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Newspaper Page TextPage 4A OPINION (DVt 2UeJoniDn :edneVdD\ 6eStemEeU Founded October 16, 1875 KATHRYN B. BROWN DANIEL WATTENBURGER Publisher Managing Editor JENNINE PERKINSON TIM TRAINOR Advertising Director Opinion Page Editor OUR VIEW (27(& hDV one chDnce to Jet it UiJht 7he UXmElinJV EeJDn in the VSUinJ intenVi¿ed DV the 8mDtillD &oXnt\ )DiU dUeZ neDU Dnd noZ hDYe Eeen YeUi¿ed ² the (DVteUn 2UeJon 7UDde Dnd (Yent &enteU iV Eehind VchedXle 7he SUoMect DZkZDUdl\ nDmed (27(& IoU initiDl SlDnninJ SXUSoVeV Dnd DSSDUentl\ noZ VtXck Zith the monikeU ZDV VXSSoVed to Ee comSlete E\ 0DUch in Slent\ oI time IoU $XJXVt’V IDiU Dnd Uodeo $ccoUdinJ to DXthoUit\ EoDUd chDiUmDn (d %UookVhieU lDVt Zeek Vome mDMoU TXeVtionV mXVt Ee DnVZeUed E\ the end oI thiV month oU the\ Zill tell the IDiU Dnd Uodeo to SlDn IoU one moUe \eDU on 2UchDUd $YenXe in +eUmiVton :e’ll ZDit to Vee ZhDt the DnVZeUV to thoVe TXeVtionV DUe EXt UeDli]e thiV iV D EiJ SXElic SUoMect Zith D lot on the line It’V Eeen on dUDZinJ EoDUdV Vince the eDUl\ V Dnd in the SXElic’V mind IoU neDUl\ D decDde 7hiV iV D onceinDliIetime kind oI SUoMect IoU +eUmiVton Dnd D one\eDU delD\ iV not the end oI the ZoUld 7he\’Ye Jot one chDnce to Jet thiV UiJht Dnd Ze’d UDtheU Vee it done thDt ZD\ thDn UXVhed Dnd IXmEled +DYinJ VDid thDt D one\eDU delD\ eVSeciDll\ in D mild \eDU thDt ZDV JUeDt IoU conVtUXction ZoUk in the coXnt\ check oXt the VSeed Dt Zhich the 3endleton (DUl\ /eDUninJ &enteU ZDV comSleted doeV UDiVe Dn e\eEUoZ (VSeciDll\ Zhen VimSle VteSV like DUchitectXUDl ElXeSUintV hDYe Eeen SXt oII Dnd EoDUd meetinJV hDYe Eeen cDnceled EecDXVe theUe’V nothinJ to SXt on the DJendD 7hoVe DUen’t ViJnV oI D SUoMect on the Jo :e DlVo knoZ the eYent centeU Dnd the JUeDteU +eUmiVton DUeD loVt D leDdeU thiV )eEUXDU\ Zhen &het 3UioU died +e ZDV the chDiU oI the (27(& EoDUd Dnd D dUiYinJ IoUce IoU the SUoMect :hetheU coincidentDl oU coUUelDted thDt VeemV to Ee the time the SUoMect loVt VteDm *DU\ :inVDnd oI the )UeZ 'eYeloSment *UoXS iV mDnDJinJ the SUoMect Dnd iV in chDUJe oI the timeline :hile Ze’Ue IDnV oI oStimiVm the doZnVide in thiV cDVe lookV like D EUoken SUomiVe II the SUoMect VtDllV the mDnDJeU VhoXld UedoXEle eIIoUtV to Jet it moYinJ DJDin 2n the SlXV Vide Dll UeSoUtV VhoZ )UeZ iV VtD\inJ XndeU EXdJet Zhich iV imSoUtDnt IoU D SUoMect Zith D VtUict EXdJet Dnd no ZiJJle Uoom :e’Ue hoSeIXl 6eStemEeU iV D hiJhl\ SUodXctiYe month the Uodeo DUenD deViJn comeV thUoXJh cleDn Dnd the centeU iV declDUed EDck on tUDck II not Ze hoSe thDt one moUe \eDU doZntoZn iVn’t too coVtl\ 7he IDiUJUoXndV hDYe MXVt DEoXt hDd it Dnd iI Dn\ mDMoU UeSDiUV DUe needed EeIoUe hoVtinJ DnotheU IeZ thoXVDnd SeoSle the\ Zill Jo to ZDVte once the SUoSeUt\ iV tXUned oYeU to the Vchool diVtUict +oSeIXll\ thiV ZDV D hiccXS Dnd not D deUDilment Dnd come ne[t $XJXVt the IDiU Dnd Uodeo Zill Jet to moYe into theiU neZ home DV SUomiVed Unsigned editorials are the opinion of the East Oregonian editorial board of Publisher Kathryn Brown, Managing Editor Daniel Wattenburger, and Opinion Page Editor Tim Trainor. Other columns, letters and cartoons on this page express the opinions of the authors and not necessarily that of the East Oregonian. OTHER VIEWS Baylor, football and rape O oI¿ciDlV ZeUe DlDUmed E\ 8kZXDchX’V n $XJ D %D\loU 8niYeUVit\ eUUDtic Dnd eYen VXicidDl EehDYioU IootEDll SlD\eU nDmed 6Dm $ccoUdinJ to the UecoUdV thUee dD\V 8kZXDchX ZDV Ventenced to Vi[ DIteU he ZDV JiYen D diDJnoViV oI D monthV in the coXnt\ MDil Dnd \eDUV’ mDMoU deSUeVViYe diVoUdeU 8kZXDchX SUoEDtion IoU Ve[XDll\ DVVDXltinJ D ZDV diVmiVVed IUom the teDm %oiVe IUeVhmDn VocceU SlD\eU tZo \eDUV DJo 6tDte inViVtV it hDd no knoZledJe oI $lthoXJh 8kZXDchX SleDded not the domeVtic DEXVe DlleJDtionV Dt the JXilt\ to the chDUJeV theUe ZDVn’t mXch doXEt thDt ³-Dne 'oe´ DV Vhe time oI 8kZXDchX’V moYe to %D\loU Joseph iV UeIeUUed to in coXUt docXmentV In OctoEeU Zhile VittinJ oXt Nocera hDd Eeen UDSed :hen Vhe Zent to D \eDU DV D tUDnVIeU DV UeTXiUed SeU Comment the hoVSitDl DIteU the encoXnteU the 1&$$ UXleV 8kZXDchX UDSed -Dne e[DmininJ nXUVe IoXnd ³YDJinDl 'oe 7o Ee ElXnt %D\loU Veemed inMXUieV inclXdinJ UedneVV EleedinJ Dnd mDinl\ inteUeVted in 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IoU the ideD thDt Vomeone hDV to Ee YoicemDil meVVDJe Zith Dn enthXViDVtic ³6ic hiUed to monitoU the EehDYioU oI the Vchool’V µem %eDUV´ DthleteV ² hoZ e[Dctl\ doeV %D\loU 7he imSoUtDnce oI hDYinJ D Jood IootEDll SUoSoVe to do thDt Vend chDSeUoneV on theiU teDm ² Dnd mDn\ SUoJnoVticDtoUV EelieYe dDteV" ² VhoXldn’t the UeDl iVVXe Ee Zho the Vchool DdmitV in the ¿UVt SlDce Dnd hoZ %D\loU Zill Ee YeU\ Jood indeed thiV VeDVon ² mD\ helS e[SlDin Zh\ it ZDV ZillinJ to IoUthUiJhtl\ it DctV Zhen SUoElemV emeUJe" DcceSt 8kZXDchX in the ¿UVt SlDce $ tDlented %\ thiV VtDndDUd %D\loU’V UeVSonVe hDV Eeen deIenViYe end he hDd Eeen diVmiVVed IUom DE\VmDl the %oiVe 6tDte teDm IoU XndiVcloVed UeDVonV Indeed MXdJinJ E\ the 8kZXDchX cDVe Dnd conÀictinJ DccoXntV oYeU the SDVt tZo it’V not Vo mXch the DthleteV Zho need to hDYe ZeekV hDYe IDiled to clDUiI\ ZhDt %D\loU theiU EehDYioU monitoUed It’V .en 6tDUU’V kneZ DEoXt 8kZXDchX Dt the time oI hiV DdminiVtUDtion tUDnVIeU Ŷ 'XUinJ the tUiDl 8kZXDchX’V IoUmeU Joseph Nocera is a business columnist for JiUlIUiend Dt %oiVe 6tDte teVti¿ed thDt he hDd The New York Times, and a staff writer for Eeen Yiolentl\ DEXViYe Zith heU Dnd UecoUdV The New York Times Magazine, specializing Uecentl\ oEtDined E\ (631 VhoZ %oiVe 6tDte in business stories. YOUR VIEWS Forest mismanagement wasting money I’d like to comment on the deÀection oI tUXth thDt Ze Vee in the UeSoUtinJ oI ¿Ue IUom the 1:&& on the &Dn\on &Ueek &omSle[ ¿Ue in 2UeJon 0oVt oI the locDlV VD\ the ¿Ue ZDV VmDll Dnd coXld hDYe Eeen SXt oXt UDtheU thDn ³mDnDJed´ tZo dD\V SUioU to it EloZinJ XS 1o mention oI thDt oU the IDct thDt tZo ¿UeV cDme toJetheU UeVXltinJ in the cDtDVtUoShe Ze Vee todD\ 7he VtDtement IUom the ZeEVite thDt the IXelteUUDin iV ³timEeU mediXm loJJinJ VlDVh Dnd VhoUt JUDVV´ iV in m\ oSinion miVleDdinJ Dnd SoliticDll\ motiYDted 7heUe hDV Eeen little oU no loJJinJ in thDt DUeD oU Dn\ DUeDV on the 0DlheXU 1DtionDl )oUeVt IoU \eDUV noZ 7hiV VtDtement ZoXld mDke the XninIoUmed think thDt D ¿Ue oI DcUeV ZDV moVtl\ in loJJed teUUDin Zhen in IDct it iV neDUl\ Dll XnloJJed teUUDin Zhich iV the mDMoU cDXVe oI the IXel loDd In Dddition theiU clDim thDt it iV in ³VhoUt JUDVVeV´ iV DlVo miVleDdinJ Dnd SoliticDll\ motiYDted (YeU\ UDncheU I knoZ oI Zho UXnV liYeVtock on the IoUeVt VD\V the JUDVV to Ee tDlleU Dnd thickeU thDn it hDV Eeen IoU \eDUV 7hiV JUDVV Zhich VhoXld Ee YDlXDEle liYeVtock Ieed iV noZ IoUeVt ¿Ue ÀDVh IXel 'o the DJencieV %/0 Dnd )oUeVt 6eUYice e[tend the JUD]inJ VeDVon to Xtili]e thiV e[ceVV Ieed IXel" 1ot D chDnce 7he\ UDn the JUD]eUV oII eDUl\ XndeU the JXiVe oI ¿Ue SUecDXtion Zhile lettinJ EoZ hXnteUV inIeVt the IoUeVt Dnd UDnJelDndV XnimSeded I hDYe little DJDinVt EoZ hXnteUV EXt moVt DUe noYice UecUeDtoUV in the ZoodV Dnd the\ hDYe nothinJ YeVted in SUeYentinJ ¿UeV in the ZoodV oU JUDVVlDndV IVn’t it time Ze hDd the JoYeUnment SUeVent the VitXDtionV oI onJoinJ mDnDJement imSedimentV Dnd cDtDVtUoShic eYentV in D tUXthIXl Dnd DJendDIUee IDVhion Vo SeoSle coXld UeDll\ Vee the condition oI SXElic lDndV mDnDJement" I tUXl\ hoSe thDt the 86 JoYeUnment iV held DccoXntDEle IoU the miVmDnDJement oI oXU SXElic lDndV Dnd VSeci¿cDll\ the deYDV tDtion cDXVed to the commXnitieV Dnd IDmilieV E\ DlleJed DJenc\ neJliJence in the &Dn\on &Ueek ¿Ue ImDJine hoZ the nDtXUDl UeVoXUce indXVtU\ coXld Ee UeEXilt Dnd oXU SXElic lDndV imSUoYed in the 3Dci¿c 1oUthZeVt iI onl\ hDlI oI the mone\ XVed to UeDctiYel\ ¿Jht ¿UeV ZDV SXt EDck into the timEeU Dnd UeVoXUce indXVtUieV It cDn Ee done EXt not E\ SXttinJ UeoccXUUinJ nickeldime thinninJ SUoMectV toJetheU Zith ZDVted tD[ dollDUV It’V time IoU D tUXe coVtEene¿t DnDl\ViV to UXn oXU SXElic lDnd mDnDJement Tim Smith Harney County Hansell earns thanks from cities across state 2n EehDlI oI the incoUSoUDted citieV in 2UeJon the /eDJXe oI 2UeJon &itieV ZoXld like to thDnk 6enDtoU %ill +DnVell 5$thenD IoU hiV ZoUk in imSUoYinJ oStionV Dnd UeVoXUceV DYDilDEle to locDl JoYeUnmentV 6en +DnVell’V ZoUk thiV SDVt VeVVion VhoZed hiV onJoinJ conceUn IoU imSUoYinJ the DEilit\ oI locDl JoYeUnmentV to SUoYide VeUYiceV to UeVidentV In SDUticXlDU hiV cDUeIXl Solic\ ZoUk conVideUed cit\ UeVoXUceV Dnd imSDctV on thoVe UeVoXUceV Zhen eYDlXDtinJ Dnne[Dtion SetitionV ¿ndinJ D VolXtion to D locDl iVVXe Zhile imSUoYinJ VtDte lDZ UelDtinJ to Dnne[Dtion 6imilDUl\ 6en +DnVell ZoUked to SUoYide 3endleton Zith lDnd E\ tUDnVIeUUinJ VtDte SUoSeUt\ to the cit\ DlloZinJ locDl choiceV Dnd YiVion to dUiYe the economic Dnd hoXVinJ deYeloSment in the DUeD $dditionDll\ 6en +DnVell ZoUked to VXSSoUt Dnd VecXUe IXndinJ IoU ZDteU VXSSl\ SUoMectV VtDteZide inclXdinJ IXndinJ to VXSSoUt eIIoUtV in the 8mDtillD %DVin %\ IocXVinJ on SUoYidinJ citieV the UeVoXUceV Dnd Àe[iEilit\ the\ need Dnd E\ UeJXlDUl\ tDlkinJ Zith citieV in hiV diVtUict to XndeUVtDnd locDl SUioUitieV 6en +DnVell hDV VeUYed hiV diVtUict Zell 7he /eDJXe ZDntV to thDnk 6en %ill +DnVell IoU EeinJ D SDUtneU in Jood JoYeUnDnce Dnd Dn DdYocDte IoU the citieV in hiV diVtUict Dnd DcUoVV the VtDte Mike McCauley Executive director, League of Oregon Cities Salem $merican Àag deserves more respect 7he $meUicDn ÀDJ iV D VDcUed oEMect It UeSUeVentV \eDUV oI SeoSle thDt hDYe VDcUi¿ced Dnd Eled Vo Ze cDn enMo\ the Eene¿tV oI liYinJ in thiV coXntU\ 6ince theUe VeemV to Ee D notion thDt the moUe \oX VhoZ the ÀDJ the moUe \oX YDlXe it 7hDt iV not tUXe 7he ÀDJ VhoXld neYeU Ee tUeDted DV D to\ D decoUDtion oU Dn DdYeUtiVinJ Jimmick VeDUch ÀDJ etiTXette iI \oX don’t EelieYe me 7UeDtinJ the $meUicDn ÀDJ like I Vee Vo mDn\ SeoSle doinJ iV DV EDd DV the moUon Zho ZDlkV oXt into centeU ¿eld dXUinJ D EDVeEDll JDme Dnd tUieV to liJht it on ¿Ue LETTERS POLICY Patrick J. Delaney Hermiston The East Oregonian welcomes original letters of 400 words or less on public issues and public policies for publication in the newspaper and on our website. The newspaper reserves the right to withhold letters that address concerns about individual services and products or letters that infringe on the rights of private citizens. Submitted letters must be signed by the author and include the city of resi- dence and a daytime phone number. The phone number will not be published. Unsigned letters will not be published. Send letters to Managing Editor Daniel Wattenburger, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801 or email editor@eastoregonian.com.