The INDEPENDENT, October 3, 2012
Police/Court Abbreviations
Abbreviations: A&D, Alcohol &
Drug; DUII, Driving Under the In-
fluence of Intoxicants; BUII, Boat-
ing Under the Influence of Intoxi-
cants; CCSO, Columbia County
Sheriff’s Office; DWS, Driving
While License is Suspended; MIP,
Minor In Possession of Intoxi-
cants; MV, Motor Vehicle Acci-
dent; PCS, Possession of Con-
trolled Substance; ODL, Oregon
Driver License; FTA, Failure to Ap-
pear in Court; NTSI, National Traf-
fic Safety Institute; DA, District At-
torney; VIP, Victim Impact Panel;
FF&A, Fines, Fees and Assess-
ments.
Vernonia Justice Court
September 18 - 25, 2012
Traffic.......................... 17
Dog............................. 2
Page 17
Letters
From page 3
Mid-East and North Africa.
Let’s face it Brothers and
Sisters: There are elements
among us and around the
World that would like to sup-
press our liberties and free-
doms, destroy our constitution,
not to mention our economy. If
this happens, we will no longer
be the Republic, or the Ameri-
ca, you will recognize!!
If the peace-loving citizens
of this planet give in to chaos
and mayhem-loving radical ex-
tremists that wish to censor our
right to free speech, then they
will be led like a herd of Lem-
mings off the proverbial loom-
ing cliff. I surely hope this will
not become the case!!
Those of us who enjoy reli-
gious freedoms and liberty,
among all the other aspects of
American freedoms bestowed
upon us, need to rise up and
defend them. If we don’t, I fear
many generations of our young
and innocent will endure the
burden of this failure. It is im-
perative; we must unite, our
voices must be heard! “Let
Freedom Ring!”
You may, or may not, agree
with this writing…you do have
that right. However, if we don’t
heed the warnings, we may all
lose that right and many others
very soon!
Need I say more?!!
Dan Sandrich
Vernonia
Considers media as
“ridiculously biased”
To the Editor:
I am very frustrated with the
media. The bias is ridiculous!
Can they be anymore Democ-
rat? A Republican makes a
True statement, and we have
to hear it a million times and
how evil he is. Obama says
something Untrue, not a word
is said on the network news or
this paper. Where’s the fair-
ness? Gov. Romney said 47%
of pop. don’t pay Fed. taxes,
(that is a Fact). Some of them
won’t vote for him because
they like their entitlements, like
food stamps and welfare. He
said Some, not all. What he
said was true. The truth hurts,
doesn’t it? A lot of us actually
want to work and earn our own
way. That is what Romney
wants for all able-bodied Amer-
icans. Obama wants us to be
dependent on Government.
In 2010, there were 3.9 mil-
lion able-bodied adults on food
stamps as opposed to 1.9 mil-
lion in 2008. Are we really bet-
ter off? Do we want 4 more
years of this? No, thank you.
I’m tired of the media wor-
shipping Obama like he can do
no wrong. It’s sickening! Come
on people, open your eyes.
Look at the economy, unem-
ployment rate, gas prices, na-
tional debt, grocery prices, and
housing market. Not to mention
what’s happening with our em-
bassies. Take off the blinders,
Please see page 18
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