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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2017 5 A Opinion LETTERS More letters from 4A T HERE HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY Today, I again forced myself to take back the used cans and bottles held hostage by the required deposit. On arrival at the “redemption” area, I discovered three of the four machines were non- functional and watched the fourth break during use. I went to get help and eventually someone with a key to the devices came and did his magic. I then proceeded to place, one at a time, the sticky little objects into the maw of a device that looked as though it could take your arm off, if you were indiscreet. Some of the cans, even though pur- chased at the same store, were rejected by being forced back out the input hole, caus- ing a traffic jam. I had no choice but to drop them on the ground for later retrieval and disposal. Meanwhile, I had the pleasure of breathing some- one’s cigarette smoke as the wind whistled through the outdoor tunnel where the machines were located. I then went into the store to wash my hands, not wanting to get stuck to my car. I was in no mood to shop. I’m all for recycling. However, it continues to get more difficult. What hap- pened to the machines with bins where you could dump cans and have them counted? What will we do with plastics now that they’re no longer acceptable? Why do I have to go elsewhere to recycle Styrofoam? Glass? As the system makes it more and more distasteful, difficult and time consuming to recycle, people will stop. I’m close to not recycling and not buying things with deposits. There has to be a better way. —Rick Marsh Florence R ENEW LOCAL OPTION LEVY , IMPROVE PROPERTY VALUE The Nov. 7 local option levy renewal simply saves what we’ve gained from approving the original levy for our school system: Decent staffing, reduced class size, more programs and opportunities for our stu- dents to enter the world on an equal playing field. We all love living on the coast — especially retirees. That luxury limits income sources to support education. Fixed incomes fix our minds on immediate interests which often do not include our youth — medical services and leisure time activities fill our days. Sometimes our youth scare and annoy us; we just don’t know what to do with their energy and noise. Even the library segregates the teens and the toddlers from the main population. So why should we care to continue spending the same amount of money we current- ly spend on our property taxes to support schools? Consider caring enough to keep our schools at their cur- rent level of operation ... enough to convince young professionals to stay in Florence and raise their fami- lies while providing us with the many services we require as we age ... enough to build a diverse and thriving culture which fosters creative and capable future citizens. At the very least, it will improve our property values. —Bou Kilgore Florence Y ES , WE DO NEED TAX REFORM President Trump and friends are pushing tax reform legislation with bou- quets of promises for J OIN U S I N W ORSHIP WATCH! 3 ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK FLORENCE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST (3ABN) TV UHF Channel 48. 24 hour Christian TV highlights Bible studies of prophecy, inspira- tional music, health lectures, healthy cooking and more. FLORENCE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP BAY BERRY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP SINGSPIRATION You are invited to come and sing your favorite old time gospel hymns Every Friday night at 7pm • Non-denominational Bay Berry Square; 101 at Sutton Lake Dr. /milepost 185 N. For more information , please call 541-997-2681 THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Located at Munsel Lake Road and North Fork Road Worship Services 10:00 AM Sunday All are welcome! 541-997-7268 87738 Hwy 101 at Heceta Beach Road RUAUU? All are welcome to explore the answer. Sunday Worship Service ~ 10:00 a.m. www.FlorenceUUF.org - (541) 997.2840 FLORENCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Worship Services 10:30 on 1st Sunday of each Month 9:00 and 10:30 each following Sunday Adult Classes at 9am; Children’s Sunday School at 10:30m Coff ee Fellowship Following Service 2nd & Kingwood • (541) 997-6025 FOURSQUARE CHURCH 1624 Highway 101 (next to A&W) –- 997-6337 Pastor George Pagel – Something for the entire family. Sun. Services: 10:45 a.m., Wed. Bible Study 7 p.m. Website:fl orence4square.com COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH 4590 Hwy. 101, Across from Fred Meyer –- 997-7418 Sunday School, 9:30a.m. – Worship, 10:45 Wed. Prayer - 6:00 p.m. –Wed. Ministries 1-8 Grade 7 p.m. stymied by corporate takeovers that control sectors of the economy. Fair taxes can reduce the bloated profits for the few, into jobs in healthcare, infra- structure, technology and education. Give small business a chance to compete. Jobs equal paychecks — and pay- checks equal spending. The jobs are there if educa- tion provides the skill sets, and if fair taxes provide the means. —Karen Mahoney Florence O LDER THAN 60, STILL SUPPORTS SCHOOLS I, like many other seniors, have moved to Florence from out of the area. My own chil- dren are grown and live else- where. However, I still see the importance of supporting our local school district. In fact, I recently joined the Florence Community PTA because I want to be part of making positive changes in our schools. The PTA is endorsing the Siuslaw School District Local Option Renewal, Measure 20-281. A renewal means tax rates will remain the same. We want to make sure that the positive changes brought about by the current levy, such as increased graduation rates, remain in place. The renewed option levy would add funds to fully implement Measure 98, which expands career and technology education. Why do I think supporting schools is important? I know that educating children helps us all. They will be able to work at jobs that can support themselves and their fami- lies. This in turn will build our local economy. Many of them will also go into medical fields that will support our aged population. A vibrant school system improves our community and attracts new businesses, as well as professionals. The new doctors we so badly need here most certainly want good educational opportunities for their chil- dren. Supporting our schools by approving renewal of the option levy (Measure of 20- 281) will benefit all of us. —Leonora Kent Florence G UN REGULATION DOES NOT REDUCE HOMICIDES In response to Michael Allen’s letter “Regulations Can Reduce Gun Violence” (Oct. 25): For ages 14 to -24 there was a gun homicide rapid ramp-up beginning in the mid 1980s. These homi- cides were overwhelmingly by handguns and males. We all remember the tele- vision show “Miami Vice” and its depiction of drug gang violence. If one removes the 14 to 24 demographic, waiting peri- ods have zero effect. For ages under 14 and over 25, gun homicides have been decreasing at a constant rate for almost the entire study period, save for a slight spike at the end of the Carter presi- dency. Regulations are applied to everyone and ignored by criminals. To my knowledge, no legitimate study has ever shown that increased regula- tion has led to a reduction in firearm homicides. Mr. Allen might find Joyce Lee Malcolm’s “Guns and Violence: The English Experience” instructive. This excellent study tracks firearms and their regulation in England for hundreds of years. And for all but the last hundred years, English socie- ty became increasingly less violent; firearm violence increased lock-step with firearm regulation. One would do well to recall Englishman Disraeli’s maxim: “There are lies, damned lies and statistics.” — Ian Eales Florence NEW LIFE CHURCH-UPC Senior Center, 1570 Kingwood • 541-991-9398 Sunday Services: 10am and 6pm Wednesday Bible Study 7:00pm CROSS ROAD ASSEMBLY OF GOD Corner of 10th & Maple –997-3533 Wednesday, 7 p.m. - Family Connections Adult Bible Class, 9:30am on Sundays. Sunday Services, 9am and 10:45am. fl orencecrossroad.org • offi ce@fl orencecrossroad.org NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH, E.L.C.A. 21st & Spruce Street – 997-8113 Adult Forum 9 a.m. – Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship services; Sun. 10:30am & Mon. 5:30 pm Pastor Lori Blake www.lutheranchurchfl orence.com FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - SBC 1935 25th St. – 997-7660 • Pastor, Dr. Marvin Owen Series “People of the Bible.” on Wednesdays 6 p.m. A friendly place to worship, vacationers welcome. Sun.; 11am & 6pm, Sunday school 9:45am. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF THE SIUSLAW Traditional Worship Service 10:00 a.m. , Reverend Greg Wood Sunday School and Nursery – Organ and Choir All Welcome. Come as you are. 3996 N Hwy 101 997-7136 FLORENCE CHRISTIAN CHURCH RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) 2nd & Ivy – 997-2961 –Non-Denominational “War is still not the answer.” FCNL We worship in homes at 11am Sundays Call 997-4237 or 902-9511 for locations. Worship Service: 9:00 am & 10:30 am Middle School and High School youth groups meet on Wednesday. RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH, L.C.M.S. FLORENCE CHURCH OF CHRIST Pre-Denominational (Romans 16:16) 1833 Tamarack Street (2 blocks east of Hwy. 101 on 18th St.) Bible Study: Sunday 10 a.m.; Worship: Sunday 11 a.m. www.churchofchristfl orence.org theshedd.org/JazzKings Every Sun., Bible Class 9 a.m., Worship Service 10 a.m. 85294 Hwy. 101 S. – 997-8038 DVD of Weekly worship service available. Pastor Randy Benscoter FLORENCE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 12th and Nopal –997-9020 Worship Service 10:30 a.m. 10 am Wed., Women’s Bible Study Saturdays, Mens’ Breakfast @ 8 a.m. Online Worship Service@ www.fl orencenaz.com 2135 19th St. –- 997-6600 8:30am, Tuesdays, Morning Prayer Sunday Services: 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. - Wed, 11 a.m. Everyone Welcome – Come walk our Labyrinth. FLORENCE EVANGELICAL CHURCH 1318 Rhododendron Dr. –- 997-2523 – Worship at 11:00 AM –- Sunday School at 9:30 AM – Variety of Sunday evening activities - 5 PM Wed. Bible & Children classes at 6:00 PM Call for details. Join Us In Worship 4 lines, approx 15 words, $10 a week 4 week Minimum Deadline 3 p.m. Mondays. 4445 Hwy 101 (South of Fred Meyer) – 997-3951 Worship on Saturday 10:30 A.M. Adult/Children’s Sabbath School 9:15 A.M. Average Joe. However, those even half awake can see the breaks are going to the top tax bracket — with a few crumbs to the rest. Ronald Reagan cam- paigned with similar promis- es and massively reduced taxes in 1981, with the wealthiest receiving the largest slice of pie. Meanwhile, the Treasury came up short and taxes went up in 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1987 — but only on the back of Average Joe. So truth be told, the mas- sive disparity in wealth dis- tribution we are experiencing now began in the 1980s. Now, the premise that cor- porations need this current tax break to boost the econo- my is being swallowed by the gullible. Let’s be honest: Corporate heads who already receive multi-millions in compensa- tion and bonuses fight mini- mum wage increases, health benefits and overtime pay for their employees. Can we expect them to suddenly change and share their tax break with Average Joe? They promise jobs; tax cuts do not equal job growth. Prior to Reagan, Jimmy Carter had yearly job growth of 2.6 M; Reagan, after tax breaks to the wealthy, had 2M a year; and Clinton, after raising the tax rate for the wealthiest, had job growth of 2.6 M a year. We do need massive tax reform. The top one percent of households hold about the same wealth as the bottom 90 percent. Corporate taxes paid after loopholes is a fraction of the rate and, recently, 22 percent of large corporations paid zero corporate taxes. Without fair taxes, our schools suffer and college students able to get a loan are buried in debt. Our transportation and infrastructure need a transfu- sion. Our health care is a disas- ter. Economic competition is SAINT MARY, OUR LADY OF THE DUNES CATHOLIC CHURCH Masses: Sat. 5:30 p.m., Sun. 11:00 a.m. 1.5 miles south of river on Hwy 101 – 997-2312 To be included in this directory contact the Siuslaw News at 997-3441, or drop off information at 148 Maple St., Old Town, Florence. Keep Your Sunny Side Up! The music of De Sylva, Brown & Henderson Sunday, October 29, 2 pm matinee Florence Events Center 541.997.1994 Free Jazz Tickets for Students program
