Document text
3 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Walden pushes for FEMA help with wildfires ... Real estate sales, prices still climbing ... Eagle Point man allegedly attacked his nephew and a woman with machete ... Walden pushes for FEMA help with wildfires ... Real estate sales, prices still climbing ... Eagle Point man allegedly attacked his nephew and a woman with machete ... LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters to the Editor, July 26 MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jul. 26, 2015 @ 12:01 am Posted Jul. 26, 2015 @ 12:01 am » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2325,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> Why I went I went to Senator Wyden’s recent town hall meeting in Medford because I am concerned about HR 1599 taking away our right to know if there are GMOs in our food and overturning the hard-fought victory banning the cultivation of GMOs in our county. I went because I am concerned about the Trans Pacific Partnership jeopardizing our national and local sovereignty while destroying our economy. I went because I am concerned about the LNG project threatening private property rights and precious public resources. However, underlying all of these concerns was a fundamental concern that my being there didn’t matter. What I see all of these issues having in common is that there seem to be corporate interests that have more influence than I and my fellow citizens, no matter our numbers. I am concerned that corporations have now been given the rights of people and that money and influence speak louder than the voices of the people. Oh, that’s right, now they are a people. Hmmm… But I went because I haven’t given up hope. I went because I trust that if enough of us speak our truth often enough and loud enough, we can make a difference. Anna Cassilly Talent Thugs act like thugs My letter concerns your front-page article on July 18 concerning the court's decision in favor of the union in the 2012 education strike at Eagle Point District 9 and then association president Dave Carroll's relief at the vindication of those involved being treated as thugs. My wife works at the administrative offices and during that strike her car and another parked in the employee lot was keyed during working hours. Others had their cars hit with strike signs while trying to get to their jobs doing the necessary work of keeping the doors open, the buses running and the students safe and in class during this strike. Along with the signs passed out there were also buttons that read "PUT" for Proud Union Thug. I know that the majority of the certified and classified employees involved were respectful through the strike process, but it seems to me that if you identify yourself as a thug and act like a thug that you are a thug. Bruce Ascuena Central Point Merkeley inconsistent In its Thursday, July 16 issue, Mail Tribune printed an ad opposite the editorial page by the Fishawk group thanking Senator Merkley for working to protect the Kalmiopsis rivers and clean water economy from strip mining. Isn’t it ironic that while the senator is praised for putting the safety of the fish and clean water above the interests of private interests, he is OK with an even greater threat to the environment with his advocacy of the Jordan Cove LNG pipeline project? A pipeline which, as planned, will cross or be buried beneath 400 rivers and streams, is at least as harmful for the fish and the water as would be the case with the strip mining project. This makes about as much sense as his stated opposition to the Keystone Pipeline with his support of Jordan Cove. Why would he endanger his own state with the potential damage of a Canadian corporation’s gas pipeline, which will stretch across Southern Oregon to Coos Bay, its product headed for markets in Asia in exchange for a negligible number of non-sustainable jobs? Think of your constituents, Senator, and the fish and water. Anne Dochez Medford   MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jul. 26, 2015 @ 12:01 am » Comment or view comments /* $( document ).ready(function() { // Jquery mobile is trying to style the button and leaving a blank gry button on top of a white button $("#viafouracoms .vf-comment-controls li.vf-right").html(' Submit '); });*/ » 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 MailTribune.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 Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site 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 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501