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To the Editor:

I'm writing about a delicate subject mentioned in your October 16 article describing the plans for the Harold Barclay Memorial Park.

I quote: "The restroom facility will have eight stalls, four each for men and women. According to planners, design restrictions made it impossible to dedicate more restrooms for women's use."

May I remind the planners that most of the shoppers in Sisters are women -- think about the quilt show and the Sisters in Sisters, for example.

In addition, four stalls for each gender is not really a 50-50 situation. Do I need to explain? Anyway, surely the planners could overcome the "design restrictions" in favor of a more logical and useful allocation of space.

I would prefer waiting in line for my turn at a cash register.

Sincerely,

Connie Kearney

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To the Editor:

We would like to thank all the members of the Sisters-Camp Sherman R.F.P.D. for their quick response to a call made on October 2, several miles northwest of Sisters.

Cecil Smith had suffered a heart attack while doing what he loved, which was hunting. He was with his wife and uncle. Although the ambulance, police and EMT arrived as soon as they could, and did all they could, Cecil went home to be with Jesus.

Thank you again for your help and compassion at this tragic time. You are all the best.

Sincerely,

Maria Smith, Naomi Smith and family

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To the Editor:

Throughout history the nature of man has been to conquer, to protect and to dominate his own and others through the use of his military might.

War is not a chess game. It is a life death situation. People die. People do not come home.

There must be good reason to go to war.

I have been in a war that did not have good reason. No one had a good reason in the Vietnam War except those of us who were fighting for our lives. Live or die. Kill or be killed. In a war without reason fighting for your life is all the reason you are left with.

Today we may be stepping into another war situation. And we must have good reason.

No one doubts that Saddam Hussein is an evil man. No one doubts that he might have a stock pile of weapons somewhere. Saddam may be an evil dictator.

He needs to be replaced. But, is it our place to do so? Is it right that we try to connect him to what the terrorists did to us to justify that?

Is this war really being promoted for the reasons we are told?

Could it be somewhere along the line there are actions that are motivated for the gain of the fruits of what is hoped might come from a new regime? Could it be we have leaders that really like war? That they want to outdo the wars of the past and make a legacy for themselves at the cost of our young men and women?

A justified war must be completely founded and fought with reason and with the unity of the people behind it.

I pray that they that send our military to any war have good reason. That they are prepared for the outcome and consequences that might befall those they send to war waged for reasons of possibly acting too fast.

It is not they that claim the reasons of war that will bleed. It is rather, those they are willing to sacrifice and pay the real price for the reasons of war that will.

Monty Fisher

Sunriver