LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.Byline: The Register-Guard Get first aid, CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Definition Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped (cardiac training Our community is blessed with a number of heroes - people who put the interest of others ahead of their own. One of those heroes is Dave Ziegler, the tireless executive director of the SCAR/Jasper Mountain residential treatment center A residential treatment center, often referred to by the acronym RTC, is a live-in therapy/behavior modification facility for adolescents who suffer from a variety of emotional conditions, ranging from drug abuse to violence to sexual behavioral problems. for severely abused and emotionally disturbed children. Now in its 25th year, Ziegler has put the needs of the program and the children ahead of his own. As a result, the lives of these children, many now adults, are greatly improved. Ziegler recently aided an adult member of our community. Driving down Harlow Road, he saw a man collapse on the sidewalk. Ziegler pulled over and went to the man's side. While others also gathered, Ziegler was the one who knew what to do and performed CPR until paramedics arrived. As a result, this man's life was saved. Ziegler has always been an inspiration to me. The path he walks, however, is difficult to follow. His heroic act is a little easier. It has inspired me to update my first aid and CPR training. You can be a hero, too. Call the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. at 344-5244 today to register for first aid and CPR training. You may not save a total stranger, like Dave Ziegler did. Instead, you could save the life of someone you love. ALAN THAYER Eugene Personal freedoms come first Nolan Nelson's Sept. 16 letter is an excellent example of not reading or understanding our nation's revolt from Great Britain Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. and the revolutions that were brewing and exploding throughout Europe. We formed a confederation of states before we adopted our federal Constitution with its amendments. The Constitution set forth the structure of government and the amendments make clear what the government must not do. Our personal freedoms are first, and government is always secondary to that concept. The 10th Amendment clearly states that those powers not otherwise granted are reserved to the states and the people. Nelson should read the histories of the Revolutionary War and the behavior of Great Britain's officials to those living in the 13 colonies. I believe he would not write the same thoughts again about what defenses our federal government should use in time of conflict. We have not declared war under the Constitution; we have passed a resolution on which our leaders seem to place the same value. It is not a declaration of war, as Congress has not invoked that power. DONALD L. LAMB Eugene Follow Brazil's example on fuels My family and I this summer had a wonderful experience participating in a conducted tour of a sugar cane refinery plant in Brazil. It was enlightening to see the efficiency of the plant where vast volumes of ethanol are produced for fuel along with the traditional products of sugar, molasses molasses, sugar byproduct, the brownish liquid residue left after heat crystallization of sucrose (commercial sugar) in the process of refining. Molasses contains chiefly the uncrystallizable sugars as well as some remnant sucrose. and spirits. The stalks, previously waste, are now used to generate electricity, and other byproducts are used to fertilize the soil. Nothing is wasted. In addition, their research, sponsored by the government, has produced varieties of cane that are resistant to pesticides and pests and even drought. Most of our travel there involved vehicles fueled by ethanol. It was significant for us to see each gas station offering both ethanol and regular gas, with ethanol being substantially cheaper. Brazil is a great exemplar of maximizing alternative sources of energy. By contrast, the Bush administration and its followers have opted to maintain our dependence on oil. To this end they manipulated reasons to invade Iraq and plunged us into a devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. war for oil. Recently, they successfully lobbied to compromise our coastal waters to begin off-shore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico Noun 1. Gulf of Mexico - an arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States and to the east of Mexico Golfo de Mexico Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east and have lobbied forever to savage the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) covers 19,049,236 acres (79,318 km²) in northeastern Alaska, in the North Slope region. It was originally protected in 1960 by order of Fred A. Seaton, the Secretary of the Interior under U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. for oil. Meanwhile, Americans are paying through the nose for gas at the pumps. Sadly, the quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the alternative sources of energy will remain a token effort in America while it has an administration that is controlled by oil interests. GEOFF COLVIN Eugene Make self-serve legal in Oregon I recently moved to Oregon, and I am enjoying it immensely, with the exception of mandated full-serve gas stations. I have never before wasted 15 minutes in line at a gas station while a poor attendant runs back and forth like a madman and 20 cars sit idling with their engines on, wasting precious petrol and polluting the precious environment. This law baffles me, and the research I have done leaves me more baffled still. Can voters or officials really think that a few thousand gas-station jobs somehow compensates for millions of lost hours waiting at the pump every year? Or that mysterious safety or environmental concerns about self-serve outweigh the effects of millions of extra hours of cars idling wastefully each year? With legal self-serve, perhaps proposed as a future ballot initiative, the economic effects of workers showing up earlier because they were not stuck in line at the pump could create more than enough jobs to make up for the loss of those gas-station attendant jobs. JOEL BERRY Eugene Three for Dunes City In the upcoming Dunes City Council election, I will vote for the three candidates who will bring the integrity, honesty, experience and maturity needed to heal the city's divisiveness - Bob Read, Dick Anderson
Richard Paul Anderson (born February 10, 1946 in Midland, Michigan) is a former American Football defensive back for the American Football League's and NFL's Miami and Judy Martin Judy Martin is the name of:
Each owns property in the city and has resided here for many years. They represent a silent majority of citizens who deplore de·plore tr.v. de·plored, de·plor·ing, de·plores 1. To feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn: "Somehow we had to master events, not simply deplore them" the present hysteria foisted upon them based on the assumption that Woahink Lake water is in imminent danger of becoming undrinkable. In reality, test results taken in July 2006 state `Woahink looks in great shape.' These candidates have been good stewards of Woahink Lake and will continue to do so. Read is a well-respected citizen who was the city's first mayor who guided the development that makes the city a pleasant place in which to live. He is a past president of the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce and member of the Lane County Planning Commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle . Anderson has served various committees and currently serves on the Planning Commission, and was a city councilor coun·cil·or also coun·cil·lor n. A member of a council, as one convened to advise a governor. See Usage Note at council. coun prior to taking a leave to do missionary work Noun 1. missionary work - the organized work of a religious missionary mission work - activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work" da'wah, dawah - missionary work for Islam in Europe. He has vast experience in city matters such as planning and land use ordinances. Martin is respected for her diligence in pursuing ethical city conduct and her command of land use ordinances. She voluntarily did the majority of the work to bring to fruition the city's wetland and riparian riparian adj. referring to the banks of a river or stream. (See: riparian rights) inventory adopted in 2004. As a result of her efforts, Dunes City received a grant that covered the project's entire cost. Join me in voting for Bob Read, Dick Anderson and Judy Martin. NORMAN MARTIN Dunes City Torture can never be legal Does anyone really believe that if the Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld team had enough hard evidence to convict and execute the supposed terrorists they've spent years torturing that they wouldn't tell the American people An American people may be:
What's really going on is they want secret trials, convictions and perhaps death sentences, and then President Bush will tell the American people how he saved us from these awful men. This is all in service to the gigantic deception of Iraq that continues to drain our resources, take the lives of our young men and women and kill innocent Iraqi citizens. We're not that stupid - or are we? Torture can never be legal. How far over the line between morality and immorality do we have to go before someone calls a halt to the travesties Travesties is a comedic play by Tom Stoppard, first produced at the Aldwych Theatre, London, on June 10, 1974, in a production by the Royal Shakespeare Company. The play was directed by Peter Wood and designed by Carl Toms, with lighting by Robert Ornbo. that have occurred since we invaded Iraq? WENDY MECHLING GILDEA Springfield Time for change in 4th It's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a for a change in the 4th Congressional District Noun 1. congressional district - a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes . Jim Feldkamp Jim Feldkamp is an American conservative politician. A Republican, he was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives in Oregon's 4th congressional district in 2004 and 2006. Both times, Feldkamp was defeated by long-term incumbent Peter DeFazio. is the vehicle for change in Oregon to replace the current representative, who has been in office long enough. Feldkamp has a rural business background that his opponent lacks. Consider this: DeFazio worked at the left knee of Congressman Jim Weaver Jim Weaver is the name of:
DeFazio drives an older model car around his Oregon constituents; meanwhile, he's driving a Mercedes in Washington, D.C. What's up with that? Chameleon chameleon (kəmē`lēən, –mēl`yən), small- to medium-sized lizard of the family Chamaeleonidae. About eighty species are found in sub-Saharan Africa, with a few in S Asia. ? Oregon business people have traveled 3,000 miles to Washington, D.C., just to ask for help from DeFazio only to be blown off not only in front of other constituents, but in front of the media, too. His arrogance and indifference to Oregon businesses puts him way out in left field. It's time for a change in the 4th district. We need someone who understands rural concerns, as well as urban concerns. We need someone who understands what it takes to create quality jobs, as well as tax revenues in Oregon. That candidate is Jim Feldkamp - the one who doesn't have two different faces on two different coasts. ANDREA RITZMAN Sweet Home Iraq is no World War II Evidently Gienie Assink (letters, Sept. 25) hasn't heard the news. Iraq had nothing to do with the Sept. 11 attack on "our own soil." Iraq is no World War II. ELIZABETH WARD Oakridge The Register-Guard welcomes letters on topics of general interest. Our length limit is 250 words; all letters are subject to condensation. Writers are limited to one letter per calendar month. Because of the volume of mail, not all letters can be printed. Mail letters to: Mailbag, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440-2188 Fax: 338-2828 E-mail: rgletters@guardnet.com |
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