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Maggie keeps talking about the importance of marriage as it relates to having children. I'm heterosexual and have been married to my wife for over 6 years. We are not having children. Our marriage is not about having children. Does Maggie think my marriage is worth less or shouldn't be recognized because we don't plan to have children. Our marriage is about love and commitment to each other. The decision to have children is secondary to the initial felling of love for another and the decision to be committed to each other. I would say to Maggie that her fear of change is understandable but we have to change and adapt to the needs of our society. Her need to hold onto the past definitions of marriage will render her obsolete.

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I read last week in an Oregonian article a quote from Onno Husing (Director of the Ocean Coastal Zone Management Association), "What we want to avoid at all costs is where interest groups from outside the region try to parachute nominations in without any dialogue locally." Does OPAC hold meetings in Portland, Bend, Medford, La Grande so inlanders can participate in meetings and get voices heard? I understand that this may not be the most common arguement but I think it is of the utmost importance for everyone to understand that all Oregonians should have a say in how we manage the coastal waters.

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The argument I hear from the people who oppose marine reserves is that it is their resource to manage and inlanders shouldn't have a say. I'm sorry but management decisions of a common resource belong to everyone, not just those that live near it. We all make decisions together about our state, land use, leadership and ocean resources.

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