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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Home News Latest Stories Neighbors smell trouble in Sams Valley effluent proposal Emergency services Medford man arrested after allegedly fleeing, striking officer with car door Bear cub captured in Ashland pharmacy Eagle Point might get on the bus Crime, Courts and Emergency Services Emergency services Medford man arrested after allegedly fleeing, striking officer with car door Central Point police arrest man in alleged September vehicle assault Medford police investigate gunfire report Man who fought police has punctured lung Politics and Elections Eagle Point might get on the bus Richardson accuses Kitzhaber of 'corruption' in final debate Green Party won't back its own candidate Jobs at core of Oregon House race Kitzhaber embattled as he seeks fourth term Education SOU student says free speech issue overblown SOU interim president leads in a different direction Medford school officials consider costs of full-day kindergarten Foundation kicks off ambitious 'Count Me In' fundraising campaign 100 hours and counting Environment Neighbors smell trouble in Sams Valley effluent proposal Bear cub captured in Ashland pharmacy Work begins on Southern Oregon's first dedicated mountain bike trail Applegate Dam hydroelectric project dead in water Fear of orphaned cubs nixes new spring bear hunt State news Nation - World Obituaries Gary Wayne Campbell Carrol Allen Adams Dixie Alene Davis Kruggel Death Notices Robert Sherman Hathaway Weather Photo Galleries Since You Asked Videos Web Cams Mail Tribune 100 Sports Latest Stories Challengers complete unbeaten league season Golden Goal Grizzlies pick up overtime victory Bumgarner, Giants jump all over Royals in opener On road to recovery, Marinovich finds painting Varsity 541 College Sports Shaw shoulders blame for Stanford's slide As SEC rules rankings, calls of #SECBias rise Oregon inches way back into playoff race UO’s Dargan sets the tone for improving defense Mariota keeps touchdown streak alive Pro Sports Bumgarner, Giants jump all over Royals in opener On road to recovery, Marinovich finds painting Cowboys release Sam from practice squad Top teams in regular season still in Chase hunt Blazers look to build on solid foundation Community Sports LOCAL EVENTS LOCAL RESULTS Business Latest Stories County OKs partnership to lead business recruitment People's Bank sees 64% net earnings gain New I-5 interchange puts south Medford on fast lane to fast food County's jobless rate unchanged in September SOU interim president leads in a different direction Real Estate News New I-5 interchange puts south Medford on fast lane to fast food Lithia buys Clovis dealership Rental vacancies increase Jackson County real estate sales, prices continue rebound Pallet Wine Co. expands in downtown Medford People In Business People in Business Transportation Frontier Airlines to end Eugene-Denver service Business Resource Fair has answers Erickson's Navy contract extended Lithia buys Clovis dealership Agriculture Hundreds look for work at Harry & David hiring fair Umpqua Holdings more than doubles net earnings Harry & David will hold hiring fair Thursday Ranchers offer livestock exchange 1-800-Flowers CEO: Labor shortage an issue for Harry & David Opinion Latest Letters to the Editor, Oct. 22 Merkley-Wehby race leaves us unconvinced Letters to the Editor, Oct. 21 Our View: Falls for sheriff, our picks for state House Granlund cartoon: Keene NH rioting Editorials Merkley-Wehby race leaves us unconvinced Our View: Falls for sheriff, our picks for state House Our view: Endorsements include Bates, Talbert, Hoppe Reversing course: Hoppe for judge Our view: With respect, our support goes to Bates Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor, Oct. 22 Letters to the Editor, Oct. 21 Letters to the Editor, Oct. 20 Letters to the Editor, Oct. 19 Letters to the Editor, Oct. 18 Guest Opinions Don't overlook importance of Jackson County commissioners race Measure 92 misleads rather than enlightens Oregonians have a right to know what's in their food Infill is the answer to growth issues Guest Opinion: Who’s really to blame for 2014 wildfires? 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County OKs partnership to lead business recruitment ... Medford man arrested after allegedly fleeing, striking officer with car door ... Neighbors smell trouble in Sams Valley effluent proposal ... County OKs partnership to lead business recruitment ... Medford man arrested after allegedly fleeing, striking officer with car door ... PRO Oregonians have a right to know what's in their food By Catie Faryl MailTribune.com By Catie Faryl Posted Oct. 19, 2014 @ 12:01 am By Catie Faryl Posted Oct. 19, 2014 @ 12:01 am » Social News The Chamber of Commons, a nonprofit group that supports bioregional stewardship of natural resources,  believes that voters and all citizens of Oregon have a right to know what's in the foods they purchase, consume and feed to their families. We fully endorse Yes on 92, Oregon's ballot measure to require the labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms. Sixty-four countries, including Europe and Japan, have already required labeling of GMOs. If Oregon fails to do so, the export of our crops and value-added food products will be rejected from a large number of world markets. Crops in Oregon have already been turned away on just on the hint that GMOs might be contained in them. The opposition to Yes on 92 talks about GMOs as if they are a continuum of selective breeding. This is untrue — GMOs are created by such means as shooting animal genes into food and plant seeds and using bacteria and viruses to force the seeds to accept them. It is a violent process which has been proven senseless by independent studies. GMO systems do not result in consistently higher crop yields or added nutrition or value and they required ever-increasing amounts of pesticides and chemical fertilizers (also provided at a huge cost to growers by the chemical corporations). GMOs represented a dangerous departure from our agricultural heritage as they force the mixing of genomes, genes and species that would never meet in nature. Chemical Corporations like Monsanto, Dow, Syngenta, Dupont, Bayer & Bayer own and are genetically changing approximately 75 percent of the world's seed supply. Because they own these seeds and the crops harvested from them by licensing to farmers in legally binding contracts and through their patent rights granting ownership as intellectual property, they are exempt from testing or oversight by the EPA or FDA. Independent tests have raised grave and serious doubts about the safety of ingestion of GMO foods. Many people believe that GMO labeling is not a big deal, but every time consumers do not demand that their right to know is respected, Big Farma brings in more patent applications to government organizations for approval. In Oregon at least 30 patents are pending that would give even greater control to GMO/chemical corporations to own and artificially engineer strawberries, melons, grapes, fruit and vegetable crops and more. Reports that the labeling will lead to significant price increases for food have been disproven. See the Consumers Union reports on costs of labeling in Oregon at www.notinmyfood.org. The actions of Monsanto and fellow chemical corporations result in a monopoly of unheard-of scale and proportions. Many of our government officials and Farm Bureaus have turned a blind eye to these dangers because of the lucrative river of money that GMOs create by making cheap and substandard food. There are many disturbing questions we are raising about the genetic engineering of seeds and plants, and hope that common sense and the precautionary principle will prevail. It seems smarter to heed the warnings of our independent doctors, farmers, theologians and faith leaders, scientists, trusted economists and researchers such as Consumer Reports and many knowledgeable elected officials than to believe those who are sponsoring and funding the opposition. See a list of who's endorsing Measure 92 at www.oregonrighttoknow.org to understand the broad-based support. The opposition's sponsors and funders, meanwhile, include 20 out-of-state chemical corporations and co-opted Farm Bureaus that benefit from the profit motivation to not label and continue the proliferation and selling of GMO products to uninformed American consumers and a decreasing global marketplace. Please share this information widely and join us in voting Yes on 92. To not heed the warnings of our most informed, independent experts will put us all at great future peril. Catie Faryl has lived in Southern Oregon for 26 years and been involved with the arts, theater and education. Prior to that she directed the Alameda Housing Authority, was a transportation coordinator for the city of Alameda.   By Catie Faryl MailTribune.com By Catie Faryl Posted Oct. 19, 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 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 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. 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