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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? subscribe | newsletter | deals Home News Latest Stories Do you think vaccinations should be mandatory? Victorious Raiders parade trophy through downtown Ashland State police search for pursuit suspect near Hyatt Lake Police Reports Cheering on the champs Education For a friend: AHS seniors team up to help former fellow student Ashland builds a bridge across the STEM gap Chicken pox hits Ashland Middle School AHS speech and debate team to compete in Medford Ashland: Lions Club steps up for vision tests Environment New TAP pumps bolster Ashland's options Most residents speak against gas pipeline proposed for Southern Oregon Home Help: Make your new house feel like home ‘Tis the season — for wild mushrooms Business Ashland's Safeway part of Haggen acquisition The Playwright pub will be serving again Saturday Mt. 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Victorious Raiders parade trophy through downtown Ashland ... State police search for pursuit suspect near Hyatt Lake ... Do you think vaccinations should be mandatory? ... Victorious Raiders parade trophy through downtown Ashland ... State police search for pursuit suspect near Hyatt Lake ... LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters to the Editor, Dec. 5 Comment DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Dec. 5, 2014 @ 12:01 am Posted Dec. 5, 2014 @ 12:01 am » Social News Give vendors and public a break How about giving the market vendors a break, and the public, too! On the subject of the Growers Market vendors who haven't been paying the city's sales tax on prepared food, here's an idea: The public has to pay tax on prepared food in Ashland as it is a way for the city to make money. But we the public who purchase the "street" food are not sitting down — we are on our feet. There are no tables, no building to be heated or electricity or gas or water being used. The food is prepared on barbecue grills or propane gas ranges, an infrastructure is not used and we the patrons are standing or walking around. In other words, street vendors are not an "official restaurant" like Pasta Piatti or Standing Stone where we are taxed. Why should we pay a tax when we are not getting the benefit of sitting in a comfortable restaurant? We are the ones paying the tax. I know Safeway or other places that serve hot food charge a tax, but that still is prepared in a building, i.e., using infrastructure. I am sure a way can be found in the food taxing procedure that allows for food to be prepared on the street and not taxed. These vendors should not be made to pay a tax they never collected. Sally McKirgan, Ashland We can stop LNG pipeline I was recently shocked to learn that a huge fracked natural gas export project which, when combined with other LNG projects proposed for the Northwest, would have greater climate change impact than the Keystone pipeline, is being planned for construction in Oregon, running right through Jackson County. Every day we hear, see and feel the growing impact of climate change on our beautiful planet. I know I am not alone in wishing there could be something I could do to reverse this phenomenon that threatens the future of our children. According to The Oregonian, the Jordan Cove LNG terminal would become the largest emitter of carbon-filled greenhouse gases in Oregon. There are many reasons this is wrong for Jackson County, Oregon and the whole country, including environmental impacts, safety issues and potential increases in our own domestic gas prices. Gov. Kitzhaber has pledged to reduce carbon emissions from the state of Oregon. We need to stand with him and make our voices heard at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11 at Central Medford High School when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission holds a hearing to ask for public comment on this project. We can stop this. Daniel Sperry, Ashland Who benefits? When we evaluate the Jordan Cove LNG Pipeline, we should ask who really benefits. The project is clearly designed to increase the profits of the project companies and the salaries of their executives. By exporting fracked natural gas (methane) to Asia, these companies will gain substantially. But what of the rest of us? The answers is simply that we lose, for many reasons. Save for a handful of jobs, we will not benefit in any way. However, far more jobs would be created by promoting renewable energy. Many landowners will suffer property loss through eminent domain. Our rivers and forests (private, U.S. Forest Service, and BLM) will be compromised by the construction and maintenance of a 36-inch pipeline with its huge right of way. Users of Coos Bay waterways will be disrupted by frequent tanker passages closing the estuary. Our wildlife will be compromised by pipeline construction, maintenance and resolving the inevitable leaks. As a result of successful natural gas exports, the price of gas will climb. Hydraulic fracturing (fracking), which compromises local environmental and human health, will be encouraged. And finally, climate chaos around the globe will be promoted as more greenhouse gases are emitted into our atmosphere. Kathy Conway, co-facilitator, Southern Oregon Climate Action Now DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Dec. 5, 2014 @ 12:01 am » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with DailyTidings.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Alerts Email alerts RSS feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2014 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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