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Viewpoint:
The Next Step: Access remains a big issue as we fight to protect
Roe v. Wade.
Natural
Resistance: Ignoring the Evidence: Science gets
skewed in the debate over gravel vs. family farms. Part I.
Living Out: Spud Love: It takes times to melt
into it.
Letters:
EW readers sound off.
The
Next Step
Access
remains a big issue as we fight to protect Roe v. Wade.
As a young woman, I never would have guessed that
I would spend 25 years working to protect the right of women to reproductive
health care that is guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution (Roe
v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court Decision). I had my children
to raise and I loved my job as a teacher.
I signed up at a fair booth, little knowing that this
would be the beginning of such a long and challenging journey. A member
of the local National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) team invited
me to attend a meeting, and so began years of working booths, canvassing,
organizing meetings and rallies, working on campaigns, serving on
boards, giving speeches, lobbying and all manner of "in the trenches"
work, even serving as a representative in the Oregon Legislature for
six years in a daily and continuous effort to protect the well-being
of women and their families.
It was difficult for me to speak in public; my voice
quavered and my knees knocked. I thought I would never get comfortable
being a spokesperson and I endured several years of high-level discomfort
before it finally became a little easier. I did it because I believe
a woman is not truly free, nor a fully enfranchised citizen, unless
she can decide when to have a child in consultation with her family,
her doctor and her God. I believe children have the right to be born
where they are wanted and cared for, and the consequences of forced
parenting exacts a high price on the unwanted children.
I have heard a lot of life stories from women who have needed
access to abortion. I have held hands and driven some of them up the
I-5 corridor to receive care. I have never had reason to doubt the
right to choose is important to the well-being of women and their
families in this country. Often the decisions have been difficult
and heart-felt and the ultimate in taking responsibility for their
personal health or family needs. Often their decisions have been made
more difficult by those who believe they should not have the right
to make this fundamental choice for their lives.
I can recall many cold or rainy mornings standing
with others outside of clinics to protect the women and the physicians
who provided their care. I cannot speak with enough praise for the
physicians and clinic staff who endure threats to themselves and their
families because they know how important this health service is to
their patients. It is outrageous that this country has tolerated the
high level of violence visited upon those who serve in this capacity.
In Oregon, thousands of us have worked to defeat every anti-choice
bill and initiative, and we stand tall as a state that understands
and values this fundamental freedom. Now we are in the 29th year of
protecting this right. We have a president who took office with the
promise that he would work to overturn Roe v. Wade and
this could well happen with the appointment of a single Supreme Court
justice.
In Oregon, there are anti-choice majorities in both
houses of the Legislature and we are losing the pro-choice governor
who vetoed any anti-choice legislation in the last four sessions.
Opponents of this right had more than $300,000 in their political
coffers to influence the outcome of the last election.
So, I continue to work for the preservation of reproductive
healthcare and rights, now for Planned Parenthood Health Services
of Southwestern Oregon. I join others in working for an enhanced vision
of choice that goes beyond rights to include access, not just to abortion
but to the full range of reproductive healthcare services. I visited
France, Germany and the Netherlands last summer and learned that there
they have much lower rates of unintended pregnancies and abortion
than in the U.S. They view abortion as the failure of communication
and contraception and in general as a health issue, not a moral issue.
What a relief it would be if we could lead the way to such an attitude
in this country.
Join in this work. Vote, support family planning and
pro-choice organizations. Those who oppose abortion should join with
us to ensure that our children have the information and means to protect
themselves from unintended pregnancies and the ability to make healthy
decisions for their lives.
Then I could retire.
Kitty Piercy is a former state legislator and currently
public affairs director for Planned Parenthood Health Services of Southwest
Oregon.
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Ignoring
the Evidence
Science
gets skewed in the debate over gravel vs. family farms. Part I.
It can be tempting to throw up your hands and walk away when
documents pile up on opposing sides of an issue. Too complicated,
too technical, too many contradictory claims. But often a simple question
lies at the heart, and documents pile up because someone is wanting
to avoid the clear answers.
Here's an example: Eugene Sand & Gravel (ES&G)
wants to destroy prime farm land to operate a gravel mine and crusher,
and manufacture asphalt amid River Road family farms. Before they
can do this, however, Oregon law requires them to show that there
is a gravel layer thick enough, and of quality high enough to justify
destroying that farm land.
Specifically, Oregon law requires ESG to demonstrate,
by means of "a representative set of samples," that there is a gravel
layer averaging at least 60 feet thick beneath the soil "overburden."
Also, the gravel must undergo a series of tests showing the gravel
meets Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) specifications for
road-building.
During the past year, UO geology Prof. Mark Reed has
volunteered his time preparing more than a dozen documents which show
that:
-- ESG has not sampled the gravels in a manner that
is "representative," according to either basic scientific methods
or national and professional highway engineering testing standards.
These standards require drilling in proposed mining areas, and testing
the gravel separately in strata that differ from each other. ES&G
hasn't done this. They've sampled drill holes in only one of the three
proposed mining areas, and mixed together distinctly different gravel
layers from top to bottom, before testing it.
-- The gravel layer beneath the "overburden" of
farm soil is 53, not 60 feet thick (see diagram). Underneath
these 53 feet of gravel lies a 10- to 14-foot clay layer, with even
older gravel beneath, which appears to be cemented together, like
bedrock. This stuff is likely to be economically infeasible to mine,
and would probably fail the ODOT tests. However, ES&G has never
tested this layer separately to show whether it meets ODOT specifications.
The reason Reed has been writing so many documents
is that ESG and Lane County planning staff have seemed intent on ignoring
scientific evidence. For example, ES&G and County planning staffer
Thom Lanfear have invented a bizarre definition of the term "overburden,"
which Oregon's Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD)
subsequently accepted without seeking or considering any professional
opinion. They define the 14 feet of clay lying beneath the 53 feet
of gravel as "overburden." Lanfear then recommended that the commissioners
simply add the gravel layer beneath the clay barrier (newly christened
as overburden) to the 53 feet of gravel above the clay bed to meet
state law requiring a layer (singular) of 60 feet of gravel beneath
overburden. However, calling the buried clay bed an overburden is
like calling the floorboards of a house part of its roof. Even ES&G's
hired geologist admits that professional geologists refer to overburden
as material that lies at the surface of the ground.
Though it's not clear what prompted DLCD to go along
with Lanfear's novel definition of overburden, Steven Pfeiffer was
at the time both chair of the commission that oversees DLCD, and ES&G's
company attorney. Pfeiffer has an obvious interest in whether buried
clay layers can be called "overburden."
In this gravel vs. family farms saga, Lanfear has
dismissed more than just Reed's scientific evidence. Other scientists
have studied ES&G's documents and have determined that the proposed
gravel mine would likely dewater neighboring farms during summer and
expose the farms to crop-reducing dusts and toxic asphalt-production
chemicals. Lanfear's memo refutes none of these scientists' evidence
and yet recommends that the Commissioners assume these problems won't
occur.
This all leads to an even bigger issue. When
judges and juries are faced with "dueling scientists," they have to
wade through the science to decide who is being most accurate. How
can we be assured that county staff and commissioners are paying attention
to scientific evidence which, like Reed's, provides uncomfortable
answers in controversial situations? Next time, I'll suggest a way
of doing this that has worked elsewhere, and could be adopted in Lane
County.
Mary O'Brien has worked as a public interest scientist
for the past 20 years. She can be reached at mob@efn.org
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Spud
Love
It takes
times to melt into it.
I wasn't looking for love. Having a fling was fine,
but nothing long-term for me, thanks. My "Forever" relationships had
always ended in ugly scenes and late-night door slamming. Who would
want that to last till the end of time?
My real "Love Forever" came disguised as your run-of-the-mill,
crotch-throbbing attraction. We'd known each other socially for years,
but no sparks. Exactly one month before our first night together,
the future love of my life interviewed me about my trip to Gay Lobby
Day on the radio show she hosted. I was nervous, she was cool, competent,
a woman in charge.
I couldn't take my eyes off those chubby little fingers
diddling the console knobs. During a break she took off her headphones.
"You're shy aren't you?" Wonga wonga!
Something got me about her seeing the tender inner
self behind my out 'n proud persona. I drove away from the radio station
vowing she'd be my next fling. Only for the sex, of course.
I invited her to stuff envelopes at the non-profit
where I volunteered. She had a meeting. I asked her if she wanted
to go to the Pride rally. She was fixing her sink. A movie? She had
a dentist appointment. Finally, one night at a potluck she announced
"I've got a free pair of concert tickets, anybody want to go?"
"I will!" I was too gaga to notice her trepidation.
I tried to make a good impression in my vintage Hawaiian shirt, a
poor choice for the chilly auditorium's metal seats. I scooted my
chair toward her, hoping for some body heat. Was it my imagination,
or did she scoot away? I scooted again. So did she. During the standing
ovation I sidled closer. She stepped into the aisle.
It was pouring rain when the concert let out. We had
to run across the parking lot to her truck. I hoped she'd put her
warm arm around me or at least lay one of those pudgy little paws
on my thigh. I wanted to connect, win her over, get in her pants.
When a huge RV passed us I said, "Ah, that's my fantasy -- drive
out to the boonies in a big camper and have loud sex."
Silence. She didn't say a word for the whole 45-minute
drive home. I made myself wait a week to call her up. "Hi, I just
harvested my potatoes. Want to come over for dinner?"
"Sure, that sounds exciting."
Potatoes? Exciting? This from the chair scooter? Maybe
she finally ran out of excuses. Maybe she had a thing for spuds. We
ate our baked potatoes. She was relaxed, warm, funny. Why hadn't I
ever noticed those huge blue eyes?
"Another potato?" I asked.
After dinner, we took a walk, held hands, talked,
laughed. We hugged good-night at my gate. Full body press. The next
night we went to a GALA dance. We made out in the car and went home
to my place. We shared a whole year of sleep-overs before I started
using the word "Love." Even longer before "Forever" passed my lips.
On our first six-month-a-versary, she gave me a card asking "Wanna
try for another six months?" I hit the roof.
"Quit future tripping. Don't lay any expectations
on me!"
The moment I changed is hard to pinpoint. Maybe it
was when my old dog died and my sweetie stepped up to the number one
loyal companion spot. Maybe it was weathering tough times without
turning on each other that let me relax into love. Or maybe it just
kept being good, so I stayed. After 14 years, even I will admit this
isn't a fling. And the love keeps unfolding -- like one of those
party-favor balls you unravel slowly so you don't miss any of the
little prizes tucked between the layers. Who wouldn't want it to last
forever?
Sally Sheklow has been a part of the Eugene community
since 1972 and is a member of the WYMPROV! comedy troupe. Her column,
which began at EW, also runs in several other newspapers around
the country.
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TREASURE CHEST
I am very perturbed by the data presented
in the R-G article on Jan. 6 re: the PeaceHealth land acquisition
along the McKenzie River. A few questions come to mind:
How did PeaceHealth amass such an enormous sum of
money (about $1,000 for each man, woman and child in Lane County)?
And how could they afford to sit on it awaiting the purchase of something
that has so little to do with health care? Is there any other business
or agency here so fortunate to have such an overflowing treasure chest?
Could someone else have provided (or could they provide in the future)
quality health care to this community for $350 million less, thereby
freeing up that sum of money to be utilized within the local business
community instead of retaining it in the "investment portfolio" of
the "non-profit" corporation? And considering the casual manner in
which the PeaceHealth officials justify the exorbitant prices they
paid for their inappropriate parcel, why should we be confident that
this entity can provide prudent planning for the future health care
of this community?
Fred Felter
Eugene
WATCHDOGS WHISPERING
PeaceHealth overpaid for a few acres on
the river?! How can that be? Those high-powered executives are all
too smart to be taken by a convicted felon, aren't they?
If this were Chicago, civic watchdogs would be screaming
the word "kickback." Politicians would be keeping quiet. Executives
would be making no comment. The rubes would be declaring that they
got a good deal. The people calling for investigation of executive
bank accounts or looking for dummy corporations and hidden off-shore
accounts would be getting ignored.
Good thing this is Eugene, the place where all the
politicians are honest. Where city and county staff are bribe-proof.
Where members of the hospital board of directors are super-intelligent
and completely on top of things and have a firm, but loving hand of
control over their executives. Where corporate executives would never
take a kickback, even if it was in the millions. And it sure is a
good thing we don't need to watch the activity of a few people's bank
accounts.
It's a good thing that we can all rest assured knowing
that PeaceHealth could never be ripped off by a convicted felon working
in league with a corporate executive or two. That would be a moral
outrage and we know such things don't happen around here.
Yep, good thing civic watchdogs around here are limited
to whispering in shadows and to writing sarcastic letters to the editor.
Charlie Magee
Eugene
FLIP-FLOPPIN' MAD
If you are as disgusted as I am regarding
Ann Morrison's recent decision to flip-flop on the issue of the proposed
Eugene Sand & Gravel site, coming only after she met with the
company's president, Mike Alltucker, please let her know how you feel.
Her phone number is 682-4203 and her email address is anna.morrison@co.lane.or.us.
She is quoted as asking, "Do you really think someone
could sway me one way or another? I'm a pretty strong person." Well,
if one person can't sway her, maybe thousands can. (One can only speculate
as to the motivation behind her recent change of heart, but the decision
was probably easy because she lives at least 60 miles from the proposed
site.)
While you're at it, if you haven't already voiced
your opinion to Bobby Green and Cindy Weeldreyer, the other two commissioners
who favor the site, they can be reached at the same phone number,
and their e-mail addresses are: Bobby.Green@co.lane.or.us
and Cindy.Weeldreyer@lane.k12.or.us
Eugene Sand & Gravel's definition of what constitutes
"overburden" is absolutely ridiculous, and their failure to sample
the ground accurately is totally irresponsible (EW, 1/3).
Don't let the greed of business interests destroy
even more of our state's prime farm land.
Andy Bracco
Eugene
DIRTHEADS VS. JOHNSON
The Disciples of Dirt have rocks in their
heads if they think James Johnston has no "sense of balance" or "trail
riding ethics." They also accuse him of being a beginning mountain
biker. Maybe they are just beginning conservationists. If they weren't,
they would know that James is one of the most hard-working environmentalists
in the country, not some newbee mountain biker.
Through the Cascadia Wildlands Project (POB 10455,
Eugene 97440; 434-1463), James has worked to protect the last remaining
ancient forests of the Cascades. CWP has many tangible victories in
protecting wildlands in our area: stopping logging in the Warner Wilderness,
protecting Cottage Grove's water supply by stopping logging in the
Hardesty Mtn. roadless area, unrailing 60 million board feet of disastrous
"repalcement volume" timber sales, etc.
The dirtheads simply just picked on the wrong guy.
James is an avid conservationist, mountain biker, hiker and sportsman.
They would know that if they looked up from the trail every now and
again and paid attention to the forests around them.
Jim Flynn
Eugene
LOOKING FOR OUTRAGE
I applaud EW publishers not knuckling
under to the self-proclaimed feminists whose protest tactics and whose
arguments seem to come from the "OCA" handbook.
I abhor and have quite literally fought against abuse
of women much of my life. I wholeheartedly support the basic feminist
issues. But that feminists, Christians, politicians, etc., have the
right to shove their personal views of what is proper sexual practice
or impose censorship on things they don't like just doesn't fly.
As to that poor trembling woman abused by men (note
the plural) who watched pornos, she might have considered after the
first such experience to not socialize or have sex with such cads.
I didn't quite grasp the potential peril of dildos
"in the hands of right-wing men." Are they OK with left-wing guys?
Or how about middle-of-the-road lesbians?
I truly have come to believe there are people who
live to find things to be outraged over. When any group of a few dozen
"protesters" thinks they can dictate to the free press or that the
community must conform to their ideals, they're not protesters, they're
fanatics.
Tom Radabaugh
Springfield
EMERALD CITY SHINES
Impact Theatre's presentation of The
Wizard of Oz at the McDonald Theatre was a step back to a time
I have heard tell of from my elders. This young father took his two
young munchkins off to see the wizard, where he realized upon arrival
-- No cash! No ATM card! Argh! Armed with a solitary check, I
was assured by the Impact's manager, "Its OK, I trust your face."
And then I realized I was no longer in Kansas. What unfolded was an
introduction from our own munchkin mayor who led the crowd in a few
choruses, then our juggler extraordinaire captivated the little ones,
then Betty Boop, oo boo be doopin', Buster Keaton, in all his synchronistic
wonder, and a squirming, giggling, stage frightened costume show.
Here's to the flying monkey!
Then as the sea of smiles lined up for cheap, (yes,
cheap!) confections, I saw an old face in the crowd, greeted, smiled,
shared a story, then back into the familiar ochre hue of the Oz's
opening scenes. Upon return my littlest giggled as she got stuck in
the seat, my eldest sung along to each song, and their eyes widened
in silence as Dorothy awoke. At that moment, somewhere over a rainbow,
this little Emerald City affirmed that if we have a heart, a brain,
and da nuorve! we can become a community. Thanks to all of you for
putting on a show, and see you on a Sunday.
Damien Sands
Eugene
THE REAL DEGRADATION
I must admit to being a little bemused at
the recent back and forth in these pages regarding the efficacy of
riding mountain bikes on the Goodman Creek Trail in the spectacular
Hardesty Mountain trail system.
Yes, mountain bikes and hikers should avoid waterlogged
trails, and yes, Hardesty Mountain is a world-class environmental
jewel deserving of protection. But discussion of the real degradation
of Hardesty has been glaringly absent.
Picture a wilderness trail taking you along a ridge-line
replete with enormous old growth Douglas-fir and astonishing rock
outcroppings. Then, imagine that this trail has been turned into a
logging road leading straight into the heart of the wilderness. Furthermore,
suppose that this road was built during the infamous salvage-rider
of 1995 and thus was immune from all applicable environmental laws.
Suppose that the logging company that built the road was given old
growth trees as payment for destroying the trail via the "purchaser
road credit" program while the Forest Service demanded $5 from you
for the privilege of walking on the roadbed.
There are certainly many reasons to feel righteously
indignant over the destruction of both the trails and forests of Hardesty,
but I would humbly suggest that the best target for your wrath is
the Forest Service.
Ranger Wayne Kleckner at the Cottage Grove Forest
Service office will be happy to give you directions to the old Hardesty
Way "trail" if you are interested in seeing it for yourself. He can
be reached at 942-5591.
George Sexton
Eugene
KEEPING DISTANCE
Our basic concern is about the biological
effects of low-intensity, non-thermal exposures to non-ionizing radiation.
The Federal Communications Act of 1996 says that environmental concerns
(i.e. health concerns) cannot be used as criteria in siting of cell
phone (PCS) transmission towers. The FCC has established standards
regarding Radio Frequency radiation. However, these standards only
address the thermal affects of RF -- how long one can be within
a certain range without being fried. There are no meaningful standards
for long-term exposure to non-thermal, non-ionizing radiation. Credible
studies are being done which point to DNA damage and change to the
blood/brain barrier, etc.
When planning the infrastructure it takes to sustain
the public's demand for cell phone coverage, we should err on the
side of caution. These telecommunication facilities should be placed
away from homes and schools. Off Franklin Boulevard, there very well
could be two towers less than 900 feet from one another, near homes
and schools (same thing on River Road).
Wake up Eugene and Lane County. For decades the tobacco
industry touted their product as being safe. It took decades for the
health ramifications to manifest themselves. This is a public health
issue. The FCC is NOT looking out for us, city code is NOT being fully
utilized to protect us, and the county doesn't even have an ordinance
(yet!).
Mona Linstromberg
Veneta
TRUE EQUALITY?
Kari Johnson's article ("Herstory," 1/3)
calls for an end to domestic violence against women, forgetting to
mention that men also experience domestic violence -- from wives
or domestic partners. Johnson thinks this problem will end if we allow
women to make "the important decisions about our future." Shouldn't
both sexes be making these decisions, since both are on this
planet?
She wants humanity to degenerate to "a reality that
we knew long ago; a reality that we can recreate." What reality is
that? Johnson forgets that women too have historically been the aggressors
of wars (e.g. Elizabeth I) or blood hungry goddesses that demanded
human sacrifices (e.g. Kali). Women have suffered unjustly because
of men, but we shouldn't digress to an age where we lived as animals
and women died while giving birth. Such societies were ruled by their
dark emotions: whim and its practical expression, force, without the
temperance of knowledge, technology or the medical advancements of
modern society.
Try telling an African housewife working through all
of her waking hours with tools created before biblical times, who
would die while giving birth under the care of her village witchdoctor,
that America is defiled by expressways, supermarkets, and modern medicine.
Ms. Johnson, when you raise the flag for equal rights
and an end to domestic violence, I will be the first person to stand
with you. But if you raise the flag against technology and progress,
I will be the first to stand against you.
Vicente Mejia
Eugene
NO FREE RIDE
I see panhandlers
here in Eugene daily. They stand -- or sit-- with poorly
scrawled signs that are hard to read, they watch as I pass. I feel
they assume I'm better off than them, but I'm one step away from being
homeless, too. Is it presumptuous to assume they're all really destitute
and homeless? Or do they get into their car at the end of their "shift"
and go home?
If so, then they're better off than me. I don't have
a place to live, I don't have money for a place and I'm unemployed,
too.
I have a roof over my head for a couple more weeks.
I've been a live-in home care provider. I lost a kind elderly friend,
my job and a place to live when he died.
It was a blessing to find someone with a nice house
who needed me to live there. There are a lot of people in that situation,
though, as our society works to keep our elders and handicapped out
of nursing and care facilities. Those of us who need a place to live
can earn our keep by moving in and helping out.
And what if it's not for you? Then for God's sake,
at least DO something instead of just sitting or standing there. Sing!
Dance! Recite poetry! Do magic! It's called singing for your supper,
and we all have to do it.
There is no free ride. We all have to keep trying.
Good luck to us all in the new year.
Marie McDonald
Eugene
GO TO THE SOURCE
Several of the 300-plus folks who attended
the Nov. 27 Eugene forum on the military response in Afghanistan to
the Sept. 11 attacks requested information sources from the speakers.
The best site for current information, history and background is www.eurasianet.org
It's operated by a nonprofit group of U.S. educators working to improve
education in the region. For breaking news from an Afghani perspective,
try www.sabawoon.com and for a feminist Afghani view of the Bonn agreement
and the Northern Alliance, visit http://rawa.fancymarketing.net
The Nov. 27 Eugene forum at the Eugene First United
Methodist Church was cosponsored by Community Alliance for Lane County
(CALC), Lane Democratic Party, and the Middle East Peace Group. Organizers
are working on a follow-up meeting this winter to continue to bring
knowledgeable speakers into our community to explore avenues toward
sustainable national security. We hope to raise the level of the discussion
and carry our message to our elected representatives in Washington.
Co-sponsors are welcome. For information, call CALC at 485-1755.
Fergus McLean
Dexter
SWAT TERRORISTS
Homegrown terrorists. They attack the citizens
of Lane County, including children. They are called SWAT. Like Bin
Laden and al Qaeda they use the media such as the Red Guard for their
propaganda, and like the Taliban, the Eugene police deny they have
done any wrong, and like bin Laden and al Qaeda they ask the people
to support their cause and pay for better equipment. Do not support
terrorists such as SWAT and their protectors.
If this is printed, I fully understand like the family
in Creswell, cell groups such as the Cottage Grove Police and Creswell
Sheriff will probably follow me, park beside me, and possibly spotlight
my home just as they did to that family, after the people's press,
AKA: Eugene Weekly, told their story in May.
J. Secerd
Cottage Grove
SEX EDUCATION
If we are going to roast a decent and sensitive
editor over the radio-coals for the ills of pornography (which, in
my opinion, radiate the ills that are in society and in ourselves)
than I'm going to quote Nancy Friday to draw their fire:
"In my books on women's sexual fantasies, the single
greatest theme that emerges was that of 'weak' women being sexually
dominated, 'forced' by male strength to do this deliciously awful
thing.... On the surface, this would seem to be a perfect illustration
of the symmetry of desire between the sexes. If women daydream of
being overpowered into sex, isn't this desire mirrored in the male
fantasy of sexual dominance -- the demanding brute who can never
get enough women? The answer is no."
I'm not saying rape isn't a crime against humanity
which men almost always perpetrate. But most men don't want to rape,
and, as Friday shows, don't even want to dominate. Friday makes a
good case that our sexual passions relate to how women and men are
raised and taught about sex. Let's talk about that too if we are going
to blame genders.
Vincent Reynolds
Eugene
VOLVOS FOR PEACE
I've read many statements attacking SUVs
with American flags lately. At least they can face and admit their
fossil fuel addiction. I don't agree with driving huge SUVs, but more
disturbing is the proliferation of Volvos blindly calling for peace
with their globe fliers. These folks need to come out of denial and
realize the link their way of life has on global intervention their
demand locks our country into.
Also, will the EW please do a front page issue
on our local cell tower mess? With Cricket Wireless scheming to put
18 to 24 towers near our local schools, all people in our area should
be given and opportunity to think about how it affects them. Other
major publications in town have put this issue front and center. A
thorough and interesting article appeared in the R-G Nov. 24.
Please look it up if you missed it.
Zachary Vishanoff
Eugene
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