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WEDNESDAY EDITION
❘ AUGUST 9, 2017
Siuslaw News
NED HICKSON , EDITOR
Opinion
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Florence, OR 97439
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L ETTERS
LETTERS
T HANKS
FOR BIKE PATHS
Holly (my long haired red dachs-
hund) and I would like to publicly
thank all who were instrumental in
accomplishing our new bike lanes
along Rhododendron Drive and
Kingwood Street.
Wow! What a difference they have
made in our rides down to the port!
Previously, Holly (who rides in a
basket on the front of my three wheel
bike) and I would literally have to ride
in the middle of the street because the
bike lanes were so dangerous and full
of potholes.
Now, we feel a lot safer being in the
proper lane.
Also, a special thank you to City
Councilor Joshua Greene for reassur-
ing me, over a year ago at one of the
Florence ReVision meetings, that the
bike lanes were definitely a part of the
revision plan in Florence. We look
forward to 2018 when Highway 101
will be repaved as well.
Again, Holly and I thank everyone
involved and want all of you to know
that your hard work has not gone
unnoticed. We are having a lot of fun
enjoying our safe rides once again
around our beautiful city!
—Karen & Holly Buckmaster
Florence
N EVER
SEEN THINGS
WORSE THAN NOW
I am 77 years old and have experi-
enced much more than most people of
my age or a bit younger. I experienced
the ’40’s into the new age, but have
never experienced or been so con-
cerned with what is happening now
with our government.
I lived through the Golden Age, the
Korean War, the Vietnam War, 9/11
and more recently the ongoing unwar-
ranted conflicts in the Mid-East. I’ve
experienced JFK, MLK and RFK
being assinated. We also had White
Water and the Clinton scandal But
through all of this as a nation we held
together, even if there was ongoing
turmoil in Congress and the Senate
between the “Right” and “Left.”
Yes! I did vote for what I felt was
the lesser of two evils because I didn’t
see any other choice. Still, I had no
idea that the one who was elected
would turn out to be so inept.
We now have a president who
thinks he is running a family business
without any comprehension of gov-
ernment or the needs of our country. I
feel he is child-like in that he tweets
daily about “Fake News,” much of
which he has created and the media
has reported on.
Last week, his cabinet was put in
disarray once again. Meanwhile, it
appears that his own party is slowly
turning against him.
I am confused on how we got to
this point and can’t help but wonder
how long before we end the confusion
by getting rid of President Trump.
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WHERE TO WRITE
Pres. Donald Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
FAX: 202-456-2461
TTY/TDD Comments:
202-456-6213
www.whitehouse.gov
Gov. Kate Brown
160 State Capitol
900 Court St.
Salem, Ore. 97301-4047
Governor’s Citizens’ Rep.
Message Line:
503-378-4582
www.oregon.gov/gov
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden
221 Dirksen Senate Office
Bldg
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-5244
541-431-0229
www.wyden.senate.gov
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley
313 Hart Senate Office
Bldg
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-3753/FAX: 202-
228-3997
541-465-6750
www.merkley.senate.gov
U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio
( 4 th Dist.)
2134 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-6416
541-269-2609
541-465-6732
www.defazio.house.gov
State Sen. Arnie Roblan
( Dist. 5 )
900 Court St. NE - S-417
Salem, OR 97301
503-986-1705
FAX: 503-986-1080
Email: Sen.ArnieRoblan@
state.or.us
State Rep. Caddy
McKeown
( Dist. 9 )
900 Court St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
503-986-1409
Email: rep.caddymckeown
@state.or.us
West Lane County
Commissioner
Jay Bozievich
125 E. Eighth St.
Eugene, OR 97401
541-682-4203
FAX: 541-682-4616
Email:
Jay.Bozievich@
co.lane.or.us