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4A | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 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anonymous, libelous, argumentative, sarcastic or contain accusations that are unsourced or without documentation will not be published.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. LETTER Thanks to the Sentinel for factual reporting I want to congratulate The Sentinel for holding off on its reporting until having all the facts. There is so much “fake news” nowadays that so many of us have just lost confidence in any news story coming from the mainstream media. For a year and a half, we were hearing about Russia’s interference in the election. Many who voted for Trump did so because of our lack of Send letters to: trust of the Clintons and no other country had anything to do with it. Please just continue to try to give us nothing but the truth. —Dan Holt Cottage Grove Shared experiences are foundation of community Last week, Main Street was filled with families, friends and neighbors participating in Cottage Grove’s annual Hallow- een Trick-or-Treat in the Historic District. While it was an oppor- tunity to provide local children with a safe trick- or-treating environment, it was also much more than that. For every child dressed as a superhero, ghost, police officer or firefight- er, there was a parent or merchant in costume who was sharing in that expe- rience. While it certainly added to the feeling of fun and festivity, it also sent an important message to our children that we are active participants as neighbors and as a community. In an age where fewer and fewer people actually know who their neigh- bors are, and children are spending less and less time playing outside together, we run the risk of develop- ing into isolationists with- floor at the Armory, with some helping shore up younger skaters who were getting their first taste of the roller rink experience. It’s those moments that lay the foundation of com- munity for our children who, in turn, build on that foundation for the next generation of Grovers. From the Managing Editor’s Desk Ned Hickson in our own community. Opportunities like last Thursday’s trick-or-treat night, as well as Sunday’s rollerskating event at the Cottage Grove Armory, provide opportunities to bring community mem- bers together and bridge the gaps we sometimes overlook. On Sunday, rollerskaters of all ages and abilities cir- cled around the hardwood It’s also those moments that carry over into ev- eryday life and establish connections with others that we may not otherwise have made. The next time you’re standing in line at the gro- cery store, you may rec- ognize someone who you helped — or who helped you — from landing skates-up on the Armory hardwood floor. Or maybe it’s the merchant who made your child smile while dressed as a witch or clown. Maybe you’ll say some- thing to them; maybe you won’t. Regardless, you have made a connection that otherwise wouldn’t exist without those shared experiences. Cottage Grove has always done — and con- tinues to do — its best to create those opportunities. Things like the carousel project, Bohemia Mining Days, farmer’s market, the thriving arts and music scenes, along with com- munity enrichment pro- grams through the library, Chamber of Commerce and local organizations all build a sense of communi- ty — and just as impor- tantly, provide an example to our children of what it means to be a member of that community. nhickson@cgsentinel.com HOW TO CONTACT YOUR REPS Oregon state representatives 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 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... Ext. 1204 nsnyder@cgsentinel.com Customer Service Meg Fringer, Office Manager, Legals, Classifieds... Ext. 1200 mfringer@cgsentinel.com Production Ron Annis, Production Supervisor... 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