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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Archives Revels Classifieds Real Estate Menu Guide Wedding Weather Subscribe Contact Us February 8, 2005 Correction on tree size On Jan. 31, Mary Beth Lee attributed to me a claim that expansion of the Mount Ashland ski area would remove 35 to 40 Englemann spruce trees "as large as five feet in diameter." The largest Englemann spruce trees in the Ashland Creek watershed are about five feet in diameter. The largest to be removed by the expansion project, however, is between 30 and 35 inches in diameter (Final EIS pages IV-116 & 117). Jay Lininger Ashland Mt. A can't beat global warming Global warming is another vital piece to the Mount Ashland ski area expansion debate. For the last two weeks in January, Ashlanders have seen spring-like temperatures. The Tidings reported how many Pacific Northwest ski areas have been closing early this season due inadequate snow packs. Many people do not know that the glaciers in the Alps are melting at unprecedented rates. Ski areas in the Alps have been closing down due to climate change over the past 10 years. Governor Kulongoski's Advisory Group on Global Warming has issued The Scientific Consensus Statement on Likely Impacts of Climate Change on the Pacific Northwest. They report observable reduced snowpack, earlier snow melt, flood unpredictability and more drought. According to these data, our ski area may only have five to 10 years of useful life left. Is it really worth cutting down pristine old growth forests, risking damage to our watershed, and irreparably altering the landscape for what very well could be just a few years of fun? An internationally known oceanographer who teaches at the University of Oregon in Corvallis regularly visits the Arctic sea on an icebreaker ship. According to this one scientist, there are observable changes to the ice flows consistent with global warming that everyone can see with their own eyes. Let's be forward thinking and risk setting a new trend by putting sustainable values above commercial development, land stewardship over dominance of nature, and realize that meaningful recreation in this Valley does not depend on this ski area expansion. Ellen and Doug Falkner Ashland A look at who owns what land Isaac Walker's Jan. 29 assertion that Israel occupies "... close to 80 percent of Palestinian land." is false. The original United Nations borders for a Jewish state (Israel) and an Arab state (Palestine) have been obliterated by 56 years of varying levels of warfare. The present and future borders remain indeterminate. It is impossible for Israel to occupy 80 percent of an undefined area. On the other hand, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan actually does occupy 76.77 percent of Palestine. The components of Palestine (116,203 sq km) are four: Jordan 89,213; Israel 20,770; West Bank 5,860; Gaza Strip 360. (Figures from The World Factbook updated Jan. 27, 2005) I wrote "occupy" about Jordan because a majority of Jordan's population is Palestinian but Jordan is ruled by a Saudi sect, the non-Palestinian Hashemites. The Hashemite Royal Family is a creation of the British colonialists dating from World War I. Why don't we hear about Jordanian occupation of Palestinian land? Today, there is no Palestinian state and therefore no Palestinian land. Inasmuch as the war continues and there have never been mutually accepted borders, all the land is in play. If you doubt that assertion, consult Hamas and other terrorist groups who deny Israel's legitimacy and pledge to destroy it. Fifty-six years after becoming a member of the U.N., Israel still must defend its right to exist as a Jewish state. What a sorry state of affairs. Gerry Mandell Ashland Nothing to do with military My response to your editorial of Feb. 1, concerning the act of bravery displayed by Mr. Bates, is not to impugn him, but to take issue with your statement that a military background positioned him for that response. An act of bravery is possible from any sector, regardless of military service or not. People react as their sense of justice, instinct, and intelligence allow. Bravery is inherent in every living being. It's not some Rambo response predicated on a mostly meaningless military experience. Bravo to Mr. Bates for his calmness and ability to read a situation correctly, based more likely on his intelligence and not his military experience. 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