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August 26. 2015 12:01AM Letters to the Editor, Aug. 26 A double crime The English language is tricky. Use caution when say something, because children are listening and learning from you; children are our heritage. Why do I say that? It struck me as odd this morning (Aug. 20) reading the news under the heading, Nation & World. Rick Callahan of The Associated Press reported it this way regarding Subway pitchman Jared Fogle's sex crimes, "in a case that destroyed his career at the sandwich-shop chain." In a case that destroyed his career? Is he actually blaming the “case” for Fogle’s demise and not his "life choices?" It's high time we change our vocabulary of nonsense, and tell the truth — Jared Fogle lost his job because he used his position and his money to molest underage tortured children entangled in the sex-slave trade in our country. And he got caught. His sentence is 12.5 years, then released back into society after serving at least 5 years. My question: Why isn’t he on death row for child pornography and sex crimes against 14 abducted minors? Truthfully, this is a double crime against civilization: The child-sex offender is a monster and so is our legal system. The one rapes; the other excuses the rapes. Cassie Ryker Jacksonville Clean water, not clearcuts Once again, the Bureau of Land Management plans to clearcut our Applegate Valley forests. No matter how hard we work to reason with them, we cannot get through. Public forests that border our communities provide us with clean water and are home to us. In light of current drought, it is essential to protect and save these magnificent trees, so our water sources remain healthy for our farms, wineries, wild animals and people. How can the BLM justify logging streamside forests, while ignoring hard scientific evidence, which proves that keeping trees along streams provides shade and contributes to high water quality? It should be obvious to the BLM that cool, clean water will be critically important to all of us, including them! So please, BLM, get a grip, back off, and protect our rivers and forests for everyone, including our future generations. Kristi Cowles Applegate Two of a kind Kristy Lee Cook, the little-known crane-killing rocker from Selma, and Walter Palmer, the trophy hunting dentist from Minnesota who murdered Cecil the lion, are two of a kind. They’re both sickos who get thrills from gratuitous killing and perpetuating violence and abuse on innocent victims. I propose a level playing field where they meet their opponents without weapons and let the games begin. Trophy hunters are cowards, and Cecil’s murder has shone a light on the twisted, perverse, archaic pastime of trophy hunting. At least his death was not totally in vain. Geri Landeros Medford Ask them why All three of the elected officials who “represent us” in Congress have taken positions in support of the development of the Jordan Cove LNG pipeline. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden both opposed the Keystone Pipeline development, citing environmental threats, but they are in support of the Jordan Cove Pipeline development because they claim it will create jobs. They both know that there relatively are very few jobs being created by this project and it poses the same environmental threats as the Keystone Pipeline did. Rep. Greg Walden takes it a step further with the authoring of a new Energy Bill which precludes any input from the public on future projects such as the Jordan Cove project. Do the three really “represent us”? I wonder how much in political contributions they’ve received from energy-related interests? If you love our environment, ask them why they don’t oppose this very dangerous project. Harry Foster Medford http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150826/OPINION/150829732 © 2015 Copyright © 1995-2011 Crain Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use Privacy Statement -->