Editor,

Wednesday’s proceedings at the Greenbank Farm are yet another example of corporate interests (such as those of Monsanto) hammering away at the individual. Think not? Google “Monsanto Company History.” Still disagree? Okay, yummy, yummy. Keep eating those big fat ears of North American Independence Day corn until you finish your research. But the next time you pig out on those incredibly plump kernels, remember to ask yourself what moral code was followed by the Coupeville port commissioners in their handling of the Greenbank conflict.

After all, when it comes to delivering bad news, delay is the deadliest form of denial. The manner in which the Port of Coupeville’s representatives demonstrated their disregard for the desires and values expressed by the overwhelming majority of those citizens in attendance proved it. To bluntly dismiss the values of hard-working, self-motivated neighbors is to dump toxicity, not only on the land, but to pump systemic doubt into the lives of the young and healthy souls who will inherit whatever we leave behind. The good news is that Commissioner Mike Diamanti wasted no time in voicing his response. Even better news is that commissioners John Carr and Marshall Bronson are saying goodbye.

But wait, these “deals” are never really done. Or are they? Winter is coming. Watch your rugs, folks.

RICHARD EVANS

Clinton