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4A | SATURDAY EDITION | OCTOBER 6, 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) 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. 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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. Mail subscription includes E-Edition. Website and E-Edition: TheSiuslawNews.com Celebrating National Newspaper Week ing compared to many of their Siuslaw News. And while each large metro and national coun- brought their own style and focus, there has been one terparts. “Community papers are important understanding that doing better than many large, continues to define us as a daily papers because they pro- community newspaper: To our readers, we are not vide news coverage about things that matter to their local just the newspaper; we are t least once a week, community that would other- their newspaper. some 7,500 community newspapers — those with a circulation of less than 30,000 — land on porches, Ned Hickson inside mail boxes or at local supermarkets and coffee counters across the United USC professor Judy Muller wise be overlooked without States. According to a survey con- them,” said Al Cross, director told the Stanford University ducted by the University of of the Institute for Rural Press that, while local journal- Missouri-Columbia, more than Journalism at the University of ism is certainly about police blotters, obituaries, bake sales three-quarters of respondents Kentucky. In fact, in 2017, the com- and club meetings, “The best said they read most or all of each edition of their local bined readership of those community newspapers also newspaper — with 94 percent 7,500 non-daily newspapers hold local governments and of those people holding sub- was almost 20 million more institutions accountable by than that of daily newspapers, covering meetings, asking scriptions. Locally, on Wednesday and with non-dailies tallying 65.5 questions and recognizing the Saturday mornings, you can million subscribers — com- good as well as the not-so- see the front page of the pared to 45.5 million daily-pa- good because ... if not them, then who?” Siuslaw News suspended in per subscribers. While we’ve received equal This is according to the front of faces in coffee shops, restaurants and markets around N a t i o n a l N e w s p a p e r amounts of accolades and crit- Florence and Mapleton as peo- Association (NNA), which icism regarding our coverage ple inform themselves about also noted that 70 percent of of controversial issues ranging what’s happening in our com- those small non-dailies have a from housing and the home- munity — from upcoming fes- circulation of less than 15,000; less, to gun law and hate crime tivals and events, to recaps of Siuslaw News is among that over the last two years, our the latest board meetings and smaller group, with a circula- almost-daily story meetings are underscored by the notion features on local issues and tion of just over 6,000. When I became editor here of “If not us, then who?” residents. I am reminded of my first While there is a notion that in September 2016, I’d had the print journalism is dying, the good fortune of working with day as a journalist covering truth is that many community three terrific editors over the sports here at Siuslaw News in newspapers are actually thriv- past 20 years I've spent here at November 1998 — and how A From the Editor’s Desk intimidated I felt sitting at my desk listening to the constant sound of keyboard hammering eminating from behind parti- tions on either side of me. Twenty years later, it’s a sound that I have come to love in the same way a mechanic appreciates the sound of an engine hitting on all cylinders, or the way a music conductor savors the convergence of musical notes into a singular harmony. (Keep in mind I still type with two fingers, so my contri- bution to that harmony is more like the cow bell, but still...) As we head into National Newspaper Week (Oct. 7-13), I’d like to thank you, our read- ers, for supporting your local newspaper. Not only with your subscription or twice-weekly trip to the office to buy your copy, but also for your partici- pation and contributions — through letters, emails, phone calls and conversations in my office — that help make the Siuslaw News one of those 7,500 non-daily community newspapers that is continuing to grow. In the words of Thomas Jefferson in a letter to Col. Edward Carrington on Jan. 16, 1787: “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a gov- ernment without newspapers, or newspapers without a gov- ernment, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” My friend and I were driving through Deadwood a couple of weeks ago (on va- cation) and had a flat tire on Highway 36, just before sunset. There was no spare in my rental car, only a small air compressor. Since the tire was gashed, the compressor did no good. We were out of cell phone range and it was starting to get dark. We were concerned for our safety and hoping someone would drive by with a working phone to call AAA. And who would appear but Tammy Sheppard, who works for the Wilbur fam- ily. Tammy took us to the Wilburs’ house, where Johnette Roane and Don Wilbur were hosting the Deadwood Cemetery committee meeting. Johnette immediately let us use their phone and Tammy left to find us a spare tire. She returned later to make sure the tow truck driver took good care of us. What could have been a dangerous and stressful event turned into a lot of fun! We had apple pie in the Wilburs’ home and a friendly welcome from the committee members. We felt very cared for and safe. AAA tow truck came to the rescue and got us back to Yachats. Just wanted to give a big shout out to Tammy, Johnette and Don for their most wonderful assistance and hospitality to two strangers in distress on a dark and winding road. Thank you kindly. —Linda McDill, Santa Fe, NM Donna Hightower, Pt Arthur, Texas Political/Election Letters: Election-related letters must address pertinent or timely issues of interest to our readers at-large. Letters must 1) Not be a part of letter-writing cam- paigns on behalf of (or by) candidates; 2) Ensure any information about a candidate is accurate, fair and not from second-hand knowledge or hearsay; and 3) ex- plain the reasons to support candidates based on per- sonal experience and perspective rather than partisan- ship and campaign-style rhetoric. Candidates themselves may not use the letters to the editor column to outline their views and platforms or to ask for votes; this constitutes paid political advertising. As with all letters and advertising content, the news- paper, at the sole discretion of the publisher, general manager and editor, reserves the right to reject any let- ter that doesn’t follow the above criteria. Emal letters to: nhickson@thesiuslawnews.com WHERE TO WRITE LETTERS A thank you to Deadwood Letters to the Editor policy The Siuslaw News welcomes letters to the editor as part of a community discussion of issues on the local, state and national level. Emailed letters are preferred. Handwritten or typed letters must be signed. All letters need to include full name, address and phone number; only name and city will be printed. Letters should be limited to about 300 words. Letters are subject to editing for length, gram- mar and clarity. Publication of any letter is not guaran- teed and depends on space available and the volume of letters received. Letters that are anonymous, libelous, argumentative, sarcastic or contain accusations that are unsourced or documented will not be published. Letters containing poetry or from outside the Siuslaw News readership area will only be published at the dis- cretion of the editor. be ashamed, of his crass words and insen- sitivity in both of these situations. —Judy Kinsman Florence President’s crass words are shameful Illegal is illegal. Period. Yesterday I watched as President Trump unnecessarily ridiculed a female reporter in the rose garden of The White House. Last night, I watched as he made hateful disparaging remarks about Christine Bla- sey Ford, seemingly just to rile up his rally supporters. I am appalled at both acts of blatant cruelty and misogyny. To all who think he was totally justified in what and how he spoke, I address his rally comments. There are millions of we women out here who remember exactly the trauma of the sexual assault but have long ago forgotten the peripheral details surrounding it. We can remember the smell of his body, his breath, his laughter of enjoy- ing the dominance, the terrifying fear we felt. Most of us never talked about it until much much later, not even to our friends or family. We talk about it now because we are finally empowered and no longer ashamed. We do not relinquish to you the right to shame us, or Christine Blasey Ford. President Trump is the one who should I believe there was a misprint on the front page of the Siuslaw News (Oct. 3) with the headline “Groups Organize March to Support Immigrant Rights.” I believe the word “immigrant” was mis- used as the article went on to talk about illegal immigrants. As far as I know, all le- gal immigrants — such as my own father — have rights ... legal rights. An illegal entry person should not be classified as an “immigrant.” He or she is an illegal entry person. Period. The arti- cle stated their only violation of the law is that of federal immigration law. Isn’t that enough? Can any of us legally here, native born or legal immigrant, ex- pect to violate laws and expect no punish- ment? We all know the answer to that. I am glad the names of people and or- ganizations that support the illegals were published for all to know. For all of you, look up the word “illegal” in the dictio- nary and see the definition — in case you have conveniently forgotten. —Tony Cavarno Florence 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
