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Page 4A OPINION (DVW2UHJRQLDQ )ULGD\0DUFK 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 to Dwight Johnson, Jeremy Keene and the rest of the emergency response team in PendletonWKDWSXOOHGDQDNHGDQGFRPEDWLYH 6WHYHQ%XUWRQIURPDWUHH6DWXUGD\PRUQLQJ 7KHSKRWRFDSWXUHGE\DFXULRXVE\VWDQGHUKDVPDGHWKHURXQGVDQG VXUHO\JLYHQJOHHWRPDQ\%XWWKHUHDOLW\RI the situation is not lost on us. $WDJODQFHWKHSKRWRLVDSUHWW\VROLG argument against doing drugs. The story E\UHSRUWHU.DWK\$QH\WHOOVHYHQPRUH LQFOXGLQJWKHIHDUIHOWE\WKHKRPHRZQHU ZKHQDQXGH%XUWRQZDONHGLQWRKHUKRXVH DQGJDYHKHUDKXJDQGWKHGLI¿FXOW\IDFHG E\ODZHQIRUFHPHQWWU\LQJWRUHVFXHDPDQ not in his right mind as he fought against them. :HDOVRUHDOL]HIURPWKHSLFWXUHDQGZKDW ZHKHDUGIURPSHRSOHRQWKHVFHQHWKDWWKLV FRXOGKDYHHQGHGHYHQZRUVHIRU%XUWRQ,WFRXOGKDYHHQGHGZLWKDKHDUVH instead of a jail cell. 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SROLWLFDOFDPSDLJQ Ŷ <HWDIHZIRUFHVDUHFRPLQJWRJHWKHUWR Nicholas Kristof grew up on a sheep and SXWSUHVVXUHRQ%DFNSDJH2QHLVDODZVXLW cherry farm in Yamhill. A columnist for The LQ:DVKLQJWRQVWDWHDJDLQVW%DFNSDJHE\ New York Times since 2001, he won the 1DWDOLHDQGWZRRWKHUJLUOVZKRDWDJHZHUH Pulitzer Prize twice. Children in at least 47 states have been sold on Backpage. YOUR VIEWS Congress should refuse DERXWDKDOIDELOOLRQSHRSOH 733GRHVWKLVE\SUHYHQWLQJWKH to ratify the TPP PDQXIDFWXUHRIJHQHULFYHUVLRQVRI EUDQGQDPHGUXJV I read with interest the East 5HJUHWWDEO\&RQJUHVV Oregonian’s endorsement of surrendered authority to amend the WKH7UDQV3DFL¿F3DUWQHUVKLS 733LQVWHDGDSSURYLQJ³IDVWWUDFN´ (TPP) agreement. It included an LPSUHVVLYHOLVWRISRWHQWLDOEXVLQHVV status to TPP consideration. )DVWWUDFNVWDWXVUHTXLUHVDVLPSOH DGYDQWDJHVIRUWKHDJULFXOWXUDO ³XSRUGRZQ´YRWH*LYHQWKHVH industry, always a good thing and ÀDZV,KRSH&RQJUHVVZLOOUHIXVH not just locally. to ratify TPP. 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For them and all of us, the answer is no. Funding the reformation is not free and it will increase taxes in the county while reallocating funds in the city. City residents will not see this cost increase as their taxes are at their state max. Those in the county, like me, will see a slight increase in our taxes. This small increase will get us more ¿UH¿JKWHUVIDVWHUUHVSRQVHWLPHV and the station on Diagonal Road staffed full-time. The increase in FRVWLVVPDOOZKHQLW¶VP\IDPLO\¶V VDIHW\,DPSD\LQJIRU ,WUXVWWKH¿UHGHSDUWPHQWWR UHVSRQGWR¿UHVDQG,WUXVWWKHP to do what is right to ensure these VHUYLFHVDUHQRWGHFUHDVHG3OHDVH YRWH\HVDQGVXSSRUWRXU¿UVW UHVSRQGHUV Matt Fisher Hermiston Fire and Emergency Services Hermiston Oregon’s driver card bill isn’t done yet :DNHXS2UHJRQLDQV,Q RXU2UHJRQOHJLVODWXUHSDVVHG 6HQDWH%LOOZKLFKDXWKRUL]HG WKH'HSDUWPHQWRI0RWRU9HKLFOHV WRLVVXHGULYHUFDUGVWRWKRVHZKR FDQ¶WSURYHWKHLUOHJDOSUHVHQFHLQ WKH86,WZDVVLJQHGLQWRODZLQ 0D\ 6XEVHTXHQWO\VHYHUDO organizations collected enough VLJQDWXUHVWR¿OH5HIHUHQGXP WRSXWWKHLVVXHGLUHFWO\WRWKH YRWHUV 7KLVLQLWLDWLYHDSSHDUHGRQWKH JHQHUDOHOHFWLRQEDOORWDV %DOORW0HDVXUH7KHYRWHUVRI this state resoundingly and directly SHUFHQWUHMHFWHGWKHRULJLQDO VWUDWHJ\RI6HQDWH%LOODQG SUHYHQWHGWKHODZIURPEHLQJ LPSOHPHQWHG 6WRU\RYHUULJKW":URQJ 1RZDJURXSRIUHVLGHQWVKHUH LOOHJDOO\DQGWZRQRQSUR¿WVDUH suing the state of Oregon saying their “constitutional rights were YLRODWHG´ZKHQYRWHUVVWUXFNGRZQ 6HQDWH%LOO %L]DUUH",WJHWVZRUVH $SSDUHQWO\WKH2UHJRQ$WWRUQH\ *HQHUDO¶VRI¿FHKDVYROXQWHHUHG DUJXPHQWVLQLWVEULHIRQWKLVPDWWHU WKDWVXSSRUWLOOHJDOLPPLJUDWLRQ 7KH$*¶VRI¿FHKDVDOVRPDGH VWDWHPHQWVVXSSRUWLQJWKHUDFH EDLWLQJDOOHJDWLRQVWKDWWKH SODLQWLIIVKDYHEDVHGWKHLUFDVHRQ Let that sink in for a moment. 7KHVWDWHRI2UHJRQLVEHLQJ VXHGE\LPPLJUDQWVEHFDXVHWKH\ GRQ¶WOLNHVRPHWKLQJWKDWWKHOHJDO FLWL]HQVRIWKLVVWDWHKDYHGRQH $QGWKH$WWRUQH\*HQHUDO¶VRI¿FH LVVXSSRUWLQJWKHSODLQWLIIV<RXU tax dollars at work. In addition, at least one of WKHQRQSUR¿WVUHSUHVHQWLQJWKH SODLQWLIIVLVXVLQJIHGHUDOJUDQW PRQH\<RXDUHEHLQJGRXEOHWD[HG WRIXQGWKHHIIRUWVRISHRSOH ZKRDUHKHUHLOOHJDOO\WRVKRYH something down your throats WKDW\RXDOUHDG\RYHUZKHOPLQJO\ rejected. ,I\RXHYHUQHHGHGDQH[DPSOH RIKRZPHDQLQJOHVV\RXUYRWHDQG \RXUYRLFHDUHORRNQRIXUWKHU Regardless, you should contact \RXUVHQDWRUDQGUHSUHVHQWDWLYHV DQGH[SUHVV\RXURSLQLRQRQWKLV LVVXH7KH$*¶VRI¿FHDOVRKDV a mechanism online where you FDQSURYLGHFRPPHQWVWKRXJK, KDYHQ¶WUHFHLYHGDUHVSRQVHIRU DQ\WKLQJ,KDYHVXEPLWWHGWRWKHP :RQGHUZK\" Gordon Graham Hermiston 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 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.
