08/18/08 Letters to the Editor

POSTED ON Sunday, August 17, 2008 AT 09:41PM

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The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network is bringing the cancer fight to our backyards. The Fight Back Express will be in Yakima on Thursday and will be on the road through Election Day, building a grass-roots movement to put cancer at the top of the nation's agenda. Yakima is one of a handful of cities in Washington state where the bus will visit.

Let your voice be one of the millions heard across the country in support of making cancer a top national priority to government policy makers. The bus will be at the Fred Meyer parking lot from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday. Please come and sign the bus and lend your voice to this cause. Too many of us continue to lose loved ones who fought valiantly to win their personal wars against cancer. It is time to fight back. If one person can battle this disease, a nation can defeat it.

MARY L. FISHBACK

ACS CAN volunteer, Yakima

Pay for it yourself, Joe

To the editor -- I would like to thank the staff of the Herald-Republic for the great job they are doing in making local government accountable for our tax dollars. I am referring to the outrageous fee charged by the Seattle defense attorneys and the removal of the ramp at the defunct mall.

I cannot understand why the payment of public funds could or should ever be sealed. What exactly are they hiding?

I understand the need and benefit of the downtown revitalization, but why should public funds are to be used for private profit, I do not understand. The City Council is charged with spending tax dollars in the most judicial way and for the benefit of the majority. At the time the easement agreement was signed, Mr. Morrier must have thought this was to his benefit or he would not have signed it. Perhaps he knew that his friends at the city would not remember the agreement or would not enforce it.

Mr. Morrier, pay for the demolition as per your agreement because the tax dollars should not be spent for your benefit again. If the city has this amount of money just laying around, fix a street buy a new police car or use it for something else needed in the city that would benefit more than Mr. Morrier.

SHARON MOREHEAD

Yakima

Keep up the good work

To the editor -- While the Yakima Herald-Republic has been scorned in the past, as the messenger often is, I want to commend the newspaper for locating and publishing the story about the east ramp that the Yakima City Council was going to removed to the tune of $85,500. That is until -- I hope until -- the Herald-Republic reporter brought it to our attention in a recent article stating that the Yakima Mall owner (Mr. Morrier) is responsible for removing.

That's worth renewing my subscription for.

JIM ADCOCK

Yakima

A traffic alternative

To the editor -- I offer a proposal as an alternative to a new $1,500,000 lane at the exit of I-82 and East Yakima Avenue. I would simply block the inadequate and dangerous angled exit lane and require all exiting traffic to use the existing straight approach that is controlled by the existing stoplight.

Then, if the eastbound traffic on Yakima Avenue was clear a right turn could be made after stopping for a red light or an unimpeded right turn if the light was green. I have observed very light use of that existing straight approach by traffic wanting to go west on Yakima Avenue. It would be an easy solution and could be tested by temporarily blocking the angled exit.

KEN MACRAE

Ellensburg

Thanks for mammoth tours

To the editor -- The Kidzone preschool would like to thank all of the people who were involved with the Wenas Mammoth tours.

We would like to especially thank our tour guide, Robert Eikenbary. He was a terrific host for the children, and kept their attention, which is not and easy thing with preschoolers.

KATE WILLIS

Selah

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