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JANUARY
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2015
YESTERDAY’S NEWS
LETTERS
Reedsport, Mapleton and Triangle
Lake high schools; numerous dona-
tions to groups seeking financial
assistance or support; and outreach
to families in distress.
I would like to thank those of
you who have come to our annual
bake sale each May and our annual
holiday bazaar in November, as
well as those of you who come to
play bingo every Tuesday after-
noon and evening at the Elks
Lodge. All of these events are the
genesis of our fundraising efforts.
Monies raised through these efforts
are allocated to support our giving
programs.
If you are thinking about
becoming involved in a communi-
ty outreach group, I’d encourage
you to do so. The rewards are very
heartwarming and fulfilling.
Have a happy and healthy 2015.
Kate Wheeler
Florence
Appreciate new
council
It is the new year and on Jan. 5
our new mayor, Joe Henry, and
three new city councilors, George
Lyddon, Susy Lacer and Ron
Preisler, were sworn in at city hall.
Along with Joshua Greene they are
our city government. These gener-
ous people are taking on a large job
and they are doing this without rec-
ompense.
If you see them on the street and
want to complain about something
that you want changed, stop and
instead thank them for donating
their time and effort and for caring
about our city.
Next election you too could put
your time and effort into running a
successful campaign and you could
be in their shoes.
Pamela Richardson
Florence
MOMENTS IN TIME
The History Channel
• On Jan. 13, 1128, Pope Honorius II
grants a papal sanction to the military
order known as the Knights Templar,
declaring it to be an army of God. The
self-imposed mission of the Knights
Templar was to protect Christian pilgrims
on their way to the Holy Land.
• On Jan. 14, 1860, the U.S. House of
Representatives’ Committee of Thirty-
Three submits a proposed constitutional
amendment protecting slavery in all areas
where it already existed. The proposed
measure was not enough to stem the tide
of seceding states.
• On Jan. 15, 1870, the first recorded
use of a donkey to represent the
Democratic Party appears in Harper’s
Weekly, drawn by political illustrator
Thomas Nast. Four years later, Nast orig-
inated the use of an elephant to symbolize
the Republican Party in a Harper’s
Weekly cartoon.
Editor adieu
Time of renewal,
gratitude
I just learned through the head-
lines in the Siuslaw News yester-
day, Wednesday, Jan. 7, that
Theresa Baer will be leaving the
post as editor to our Siuslaw News.
I want to take this opportunity to
personally and publicly thank
Theresa for her work here. Over
these past seven years she has
jumped sideways to be of help to
me personally in getting press
releases, letters to the editor and
various notifications published. I
believe the coverage Theresa gave
me three years ago contributed to
the success of our first Colorado
Picnic, going the extra mile. She
will be missed and I appreciate all
she has done in her work here and
wish her life’s very best as she
returns (home) to be a part of her
parents’ lives.
Donna Dobson
Florence
As the new year comes, so do
some reflections on how I choose to
spend my time. I’m extremely
grateful that I live in Florence and
I’m looking forward to taking on
new volunteer roles within our
community.
One organization with which I’ve
become involved this past year is
the Ladies of Elks. This extraordi-
nary group of women do so much
good work, not only for the people
who live in our wonderful commu-
nity, but they reach far beyond,
even to the sands of the Middle East
to support our troops with hundreds
of dozens of cookies and other
items through a program called “A
Touch of Home.” We provide cook-
ies and handmade items to the
Veterans Hospital of Roseburg;
scholarships to seniors at Siuslaw,
• On Jan. 18, 1882, A.A. Milne, creator
of Winnie-the-Pooh, is born. Years later
when his son, Christopher Robin, was
born, Milne used the boy’s stuffed ani-
mals as inspiration for the stories
“Winnie-the-Pooh” and “The House at
Pooh Corner.”
• On Jan. 12, 1932, Ophelia Wyatt
Caraway, a Democrat from Arkansas,
becomes the first woman to be elected to
the U.S. Senate. Caraway had been
appointed to the Senate two months earli-
er to fill the vacancy left by her late hus-
band, Thaddeus Horatio Caraway.
• On Jan. 17, 1984, U.S. Supreme Court
decides Universal v. Sony, the court battle
over the legality of the video cassette
recorder (VCR) and its allegedly detri-
mental effect on the motion-picture indus-
try. The U.S. District Court ruled in favor
of Sony, stating that taping material for
private entertainment purposes was fair
use.
• On Jan. 16, 1991, the United Nations
deadline for the Iraqi withdrawal from
Kuwait expires, and the Pentagon pre-
pares to commence offensive operations
to forcibly eject Iraq from its five-month
occupation of its oil-rich neighbor.
Operation Desert Storm was conducted
by an international coalition under the
command of U.S. General Norman
Schwarzkopf and featured forces from 32
nations.
J OEL F UHRMAN , MD
Some whole grains are better than others
Most grain products eaten in the
United States are refined. When
whole grains are refined, for exam-
ple into white flour or white rice,
they are stripped of fiber and
micronutrients, leaving behind a
calorie-rich, nutrient-poor food.
Pooling the data from six previ-
ous studies has concluded that eat-
ing three servings (about 90 grams)
of whole grains daily is associated
with a 17 percent decrease in risk of
colorectal cancers.
Also, in review of 16 other stud-
ies, they concluded that every 10
grams of fiber consumed daily pro-
vided a 12 percent reduction in
colon cancer risk. So it’s the refined
grains that could increase one’s risk
of colon cancer. Studies have
already linked refined grains with
higher rates of breast cancer too.
The most favorable way to con-
sume grains is with the grain
remaining intact.
Examples of intact grains are
3. Many whole grains breads,
cereals and crackers are dry cooked
and can be browned, forming a
toxin called acrylamide, which is
potentially harmful. High acry-
lamide intake is associated with
several cancers.
4. Whole grain pastry flour can
still have an unfavorable glycemic
load because it is ground so fine.
Many studies have linked high GL
foods to increased risk of colorectal
cancers.
Among carbohydrate sources,
beans are superior to whole grains
with respect to their micronutrient
density, glycemic effects and fiber
and resistant starch content.
Fiber helps to prevent colon can-
cer by reducing the contact between
dietary carcinogens and intestinal
cells via increasing stool bulk and
accelerating transit time. Resistant
starch, similar to fiber, is a carbohy-
drate that is not broken down by
human digestive enzymes.
Fiber
and re-
sistant
starch act
as prebiotics, fueling the growth of
healthy bacteria (probiotics);
healthy bacteria in gut the ferment
fiber and resistant starch, forming
short chain fatty acids that have a
number of anti-cancer effects.
Eating beans, peas, or lentils at
least twice a week has been found
to decrease colon cancer risk by 50
percent.
In summary, intact whole grains
are healthful natural foods that con-
tain beneficial phytochemicals. For
optimal disease protection, I recom-
mend eating beans every day,
avoiding refined grains, and prima-
rily eating whole grains intact and
cooked in water (rather than as
breads or pastas).
Dr. Fuhrman is a New York Times
best-selling author and board certified
family physician.
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brown and wild rice, wheat berries,
barley, quinoa and steel cut oats.
Cooking these grains in water is the
most healthful way to prepare them,
which also prevents the formation
of acrylamide, a potentially toxic
compound.
Intact whole grains can be eaten
for breakfast with fruit and seeds,
or with tomato sauce and onions
with lunch or dinner. Whole wheat
pasta also has a fairly favorable
glycemic load, but bean and lentil
pasta are even better.
Also too much grain, even too
much whole grains, can make your
diet sub-optimal.
The reason for this can be:
1. If you eat too many grains,
you may not eat enough beans,
green and yellow vegetables, which
are more micronutrient dense.
2. Most brown rice is contami-
nated with arsenic-containing agri-
cultural chemicals, which can find
its way to your plate.
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