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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 2, 2022 ~ Letters to the Editor ~ The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name of the sender along with a legible signature. We are also requesting that you provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. Email to editor@rapidserve.net or upload to Heppner.net. All creation belongs to God To the editor: The Lord “stretcheth forth the heavens and layeth forth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.” (Zech- ariah 12:1) “So God created man in his own image… and blessed them (man and woman) and said be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it and have dominion .. over ev- ery living thing.” (Genesis 1:27,28). Mankind is locked in a mortal conflict against the rulers of darkness at the end of the age in an effort to honor God’s plan and purpose for his precious creation. Man, the earth, the heavens, all creation belongs to God, not the glo- balist rulers of the present world. The present conflict, Russia about to aggress from the north, China about to attack from the east, Iran about to advance against Israel; are all prophesied in the Bible and are all in part, the consequence of America’s compromise of our Godly heritage and covenants forged by our forefathers. The Word of God de- fines this conflict as a wres- tling match, “not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against pow- ers, against the rulers of darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” (Ephesians 6:12) The present Covid world global pandemic is being orchestrated against God’s purpose for mankind; to be fruitful and multiply and have dominion over every living thing. Satan is manipulating world rulers of the darkness of this world to bring all mankind under submission to him, not God. The Covid world do- minion pandemic is a great- er threat to the liberty of mankind than all the en- emy armies of the world. “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we lose our freedom it will be because we have destroyed ourselves from within.” (Abraham Lincoln paraphrase) Americans are yielding liberty, freedom, our Chris- tian heritage/way of life and destroying ourselves from within by a Covid conspiracy, orchestrated by rulers of the pharmaceuti- cal/ medical industry, led by Anthony Fauci. Only the rulers of spiritual wick- edness in high places could have conceived this bril- liant plan to bring mankind into an anti-God bondage. When Anthony Fauci took over the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) in 1984, infectious disease was no longer a significant cause of death in America. From 1900 to 1950 33 percent of deaths were caused by infectious disease. By 1984 less than 5 percent of deaths in America were caused by infectious disease. Fauci’s NIAID and NIH were about to be abolished. (Robert Kennedy Jr. “The Real Anthony Fauci,” p. 302) A comprehensive study by McKinlay & McKinlay in 1977 “found that all med- ical intervention, including vaccines, surgeries, and antibodies only contribut- ed one to three percent of the decline in infectious disease.” (Kennedy, p. 302) Both the CDC and McKin- lays attributed the decline in infectious disease to improved nutrition and sanitation, “strict regulation of food preparation, elec- tric refrigeration, sewage treatment and chlorinat- ed water.” (Kennedy p. 302) Harvard’s infectious disease pioneer Edward Kass warned “a self-serving medical cartel would one day claim credit for these public health improvements as a pretext for imposing unwarranted medical in- tervention, e.g., vaccines, on the American public.” (Kennedy p. 302) Anthony Fauci as head of the NIAID and NIH has used viral outbreaks as opportunities to expand agency power and con- trol to gain astronomical federal tax funding and enrich the pharmaceutical industry and himself. Fauci has spent half a century to craft public response and funding against real and conceived viral outbreaks: HIV/Aids 1983, SARS 2003, Bird Flu 2005, Swine Flu H1N1 2009, Dengue 2012, MERS 2014, Ebola 2014-16, Zika 2015,16, Covid 2020. (Kennedy. p. 307) When authentic epi- demics failed to materialize Fauci became skilled at exaggerating the severity of contagious diseases to scare the public and further his career.” (Kennedy. P. 307) Today Anthony Fauci con- trols 7.6 billion dollars of annual discretionary expen- ditures that he distributes to hand chosen Principal Investigators (PI) that act as enforcers for funding for HMOs, big pharma, hospital systems, insurance companies. (Kennedy p. 310) In the beginning of Fauci’s career playwright Larry Kramer warned “he is attractive and handsome and dapper and extremely well spoken and never an- swers your question.” (Ken- nedy p. 310) More critically Kramer acknowledged Fau- ci had “a winning capacity for combining charm and flattery with evasion, misdi- rection and misinformation to bedazzle the media into suspending skepticism and overlooking reliable incom- petence.” (op. cit. p. 310) The Covid pandemic has been orchestrated by the rulers of the darkness of this world to enslaved mankind. Every and any liberty and freedom voluntarily yield- ed will never be restored. Remember that when you are required to yield your liberty for the Covid pan- demic greater good. Stuart Dick. Irrigon Idaho Power bullying local landowners To the editor: Idaho Power, an out of state regulated ener- gy monopoly, is attempt- ing to build a 300-mile 500 kV transmission line, through five eastern Oregon counties. It is called the Boardman to Hemingway (B2H) transmission line, an un-needed and destructive project that threatens our land and heritage. Idaho Power has begun taking landowners to circuit court to gain access to their land for pre-construction surveys. This is for pre-con- demnation proceedings (aka eminent domain) -- for a transmission line that has not been approved. The B2H application is still under consideration; more specifically, it is in a contested case that needs to be resolved before final consideration and deci- sions are made by the Ore- gon Department of Energy (ODOE) Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC). This is not expected until summer or later this year. There could even be more court challenges before a final decision is made. Obviously, Idaho Power’s pre-condemnation process is premature; it ignores the established state process for conducting pre-construc- tion surveys. The ODOE process allows for “over the fence” surveys should the land- owner choose not to allow utilities’ agents on their property. The Stop B2H Coalition has communi- cated with ODOE to learn the relevant regulations regarding access to private property. Idaho Power and its attorneys chose to by- pass the established ODOE processes and are taking private landowners to court using methods that are in- consistent with ODOE’s Proposed Order. To date, at least 21 landowners have or will be served a petition for pre-condemnation entry on their property. Eventually, there will be more. How can we sit back and watch this invasion of private property and potential land taking happen to our neighbors and friends? Idaho Power has the financial resources to bully people, to publish slick materials to convince Oregonians that the B2H is a done deal, to make gran- diose promises of tax reve- nues to counties, to employ attorneys and engineers to twist words and counter everything that people (in- ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. cluding our local scientists) raise. They relentlessly “greenwash” the project which is not green at all. The B2H application should be suspended until Idaho Power ceases its pre-condemnation court proceedings and follows the procedures in the proposed order. Condemnation or pre-condemnation should not occur until a site certif- icate is issued, which gives permission to build the line. At that point, if that hap- pens, there is an established process for condemnation or eminent domain that Idaho Power will need to follow. Please speak out. Con- tact your elected officials: demand that Idaho Power stop bullying and harassing landowners. We sent this letter to elected officials, citing the rules: https://bit. ly/legis-ltr. Idaho Power has a bad reputation. This has been clear since they built the Hells Canyon dam complex without the prom- ised fish ladders, and it has re-surfaced and intensified with the B2H transmission line. Stop B2H Coalition are passionate people from all walks of life and politics. We have joined forces and commented on every step in the decision making and permitting processes (fed- eral and state) since 2007 as individuals and 2016 as a coalition. We have been steadfast and professional in our well-researched fil- ings against the B2H doc- umenting countless errors and outdated studies in their application and analyses. Respectfully submit- ted, Jim Kreider, Co-Chair Irene Gilbert, Co-Chair Fuji Kreider, Secretary/ Treasurer Charlie Gillis Matt Cooper Lois Barry The Stop B2H Coali- tion Board of Directors 60366 Marvin Road, La Grande, Oregon 97850 Contact: 541-406-0936 – Jim Kreider jim@stopb2h.org http://www.stopb2h. org STOP B2H Coalition 60366 Marvin Road La Grande, Oregon 97850 http://www.stopb2h. org 541-406-0727 Below we are submitting the actual letter sent to one of our state senators. A personalized copy of that letter was sent to the state elected officials represent- ing the five eastern Oregon counties Dear Senator Hansel, We need your help. Idaho Power, an out of state regulated energy monopoly, is attempting to build a 300 mile 500 kV transmission line through 5 eastern Oregon counties. It is called the Boardman to Hemingway (B2H) trans- mission line. Idaho Power is taking landowners that have refused to let Idaho Power’s contractors on their property for pre-con- struction surveys to circuit court. This is for pre-con- demnation proceedings for a transmission line that has not been approved. The application is still under consideration; more specifically, it is in a con- tested case that needs to be resolved before final consideration and deci- sions are made by the Ore- gon Department of Energy (ODOE) Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC). This is not expected until summer or later this year. There could even be more court challenges before a final decision is made mak- ing this pre-condemnation process, premature. Idaho Power has gone outside the established ODOE process for con- ducting pre-construction surveys. The ODOE pro- cess allows for “over the fence” surveys should the landowner chose to not let the utilities’ agents on their property. Weeks prior to this bullying by Idaho Power, I had an email exchange with Todd Cornett, Asso- ciate ODOE Director and Secretary to EFSC. I asked how ODOE would deal with landowners that re- fused entry to their land for pre-construction surveys. Mr. Cornett pointed me to Idaho Power’s application for site certificate, page 54 of 10,016. This section, III.D. Survey Data Based on Final Design and Site Access, describes an “over the fence” process where, “An applicant may rely upon existing literature, databases, agency consul- tation, agency data, aerial imagery, and geographic information system (GIS) data to identify and describe resources that may be im- pacted by a proposed facil- ity.” OAR 345-021-0010(1) (q)(A) requires an applicant submit information related to threatened or endangered plant and wildlife species that may be affected by a proposed facility “based on appropriate literature and field study.” In another email with Mr. Cornett he was asked, “Could you point me to the ORS’s or OAR’s and the chain of paperwork that needs to be filed be- tween ODOE and Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) to get a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to con- demn a person’s property? His response was, “These are the rules and statutes that I am aware of related to the CPCN: OAR 860-025- 0030 - Petitions for Certifi- cate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) for Construction of Overhead Transmission Lines, ORS 758.015 – Certificate of public convenience and necessity.” Idaho Power and its attorneys chose to bypass the established ODOE and OPUC processes and served a petition for pre-condemnation entry on real property using ORS 772.210 -- Right of entry and condemnation of lands for construction of service facilities and ORS 35.220 Condemnation entry on real property. We know of at least 21 landowners to date that have or will be served a petition for pre-condemna- tion entry on real property. We are requesting that this bullying and harass- ment of landowners be addressed by you in this upcoming short session. ODOE and EFSC must be directed to order the appli- cant to cease pre-condem- nation activities and use the process outlined in the ap- plication (as cited above). If they do not, ODOE should suspend their application until Idaho Power ceases its pre-condemnation court proceedings and follows the process outlined in the application. Condemna- tion or pre-condemnation should not occur until a site certificate is issued. We appreciate your timely response and learn- ing of any actions you may take on this important mat- ter. Sincerely, Jim Kreider, Co-Chair Irene Gilbert, Co-Chair Fuji Kreider, Secretary/ Treasurer Lois Barry Charlie Gil- lis Matt Cooper The Stop B2H Coali- tion Board of Directors
