Racists Go Calling In Oregon Town

An Aryan Nations member from Athol visited John Day, Ore., last week, making clear his plan to set up a headquarters compound in that rural town. “They just came by the office and said, ‘We’re here in town and we just want to let you know what’s going on,’ ” said Scotta Callister, editor of the Blue Mountain Eagle, a weekly newspaper in John Day. Paul Mullet of Athol was joined by two Grant County, Ore., residents – Jacob Green and Christopher Cowan – and Leif Berlin, supposedly the Aryan Nations’ Washington state leader, a story on the Eagle Web site said. Mullet did not respond to numerous calls requesting comment/ Alison Boggs , SR. More here . (AP File Photo: R ichard Butler salutes along with other members of the neo Nazi group during a rally in Coeur d’ Alene on July 3, 1999)

Question: What advice would you give the residents of John Day, Ore., re: how to deal with the Aryan Nations?