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4A | WEDNESDAY EDITION | JULY 11, 2018 Siuslaw News P.O. Box 10 Florence, OR 97439 NED HICKSON , EDITOR Opinion | 541-902-3520 | NHICKSON @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM C The First Amendment ongress shall make no law respecting an es- tablishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. “I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.” —Thomas Jefferson (1800) Educate yourself about danger of fracking to environment (Editor’s Note: Viewpoint submis- sions on this and other topics are always welcome as part of our goal to encourage community discussion and exchange of perspectives.) I love our beautiful state of Oregon; the high desert, the mountains and espe- cially our incredible coastal lakes, rivers and beaches. Growing up in the ’50s and ’60s near Lake Erie in Ohio, I lived through two-headed fish in Lake Erie, the Cuyahoga River catching on fire and the bright-red sunsets from the steel mill in the next city. All this was before the Clean Air Act (1970) and Clean Water Act (1972). Coming to Oregon in 1975 was the best move I have ever made. We truly have it all. The natural beauty of Oregon is beyond compare, which is why we all need to educate ourselves on the current threat to our rivers, streams, forests, wildlife, air quality and recre- ational access to our protected areas. The Jordan Cove Energy Project is a proposal to build a 229-mile fracked Guest Viewpoint By Julia Tousley-Ritt Westlake gas pipeline across Southwestern Oregon and a Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) export terminal in Coos Bay. The Canadian company Pembina wants to build the 229-mile pipeline from Malin, Ore., to Coos Bay, cross- ing 400 rivers, streams and other wa- terways including the Rogue, Klam- ath, Coos and South Umpqua rivers. This is a project that has been de- nied twice over the last 13 years. But now, with loosened regulations and secrecy, this Canadian company is trying again. The Army Corps. of Engineers and the Oregon Deptartment of Environ- mental Quality (DEQ) are seeking public comments as they review two Clean Water Act permit appli- cations for Jordan Cove. We each have a responsibil- ity to educate ourselves about this project, which you can do on July 16, beginning at 5:30 p.m., in the Bromley Room of the Siu- slaw Public Library. Learn about the scientific facts re- lated to fracked gas, pipeline leaks, dredging for 900-foot tankers com- ing into Coos Bay, and other conerns that we, as Oregonians, should under- stand. I urge anyone who values protect- ing the things that make Oregon beautiful to learn about this project and, just as importantly, who stands to benefit most from this project. USPS# 497-660 Copyright 2018 © Siuslaw News Published every Wednesday and Saturday at 148 Maple St. in Florence, Lane County, Oregon. A member of the National Newspaper Association and Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Periodicals postage paid at Florence, Ore. Postmaster, send address changes to: Siuslaw News, P.O. Box 10, Florence, OR 97439; phone 541-997-3441; fax 541-997-7979. All press releases may be sent to PressReleases@TheSiuslawNews.com. Jenna Bar tlett Ned H ickson Erik Chalhoub Publisher, ex t. 318 Editor, ex t. 313 Co n s u l t i n g E d i to r 8 3 1 -7 6 1 -7 3 5 3 echalhoub@register-pajaronian.com M ar k e t i n g Di re c to r, e x t . 3 2 6 O ffice Super visor, ex t. 312 Pro d u c t i o n Su p e r v i s o r Pre s s M a n a ge r Su s a n G u t i e r re z Cathy Dietz Ron Annis Je re my G e n t r y DEADLINES: Wednesday Issue—General news, Monday noon; Budgets, four days prior to publication; Regular classified ads, Monday 1 p.m.; Display ads, Monday noon; Boxed and display classified ads, Friday 5 p.m. Saturday Issue—General news, Thursday noon; Budgets, two days prior to publication; Regular classifiedad,sThursday 1 p.m.; Display ads, Thursday noon; Boxed and display classified ads, Wednes- day 5 p.m. Soundings, Tuesday 5 p.m. NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In Lane County — 1-year subscription, $76; 6-month in-county, $52; 10-weeks subscription, $23; Out of Lane County — 1-year subscription,$99; 6-month out-of-county, $65; 10-weeks subscrip- tion, $29; Out of State — 1-year subscription, $125; E-Edition Online Only (Anywhere) — 1-year subscription, $71. 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Emal letters to: nhickson@thesiuslawnews.com LETTERS Opposition to the Second Amendment It has come to to my attention that Citibank, in March, and then Bank of America in April, took a stand in opposition to the Second Amend- ment by declaring their intention to accept no “new retail sector clients” that sell guns to 18- to 20-year-old’s or sell “high capacity” magazines — thus discriminating against those businesses, as well as young adults and the lawful right of citizens to buy and bear arms. The precedent being set here is alarming. They ignore that the gun sellers being discriminated against are not merely engaged in business, but in a business protected by the Constitution. They ignore that 18- to 20-year- olds proudly serving in the military use armament to protect this great nation, yet they support a policy to deny them the right to make a pur- chase to protect themselves at home. Their divisive policy further di- vides this great country when all concerned need to come together to find constructive solutions to the problem instead of naive attempts by elite CEOs and out-of-touch corpo- rate boards that usurp our Constitu- tion. Let’s ask the obvious question: In March and April, the target was the right to bear arms. What about tomorrow? Will it be free speech? Women's rights? Sexual orientation? Religious affiliation or any other constitution- ally protected conduct corporate dis- agrees with? Once becoming accustomed to im- posing political preconditions upon clients and loans, there presumably will be no stopping their political manipulation. What is to stop a newspaper editor from being told that to become a cli- ent or secure a loan, it is contingent upon his newspaper dropping ... let’s say, certain unpopular positions? It is a slippery slope. More impor- tantly, a dangerous one when Citi- bank, or Bank of America — or any business or organization — tries to usurp our constitutionally protected rights through “market power.” — Gerald Duane “Boomer” Wright Reedsport 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 Oregon 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 (4th 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@ oregonlegislature.gov 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
