If The Salmon And Steelhead Are Running,

You All Know I Have Terminal Cancer—and I Have A Lot Of It. But What You May Not Know Is That Stress Induces Its Spread And Induces Its Activity. Stress May Even Bring It On. Yet Stress Is The Fuel Of The Activist. This Activist Loves Oregon More Than He Loves Life. I Know I Can't Have Both Very Long. The Trade-offs Are All Right With Me. But If The Legacy We Helped Give Oregon And Which Made It Twinkle From Afar—if It Goes, Then I Guess I Wouldn't Want To Live In Oregon Anyhow.

I Am Just...wondering, Where Is The Glow Of Yesteryear? I'm Wondering Where The Heroes Went. Gosh, I Don't Know How Long Ago They Left. Heroes Are Not Giant Statues Framed Against A Red Sky. They Are People Who Say: This Is My Community, And It Is My Responsibility To Make It Better. Interweave All These Communities, And You Really Have An America That Is Back On Its Feet, A Comfortable Nation To Live In Again. I Really Think We're Gonna Have To Reassess What Constitutes A Hero.

Oregon Is Demure And Lovely, And It Ought To Play A Little Hard To Get. And I Think You'll Be Just As Sick As I Am If You Find It Is Nothing But A Hungry Hussy , Throwing Herself At Every Stinking Smokestack That's Offered.

Heroes Are Not Giant Statues Framed Against A Red Sky. They Are People Who Say: This Is My Community, And It's My Responsibility To Make It Better.

If The Salmon And Steelhead Are Running, Then As Far As I Am Concerned, God Knows That All Is Well In His Worldthe Health Of The Environment Is Good If The Salmon And Steelhead Are Around. It Is That Simple.