures of a Demo- crat administration, and Hil- lary’s terrible 30-year record of corruption. And it’s ridicu- lous for Democrats to criticize Trump for not having to pay taxes. After all, Trump fol- lowed all tax laws Democrats helped pass. Trump is human and, like us all, isn’t perfect. But com- pared to Hillary’s dismal past, Trump’s a roaring success story. America needs to change the disastrous economic poli- cies of this Democrat admin- istration. Simply put, we’ve gone way too far in the wrong direction. We need to elect Donald Trump and turn the economy around. DON HASKELL Astoria Lied ‘W hat difference, at this point, does it make?” — Hillary Clinton, Jan. 23, 2013 Here are four reasons why Hillary Clinton shouldn’t be elected president: Ambassador Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods. Hillary lied after these four Americans died. RENEE DICK Salem Bruce for Astoria R etired U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Bruce Jones earned the conidence of our coun- try. We are lucky he stayed in Astoria and is willing to share his experience, expertise and integrity with our community. Bruce deserves to be elected to Astoria’s City Council. In service to our coun- try, Bruce distinguished him- self by heading many signii- cant posts in the Coast Guard. He is an expert in dealing with multiple agencies at var- ious levels. Also, as an air sta- tion commander, he led aerial rescue efforts after Hurri- cane Katrina in New Orleans. These skills are directly appli- cable to us who live in the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Bruce can head in prepared- ness planning, and, heaven forbid, rescue and recovery efforts. In our community, Bruce serves without personal agenda but as a consensus builder. He currently chairs the Astoria Armory board and has served the community on the boards of the United Way, Columbia River Maritime A nimals across the planet face a variety of threats — habitat destruction, pollution, and many oth- ers. But the issue of wildlife traf- icking is one with clear and obvious solutions. Measure 100 will help save endan- gered sea turtles, elephants, rhinos and other wild animals threatened with cruel poaching and extinction by ban- ning the commercial trade in their parts and products here in Oregon. The scale of the world’s poaching crisis is immense. Every day nearly 100 Museum and Astoria Column. His calm and effective man- ner helped those organiza- tions navigate dificult waters and reach the safe harbor of enlightened and effective results. He will do the same on our city council. For the betterment of Asto- ria, voters in Ward 4 should vote for Bruce Jones. DAN STEIN Astoria Immoral and unit R ecently an audio tape was released with Don- ald Trump describing how he attempted to bed a mar- ried woman while he was also married. And then he goes on to brag that when he sees beautiful women he just starts kissing them, without even asking, and “when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the (private parts). You can do anything.” Mr. Trump has already shown that he has no busi- ness ethics by bilking thou- sands of dollars from contrac- tors he defaulted on with his failed Trump Casino and the fake Trump University, and now he has proved that he also has no moral character, as well. Apparently he believes that half of the people on this planet, the women, were cre- ated strictly to quench his lust. I am a man, and I under- stand lustful thoughts, but I have always treated women with the respect that they deserve as intelligent individ- uals. I have never once uttered insults of the kind on Mr. Trump’s tape, nor could I pos- sibly ever respect a man who did so. Is this really the person that you want to be our president? This sleazebag? Yes, Hillary Clinton has made some mis- takes, but Donald Trump is morally unit to be president of our great country. ROD DAWSON Seaside elephants are brutally killed in Africa, their tusks hacked off, to supply the black market for ivory trinkets. Orga- nized criminal gangs and armed reb- els use military weapons to kill wildlife for the multi-billion dollar illegal wild- life trade. Poachers and trafickers exploit weak laws and regulations to sell ivory, rhino horns, sea turtle shells and other animal parts. Products from endangered animals can be found for sale here, in Oregon. We must shut down the Ore- gon market for these animal products; thoughtful, caring and diplo- matic person, and we would be fortunate to have him serve as city councilor of Astoria. CRAIG and SARA WISTI Astoria Safe schools needed T he safety of schools can- not be minimalized. The probability of a major earth- quake off the coast of Ore- gon, triggering a catastrophic tsunami, increases each day it doesn’t happen. We need only to watch PBS’s “Oregon Field Guide” episode “Unpre- pared” to grasp the serious- ness of this. Free viewing is available at http://tinyurl.com/ opb-unprep All schools, including Sea- side’s schools, need to be out of the tsunami inundation zone. The bond to raise money to build new schools in safe areas in Seaside, if done with integrity and good manage- ment, could save 1,700 lives. The monthly price to residents will probably be about the cost of a tank of gasoline, but what price can one place on 1,700 lives? An added note: Safe, high quality schools increase prop- erty value. POLLY MINER Warrenton Sales tax R ead the text of Measure 97. It is a sales tax. No matter how broad or limited it any amount of trade will continue to motivate this killing for proit. Measure 100 is endorsed by a broad coalition of individuals and groups. The Oregon Coast Aquarium, Oregon Zoo Foundation, Oregon Humane Soci- ety, animal protection and conservation leaders, a bi-partisan group of elected oficials, veterinarians, and untold numbers of individuals understand the important role that Oregon has in sav- ing these endangered animals. KRISTIN LEPPERT Portland may be, it’s still a sales tax. If adopted, it will surely encour- age the politicians to pass more general sales taxes. Ore- gon will then be like Califor- nia, with both an income and sales tax. Sales taxes are the most regressive for of taxation, because they hurt the people who can least afford them the most. If you truly want more taxes on everything you buy, in just a few years, then vote to approve this measure. CLEVE ROLFE Seaside Move schools I always thought that I had a good understanding of the danger our community and schools were in, but I really had no clue until I started to extensively research the Cascadia Subduction Zone during my senior year at Seaside High School. The fact of the matter is that Seaside schools will not survive the magnitude of a Cascadia subduction earth- quake. The schools will col- lapse on children, leaving them trapped as a large tsu- nami rolls in. Trapped with no way to escape, the major- ity of children in Seaside School District will either drown or be killed by a building collapsing on top of them. The few who man- age to escape the collapsed building will have to over- come all odds to make it to high ground before the tsu- nami reaches land. As students, we were oblivious. We believed we would make it out of the building after the earthquake hit, and if we moved fast enough we would be able to make it to high ground safely. This sense of hope that I and the other students had was completely false. The reality is that as long as Seaside schools continue to reside in the tsunami inun- dation zone, there is a very slim chance for students to survive a Cascadia event. The new bond measure isn’t about enriching Seaside students with more advanced education opportunities that the 2013 bond measure pro- vided, but instead simply providing safe, reliable facil- ities where students will be afforded peace of mind. Our community needs this new campus. It can serve as the central location providing refuge, aid and relief after disaster strikes, with emergency supplies having been stored at the campus ahead of time. We cannot wait any longer. We are 73 years overdue, and need to start thinking pro-ac- tively while we still have the chance. It shouldn’t come down to the students to con- vince people to move our schools, but that is exactly what has happened. TAYLOR BARNES Seaside I t is opined over and over again, and on almost all hands agreed to, that Don- ald Trump is unit to be pres- ident. His opponent then, by implication, is “it.” Hil- lary Clinton looked away while her husband, a lasciv- ious, adulterous womanizer all his political life, turned irst the Little Rock, Arkan- sas, statehouse and then the White House into his per- sonal bordellos. Then, disdaining a cardi- nal dogma of contemporary feminism, she “stuck by her man” as he unctuously slith- ered, squirmed and perjured his way to impeachment. Her own mendacity and devious evasions are known to all. It is reported that 75 per cent of the electorate will vote against one or the other, and not for either. Friends, Oregonians, coun- trymen and women: Vote for neither. Vote against both. Has the American electorate lost all sense of moral discernment that it will accede in a choice between a bombastic clown and a liar to serve in its high- est elected ofice? Has virtue become a minor irrelevance in our nation’s governance? Cast your ballot for a third- party candidate, or write in the name of a neighbor or an acquaintance you know to be a plain-talking, honest, thrifty and industrious soul who would serve, not as a political party ideologue, but as pres- ident of all the people, with humility and great respect for our nation’s founding docu- ment, the Constitution; who will preside over a govern- ment run as frugally as his or her own household; and who will not splinter society into competing groups organized by race, ethnicity, gender, age, business, occupation or class by holding out the promise of government favors in return for party fealty, votes or cam- paign contributions. Whatever way comes to mind, on your ballot, just say no to Hillary and Trump. LOUIS SARGENT Gearhart They’re your dreams. Start building them. You’ve already dreamed up the blueprints. We may be able to help bring them to life. 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