West Linn's Opinions
May 16, 2013
Teens' attitude toward impaired driving is a concern
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Prom and graduation season, the Fourth of July and summer vacation give pause to parents of teenagers everywhere. Why? Because celebration paired with newfound freedom can trigger tragedy on our…
May 16, 2013
Readers' Letters
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Editorial cartoon bothered reader As a veteran Scouter, former Scoutmaster and father and grandfather of an Eagle Scout, I was greatly saddened that the Tidings, through its (May 2 editorial)…
May 16, 2013
All gun sales should require background checks
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The Oregon Senate is attempting to accomplish what the U.S. Congress should have done — but didn’t — in passage of expanded criminal background checks for firearm purchases. Last week, the U.S.…
May 16, 2013
Weigh in on proposed street fee hikes
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In early May, the citizens budget committee recommended our new biennial budget, which will be voted on by the council in June. One of the recommendations was a 100 percent increase in our…
May 16, 2013
Councilors, mayor should step down
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Being sued is a terrible thing! Our four West Linn City Councilors on the front page of (the April 25) Tidings being sued by the very residents they were elected to represent is sad indeed. I…
May 09, 2013
Readers' Letters
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Dorothy Maddax would have been pleased I was so happy to read of your coverage on April 25 of Olivia McDonald's “birthday party” participating in Earth Day cleanup in Maddax Woods. Several of us…
May 09, 2013
Keith Steele brings experience, continuity to school board
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The West Linn-Wilsonville School District is on a good road. Its budget is in check, the programs are strong, the graduation rate is high and the schools rank among the best in the nation. Not…
May 09, 2013
Century Garden Day was a great success thanks to volunteers,…
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The Century Garden Day (April 27) at McLean House went extremely well. Thanks to a variety of volunteers and assistance from businesses. Throughout out the day we had more than 300 visitors,…
May 09, 2013
A perfect storm of opportunities is brewing at the falls
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Opportunities are coming together at the end of the Oregon Trail for our signature waterfall and it’s abutting communities: Envision river level access to the second largest waterfall by volume…
May 02, 2013
Readers' Letters
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Support state Tobacco Preventaion and Education Program The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network held its annual state lobby day in Salem on April 9. It was highly successful. Advocates…
May 02, 2013
Protect West Linn's open spaces
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And the discussion continues: What to do with the green space off Parker Road, next to Tanner Creek Park? What’s most frustrating is that the land continues to be dismissed as “empty.” Empty, as…
May 02, 2013
Bombing puts Portland plot in new light
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The same FBI that was accused of being overzealous in the Portland Christmas tree-lighting bomb plot of 2010 is now facing questions about whether it was aggressive enough in preventing the…
May 02, 2013
West Linn businesses help preserve small-town feel
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Recently I have had the opportunity to be awakened to what many in America already know, the lust for the dollar has resulted in the advent of the “big” stores and restaurant chains thus driving…
Apr 25, 2013
Readers' Letters
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Act now or hold your nose A simple fact can be derived from the DEQ public hearing on the proposed S&H Logging composting facility in Stafford held on April 16. The process itself will certainly…
Apr 25, 2013
School board needs to focus on budget, accountability,…
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Hello, my name is Ron Parton. I am a candidate for the WLWV School Board, Position 5. My wife, Sharon, and I have lived in West Linn for 15 years and enjoy the community very much. We are…
Apr 25, 2013
Covering remainder of fabrications by mayor in his Feb. 28 column
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My column in the March 7 Tidings only had room within the 550 word limit to cover just part of the many gross fabrications Mayor Kovash made within his Feb. 28 Tidings column. In his column’s…
Apr 18, 2013
Readers' Letters
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End child abuse in our community Oregon added a new tool to help keep children safe this year when it expanded the list of professionals who are required to report suspicions of child abuse. In…
Apr 18, 2013
Tragedy will not stop the running community
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When talking about the running community, it really is a community. Nobody can band together and find camaraderie quicker than runners. Whether it is the sharing of successes and PRs (personal…
