Super Super Bowl
The NFL in one game rekindled the attention of the world. Not since the 1967 “Ice Bowl” NFL Championship between Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers and Tom Landry’s Dallas Cowboys has the sporting world been regaled by such a contest.
High suspense, incredible plays by linemen, receivers, corners – not to mention the poise, view of the field and accuracy of both quarterbacks.
But the heart it took for the Patriots to play all out coming back from a 28-3 deficit to win in overtime against a fierce defense will become a significant parable of grit and determination for young athletes to ponder into the ages.
Julian Edelman’s Herculean catch through a mash of legs and arms keeping a last flickering drive alive was a moment that has forever extended the meaning of resolution.
From a fan’s point of view, rarely, has a better game ever been played. Ever.
Congratulations to both teams, the officials, the sponsors, and the NFL for exceeding expectations across the sporting world.
Wayne Mayo, Scappoose
No, no, no: A note to the government of Oregon: Oh no, you don’t. You don’t attack the Public Employees Retirement System, and therefore the people you owe PERS benefits to, without answering to every one of them who have earned it first.
A note to the citizens of Oregon: oh no, you don’t. You don’t get to turn your backs on the people who give their all to make it safer for every one of us to freely walk around our home state every day. Oh no, you don’t. Not without being called to answer for it first.
Is there violence on our streets? Yes, but not nearly as much as there would be without the men and women who protect us.
We all owe state employees so much more than they will ever see; we certainly don’t owe them any less. Root out real waste first, please.
Ann H Albright, Woodburn
What will Walden protect?: Rep. Greg Walden approves Trump’s curtailing of refugee and immigration programs. He hopes to protect the nation from foreign threats. I hope he will be as ardent in protecting the nation from toxic air and polluted water by supporting EPA regulations. I hope he will be as ardent in protecting our children and the world’s children by supporting regulations aimed at curtailing global warming. I hope he will be ardent in protecting the people of this nation by helping to pass further legislation curtailing gun possession. These are indeed more potent and current threats than brought by refugees who, having fled from the mouth of the shark, are being slowly strangled by the boa constrictor of bureaucracy.
Joseph A. Dubay, Northwest Portland
Conflict?: Thank you, Ted Sickinger and The Oregonian for reporting in such a clear, concise and prominent way the state of the state concerning carbon dioxide emissions (“Oregon far short of greenhouse gas emissions goals, report says,” Feb 1). My one question: Isn’t there a conflict of interest in having a member of a forest products engineering firm heading the forestry task force of the Oregon Global Warming Commission?
Mary Slowik Siciliano, Vancouver
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