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4A | MAY 7, 2020 | 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 2020 © 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anonymous, libelous, argumentative, sarcastic or contain accusations that are unsourced or without documentation will not be published.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 Perlow still right choice for our DA I would like to take a mo- ment to endorse the re-election of Patty Perlow to the office of Lane Country District Attorney. As a layman in the commu- nity, I’ve been associated with Lane County’s criminal correc- tions programs for nearly 40 years. I’ve served three sheriffs as an advisor. I also spent many years as a member and chairman of the Lane County Community Corrections Advisory Commit- tee working closing with law en- forcement officers, corrections officers, judges and prosecutors. The job of the district attorney is demanding both physically and mentally. My observation is the present District Attorney is handling the job well and de- serves to be re-elected. Throughout my life I’ve been fortunate enough to supervise wage earners of many different crafts and skills. I’ve always been very supportive of those people who do their job well and who bring integrity to the workplace. I believe the present District Attorney fits this criteria. Please join the Lane County Sheriff, a retired Lane County District At- torney, myself, and many others from the corrections and law enforcement field and re-elect Patty Perlow to another term as our District Attorney. —Don Williams Cottage Grove Raise a red flag I have never been more grate- ful for a red flag than I am to- day. Not the kind of red flag that says “danger ahead,” but the red flag that rests comfortably on the the side of my mailbox wait- ing patiently to be called into action. Today was the day I chose not to drive to the post office to mail a bill but, instead, raised the red flag to inform my postal carrier (the woman who faith- fully drives through my neigh- borhood to deliver letters, bills, periodicals and junk mail as well and who stops to chat when possible) that I needed her sup- HOW TO CONTACT YOUR REPS port. After about an hour, I looked outside and, low and behold, the red flag was resting comfortably again on its side having done its job. It was a sign that my mail was now in the safe hands of this extraordinary and essential person in my life. I just can’t imagine life with- out our USPS. During this time of isolation, I have written more cards and letters than any 6 week period in the past. It’s been fun to connect via “snail mail.” Speaking of snail mail ... don’t you just love getting your ballot in the mailbox? I am so blessed to live in Oregon where voting by mail is not only easy, it’s safe and efficient. I get to sit in the living room — in my pajamas if I want — and review the ballot with my spouse and then we get put our ballots back in the mailbox and raise the red flag once again. Thank you USPS for all you provide us. —Sally Wentz Cottage Grove 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... 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