Councilors disappoint

To the editor:

I have great difficulty understanding how three people, trusted to be representatives of the community, can campaign against representative government. We elect councilors to do their best representing the constituents who are responsible for input. In all likelihood no one will agree with every decision the majority of the council makes. However, our system of governance has been established to allow replacing them at routine elections on an ongoing basis.

Open letter to

Senator Merkley

To the editor:

Senator: I’m sure you are going to hear about health care when you come to Baker City on the 4th of September, so I want to let you know about a couple of other issues that are on my mind. Listening to my concerns, which are shared by others, might just avert an armed insurrection.

I see on CNN that gun control is getting to be a hot topic again in Chicago. You might tell those eastern urban senators when you get back to D.C. that the best way to avoid gun violence is to refrain from trying to confiscate them. Such a move will be much worse than Chicago gang violence.