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Newspaper Page TextPolk County Voices Polk County Itemizer-Observer • September 13, 2017 4A How to Contact Officials LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Keep ‘Polk’ in Polk County said: “This is not a free lunch.” All workers will be paying some reasonable amount into Medicare. We senior citizens on So- cial Security pay some of it to Medicare. There will be many ad- vantages: in a democratic society, health care should be nonprofit. Employers and employ- ees will not have to buy ex- pensive insurance. Regarding the county name change. Mike Nearman needs to keep his eye on the prize. Wait. In a few years go for Trump County. He can change his own name to Mike Reaganman. This whole thing is trickle down foolishness. Mike E. Neufeldt Dallas Walden Joura Dallas Can’t legislate bike, ped safety Good news uplifts readers on Sept. 6 Everyone is expected to jump right in and vote for everything that protects anyone from anything that could possibly happen. News flash: it can’t be done. Back in the “good old days,” parents taught their kids to “stop, look both ways, then if everything was clear, cross the street.” Nowadays kids and bicy- clists defy traffic and walk straight out without looking. I guess it would not be “cool” to let someone see you look for traffic. Ask football players and anyone who has studied physics, if two objects try to occupy the same place, the bigger, faster and heavier one always wins. If you can’t watch out for yourself, you had better hope that the “state” will al- ways be there to protect you. You will not survive in the real world. My husband and I wish to thank all those who work in putting the news in the paper. The Sept. 6 edition was so uplifting. We both commit- ted that there were only positive stories about our communities. We sincerely hope you continue and make this a trend in showing how won- derful our community is. — Mr. and Mrs. Mills Michelle Mills Dallas Consider those who live here first Gary Richards Monmouth Rotary Club well deserving of press Outstanding article on Dallas’s Rotary Club. These “unsung heroes” have accomplished great projects throughout this community for decades. Their pride and joy is fix- ing up the cooking facilities in the newer section of Dal- las City Park. They also maintain the gazebos and shelters. One great asset of our Ro- tary Club — the long-stand- ing support of maintaining very successful American Filed Service Student Pro- gram over numerous decades. My good friend Brian Shetterly was selected for such an honor — represent- ing Dallas Rotary Club as an overseas exchange student in Norway; 1968-1969. His two older brothers were also AFS students. Dal- las High School always gets at least one AFS student each year. They are supported by the Rotary Club and hosted by a family who dedicate their lives to the mission and goodwill of AFS. The article stated Rotary Club honors high school students by hosting them for their meetings. I was selected Student Rotarian from Dallas High School during May 1969. It was a great experience speaking to the members PUBLIC AGENDA Public Agenda is a listing of upcoming meetings for gov- ernmental and nongovernmental agencies in Polk County. To submit a meeting, send it at least two weeks before the actu- al meeting date to the Itemizer-Observer via email (ionews@polkio.com). — WEDNESDAy, SEPT. 13 • Polk County Board of Commissioners — 9 a.m., Polk Coun- ty Courthouse, ﬁrst ﬂoor conference room, 850 Main St., Dallas. 503-623-8173. THURSDAy, SEPT. 14 • Polk County Fire District No. 1 Board — 6 p.m., Central Sta- tion 90, 1800 Monmouth St., Independence. 503-838-1510. • Falls City City Council — 6 p.m., Falls City Community Cen- ter, 320 N. Main St., Falls City. 503-787- 3631. MONDAy, SEPT. 18 • Dallas City Council — 7 p.m., Dallas City Hall, 187 SE Court St., Dallas. 503-831-3502. TUESDAy, SEPT. 19 • Monmouth City Council — 7 p.m., Volunteer Hall, 144 War- ren St. S., Monmouth. 503-838-0725. • Polk County Board of Commission work session — 9 a.m., Polk County Courthouse, BOC oﬃce, 850 Main St., Dallas. 503- 623-8173. WEDNESDAy, SEPT. 20 • Monmouth Planning Commission — 7 p.m., Volunteer Hall, 144 Warren St. S., Monmouth. 503-838-0725. • Polk County Board of Commissioners — 9 a.m., Polk Coun- ty Courthouse, ﬁrst ﬂoor conference room, 850 Main St., Dallas. 503-623-8173. giving the latest reports from the high school. Ironically, Robert Cow- man was Student Rotarian in 1967. We were both members of that “other club.” Dallas High had a Kiwanis Key Club, which Robert and I were members. The late Curt Lamb led the club. Sad to see Kiwanis go today. Very noteworthy were members of the Rotary — especially Bob Ottaway going to Thailand to aid in purification of water sup- plies and ensuring Thai’s No. 1 staple — rice — re- mains disease-free. That is the biography of a great club. Thank you so much for highlighting the Dallas Rotary Club. It’s out- standing recognition long overdue. James Allgood Independence Keep it simple for health care During my work in sci- ence, I learned that difficult problems can best be solved by keeping the solution simple. (Keep It Simple Stupid.) Hopefully, the problem of affordable health care for all U.S. citizens can be solved with a single-payer plan (Medicare E for Everyone). We will be insured by Medicare, however, as Presi- dent Barack Obama had An open plea to all who are moving or thinking of moving here. Please respect the exist- ing environment and com- munities the way they are, not the way you want to change them or what you can buy. (Human failing — doing something just because you can.) As someone who lost their home to speculators and developers to gentrifi- cation the long-term out- come does not justify the short-term gain for the few. Please think about clean water and air over conven- ience and contrived neces- sities. And where does all our waste really go? So welcome, if you appre- ciate what we have, not necessarily what might be. GOVERNOR Gov. Kate Brown (Dem.) 160 State Capitol 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-378-4582 Email: via website, http://governor.oregon.gov/ — STATE LEGISLATORS Sen. Arnie Roblan (District 5, Democrat) S-417 State Capitol 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-986-1705 sen.arnieroblan@state.or.us www.oregonlegislature.gov/roblan Sen. Jackie Winters (District 10, Republican) S-301 State Capitol 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-986-1710 sen.jackiewinters@state.or.us www.oregonlegislature.gov/winters Sen. Brian Boquist (District 12, Republican) S-305 State Capitol 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-986-1712 sen.brianboquist@state.or.us www.oregonlegislature.gov/boquist Rep. David Gomberg (District 10, Democrat) H-471 State Capitol 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-986-1410 rep.davidgomberg@state.or.us www.oregonlegislature.gov/gomberg Rep. Paul Evans (District 20, Democrat) H-281 State Capitol 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-986-1420 rep.paulevans@state.or.us www.oregonlegislature.gov/evans Rep. Mike Nearman (District 23, Republican) H-378 State Capitol 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-986-1423 rep.mikenearman@state.or.us www.oregonlegislature.gov/nearman — U.S. CONGRESS Sen. Ron Wyden (Dem.) 221 Dirksen SOB Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: 202-224-5244 Fax: 202-228-2717 Salem oﬃce: 707 13th St. SE, Suite 285, Salem, OR 97301 Phone: 503-589-4555 Email: via website, www.wyden.senate.gov Louis Stuckey Monmouth WANT TO WRITE A LETTER? Letters to the editor are limited to 300 words. Longer letters will be ed- ited. Election-related letters of all types are limited to 100 words. Writers are lim- ited to one election-related letter per election season. Election letters from writ- ers outside of Polk County are not accepted. Each writer is restricted to one letter per 30-day period. Letters that are libelous, obscene or in bad taste will not be printed. Attacks by name on businesses or in- dividuals will not be printed. Letters to the editor that are obvious promotions for a business, products or services will not be printed. The Itemizer-Observer does not guarantee the ac- curacy of facts presented by letter writers; dissenters are welcome to respond. Letter writers who disagree with other published letter writers should maintain a civil discourse and address the subject, not the author. Letters, like all editorial material submitted to the newspaper, are edited for length, grammar and con- tent. Letters must include the author’s name, address and telephone number. This includes letters sub- mitted via the I-O’s website. Names and cities of resi- dence are published; street addresses and telephone numbers are used for veri- ﬁcation purposes only. Letters must be submit- ted from individuals, not organizations, and must be original submissions to the I-O, not copies of letters sent to other media. Letters of thanks to busi- nesses, individuals and or- ganizations are limited to 10 names. The deadline for letters to the editor is 10 a.m. Monday. Letters submitted may not be retractable after this deadline. — Reach us at: Mail: Editor, Polk County Itemizer-Observer, P.O. Box 108, Dallas, OR 97338. Fax: 503-623-2395. Email: ionews@polkio.com. Oﬃce: 147 SE Court St., Dallas. Sen. Jeﬀ Merkley (Dem.) 313 Hart SOB Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: 202-224-3753 Fax: 202-228-3997 Salem oﬃce: 161 High St. SE, Suite 250, Salem, OR 97301 Phone: 503-362-8102 Email: via website, www.merkley.senate.gov Rep. Kurt Schrader (Dem.) 108 Cannon HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone: 202-225-5711 Fax: 202-225-5699 Salem oﬃce: 544 Ferry St. SE, Suite 2, Salem, OR 97301 Phone: 503-588-9100 Fax: 503-588-5517 Email: via website, www.schrader.house.gov — POLK COUNTY Board of Commissioners 850 Main St. Dallas, OR 97338 Phone: 503-623-8173 www.co.polk.or.us — CITIES Dallas 187 SE Court St. Dallas, OR 97338 503-623-2338 www.ci.dallas.or.us Falls City 299 Mill St. Falls City, OR 97344 503-787-3631 www.fallscityoregon.gov Independence 555 S. Main St. Independence, OR 97351 503-838-1212 www.ci.independence.or.us Monmouth 151 W. Main St. Monmouth, OR 97361 503-838-0722 www.ci.monmouth.or.us HOW TO REACH US Vol. 142, No. 37 (USPS) - 437-380) The official newspaper of Polk County • Serving Polk County families since 1875 Winner of 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014 General Excellence Awards from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association Periodicals postage paid at Dallas, OR, Independence, OR and Monmouth, OR. 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