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4A | SATURDAY EDITION | DECEMBER 8, 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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Mail subscription includes E-Edition. Website and E-Edition: TheSiuslawNews.com The importance of never forgetting our ‘Day of Infamy’ a world at war. In an age when many entertain themselves with gaming systems that center around violent acts of war, the lessons learned from the sacrifices of the past Ray Chavez was a quar- are in danger of becoming termaster on the USS From the Editor’s Desk diluted by pre-packaged Condor stationed at Pearl Ned Hickson and rewards-driven “acts of Harbor the morning of valor.” Underscoring this is Dec. 7, 1941. This past Thanksgiving Day, he died 98; Ken Potts, 97; Lou Con- the morning was filled with the gradual and inevitable silencing of those voices as many acts of heroism ter, 97; and Don Stratton, at the age of 106, quieting and sacrifice as moments of who lived through that in- 96. This year, old age and one of the few remaining famous day in our history. failing health prevented unimaginable horror. voices from that horrific As a result, the lessons Over the years, images in “Day of infamy” that jetti- any of those USS Arizona survivors from making the text books, commemorative learned from those sacrific- soned us into the heart of es in our past aren't digging issues from publications trip to Oahu. World War II. nearly as deep a groove in As a child, I was only like Time magazine and Yesterday, Americans the minds of our children stories captured in movies took time to remember the peripherally aware of the and our culture as they impressed upon me the Vietnam War and even sacrifice made by those once did. virtues of valor. less so of the Korean War, 2,403 servicemen killed in History forgotten is At the same time, and which ended before I was the attack, along with the born. Yet, as the last shot perhaps more importantly, history bound to repeat 1,178 who were wounded itself. As the voices of Pearl was being fired in Vietnam, those images and stories But this year’s remem- Harbor grow silent, it is that surface each year — brance also marked another I already knew what Pearl much like the slowly recur- more important than ever Harbor was. I knew how a somber occcasion: It was quiet Sunday morning was ring “black tears” of oil that that we ensure the black first time a USS Arizona tears slowly surfacing from still bubble to the surface survivor wasn't present for transformed into a fiery the USS Arizona are never from the USS Arizona — the 7:50 a.m. commemora- nightmare by Japanese forgotten — nor those for serve as a reminder of the planes — and how, in less tion of the more than 900 ultimate price demanded by which they are shed. than nine minutes, more servicemen who remain entombed in the battleship. All told, only five crew members are still alive from that mornng attack: Lauren Bruner, 98; Lonnie Cook, than 900 men became entombed in the wreckage that now rests like a shadow below the harbor's surface. I also came to know how LETTERS ‘It takes a village’ I know I have used that analogy previously when describing some element of our military museum’s mission over the years. After a very successful Festival of Trees, I simply cannot name each individual or lo- cal business who contributed to that success. Six different miscellaneous spon- sors, over a dozen tree designers and 18 different dessert sponsors; table sponsors numbered 19, tree spon- sors numbered 40; and while the core committee numbers only seven, sub-committee members add anoth- er 33. Of course, this doesn’t include all: our museum board members, at- tendees who spent their dollars, FEC staff or media partners — as you can see, the analogy that it takes a vil- lage certainly fits, and we thank each and every one who helped with this year’s event for their time, talent and contribution in keeping our museum doors open. There is one individual I must name though. It wouldn’t have hap- pened at all without the tireless ef- forts of the committee chair, Sue Gilday. As the original architect of this event six years ago while serving on our OCMM board, she knows full well the commitment it takes, and she stepped up to that task. Thank you Sue! —Cal Applebee, Executive Director Oregon Coast Military Museum Memorial service for Bush probably difficult for Trump I am not one of those who watch coronations or funerals on the tube. Trying to find some news for the past two-and-a-half days, all the net- works were dialed into the memorial services for former President George H. W. Bush. In one memorial service, I was actually captivated by three of the speakers: Historian Jon Meacham, former senator from Wyoming Alan Simpson and former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney In a nutshell, they said that Presi- dent George H.W. Bush was strong, gracious, loving, loyal and had great leadership, humility, humor and could laugh at himself. It must have been difficult for President Trump knowing that the Bushes did not vote for him, and being seated next to the Obamas — and realizing that he does not possess any of the personal quali- ties expressed by the speakers about our former president. —Win Jolley Florence Cold Weather Shelter is gift to our community When the temperature dips be- low freezing, prized plants are often covered to protect them. Here in Florence, the Florence Emergency Cold Weather Shelter (ECMS) offers warm blankets to cover up in and a safe place to spend the night to any- one who has no warm place to be. Dinner and breakfast are provided along with unconditional love. This past week, the doors of the Presbyterian Church were open to give shelter and respite; guests were appreciative and grateful. Two guests commented on how wonderful it was to sleep stretched out rather than sleeping while seated in a cold car. A couple stranded here in Florence on their return to Kansas, due to car trouble, couldn’t say “thank you” enough. I believe that the Florence Emer- gency Cold Weather Shelter is a gift to this community in helping meet the needs of people who are facing desperate situations that most of us can’t begin to imagine. —Janet Hirsch Florence 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. 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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
