T h e IN D E P E N D E N T
A iin n c t 1
Dana n
9009
Letters to the Editor
From page 12
a c a s e of co n c e rn . A n e ig h b o r
w h o w a s tru ly c o n c e rn e d fo r m y
fa m ily ’s w e llb e in g w o u ld ha ve
c ro s s e d th e s tre e t a n d d is
c u s s e d th e m a tte r w ith m e like
an adu lt. A s h a rm le s s a s this
p h o n e ca ll m a y se e m , it co u ld
ha ve re su lte d in th e loss of m y
ch ild re n .
I refuse to hide beh ind closed
d o o rs. T h is d istu rb in g b e h a v io r
d e s e rv e s to be a d d re sse d and
n o te d , as th e s e tw o w o m e n
h a ve o b v io u s ly not le a rn e d the
tru e m e a n in g o f b e in g a n eigh-
bor. T h e re fo re , I w as co m p e lle d
to w rite and w a rn m y frie n d s
a nd n e ig h b o rs. N e xt tim e you
w a n t to ta k e y o u r ch ild re n on
th e law n m ow er, w re stle w ith
th e m in th e yard, o r give th e m a
toy, ju s t re m e m b e r th a t [...] this
co u ld ha p p e n to you.
Sincerely,
Best Little Nursery Around!
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Anna Cole
Carol Gamroth
Vernonia
A different view of
ballot measure
Kara Kemper
Vernonia
F a rm w o m a n 's N u rs e ry
SHADE TREE
& SHRUB
to fe e l like w e w e re b e in g
w a tch e d , like w e w e re g o in g to
steal so m e th in g . W e ju s t d o n ’t
go no m ore.
W
T o the Editor:
T h e s e n io r c itiz e n ’s p la ce
used to be a friendly place to go.
I liked to ju s t listen to th e m
Lad ies, th e y a lw a ys had s o m e
th in g fu n n y to ta lk a b o u t w h e n
th e y w e re younger.
T h e d a y s w h en w e co uld go
get bread , cakes, pies, stuff like
that, the ladies w e re m ore than
h a p p y to help you w ith a n y
th in g , th e y also n e ve r looked at
y o u [as th o u g h y o u ] w e re
s o m e b o d y s tra n g e , you w a s
ju s t co m m o n folks. I liked to go
th ro u g h th e door, and alw ays
see W illie. Yes she is m y friend,
but th a t has no th in g to do w ith
th is letter, but now s h e ’s gone,
a nd n o b o d y likes to be w h is
p e re d a b o u t b eh ind th e ir back.
P e o p le do w n th e re are to ta l
ly d iffe re n t now. W e n e ve r used
To the E ditor:
Like m ost pa re n ts, I hope
th a t m y c h ild re n w ill a lw a ys feel
safe a nd s e cu re c o m in g to m e
a b o u t a n y of th e ir co n ce rn s.
H ow ever, co m m o n sense te lls
m e this m ay not a lw a ys be tru e
fo r m y fa m ily o r a n y o n e ’s fa m i
ly. T h e re fo re , I o p p o s e th e b a l
lot m e a su re kn o w n a s “T h e
F a m ily In te g rity In itia tiv e .” now
be in g c irc u la te d in C o lu m b ia
C ounty.
T h is m e a su re w o u ld p ro h ib it
v a rio u s s e rv ic e s n o w b e in g
p ro vid e d to o u r m in o rs by th e
county, unless p a re n ta l co n s e n t
is o b ta in e d first. T h e issue is n ’t
sh o u ld o u r c h ild re n ta lk to th e ir
p aren ts. O f c o u rs e th e y sh ou ld.
T h e issu e is sh o u ld o u r c h ild re n
be re q u ire d to ta lk to th e ir p a r
e n ts b e fo re re ce ivin g se rvice s.
I b e lie v e th a t so m e c h ild re n fin d
th e m s e lv e s in c irc u m s ta n c e s
th a t p re c lu d e se n sitive d is c u s
sio n s w ith th e ir im m e d ia te e ld
ers. If th is m e a su re passes,
s o m e of o u r c h ild re n w ill not
ha ve a cce ss to the know le d g e
and c a rin g s e rv ic e s cu rre n tly
a v a ila b le in o u r county. I’m not
p re p a re d to be re sp o n sib le for
th a t h a p p e n in g in m y c o m m u n i
ty. A re you?
To th a t end, I w ill d e clin e to
sig n ‘T h e F a m ily In te g rity In itia
tiv e ’ a n d , s h o u ld th e e ffo rt
m a ke it to o u r c o u n ty ballot, I
p le d g e to v o te a g a in s t th e
m e a s u re and I e n c o u ra g e o th
ers to do the sam e.
Craig Frasier
Scappoose
Fire danger causes
timberlands closure
L o n g vie w F ibre has clo sed
all of its tim b e rla n d s in O reg on
a n d W a sh in g to n to all pub lic
use, due to e x tre m e fo re s t fire
d a n g e r in both state s.
T h e ga te s h a ve bee n clo sed
a nd e n try p o in ts are posted.
T h e c o m p a n y ’s 5 7 4 ,0 0 0 acres
in n ine O re g o n and W a s h in g
to n tre e fa rm s , w ill re m a in
c lo s e d to p u b lic a cce ss until
s u b s ta n tia l ra in s a lle via te the
w ild fire th re a t, a c c o rd in g to S e
n io r V ice P re s id e n t D a vid L.
Bowden.
C o m p a n y s e c u rity p a tro ls
w ill be in c re a s e d fo r the d u ra
tion of th e fire seaso n.
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