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Honoring the legacy of Billy Frank Jr. S
o much has been written and said about the passing of Billy Frank Jr., our great leader and good friend. Many people are asking how to honor Billy’s memory. Who will take his place? One way we can honor Billy’s legacy is to carry on his work: We must recover wild salmon to levels that can once again support harvest. That is the only true measure of salmon recovery. To do that, we must do more to protect and then to restore salmon habitat.
Letters
Continued from page A4 stating, “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people,” or “If you surrender a right for more security, you will have neither,” but I’d like a deeper discussion. Among this country’s founding fathers, James Madison, Patrick Henry, George Mason, Samuel Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Noah Webster, George Washington, Ben Franklin and others all wrote of the need for the citizenry to be well armed and trained in the use of those firearms. They understood the greatest threat to freedom comes from within a country’s borders, not from without — a primary reason for migration from Europe. I could also be simplistic and say, “When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns,” but instead I will quote Tenche Cox, Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, explaining the purpose of the Second Amendment in The Pennsylvania Gazette, on Feb. 20, 1788: “The militia of these free commonwealths, entitled and accustomed to their arms, when compared with any possible army, must be tremendous and irresistible. Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves? Is it feared, then, that we shall turn our arms, each man against his own bosom? Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birth-right of an American — the unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments, but, where I
BEING FRANK By LORRAINE LOOMIS R i g h t now, we are losing habitat faster than it can be fixed. T h a t must change or we will continue to lose the battle for salmon recovery. We must maintain strong salmon hatchery
trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people.” The letter writer has more to fear, in my opinion, from the likes of George W. Bush and Barack H. Obama than from a local with an AK47 and 380 rounds. Want to do something to stop gun violence? Require all mental health and public officials to report anyone suspected of being incapable of safe gun ownership — much as they’re now required to report suspected child abuse. Local courts should be the ultimate arbiter. Tom Wenning Poulsbo
See what you’ve been missing We are at the start of summer and the Poulsbo Farmers Market has already been open more than two months this year. Each Saturday, it seems there is something new at the market. Amazing strawberries are plentiful and sugar peas and carrots can now be found. Last Saturday, the first of the stone fruits came in from Johnson Orchards: apriums, an apricot/plum hybrid. The juice was dripping on the one I ate! This Saturday, the cherries start to come in and by the next Saturday they will be in abundance at the market. And this is just the beginning. Our community is very lucky to have a farmers market like this one. The volunteers and managers work hard to be a large farmers market that brings together our farmers and food preparers with our community. We strive to have a good mix of veggies, meat, crafts and more avail-
programs. Most hatcheries were built to mitigate for lost natural wild salmon production caused by damaged and destroyed habitat. Tribal, state and federal hatcheries are operated safely, responsibly and using the best science to minimize impacts on wild salmon. Some hatcheries produce salmon for harvest. Others aid recovery of weak wild stocks. Every hatchery is essential to meeting the Tribal treaty right by contributing salmon that are available for harvest.
able to our shoppers. So, don’t take it for granted that you have one of the best farmers markets in the state in your community. Come on down on a Saturday, become a regular shopper and join the ever increasing Poulsbo Farmers Market family. Paula Strid Poulsbo Farmers Market
Without hatcheries, there would be no fishing at all in most areas of western Washington. We must have hatcheries as long as wild salmon habitat continues to be degraded and disappear. We must achieve a more protective fish consumption rate and maintain the current cancer risk rate to improve
water quality and protect the health of everyone who lives in Washington. The two rates are key factors that state government uses to determine how much pollution can be dumped in our waters. The state admits that the current fish consumption rate of 6.5 grams per day (an amount that would fit on
a soda cracker) does not protect most of us who live here. It is among the lowest rates in the country, despite the fact that we have one of the largest populations of fish and shellfish consumers in the United States. Currently, the cancer risk rate from toxins in seafood that the state uses to set water quality standards is one in a million, but Gov. Jay Inslee is considering a move to reduce that rate See LOOMIS, Page A6
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