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Best Hot Dogs Aren't Cheap
I really do love Olympia Provisions products, but $8 for a haute dog is still hard to swallow ["Sausage Festival," WW, June 17, 2015].
—Mike Skrzynski
My goodness. For what some of these hot dogs cost, you might as well get a burrito.
—"Vladamir Muhammud"
Addressing Race in Schools
It's fantastic that students are making the effort and getting the conversation started about race ["School Colors," WW, June 17, 2015]. According to the Portland Public Schools' Racial Educational Equity Policy, all students should be getting access to further conversation and understanding about race:
"All staff and students shall be given the opportunity to understand racial identity, and the impact of their own racial identity on themselves and others."
What can we do to make this happen sooner in schools?
—Barb Macon
I applaud and support all attempts to continue the discussion about race. High school can establish a basis for understanding that lasts a lifetime. Kudos to all students involved in this dialogue.
—Peter Slansky
Setting Dam Record Straight
On June 17, 2015, Willamette Week published the article "Dam Laws," and I was quoted in it. Although I was quoted accurately and on the record, the information I provided is misleading, and I'd like to offer this correction.
House Bill 3217 is pending legislation that, if signed into law, would authorize a pilot program for voluntary stream restoration using artificial beaver dams in the Malheur Lake drainage. Silvies Valley Ranch is located in Grant and Harney counties and has been the subject of several WW articles.
The quote I supplied to WW implies that HB 3217 will legally exonerate Silvies Valley Ranch from unpermitted in-stream work that was performed in the past, but this is incorrect, according to an opinion from the Oregon Legislative Counsel. It is my understanding that Silvies Valley Ranch is currently operating under a consent agreement with Oregon regulators that addresses the unpermitted work performed in the past.
I regret my error and its potential implications for all parties involved.
Jon Pampush, executive director, Western Invasive Plant Alliance
Correction
In last week's Summer Guide issue, it was incorrectly reported that Hood River is the only city in Oregon where you can drink alcohol in all public places. Cannon Beach also allows open consumption of alcohol. WW regrets the error.
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