The INDEPENDENT, May 1. 2003
Letters
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have elected them to represent shape. If not, Bush lied. Of have seen this as an open de
VHS sports teams
us or to provide them with life course, lying seems to go along bate in an accepted forum in
time employment.
To the Editor:
with politics, after all. I guess which we are allowed to draw
I personally feel that they Clinton lied and so have other our own conclusions. Maybe I
Sometimes it’s very difficult
can
get their work done under Presidents.
living in a small town. Busi
am wrong but I believe that is
the
current
system
with
biannu
As far as I can see it, there is what the press is supposed to
nesses are always getting hit
al
sessions
and
an
Emergency
no
reason for war. Our money do.
up for money for this or that.
But, when the chips are down, Board to take care of important says “In God We Trust.” Is this
Now I have heard that there
things that come up between the God that made the heaven are certain individuals among
they come to the rescue.
When Joe Curl heard [there sessions. It seems that the and earth or is that God some us who disagree with this paper
was] no transportation for more they are in session the human?
and its editor’s opinion of the
more
time
they
have
to
create
The first war was fought in current adm inistration’s poli
spring sports, he and Pihl Log
mischief
and
increase
taxes.
heaven. It was not started by cies. But these individuals are
ging, Holce Logging, Gwin Log
If
we
decide
that
the
legisla
God,
but by an angel who want not willing to directly address
ging and Dass Logging all
pitched in so our kids can have ture should meet every year we ed to overthrow God. Satan their objections to the editor nor
will also be saying that we want (who is the God of this world) is through a letter to the editor. In
their sports.
It also helps the bus drivers, to give our representatives an the author of all wars.
stead they are trying to under
Since Satan is the one be mine the paper’s very ability to
who spend their money in town. increase in pay and benefits. I
am
not
sure
we
want
to
in
hind all wars, I think it a conflict do business by using whatever
Thanks to all who help out
crease
this
governmental
ex
our kids.
of interest for Christians to be in leverage they might possess to
pense
at
the
same
time
that
we
favor
of any war. Christ himself alienate the advertisers who
JoAnn Beamish
Curls Transportation are reducing various services said you cannot serve God and make it possible for this paper
provided by state government.
money. Money is the reason to be offered at no charge to
Some of our representatives behind all wars and Satan (if he the people who read it.
Thanks for thought-
have finally admitted that they is the God of this world) con
I would ask these individu
provoking editorials should not be covered by the trols money, as far as God al als, “Who chose you to decide
PERS program. I applaud that lows him to.
what we should read or not
To the Editor:
idea.
However,
the
suggestion
Emil Rode read?”
It is with gratitude that I write
is
only
a
half-measure
since
Vernonia
Do you feel that you are a
this letter. Gratitude for the in
they
would
replace
their
PERS
P.S.
I
think
Marcia
Denison’s
better American than I if I do not
telligent, succinct and thought-
benefits
with
a
40l(k)-type
re
letter
was
a
little
extreme,
but
agree with you about the cur
provoking editorials that have
tirem
ent
plan.
So,
they
still
good.
rent administration’s policies, or
been appearing in our free
would
be
treated
as
career
any
subject for that matter, and
newspaper, The Independent.
How fortunate that we, as read state employees with taxpayers Thanks for another voice my disapproval via a fo
rum that I am afforded by the
ers and citizens, have the op at least partially funding their
great
Easter
Cantata
retirement
plan.
constitution, to wit:
portunity to “see it as it is”.
So,
back
to
my
initial
ques
“Congress shall make no
To the Editor:
These editorials are based on
tion.
Should
our
representa
law respecting an establish
This is on behalf of all those
facts and statistics, even quota
tives
be
considered
to
be
ordi
ment
of religion, or prohibit
tions, that explain where we are
in the Easter Cantata audience
ing the free exercise there
in
our
U.S.
government nary people such as you and I who are thinking they should
of; or abridging the freedom
presently and how we got who meet occasionally to do have written this, but didn’t (like
the
business
of
government,
or
of speech, or of the press;
I thought I should’ve last year,
there. I thank God I was able to
should
they
be
considered
to
or the right of the people
but didn’t).
appreciate the differences in
be
career
employees
of
the
peaceably to assemble, and
May I say what a great per
the past letters to the Editor. It
state.
If
we
would
like
them
to
to petition the Government
formance by all those who
is healthy that there are reac
be
career
employees
then,
by
for
a redress of grievances. ”
worked in or on the Cantata un
tions that include intelligent
For those who do not know
considerations as well as the all means, let’s have them meet der Linda Cahill’s direction; the
ignorantly reactive ones. Thank more often, pay them more, singing, drama, props and the above, it is the first amend
you for clarifying and asking us and give them the best benefits magnificently done backdrop ment of the United States Con
the questions. Economically we government can provide. On paintings. Every year it’s al stitution. Obviously our forefa
are in trouble. Who pays for it? the other hand, if we feel that ways a wonderful and truthful thers felt this to be of the great
I think, sadly, our children, they can perform their essential reminder of the reason for our est im portance to our new
grandchildren and all of us to legislative duties as citizen-rep Easter Sunday celebration with country as they made it the first
resentatives, we need neither our friends and loved ones. building block on the founda
day.
tion of our constitution.
Isabelle McDaniel annual sessions or a retirement Thanks again, and
To those individuals who
God Bless America
Vernonia plan for them.
Don McDaniel
Karen Miller mistakenly think the above is
Astoria
Vernonia for their benefit and beliefs
Do state legislators
ONLY, I remind you and those
really represent us? Christians
should Freedom of Speech like you, that you are wrong.
country operated on
To the Editor:
oppose Satan’s wars (but only for some?) your If this
closed-minded, “toe the
I think it is time to review the
company line” mentality, we
To the Editor
function of our state legislators To the Editor:
would
not even be a sovereign
The
United
States
waged
In the past few issues of The
in light of the current discussion
related to their taxpayer funded war against Iraq because of the Independent there have been nation. Instead, we would be
retirement plan and the propos claim that Saddam Hussein some very passionate letters having afternoon tea and crum
al that they should meet annu- was producing weapons of regarding the war and also the pets, driving on the “wrong”
mass destruction. The U.S. has editor’s opinion about the war side of the road, and singing
Library column moved
now taken over the country and and the economy. Whether you “God Save the Queen”.
Also, if you are one of these
not found any mass destruction agree or disagree, this paper
“Between the Bookends”
weapons produced by Iraq. The and its editor have seen fit to individuals, and you happen to
may be found on page
few they did find were from our publish your letter, even at the be a business owner, does your
12.
friends in Japan. If our intelli risk of being slandered by a let- way of thinking also mean that
if I disagree with your political
views I am not welcome to
spend my money in your busi
ness establishment and sup
port your way of life? If that is
the case, please put a list of
your beliefs at the front door so
that I may choose whether I
want to patronize your busi
ness. And what of any employ
ees you have...must they pass
a “Political Correctness” quiz
before they are hired?
Consider yourself warned.
Your sleazy, back room, good
old boy efforts reek of censor
ship. Come out in the light and
debate your peers in an open
forum and help make this coun
try even greater. If you lack the
courage to do that, then find
another hobby or purpose. Be
cause every time you try to
control the public’s access to
information and opinions, I and
many others will be there to ex
pose you and your self-right
eous, self-indulgent views that
reward no one and leave a
black mark on everything our
forefathers fought and died for.
One of the reasons this
country is so great is because it
allows people to choose. If you
don’t like what you are reading,
listening to on the radio, or
watching on television then
don’t read it or change the sta
tion. But please don’t allow
your bloated ego or narrow
minded view of what informa
tion or opinions should or
shouldn’t be written or report
ed, to presume for me what in
formation or opinions I should
or shouldn’t have access to.
“WE THE PEOPLE” means
that every American citizen has
the same rights as you. It is
what makes our country great.
Your subterranean efforts at
censorship reflect all that is
bad.
Glen Purvee
Vernonia
P.S. Because I am a city coun
selor, I want to state that the
above is my view and is not in
tended to reflect the views of
my fellow councilors, the may
or, or the City of Vernonia.
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