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Page 4A OPINION East Oregonian Friday, January 15, 2016 Founded October 16, 1875 KATHRYN B. BROWN DANIEL WATTENBURGER Publisher Managing Editor JENNINE PERKINSON TIM TRAINOR Advertising Director Opinion Page Editor OUR VIEW Tip of the hat; kick in the pants A tip of the hat and word of encouragement to anyone considering seeking a seat on a city council or other committee this spring. ,t¶s a diI¿FuOt, tiPeintensiYe, SittanFe Saying MoE, and Ze Fan understand ZKy residents are retiFent %ut tKis sort oI saFri¿Fe is neFessary to NeeS tKings running around Kere 7Kere¶s no sugarFoating tKe MoE ,t taNes Kard ZorN, and it FoPes ZitK resSonsiEiOity tKat Fannot Ee taNen OigKtOy 7Kat¶s ZKy KaYing Fontested eOeFtions are so iPSortant 7Key KeOS Zeed out tKose ZKo adPiraEOy tKougK ZeariOy steS IorZard ZitKout intentions oI dediFating tKePseOYes IuOOy to tKe Sosition $ terP on Fity FounFiO or a FoPPittee is a Kard Eurden to Eear, Eut a suFFessIuO FoPPunity reTuires it :e KoSe to see soPe Fandidates aSSOy EeIore tKe 0arFK deadOine to get on tKe EaOOot 7Ke Fity oI 3endOeton Kas SOenty oI needs 6oPe eFonoPiF OiIe uS at tKe airSort toSs tKe Oist, IoOOoZed Ey oYerdue road and inIrastruFture reSairs and Pore PediuPinFoPe Kousing 7Kere¶s aOso a diOaSidated ¿re station to tKinN aEout, a sKrinNing and aging SoSuOation and soPe Eig KoOes to ¿OO around toZn ² $OEertson¶s, 3** and tKe oOd 6t $ntKony +osSitaO FoPe iPPediateOy to Pind %ut tKe FounFiO is insistent tKat it¶s a Pessaging SroEOeP uOtiPateOy KoOding tKe Fity EaFN, and is in IaYor oI adding a staIIer ZKo doesn¶t direFtOy soOYe any oI tKe aIorePentioned SroEOePs, Eut instead ¿nds a Zay to e[SOain tKose SroEOePs to tKe SuEOiF in a Zay tKat endears $nd a Zay tKat PaNes ta[ and Iee inFreases sound Pore SaOataEOe Well, a kick in the pants to that. 7Kere is great YaOue in FOear FoPPuniFation, Eut it sKouOdn¶t Ee suFK a Ioreign FonFeSt to reTuire a ZKoOe Said Sosition in a Fity oI 3endOeton¶s si]e :e PaNe our editoriaO sSaFe aYaiOaEOe to any eOeFted or aSSointed PePEer oI tKe Fity goYernPent, or anyone ZitK soPetKing FoKerent to say, Ior tKat Patter 6eYeraO, inFOuding &ity 0anager 5oEE &orEett, &ity &ounFiOor $O 3Oute and EFonoPiF 'eYeOoSPent 'ireFtor 6teYe &KrisPan KaYe taNen us uS on tKe oIIer and KaYe seen EotK tKe Eene¿t and diI¿FuOty oI FoPPuniFating ZitK tKe SuEOiF tKrougK our Sages and ZeEsite 7Key¶re tKe saPe issues Ze IaFe ² soPe SeoSOe Kear you and agree, soPe Kear and disagree, and soPe don¶t Say attention at aOO 7Kat¶s tKe Fase no Patter ZKat teFKnoOogy you use, and FertainOy tKere are Zays tKe FounFiO FouOd Eetter inForSorate tKe neZest ones %ut FKiSSing oII anotKer SieFe oI tKe dZindOing Eudget to Say Ior tKis Sosition is a Ead PoYe tKat uOtiPateOy detraFts IroP ZKat tKe Fity¶s Pission sKouOd Ee A tip of the backwards ballcap to The Kid, soon to Ee tKe neZest PePEer oI tKe %aseEaOO +aOO oI FaPe Fans oI EaseEaOO in tKe 3aFi¿F 1ortKZest oZe .en *riIIey Jr a deEt oI gratitude Ior reYiYing tKe 6eattOe 0ariners IranFKise on tKe ErinN oI FoOOaSse into one oI tKe Post e[Fiting IranFKises oI tKe Oate 10s 6ure, tKe <anNees Zere tKe teaP tKat ended uS doPinating tKe deFade Iour rings in ¿Ye years, Eut tKanNs to *riIIey¶s :eE *eP SroZess in tKe out¿eOd, SiFturesTue sZing and SerSetuaO sPiOe, tKe 0¶s Iound an identity tKat NeSt tKe teaP in toZn 7Kere aren¶t Yery Pany SOayers OiNe *riIIey, and EaseEaOO Zriters NnoZ it ² oI tKe 0 +aOO oI FaPe Yoters gaYe KiP tKe nod, tKe Eest SerFentage eYer ,t KeOSs tKat eYen tKougK Kis Fareer stuttered in its seFond KaOI due to inMury, Ke Zas neYer iPSOiFated ZitK steroid or +*+ use, ZKiOe Kis FontePSoraries Zere dragged EeIore tKe FoPPissioner and &ongress denying EreaNing tKe ruOes oI tKe gaPe, Pany to Ee Iound guiOty anyZay %ut Eest oI aOO, *riIIey ZiOO Ee tKe ¿rst to Zear tKe 0ariner Oogo on Kis +aOO oI FaPe Eust, an iPSortant PiOestone Ior a teaP entering its IourtK deFade 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. LETTERS POLICY 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 residence 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. 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How much hardship do you inlict on your son to rescue your husband? YOUR VIEWS /LYHVWUHDPPLOLWDQWLQ¿JKWLQJ earn money for Oregon , KaYen¶t read tKe SaSers and Pay not KaYe a good understanding oI tKis suEMeFt, so SOease IorgiYe Pe iI , PaNe any outOandisK SreSosterous SroSosaOs or Pisguided assuPStions to tKe IoOOoZing , Zas driYing Ey tKe 8PatiOOa $rPy 'eSot 0onday Porning and Kad a tKougKt tKat PuOtiSOied into seYeraO tKougKts on Py triS to tKe 7ri&ities tKis day , KaYe a SOan :Kat iI 7Ke &onstitutionaO 3atriots oI %undy , don¶t NnoZ ZKat tKey FaOO tKePseOYes, sorry iI , oIIend Zere granted saIe Sassage to tKe 8PatiOOa $rPy 'eSot and giYen tKis goYernPent aOEatross to oFFuSy" 7Kere are aEout 1,100 SOaFes to KoOe uS, iI ,¶P not PistaNen, and naPe one Serson ZKo FouOd KonestOy say tKat it ZouOdn¶t Ee Iun to straS an $5 oYer one¶s sKouOder and ride a IourZKeeOer oYer tKose igOoos 7Ken, Ze¶re going to EuiOd a ZaOO, SeoSOe, and tKey¶re going to Say Ior it :e are aOso going to Ering &oOuPEia 5iYer Zater uS Ior irrigation and gra]e as Pany FoZs as tKese FoZEoys Zant to range 7Key are going to Say Ior tKis too +ere¶s KoZ $t Oeast Iour Pore Satriots oI tKe Fonstitution grouSs ZiOO Ee inYited to Moin tKe %undy Eoys and IeOOoZ oFFuSiers 7Kree Kundred and si[tydegree ZeE FaPs are going to Ee strategiFaOOy SOaFed on Pany, Pany igOoos ,n aEout tKree ZeeNs tKere is going to Ee a IaOOout aPong tKese Satriot grouSs 7Kis is siPSOe as Must add Zater, IoONs, trust Pe 7Ke good SeoSOe oI Oregon are tKen going to seOO adYertising on a PePEersKiSonOy ZeEsite Ior SeoSOe aFross tKe gOoEe to FatFK uS on ZKat¶s KaSSening out on tKe ³5ange´ 7Kis is going to Freate MoEs, IeOOoZ Oregonians :KiOe tKe ZaOO is going uS tKere ZiOO Ee Ka]ard Say and iI tKis doesn¶t Freate OiYing Zage MoEs, Py Iriends, ,¶OO eat Py Kat ,¶P not resSonsiEOe and disFOaiP any resSonsiEiOity iI tKis idea is Farried IorZard Ey anyone at any tiPe 3Oease do Fonsider Pe Ior soPe oI tKe royaOties IroP tKe ZeEsite, tKougK Denny Henshaw Pendleton Federal law is clear and Bundys are on wrong side of it ,n regards to tKe %undys, tKe OaZ is FOear FederaO Oands EeOong to aOO oI us , don¶t oZn Oand 7Kere is suFK a tKing as Oand ZeaOtK 7Kese OandriFK SeoSOe Zant to steaO IroP Pe 7Ke onOy Oand , KaYe a FOaiP oYer is Oand tKat EeOongs to aOO oI us 7Kese outoIstate tKugs YioOated Oand tKat EeOongs to aOO $PeriFans :Ken tKe IederaO goYernPent Panages Oand, tKat Peans it EeOongs to tKe SeoSOe 7Kese arPed tKugs deFided to inYade IederaO Oands 7Key¶Ye YandaOi]ed IenFe Oine 7Key¶Ye intiPidated IederaO ePSOoyees 7Kis no Oonger Kas anytKing to do ZitK tKe +aPPonds ,t¶s Oong Sast tKat 1oZ tKere is a gang oI tKugs terrori]ing us Oregonians 7Key need to Ee arrested and IaFe MaiO tiPe Ior ZKat tKey¶Ye done ,I tKey are unaEOe to do tKat, tKen it¶s FOear 7Key Must Zant to steaO SuEOiF Oands IroP tKe rest oI us ,I tKey Zeren¶t ZKite, Ze¶d KaYe NiOOed tKeP Ey noZ :e sKouOd not Oet tKeP OeaYe Oregon ZitKout IaFing a triaO Ior tKe FriPes tKey¶Ye FoPPitted on our soiO Josh Pearce Pendleton
