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The INDEPENDENT, August 1, 2002
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Letters to the Editor
From page 3
free medical services, free ex
ams, medications and counsel
ing.
Let’s let parents parent and
let county health do what it
does best, and they do a great
job of providing free health care
to those who need it most.
Please call Columbia County
Public Health today for a free
appointment at 503-397-4651.
Keith Carpenter
St. Helens
Q. What do they call the local
Area Network in Australia?
A. The LAN down under.
Upset by neighbors’
report to police dept.
To the Editor:
“LOVE THY NEIGHBOR” is
a value that I felt, until last week,
the people of Vernonia not only
exhibited, but lived for. A value
that makes our community a
strong one. However, I was dis
gusted and hurt to find that the
trust and friendship that our
community is based on was vi
olated and broken in the most
spiteful manner. Yes, my fellow
Vernonia residents, lurking on
1st Avenue are two women
who were immature and irre
sponsible enough to break this
trust for vindictive and vengeful
means.
Just last week, while I was
riding on my lawnmower and
holding my 11 month old son on
my lap, across the street, a
neighbor sat and plotted with
her friend. This so called neigh
bor convinced her friend to
phone the police department
and complain that I was endan
gering my child. Please don’t
m isconstrue my feelings. It
does not bother me to have
neighbors with concern for my
family. However, this was not
Please see page 13
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Professional Directory
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COLUMBIA COMMUNITY
MENTAL HEALTH
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REASONABLE RATES
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Agent
SERVING: VERNONIA, MIST, BIRKENFELD
Terry P. Tobin, O.D.
Providence Family Medicine
V ernonia
Doctor of Optometry
Most Insurances Accepted
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Mon. & Wed. 8 am-6 p.m.
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Most insurance accepted.
Call for information.
9 am-5:30 pm, Every Thursday
Appointm ent
K ristine Sam uelson
MSPT
Physical T h erap ist
W ednesdays 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
622 Bridge Street, Vernonia
503-429-9191
M a rk Livingston, M .D . • Laura N ichols, P.A.C.
510 BRIDGE STREET • VERNONIA
Phone: 503-429-7008
Large & Small Animals
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Scheduling: 503-216-2004
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TenderCare Dental Center
“For Quality Dentistry Delivered G ently”
near Sunnyside Cafe
58376 Nehalem Hwy. S., Vernonia
Call for Appointment:
• New Patients Welcome
• Most Insurances Accepted
• Personalized Dental Care
1 -5 0 3 -5 5 6 -3 0 8 4
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Mon., Tuc. and Fri., 8 am - 5 pm
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Daniel Rodriguez, D.D.S.
622 Bridge Street • Vernonia
• Serving Children & Adults
• New Patients Welcome
• Prompt Emergency Care
Midway Veterinary Clinic
Andrew Thompson, DMD, P.C.
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10395 NW Glencoe Rd., Ste 100
Wednesdays 10 am-4 pm
805 Bridge Street, Vernonia
Call for Appointment
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