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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 UPDATE: Medford adult foster care escapee located ... Gold Hill couple guilty of abusing 11-year-old boy ... Klamath commissioners ask sheriff to take a leave ... UPDATE: Medford adult foster care escapee located ... Gold Hill couple guilty of abusing 11-year-old boy ... Klamath commissioners ask sheriff to take a leave ... LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters to the Editor, Aug. 24 MailTribune.com Writer Posted Aug. 24, 2015 @ 12:01 am Posted Aug. 24, 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" --> HOPE for Alzheimer's I am writing to commend Rep. Greg Walden for co-sponsoring the HOPE for Alzheimer’s Act. This critical legislation would increase access to information on care and support for newly diagnosed individuals and their families, providing essential support for those facing this devastating disease. It would also ensure that an Alzheimer's or dementia diagnosis is documented in the individual's medical record. My father, Bill Whitney, would have benefited greatly from the HOPE for Alzheimer’s Act. While not diagnosed until 2012, he showed symptoms in 2006. In 2011, we finally got some medical attention for him after he drove his car through his garage and nearly caught his kitchen on fire. I thank Rep. Walden for his commitment to addressing Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, and I urge him to continue supporting increased funding for the National Institutes of Health so researchers can someday find a cure or effective treatment for the nation’s sixth-leading cause of death. I am committed to showing my support for the estimated 60,000 Oregonians over age 65 living with Alzheimer’s at the Southern Oregon Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Sept. 26. To start, join or support a team, visit  alz.org/walk . I urge others to join me! Marya Kain Medford Thirty-six inches I recently watched the movie "Thirty-Six Inches." It’s an entertaining and informative seven minutes produced by self-described apathetic millennials. They are engaged in protecting the Oregon way of life. They address the proposed LNG pipeline and weigh in on the real impacts and consequences of putting a 36-inch pipe from Malin to Coos Bay. They’re young and considering their future and their children’s future. They don’t see jobs. They see landowners under threat by corporations. They question how Oregonians benefit from a Canadian company exporting fracked gas from the Rockies and Canada through Oregon. It’s an absurd proposal dependent on a complex permitting process to get accomplished. There is no ballot measure to vote this absurdity away. California and Washington managed to block this pipeline. Oregon can block it, too. We must urge Gov. Kate Brown to not sacrifice Oregon. You can learn more about how to stop the pipeline by visiting  www.nolngexports.org . There are a couple of upcoming info sessions and fundraising events where the film will be shown: Today, Aug. 24, at the New Caldera Brewery in Ashland; Aug. 25 at 5 p.m. at the Shady Cove Library; and Aug. 26 in Trail from 5-7 at the Rogue River Lodge. Jaymie Exley Jacksonville Coverage disappointing The Mail Tribune’s coverage — or non-coverage — of Saturday’s Mt. Ashland Hillclimb was tremendously disappointing. This year’s event showcased many “hometown” athletes whose accomplishments should be shared. Most notably missing from headlines was a story about Camelia Mayfield’s inaugural race and women’s win, setting a course record in a sweltering 2:07. For a post-collegiate athlete emerging on the trail running scene at a relatively young age, her victory is highly impressive. Include in a story that she grew up as a daughter of former Hillclimb race directors and as a Grizz athlete, and the article would practically write itself. Unfortunately, the issue of non-coverage also leads me to question the easily observable gender bias in sports reporting, where archived headlines concluded “King of the Hill” and “King of the Mountain,” reserving a scant 170 of 780 words in the article for female winner coverage (2010). To the reader interested in women’s results, the key appears to skim to the last one-third of an article to find the write-up. That is, if the article is written. It’s time that true talent, highlighted in local events, gets its due publicity. Please consider this in future race coverage. Victoria Mayfield Prospect MailTribune.com Writer Posted Aug. 24, 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. 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