To the editor: I am writing to endorse Heide Lambert in her race for mayor of Waldport. I have known Heide Lambert for six years and worked with her in […]
Letters
Former OCCC president supports Hall in Lincoln County commission race
To the editor: As a retired president of Oregon Coast Community College, I support the re-election of Lincoln County commissioner Claire Hall. Commissioner Hall has had extensive experience with responsible […]
Federal plan to kill barred owls is wrong approach to saving forests
To the editor: Like many people in the Pacific Northwest, I celebrated the listing of Northern Spotted Owls as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The listing […]
What can be done to make Highway 20 east of Newport safer?
To the editor: I am horrified at the number of fatal head-on collisions on U.S. Highway 20 between Newport and Philomath. Many or most seem to be at the Blodgett […]
View the Future explains its position on 40-acre logging proposal
To the editor: View the Future commends the city of Yachats, specifically Mayor Craig Birdie and City Manager Bobbi Price, for their diligent efforts to prevent a forest clearcut on […]
Watershed group wants Siuslaw Forest to stop allowing herbicide use
To the editor: Protect Oregon Watersheds supports the Forest Service’s proposal to develop a comprehensive approach to treating invasive weeds in the Siuslaw National Forest. We strongly oppose drone spraying […]
We need to protest Weyerhaeuser spraying near Eckman Lake
To the editor: How in the world can it possibly be true? Weyerhaeuser has been granted a permit to pray herbicide “as near as 10 feeet” from the Waldport municipal […]
Weyerhaeuser should have to pay for water tests after spraying
To the editor: I am writing to express my concern as a Waldport resident regarding the spraying of pesticides close to the Waldport watershed and adjacent to the public spring water […]
Weyerhaeuser needs to find alternatives to helicopter spraying
To the editor: We received notice from the Oregon Department of Forestry that Weyerhaeuser Timber Holdings between July 1 and Sept. 28, will spray pesticides by helicopter on more than […]
Yachats valley resident opposes roadside herbicide spraying
To the editor: I am a resident of Yachats living along Yachats Valley Road. I want to voice my opposition to the use by a contractor for Lincoln County of […]