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4A | OCTOBER 1, 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anonymous, libelous, argumentative, sarcastic or contain accusations that are unsourced or without documentation will not be published.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: LETTERS Chalice best choice for at-large position I support Chalice Savage’s challenge for the “at-large” councilor position against in- cumbent Kenneth Roberts. Here we have two charming people who are willing to make a sacrifice of their time and en- ergies to serve the community. The only issue is who is best qualified. Kenneth has well-known face recognition and has earned a reputation for his efforts in keeping the town looking nice. Chalice’s work obligations in a well-known Main Street business have not given her the same freedom to wander as disc jockey Kenneth has had for the duration of his incumbency. The most important consid- erations at this time are expe- rience and the ability to make a significant difference when the city council needs to tackle real and serious problems and build for the future. The physical and mental health of the community, par- ticularly the welfare of the new generation, is of great concern. Chalice’s achievements as a mother of three and a career of increasing responsibility in the health industry make her well qualified. But her special qualification in this contest is that, as a wom- an in a male-dominated setting, she can make a measurable dif- ference. The proof that this can hap- pen is constantly demonstrated at the highest levels of national government and business. She needs the support she de- serves, especially from women. —Alan Jackson Cottage Grove I’ll stick with DeFazio Alek Scarlatos seems like a nice young man. But he has no qualifications to represent Ore- gon in Washington, D.C. He graduated from high school, attended community college, served in the national Guard, was in a movie about his heroic deed and performed on Dancing with the Stars. He ran for city commissioner and lost. He never served on a school board, city council or county or state government. No experience in govern- ment. He received many deserved awards and praise for his brave actions. Peter DeFazio has served Or- egon well. He heads an import- ant committee, lives on a 1987 house boat and doesn’t use his ads to create or tell lies and half- truths about his opponent. Peter DeFazio has voted against the president on things he believes in; will Alek Scarla- tos do the same? I can’t see anything that Alek has done to deserve our vote. I’ll stick with Peter DeFazio. —Pat Couturier Cottage Grove Trump’s pre-existing condition genius Trump is steadfast. As virus deaths rise, he continues his historic Supreme Court suit to eliminate health coverage for pre-existing conditions and other “socialist” aspects of the Affordable Care Act. A sensitive public can appre- ciate his insight: Rebuilding the old “wall” of health insur- ance exclusions for pre-existing conditions offers a truly great, great outcome: Insurance will be cheaper for those folks who have not had such conditions. At the same time, the Trump administration is saying death counts associated with the coro- navirus now can be trimmed back by over 90 percent, since the majority of those dying also have some element of a “pre-ex- isting condition,” voted by mail in the last election or wanted the president’s tax returns pro- duced. If only American media could properly understand Trump’s genius. He will indeed make America first in the world — in coronavirus deaths, while elim- inating health care for millions who, should they contract the virus, would likely be consid- ered to have a pre-existing con- dition And while Mexico won’t pay for this “wall,” those with “pre-existing conditions” most surely will. —Randall Dobbins Cottage Grove 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 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 Carla Skeel, Inside Multi-Media Sales Consultant... 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