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4A | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Cottage Grove Sentinel 116 N. Sixth St. Cottage Grove, Ore. 97424 NED HICKSON , MANAGING EDITOR | Opinion 541-902-3520 | NHICKSON @ CGSENTINEL . COM The First Amendment C ongress shall make no law respect- ing an establishment 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 Govern- ment 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#133880 Copyright 2019 © COTTAGE GROVE SENTINAL 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. Letters that are anonymous, libelous, argumentative, sarcastic or contain accusations that are unsourced or without documentation will not be published. Letters containing poetry or from outside The Sentinel readership area will only be published at the discretion of the editor. 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 campaigns 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) explain the reasons to support candidates based on personal experience and perspective rather than partisanship 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 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 LETTER Exclusion from emergency prep contest I am only one of many vested, longtime residents of Cottage Grove who happens to reside outside the city limits. I always support local busi- nesses and in fact volunteer my time regularly to CG causes. I accept that my taxes are lower but also accept that I am not able to vote my feelings regarding any city issues. I do pay for those choices/de- cisions of city residents regard- ing school issues, etc., and my children attend the same school district. I am also just one of the many who suffer longer power outag- es and greater loss during severe weather issues. I learned so much with this past February snowstorm and endured over two weeks of in- side home temperatures less than 35 degrees. My family sur- vived and have spent much hard work and financial burden to better prepare for future emer- gencies. Because of this, I am greatly disappointed by the exclusion of my family and all of my hard- working, persevering neighbors in the Cottage Grove disaster prep contest who can’t partici- pate. —Joy Straubrn Cottage Grove Oregon state representatives There’s no denying that the cultural threads of domestic violence are woven into the fabric of our society. Though we have made strides in some areas by recogniz- ing and discussing mat- ters of physical and ver- bal abuse, that baggage is still out there circling on the carousel. Next Tuesday, Oct. 1, is the beginning of Do- mestic Violence Aware- ness month. Whether you are a survivor of do- mestic abuse or want to show your support for those who are, I hope you will participate — either in area marches, community meetings, by supporting legislation or volunteering to help vic- tims of abuse. As a culture, each of us must make a commit- ment to avoid claiming the baggage that perpet- uates violence on our families and each other; as a community, we must make a commitment to each other to support — and when necessary speak up for — our friends, family members and neighbors who we suspect may be victims. Most importantly, to end the cycle of domes- tic violence, we must be willing to carry on with that commitment well beyond the last, crisp evening of this October. Oregon federal representatives • Sen. Floyd Prozanski • Rep. Peter DeFazio District 4 State Senator PO Box 11511 Eugene, Ore. 97440 Phone: 541-342-2447 Email : sen.fl oydprozanski@ state.or.us (House of Representatives) 405 East 8th Ave. #2030 Eugene, Ore. 97401 Email: defazio.house.gov/ contact/email-peter Phone: 541-465-6732 • Rep. Cedric Hayden Cultural threads of domestic violence must be unraveled of communicating with aged and presented in more ways than ever be- those they love. Even as a teenager fore. The fact is, being a real some 35 years ago, I can tell you that appear- man does mean being in ing tough and “man- control. But not of others; it ly” among your peers It wasn’t until becom- while still holding on to means being in control ing a father that I realized the part of you that is of yourself enough to how a childhood of wit- thoughtful and caring understand, acknowl- nessing verbal and phys- ical abuse by the men in my family — specifically, From the Managing Editor’s Desk my father and brothers Ned Hickson — had impacted me and left wounds which had never truly healed. I know this because I feels contradictory to edge and accept your occasionally saw reflec- what we’re taught about strengths as well as your weaknesses. tions of my father and being a man. It means never using The stereotypical defi- brothers in myself as I fought to avoid making nition of manhood was your strength — phys- the same mistakes with in movies, advertising ically or verbally — to and music: Being a man harm the women in our my own children. As much as we want means being in control. lives, whether it be your wife, girlfriend, co-work- In charge. to tell ourselves we can In command — of life er, mother, daughter or choose not to take any neighbor. baggage with us on our and our relationships. A real man provides Seeking true equilibri- journey through life, there is no getting rid um is even more difficult protection, safety and of it completely — only today because, unlike acceptance; a weak man a conscious decision to 35 years ago, the un- dishes out pain, insecuri- leave it circling on the healthy stereotypes that ty and denial. In either case, they define “manhood” are carousel. Ultimately, it is always relentlessly perpetuated are reflections of our in- somewhere. Circling. through social media ner self. The question is: and the near-constant What kind of reflection Waiting to be claimed. This is especially true presence of advertising do you want to see when for young men in their that sells body wash, mu- you look in the mirror teens and early 20s, when sic, movie tickets, clothes each day? As wonderful as our they are defining them- and video games by de- selves and establishing picting what it looks like, communities in Cottage their place in what is still sounds like and feels like Grove and surround- ing areas are, they aren’t a male-dominated cul- to “be a man.” It is baggage our cul- immune to domestic vi- ture — all while simul- taneously trying to un- ture has been carrying olence against women, derstand the intricacies for generations, repack- children and men. HOW TO CONTACT YOUR REPS 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 • 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 S entinel C ottage G rove 541-942-3325 Administration Jenna Bartlett, Group Publisher Gary Manly, General Manager... Ext. 1207 gmanly@cgsentinel.com Gerald Santana, Multi-Media Sales Consultant... Ext. 1216 gsantana@cgsentinel.com Veronica Brinkley, Multi-Media Sales Consultant... Ext. 1205 vbrinkley@cgsentinel.com Carla Summers, Inside Multi-Media Sales Consultant... Ext. 1203 csummers@cgsentinel.com Editorial Ned Hickson, Managing Editor... 541-902-3520 nhickson@cgsentinel.com Damien Sherwood, Lead Reporter... Ext. 1212 dsherwood@cgsentinel.com Nick Snyder, Sports/Community News Reporter... 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