One patriotic mountain
To the Editor:
We sometimes forget to be loyal to our country and celebrate our appreciation for the freedom we enjoy this Fourth of July. Ever faithful Mt. Adams won’t forget. This time of the year Mt. Adams remembers by displaying “USA” on its side [in a natural formation]. It’s the patriotic mountain.
Wes Parker
Goldendale
Appreciation for Goldendale from abroad
To the Editor:
Romania is an ex-communist country, striving for a better life and real freedom. After 20 years since the revolution of 1989, there are a few rich people, but the majority are poor. While the government is cutting 25 percent of the salaries and 15 percent of the pensions, medical care is a luxury that fewer and fewer people can afford to have. In this difficult time here in Deva, we had the generous help of Dr. Jim Ogden and his team from Goldendale. One week, in extremely high heat, hundreds of people were seen by the doctor and received glasses.
On behalf of all of us people, I thank you, nice community of Goldendale, USA, for all your help and support.
May God bless you with His biggest blessing!
Pastor Timotei Rusu, Ph. D.
Deva, Romania
Construction wreaking havoc
To the Editor:
Father’s Day this year was a day to remember. It was a day not of traditional BBQs or dinners, but rather the day a peaceful, friendly neighborhood screamed at each other with hurtful frustration. This frustration stemmed from the street construction on E. Court St.
For many residents, the alley is the only means for entering their homes. With only one way to enter and exit, traffic bottlenecks back up. The alley is too narrow for two lanes of traffic. One must be patient or tempers flare.
The long weekends the construction crews take off is great for them, but they’re hellish nightmares for residents. No one knows if they will be the unlucky ones to have heavy equipment parked in front of their door steps, or a trench two feet deep, or a pile of dirt six feet high, or an endless array of the other dangerous pitfalls to maneuver around.
Some residents in the east central neighborhood street project have been notified of another five weeks of restricted access to their homes. Some residents have been landlocked since April 14.
The deep ruts and blocked off lanes would cause medical or emergency responders great personal harm when responding to a fire or a 911 call. The rescuers would need to be rescued.
Residents are subjected to harmful dust that has caused intensified breathing problems. Thick layers of dust cover everything.
I say, pick a street, complete it, move on to the next street, and conduct construction like a normal city street project.
My great-grandfather built all the roads in Sonoma County, Calif., with a two mule-drawn grader, in less time than this project will take. He did it alone!
Ken Seims
Goldendale
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