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4A | MAY 13, 2021 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Cottage Grove Sentinel 116 N. Sixth St. Cottage Grove, Ore. 97424 ned hickson, managing editor | 541-902-3520 | nhickson@cgsentinel.com Opinion 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 2021 © 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anonymous, libelous, argumentative, sarcastic or contain accusations that are unsourced or without documentation will not be published.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. LETTERS Taylor right person for school board I am writing in support of my husband, Taylor Wilhour, who is running for School Board Position 2. Taylor has been a valuable mem- ber of the school board because he is knowledgeable and level-headed. He looks at issues from all sides and supports the choice that offers the most benefit for our kids and our teachers. We have kids in the school dis- trict in both traditional and charter schools. Cottage Grove has been a wonderful community to live and work in. I am grateful that he has chosen to give back by volunteering in the schools and serving on the Board. Taylor Wilhour has my vote for School Board Position 2. —Zuzanna Wieckowska, MD Cottage Grove Re-elect a champion for students, families As a member of the Lane Ed- ucation Service District Board, I have been privileged to work with Rose Wilde, a dedicated and innovative advocate for students and their families. Rose Wilde has shown incredi- ble leadership skills, as a Chair of the LESD Board, member of the Legislative Policy Committee for the Oregon School Board Asso- ciation and now, as Chair of Or- egon Association of ESDs, where she co-founded the Equity and Racial Task Force. She has trained school board members from across the state at our conventions and seminars. Before Rose joined the Lane ESD Board eight years ago, she had already demonstrated her deep care and compassion for children and families, working with the 90-by-30 organization, where she connected with many community members, as well as Womenspace in Eugene. Rose carried that compassion forward in her board work to en- sure success for all of our K-12 students in Lane County, no mat- ter what their background. Her newest priority is expand- ing Career and Technical Educa- tion services to give an opportu- nity for all students to train for a living wage job. Rose Wilde has eight years of work experience for the Lane ESD board, as well as significant connections at the state level. She offers the stability and continu- ity we need as we cautiously re- open schools. I want Rose to continue to en- gage with students and families while she helps build a vision for our future. I will be voting for our champion, Rose Wilde. —Nora Kent Deadwood Send letters to: nhickson@cgsentinel.com Creativity, experience needed for LCC board I have known Mark Boren for a couple of years. He was born and raised in Lane County and raised a family in the Fern Ridge area. I noticed that he is passionate about education and training. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Fern Ridge School Dis- trict, so I was excited when he told me he was running for Position 1 on the Lane Community College Board of Education. As a Firefighter/EMT by profes- sion and specifically a Training Of- ficer, he began as a volunteer and continued for six years while work- ing as an Instructional Assistant in Special Education for the Lane Ed- ucation Service District. Mark believes that LCC is primed to support the Career Technical Education needs of the ever-grow- ing programs in the local school districts. We need someone who can hit the ground running. Too often, people run for the Lane Community College Board as a political stepping-stone. Not Mark. Lane Community College is a place where he can add creativity and experience to helping instruc- tors, students and their families succeed. —Sherry Harvey Florence HOW TO CONTACT YOUR REPS Oregon state 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 Email: rep.cedrichayden@ state.or.us • Rep. Peter DeFazio (House of Representatives) 405 East 8th Ave. #2030 Eugene, Ore. 97401 Oregon federal representatives 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 • Heather Buch Lane County Commissioner - District 5 Email: Heather.Buch@lane countyorg.gov 125 E. Eighth Ave. Eugene, OR 97401 Or call 541-682-4203 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... 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 Zeahna Young, Sports Reporter... Ext. 1204 zyoung@cgsentinel.com Customer Service Meg Fringer, Office Manager, Legals, Classifieds... Ext. 1200 mfringer@cgsentinel.com Production Ron Annis, Production Supervisor... 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