Newport, Oregon News-Times
Public Letters & Editorials, 1978-1984
Newport News-Times 7-Part Article Series: "Up In Smoke" (1985)
icon | Date | Title & Publication | Topic & Setting |
April, 1978 | "Bullied by Big Timber," Readers Speak Out!, News-Times, Newport, Oregon. | Voiced concerns regarding recent mass purchases of local family farms and ranches by corporate landowners for immediate conversions to Douglas-fir tree farms. | |
February 7, 1979 | "Local Cutbacks Necessary," Readers Speak Out!, News-Times, Newport, Oregon. [PDF_3_MB] | News-Times editorial voicing support for S.B.100 Reforestation Bill sponsored by Bob Packwood. I respond that it is overly wasteful and could be improved. | |
April 25, 1979 | "'Most Qualified Individual'," Letters to The Editor, News-Times, Newport, Oregon. [PDF_2_MB] | Senator Packwood uses February Zybach letter as springboard to promote S.B. 100 Reforestation Bill. Newspaper carries separate account of his imminent visit. I defend my former statements and newspaper responds . | |
July 16, 1980 | "Zybach Complains," Readers Speak Out!, News-Times, Newport, Oregon. [PDF_3_MB] | Response to poor job by News-Times reporter regarding personal interview on topics of forest herbicides, motivations of activists, and funding sources. | |
1982 | "Charged to Subsidize Their Own Competition," Readers Speak Out!, News-Times, Newport-Oregon. | ||
1983 | "Don't Blame The Loggers," Readers Speak Out!, News-Times, Newport-Oregon. [PDF_3_MB] | ||
August, 1984 | "Improve [Highway] 20 Now," | Remarks on recent local highway fatalities and increased use of Highway 20 for timber products transport and recreational use as needs for priority County attention. |
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