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NEWS/OPINION B10 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2019 Going out of business W hen a local business dollars per year to the cause. announces they are Running a business is expen- sive. People who have never done closing their doors for good, the announcement is often it don’t understand the behind- greeted with a fl ood of comments the-scenes costs run far above the from people sad that it is closing. actual product they have in their I’m sure the heartbroken busi- hand. When you pay for food at a ness owners wonder where all restaurant, you’re not just paying J ADE those people were when they were for the food, you’re paying for the M C D OWELL struggling to attract enough cus- rental costs of the building, utility EDITOR tomers to stay open. bills, servers, cooks, dish washers, I know I’ve been guilty of it — managers, bookkeeping, adver- when Crazy Mike’s Video closed tising, equipment to handle credit a couple of years ago I complained along card transactions and more. with everyone else that Hermiston would As a newspaper editor, I can sympa- no longer have a video store. But when thize with that. At least people expect to I was honest with myself, I knew I only pay something for the food at the restau- used them for rentals once or twice per rant — many people are outraged at the year. It wasn’t fair for me to expect the mere suggestion they should pay for our business to stay open for my convenience product at all. when I was only contributing a handful of Having never gained fi rsthand expe- rience running a business themselves, they believe that because they access the news on a screen instead of on a physical piece of paper in their hands, there is no cost to produce it. The articles just mag- ically appear, without anyone being paid to research, interview, write, edit, photo- graph, sell advertisements, post it to the web and print it. Not to mention overhead costs such as publishing software and cam- era equipment. Others understand the general idea of running a business but don’t know any- thing about the economics of the news- paper industry, making suggestions such as “just sell more ads” as if the idea had never occurred to us before. And so we join that great struggle that every local business owner knows: Crunching the numbers over and over again to see where we might be able to scrape up more revenue, rejoicing in the “good months” that allow us to continue serving the community and tightening our belts through the bad. Communities get what they pay for in terms of shopping options. If you have a favorite restaurant, shop or service pro- vider who you would miss terribly if they were gone, do them a favor and put your money where your mouth is. Good rec- ommendations can be valuable, but at the end of the day words don’t pay the bills. Money does. Your money. Shop local and eat local this holiday season. The three extra dollars that you spent by doing so instead of buying online or in the Tri-Cities just might help save someone’s business. Jade McDowell is the News Editor of the Hermiston Herald. Sen. Hansell fi les for re-election HERMISTON HERALD Oregon State Sen. Bill Hansell, R-Athena, announced Tuesday that he will seek re-election to the Oregon Senate for another four-year term. Hansell, a former Uma- tilla County commissioner, is reaching the conclusion of his second term repre- senting District 29. “There is still work that needs to be done and I am ready to return to Salem to continue where elected as a senator we’ve left off,” he in 2012 and previ- wrote in a state- ously served as a ment. “Represent- Umatilla County ing Senate District commissioner for 29 in the Oregon 30 years. Senate has been A press release Hansell an honor and I am states Hansell’s ready to serve for accomplishments another term.” during his time in the Sen- Senate District 29 ate, including funding for includes Wallowa, Union, vital irrigation projects in Umatilla, Morrow, Gil- the Umatilla Basin, fund- liam and Sherman coun- ing for a pair of health cen- ties and part of Wasco ters in Elgin and Enter- County. Hansell was fi rst prise, funding to restore the Wallowa Lake Dam, funding for the FARM II Project at Blue Mountain Community College and funding for a mental health crisis wing at the Umatilla County Jail that will serve all of Northeast Oregon. Hansell said when Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon, a senior Republican on an infl uential House commit- tee, announced he would not seek re-election in 2020, he considered a run for the vacant seat. LETTER TO THE EDITOR Thanks from the Rotary Club “After talking with family and friends, I have decided not to seek the Republican nomination as the next congressional rep- resentative for our area. It is humbling to have received calls and e-mails from people encouraging me to run,” he said. “Greg leaves big shoes to fi ll and I am confi dent that the vot- ers of the 2nd District will elect a representative who will continue where Greg has left off.” Bentz announces plan to run for Walden’s seat EO MEDIA GROUP Oregon state Sen. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, announced last week that he’s running for the seat in Congress being vacated by retiring Republican Rep. Greg Walden. Walden, who was fi rst elected to Congress in 1998, announced Oct. 28 that he would not run for re-election in 2020. Bentz said in Representatives a news release as the Republi- he was surprised can state represen- to learn that tative from Dis- Walden would trict 60, and almost not be running for two years in the Bentz re-election. Oregon State Sen- “Congressman ate as the Republi- Walden has done (and is can state senator for Dis- still doing) a great job as trict 30. Bentz said that Oregon’s only Republican experience was critical congressman,” he said. in preparing him to rep- Bentz served 10 years resent the people in the in the Oregon House of state’s 2nd Congressional District, a sprawling dis- trict mostly in central and Eastern Oregon. “The challenges in Washington, D.C., are great,” he said. “How- ever, based upon my years of working as a rancher, farmer, attorney, and as member of the Republican Party successfully passing legislation in a Legisla- ture controlled by Demo- crats, I feel confi dent that DOWNLOAD OUR FREE NEWS APP TODAY! I can adequately repre- sent the people of the 2nd Congressional District of Oregon.” Knute Buehler, another high-profi le Republican in Oregon and former state lawmaker, tweeted earlier in the day he was considering running for Walden’s seat. Buehler ran for governor in 2018 but was defeated by Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat. To the editor: We would like to thank all of those who helped make the Rotary Youth Exchange Golf Tournament such a success. Even though it was cold, we had quite a few teams participate. For over 75 years, students and host families have broadened their horizons through Rotary’s long-term and short-term Youth Exchange Programs. For more information, please visit the Dis- trict Youth Exchange at https:// www.youthexchange5100.org. A very special thank you to our hole sponsors, team sponsors, teams and to our local businesses that donated prizes for this event. Your love for your community and children shows. Thank you to Janet Williams, Christina Engelbrecht, Janci Spoo, Hermiston High School golf teams, Hermiston Rotary Exchange students for your help and to Big River Golf Course for your gracious hospitality. We look forward to the next Youth Exchange Golf Tourna- ment in 2020. Announcements will be sent out as soon as a date is chosen. 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