Key to govt. is communication Recent articles in The News-Review have described the somewhat differing policies and strategies of Sen. Ron Wyden and U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio for federal timberland legislation. These articles made me wonder, though. Do these two guys ever talk to each other? Do they have each other’s cell phone numbers? Why do they need to use The News-Review as their intermediary? Yes, voters are entitled to know the perspectives of each of these political figures and it’s good that The News-Review publishes this information. But can’t the two of them get together to come up with …




