Letters - Page 8

To the editor: Newport native Kathryn Benfield should be the voters’ overwhelming choice for Lincoln County District Attorney in the May election. With more than 35 years experience in practice, Benfield has handled both civil and criminal matters and regularly appears before juries. She has compassion and common sense. She has discernment and discretion. She understands how to make payroll

To the editor: I had the distinct pleasure of working for Kathryn Benfield at her law office in Newport, and it was one of the most impactful experiences of my professional career. I first met Benfield in the courtroom, while working for the Lincoln County Circuit Court Judge  Paulette Sanders. There I witnessed first-hand Benfield’s masterful professionalism while passionately advocating

To the editor: I am a retired teacher and elementary school principal and I think that if every economic and political decision were made with kids in mind, we’d be living in a better world. I encourage Yachats citizens to be individually and collectively assertive when it comes to preventing further destruction of watersheds in Lincoln County and to do

To the editor: 15neighborhoods is full-on behind Claire Hall for re-election to Position 2 on the Lincoln County board of commissioners. Read her statement on short-term rentals at https://www.voteclairehall.com/short-term-rentals Yes, Hall voted to license short-term rentals throughout unincorporated Lincoln County, including residential zones in 2016 but advocated a one-year review by the sheriff’s business licensing office that managed the new program.

To the editor: I want to publicly thank the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners for purchasing a building in Lincoln City for a winter homeless shelter. I’m asking the public to consider donating a house in south Lincoln County so that we can do transitional housing. Our work is to assist people to regain employment, locate housing, and reconnect with family.

To the editor: Ocean water in the Pacific Northwest has historically been pretty cold. Countless species, such as Dungeness crab and rockfish, have adapted and become accustomed to this in their native ecosystems. However, as the ever-present impacts of climate change continue to threaten natural spaces, oxygen deprivation (hypoxia) and ocean acidification are now things that these critters have to

To the editor: In the past decade, Oregon’s European green crab population has exploded. This invasive species devastates our coastal and nearshore areas. Green crabs prey on countless critters, such as oysters, snails, and juvenile fish, that call our ocean home. They also destabilize our shorelines by ripping apart the root systems of eelgrass meadows, which inhibits our coast’s ability to