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4A • COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • MARCH 13, 2019 The First Amendment O PINION Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridg- ing the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition their Government for a redress of greivences. Letters to the Editor Policy The Sentinel 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, grammar and clarity. Publication of any letter is not guaranteed and depends on space available and the volume of letters received. 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As with all letters and advertising content, the newspaper, at the sole discretion of the publisher, general manager and editor, reserves the right to reject any letter that doesn’t follow the above criteria. Send letters to: nhickson@cgsentinel.com or cmay@cgsentinel.com HOW TO CONTACT YOUR REPS Oregon state representatives LETTERS Thanks, Cottage Grove! After the “snowstorm of ’19,” I determined that my wife and I were short on sta- ples and decided to make an “emergency run” to Safeway. I cobbled together a make- shift sled and asked a couple neighbors if they were also running short of necessary supplies. During this trip, at least a half dozen people asked if I wanted a ride or if they could help! I was delighted by all these offers. And although I declined the offers, I thought that I would express my grat- itude. What a great little town (I’m a newcomer)! I should admit that my sled fell apart on my return trip once the cardboard box got soggy. One woman offered a plas- tic carrier, which would have done very well, itself, as a sled. I accepted it and used it to carry the groceries. In a car right behind her were three more nice ladies who took me, my dilapidat- ed makeshift sled and my groceries home! Thank you, one and all! I hope you are representa- tive of this wonderful town! —Daniel Gilman Cottage Grove Use common sense when clearing streets Why is it when people have their driveway cleared out enough so they can get to an appointment did the City shove another 3 1/2 feet of snow back into driveways? Many of us are seniors and some of the people who live around us are disabled. Our street was good enough for people to drive through, but we had to spend another day digging out frozen snow after we had already cleared our drive- ways. There are a lot of people I talked with who had the same problem. If it’s not broke, don’t fix it. I just wonder if the did the same to their own drive- ways? Where is te common sense? I believe there is a lever to lift up the blade and put it down, so please use it. I feel better now that I’ve gotten that off my chest for myself and a lot of others. — Diane Zavich Cottage Grove Oregon federal representatives • Sen. Floyd Prozanski District 4 State Senator PO Box 11511 Eugene, Ore. 97440 Phone: 541-342-2447 Email : sen.floydprozanski@ state.or.us • Rep. Cedric Hayden Republican District 7 State Representative 900 Court St. NE Salem, Ore. 97301 Phone: 503-986-1407 Website: www.leg.state.or. us/hayden Email: rep.cedrichayden@ state.or.us • Rep. Peter DeFazio (House of Representatives) 405 East 8th Ave. #2030 Eugene, Ore. 97401 Email: defazio.house.gov/ contact/email-peter Phone: 541-465-6732 • Sen. Ron Wyden 405 East 8th Ave., Suite 2020 Eugene, Ore. 97401 Email: wyden.senate.gov Phone: (541) 431-0229 • Sen. Jeff Merkley Email: merkley.senate.gov Phone: 541-465-6750 C ottage G rove Our future depends on a generation that is anything but silent ploy urged on by a liberal agenda: Discouraging our youth from exercising their civic duty fosters the kind of apathy and disengagement that led us to where we are in the first place. The one common denom- inator among the majority on issues, and then vote on those issues as well as for those who they believe will best represent them, means we have no one but ourselves to blame for the current state of government — because saying nothing says it all: We are willing to let those elect- responsibility, as citizens, to engage in civic dialogue that ensures everyone has a voice in our democracy. I will never forget the In a time when our teen- looks on their faces as they agers are often labeled as stood there, excitedly waving addicted to the digital world their signs — and then and unwilling to engage be- watching that excitement yond the confines of social fade as passers-by began media, I find it inspiring and yelling disparaging remarks From the Managing Editor’s Desk hopeful to see the contrary and obscenities from their as our students take it upon cars. Ned Hickson themselves to get involved in These children, along with civic responsibility. dozens of others, were 8 to At the same time, I find of Americans regardless of ed to represent us operate 10 years away from voting. it disheartening to see so political affiliation, right or unchecked. Yet the individuals passing many who are willing to left, or racist or humanitari- Back in 2008, my wife and by that day felt it was more criticize students for doing an, is a frustration with Con- I took our four children to a important to squelch the so, with much of this criti- gressional leaders and their small, family-friendly politi- enthusiasm of these young cism taking place on social apparent inability to govern cal rally in our community. Americans than it was to media and spewed from the beyond special interests and Our oldest was 12. foster the notion of being same fingertips of those who self-preservation. As they made finger-print- engaged in one of our coun- routinely bemoan how the Since 1972, according to ed signs and headed toward try’s most important rights. “younger generation” is too a study by the Bipartisan the sidewalk overlooking As we begin the long and busy texting and tweeting to Policy Center, voter partici- the highway, I was proud what expect to be an ardu- do anything productive. pation went from nearly 61 of them for participating in ous approach to the 2020 Whether you support percent in 1968, to hovering a fundamental right estab- elections, I hope we will re- tougher gun legislation or around an average of 53 per- lished centuries ago by our member, as Americans, that see it as a threat to the Sec- cent, including a low of just forefathers through the U.S. disparaging the next gen- ond Amendment; whether 49 percent in 1996 — the Constitution. eration into silence would you believe it’s their First lowest since records began I was glad to know that we be a tragedy for our nation’s Amendment right as stu- being kept in 1828. were doing what we could, future. dents to voice their opinion Without Americans will- as parents, to raise our or merely see it as a political ing to voice their opinions children to be aware of their S entinel (541) 942-3325 Administration Jenna Bartlett, Group Publisher Gary Manly, General Manager ..................................................... 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