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LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.

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Byline: The Register-Guard

PeaceHealth should provide site

Regarding McKenzie-Willamette's search for a suitable site in Eugene, I wish the hospital well and hope that it will be able to contribute to Eugene's success as a community.

When it comes to the idea of "for the good of the community," it does seem that should PeaceHealth ever be willing, for the good of the community, to release some of its larger holdings in Eugene for the new location of Triad's hospital, it would indeed be a grand and gracious move that would benefit many, while perhaps causing some loss of revenue for PeaceHealth.

For example, what if Triad located on Hilyard Street at the present hospital location? As a business, why on earth would PeaceHealth want to relinquish such a choice site?

But as a nonprofit, spiritually based entity, it might be a wonderful act "for the good of the community." Perhaps we just shouldn't assume without question that profit has to be an integral part of the equation.

What profits the community, and I mean the Eugene community, surely would benefit the bottom line for everybody.

BAZIL FREEDMAN

Eugene

Point finger in right direction

Several of us third- and fourth-generation Oregonians who were raised with a hunting heritage got a chuckle out of Jennifer Sachs' Sept. 10 guest viewpoint, "State's cougar program a fraud." Fraud indeed.

We have all seen the video on TV where the hound dogs are mauling a bear cub. It was used to promote the prohibition on...

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