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LETTERS
DON’T TRUST YMCA ADVOCATE FOR WHOVILLE
I appreciate the valuable services the I was raised by two parents in Atlanta,
YMCA contributes to the community. Ga., who worked directly with Martin
However, they should not be entrusted Luther King Jr., risked their lives for racial
with development of valuable public lands integration and educated me about the Civil
like Civic Stadium. Rights Movement. I was about 4 or 5 years
The Y’s 60-year history of development old when they participated in the sit-ins.
along Patterson Street includes sell-offs I was in the fi rst grade when my mother
to unintended uses and confl icts with the marched with James Reeb (one of the three
residential neighborhood. Half the land people killed in the Selma March).
between 20th to 24th avenues, acquired Part of the way I was educated was
in 1953 from 4J School District, was later when my mother had me watch a fi lm on
sold to developers for apartments and MLK. From the fi lm, I learned of King’s
professional offi ces. Required parking was involvement with the rights of poor and
never constructed. And an unsightly, sun- working-class people. He said that the
blocking tennis barn was imposed on the problem of poverty is a systemic problem
neighbors. Today, the present grounds and that needs to be addressed. If we lived in a
buildings are marginally maintained, and society where everyone’s needs were met,
the back alley remains a neglected mud we would have less fear of those we view
hole, inviting transients and vandalism. as “criminal,” poor and black people. See
Neighbors protested to no avail at wkly.ws/1od.
city hearings throughout development. I have a compassionate understanding
Often struggling for money, dependent on of homeless people not only from my
volunteers, the Y pursued its own economic background. If I did not have friends
interest over the neighborhood’s. Giving helping out I would be homeless. I have
it complete discretion over the Civic been a hard-working citizen (with no
Stadium property could not be in the best substance abuse) for many years and still
public interest. do what I can to pull my own boot straps.
We should encourage the Y’s participa- I have a debilitating disease that is keeping
tion in a broader community service devel- me from working enough to be able to
opment at Civic Stadium, however. support myself. It is a long wait to see if
The city should buy the entire property let the School Board know how you feel who cannot cope with the modern world the judge from my court hearing will grant
from 4J with dedicated parks money, lease about a Freddy’s on Willamette, reminding are considered crazy by default. But more me disability. There are many people like
some to the Y for its uses, with maintenance them that their fi duciary responsibilities alcohol and drugs are consumed, per myself who are on the streets. I wish I
obligations, form a Civic Stadium board to include nurturing the public trust for the capita, by housed, employed people — could do more to advocate Whoville and
fund, restore and operate the sports fi eld, passage of future bond measures. and at least the homeless are not bombing the homeless.
and devote the rest to community valued Rebecca La Mothe Pakistani wedding parties. Ceila “Starshine” Levine
income ventures — like a wave park and an Eugene It’s a mistake to denigrate a whole Eugene
inviting restaurant. Something for everyone, class of people, different than ourselves,
too much for none, keeping the public in. WHO’S CRAZY? and herd them like animals. Legalize UNRESOLVED CONCERNS
Loren Sears In the latest issue [1/23], Rick Levin homelessness. Oakleigh Meadow Co-Housing (OMC)
Eugene paired Alley Valkyrie’s excellent article Christopher Logan is not approved to break ground
with one on homeless insanity. He quoted Eugene soon, as they state on their Facebook
COLLABORATION NEEDED Whitebird’s Ben Brubaker as estimating page. Neighbors on Oakleigh and McClure
While I have compassion for the that a quarter to a third of homeless people A REAL WIN-WIN DECISION Lanes have appealed OMC’s PUD
diffi cult decision the Eugene District are mentally ill (a defi nition Brubaker We’re endangered by ongoing ripoffs application and it is now in the hands of the
4J School Board must soon make, and himself challenges as nebulous). Lauren of Eugene’s resources and livability such Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA).
appreciate the fi nancial needs of school Regan of CLDC is quoted as saying as the loss of Amazon and Westmoreland OMC’s project is too large for
districts, I cannot sit idly by and allow the “Nobody chooses to live on the streets who low-income housing while allowing our community to be compatible
sellout of my community to a corporation are in their right minds.” Hyundai and now Capstone. That’s why I and harmonious, as required by a
such as Kroger. Accepting the tantalizing The latter statement is simply not true. oppose Fred Meyer’s plan to demolish and PUD, Oakleigh Lane does not meet the
offer from a huge corporation such as Young people, fed up with bourgeois, replace the publicly owned and historically minimum city of Eugene street requirements
Kroger, #4 on Yahoo Financial’s list of suburban society, often test themselves by signifi cant Civic Stadium with another to handle the additional traffi c fl ow,
large U.S. corporations that pay their living very simply, keeping their wits about store. As a YMCA member, I also oppose and OMC drivers have already proven to be
employees the least (behind #1 Walmart, them as a daily exercise in meeting reality the Y proposal to replace Civic with 60 fast and unsafe to our community during
#2 McDonald’s, and #3 Target) may bring head-on. Others are forced out of more single-family homes supposedly selling their monthly site visits.
in quick and future cash, and create a comfortable situations by divorce, job loss, for $300,000 each. Given the obvious glut Neighbors have tried to compromise
number of non-living wage jobs; yet it may felony conviction or other unfortunate of new housing and the demise of big box with OMC about terms since the summer
also cause long-term collateral damage for circumstances. Not all of them are crazy. stores, allowing either my private nonprofi t of 2010, only to be repeatedly
the surrounding community. As to the one-quarter to one-third club or a corporate chain to benefi t from ignored! Neighbors have tried many
There will be greatly increased, almost statistic, yes, some lash out at “ghosts in selling Civic, our “heart of Eugene,” to the times to mediate with OMC over the
constant traffi c to and from the area; Kesey Square.” But are one in four people highest bidder is shortsighted, risky and past 110 days when the public hearing was
unnecessary zoning changes to the far- on the street more crazy than you? I mean irresponsible. scheduled. No compromise! OMC will not
sighted Eugene Metropolitan Plan; great you, the reader. Since the 1980s, some A real win-win option for all parties respond to neighbors or other concerned
expenditure of time and money for the city folks have received advanced degrees serving the public interest is for the city citizens when we approach them.
of Eugene to bring about these changes; in creating complex forms. Others have to buy the land from 4J using park funds In addition, we are very concerned
a decrease in property values in the area; got degrees in sifting the information to and allow the Y and Civic Stadium to share about neighbors and citizens of
potentially economically damaging exclude those who might not fi t a desired the site. Such strategic collaboration and Eugene being held responsible for
competition for many locally owned and pattern. Others have developed networking vision from our civic leaders could result additional costs from this project. EWEB
operated businesses along Willamette; skills and technical competence, enabling in a new Y next to a renovated and covered will have to upgrade the water lines
as well as the tragic loss of a historically them to answer an alarm clock and rush off Civic Stadium with dynamic soccer, track, along Oakleigh and McClure, which will
recognized landmark devoted to recreation for eight hours in a tiny cubicle, focused on football, baseball and music programs require expensive road improvements.
and the public good. a telephone and a computer screen — fi ve benefi ting the entire community year These costs will be passed on to Eugene
Personally, I would love to see a days a week for 30 years. around. Let’s lobby the 4J board to do their EWEB customers.
cooperative venture between the city Who’s crazy? Those who succeeded civic duty and accept the city’s offer. This project has too many unresolved
of Eugene, Friends of Civic, soccer at fi lling in the forms and occupying David Zupan concerns to be breaking ground anytime
organizations and the YMCA. In the the cubicles? Or those to whom these Eugene soon, and OMC needs to be honest with all
meantime I urge all concerned citizens to conditions were unacceptable? People affected individuals before making such
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claims. Neighbors would have appealed know Oregon and New Jersey are the only
the Greenway permit if we would have states in the nation where drivers don’t
been able to raise another $1,000 in have to pump their own gas.
such a short time. It’s too bad PUDs are Situations where a tip is appropriate:
approved to invade a neighborhood and • You pull up when there are already
river path just because they [developers] two or three other cars being pumped,
have money. The only thing that is green and the attendant serves you in an
about this project is the money. OMC has expedient, effi cient and friendly
not budged on compromising. manner.
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of knowledge. The City Council wants to put that.) Change makes a great tip!
out the light. Any councilperson who votes to • It really helps out people like me who
trim the branches will force me to reactivate are on an extremely tight budget and
my activism and campaign actively against breathing carcinogens all day.
you in the next election. Please don’t make A gas station is a good place to see
me do it; I’m retired and lazy. people’s true nature, and the majority of
Vince Loving you are sweet, compassionate people.
Eugene Thank you for buying local and supporting
a gas station that emphasizes community,
NOT SO USELESS NIPPLES healthy food options and the inevitable
While The Vagina Monologues is a transition to locally sourced renewable
wonderful show and everyone should see fuels. Bless those of you walking, biking,
it, no one is served by the exclusionary taking the bus and running local biodiesel,
and inaccurate quotation that EW used to and bless those of you who already tip. You
promote it — i.e., that the clitoris is “the really help out.
only organ in the body designed purely for Ché Ruth-Cheff
pleasure.” Eugene
Last I checked, dudes also have bodies,
and the great majority of those bodies have RURAL SUPPORT NEEDED
nipples (two of ‘em), whose only apparent In spite of the palpable need for swift
function is to make their possessors feel action, President Obama’s February 2009
good, when appropriately stimulated. American Recovery and Reinvestment
Sure hope Mr. Savage doesn’t savage Act would have benefi ted from a more
you over this sexist misstep. systematic rollout. With luck, the president’s
Vip Short Promise Zone Initiative will embrace the
Eugene lessons learned by Presidents Kennedy,
Johnson and Clinton while implementing
TIP YOUR GAS JOCKEYS similar initiatives.
I work at the local gas station SeQuential The 2014 State of the County address
Biofuels, and I’d like to encourage you to identifi es jobs creation, the development of
tip the people pumping your gas. About a positive economic future and collaborating
130,000 jobs in Oregon are minimum with federal forestry partners as critical
wage. If you have held a minimum wage 2014 Board of County Commissioners
job, you know how hard it is to pay bills deliverables.
and eat healthy, much less support a family. These sentiments should be tested
This is a service job, and as you probably through one or more administrative proof of
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Zone resources, and composed of the team poor beings get into the “wrong hands” —
members that developed the Regional bad situations.
Accelerator & Innovation Network Linda Kanter
program and the best elements of the Deadwood
Lane Metro Partnership and Travel Lane
County, provide such a tool? Importantly, LOST MESSAGE
thank you for voting us eugene’s impermissibly discounting rural voices “Who am I to judge?” asked Pope
BEST THAI
and input from smaller municipalities will Francis when confronted with the question
in efuogern sei xw eyeekalyr’ss b iens ta o fr eouwgene rob it of the support it needs to succeed. about who is and who is not called to
2008–2014 Attaching time-lined performance service. These fi ve words could have as
metrics will allow the Lane County much impact in the way in which we can
serving you in two locations Commons’ members to judge its success relate to each other and how we perceive
eugene springfield or lack thereof. If so, what should each other as any constitution, parliament
1200 oak street 1410 mohawk blvd. be measured and what will meeting or dictator. When the pope let it be known
541.343.1230 541.505.8987
performance expectations look like? that the mind of God is revealed to those
Is May 1 a reasonable fi rst report date? who seek it, he provided a way for all
open seven days a week
Jose Ortal humans to divest ourselves of the biases
mon-fri: lunch 11am to 3pm
dinner 4:30pm to 9pm springfield / 10pm eugene Blue River and prejudices that cloud our minds with
sat-sun: 12 noon to 9pm springfield / 10pm eugene terrible distractions.
THE USUAL BULLSHIT A member of the fi rst-century Christian
www.tararinthai.com
The EW cover story Jan. 2 is already church, Paul once advised the faithful not
provoking a spate of kill-shelter apologist to become too involved in controversy
letters with the usual drivel about Greenhill over every jot and title of church canon.
Humane Society management doing the The point of his lecture was that such a
best they can, casting blame elsewhere, not useless focus can lead to injury because the
enough homes for all the animals, etc. To message of love may get lost in the search
hear ye, this I respond: bullshit. for perfection. In our age of grievance
Nevada Humane Society (NHS), under stacked upon grievance, some founded and
hear ye !!
the dynamic leadership of no-kill Director some not, it is refreshing to think that such
Bonney Brown, accomplished (in part) a tersely phrased idea could in fact be the
LEGAL the following in 2011: a 93 percent save most useful tool to come our way in a very
rate; 9,340 pet adoptions; 7,541 active long time. Let’s take advantage of the gift
volunteers and 2,456 foster homes; 8,824 and see how far it can take us.
NOTICES spay/neuter surgeries. Gerry Merritt
Greenhill Humane Society in 2011: Eugene
1,806 pet adoptions; less than 400 active
volunteers; approximately 4,000 spay/ VITAL FACTS OMITTED
place your legal notices
neuter surgeries. The big box stores are attempting
in the Eugene Weekly
The entire list of NHS 2012 to repeat what happened in the state of
FAST, EFFICIENT accomplishments is posted on our website Washington: control liquor distribution and
to demonstrate what a skilled shelter drive the small businesses out of the market.
SERVICE
manager can accomplish. Five years after In regard to the article that appeared
implementing the no-kill equation business in The Register-Guard Jan. 13, giving
call Jayme 541.484.0519 ext 10
plan at NHS, Washoe County is now able favorable press to privatization, some vital
e: [email protected]
to provide a comprehensive safety net for facts were omitted.
FAX: [phone]
its homeless pets. As in Washington state, the state will still
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posting legal ads
success is clearly attainable. The article states “consumers probably
The half-million taxpayer dollar would pay the same prices for alcohol.”
question is: How did Bonney Brown This was not the case in Washington state,
friday, February 7, 2014 cozmic pizza, 199 w eighth st.
; create such astounding success and why and these fi ve privatization initiatives are
Doors open 6pm ; Show 7-9pm is Greenhill Director Cary Lieberman the same formula.
miserably failing? Read Greenhill Big box stores are going to extremely
presents
employee and volunteer testimony on limit the number of items available to the
NoKillLaneCounty.org. consumer, without offering any level of
It’s time for a no-kill director at customer service.
Greenhill. Grocery giants aren’t going to allow
stories from the dark side of dating Debi McNamara shelf space for the many small craft
No Kill Lane County distillers, thus crushing thousands of jobs.
Tickets are $15 at the door or $13 in advance from
Oregon is noted for its craft distillers and
Cozmicpizza.com and at the cozmic pizza box office STOP FIGHTING! it would be a shame to fall for the lure of
Proceeds benefit Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon, which helps keep Oregon the No. 1 state for reproductive freedom! Regarding the letter by Jaye and Stephen these greedy proposals.
Dibos Jan. 16, “Fighting Over Animals,” I Privatization in Washington should
M M C say, “Yes!” I totally agree. All of us who are be a powerful lesson to Oregon. Higher
EDICAL ARIJUANA LINIC
concerned about animal welfare need to stop prices, limited selection, rampant theft,
Are You Tired of Pills? fi ghting with each other over who is right. It’s illegal importation, thousands unemployed
like divorced parents fi ghting while forgetting and much less convenience. We haven’t
Do You Suffer From: about the welfare of the children. Bottom encountered a single Washington consumer
line is there are just too many dogs and cats who would agree prices have come back
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to care for. The real enemy is overpopulation down there.
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breeding more and then abandonment. There initiative that proposes a “sales tax and
Southern Oregon Alternative Medicine
are low-income resources available for fees.” Too general. It’s a bad idea for
spaying and neutering. Oregon.
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together to fi nd realistic solutions. There Florence
6 January 30, 2014 • eugeneweekly.com
DISPATCHES FROM AFGHANISTAN
BY JAKE KLONOSKI
Building in
KABUL RESIDENTS PROTEST THE BOMBING OF THE
LEBANESE TAVERNA LAST WEEK
a Battered
Country
SMALL(cid:2)SCALE INITIATIVES
MAY BE THE BEST BET
A
t the beginning of this series, I planned a
fi nal column for May with the revelation
that in all my work with Afghanistan,
my proudest service has not been in
uniform but as a civilian, working with
the American University in Afghanistan (AUAF). The
message was to be something like “No one hates war In 2012 ALEP won a $7.2 million grant to expand timeline of events makes that claim implausible.
more than those who have lived it. As this war ends for legal studies in Afghanistan in the hopes that confl icts Civilian deaths in coalition airstrikes are appalling. Far
the U.S. military, we can all seek ways to assist a country could be resolved in the courtroom rather than by bullets from Kabul, with only Afghan victims, they rarely get the
that remains so badly in need of peace, in the interest of in the street. There are many peaceful programs one can attention they deserve, serving instead as talking points.
support that will make a difference for Afghanistan, the The names of the dead are rarely noted, in contrast with
Afghans as well as our own.”
last Dispatch would highlight. reporting on foreign victims at the Taverna.
The writing is on the wall for this fi ght, which now
Like so many Afghan plans, my intentions for that I have received emails from surviving Afghan
has less American support than the Iraq War, less support
piece were wiped out by an explosion, one that echoed relatives pleading for information following an airstrike,
than Vietnam ever did. Only 17 percent of Americans
across our Kabul neighborhood two weeks ago. On Jan. and the heartbreak of those pleas were without doubt as
back military efforts here. Even former secretary of
17 a suicide bomber blew apart the doors of the Lebanese devastating as Mona Hamade’s messages. Though the
defense Robert Gates published a primal scream about
Taverna, a Rick’s Café-type favorite a few blocks away. deliberate shooting of teachers and newlyweds hiding
the diffi culties of the ongoing confl ict. Troops continue
Following the blast, two gunmen entered the restaurant. under tables is legally different from accidental deaths
to fl ow out — 68,000 here in January 2013 will become
Their homicidal undertaking rattled above the sound of a among civilians — often intentionally exposed to fi re by
approximately 32,000 by the end of next month. By the
quiet night, ending the lives of 21 men and women — an the Taliban — Afghanistan deserves support in memory of
end of this year, there will either be 10,000 troops or none
Afghan couple married only fi ve months, two UNICEF all victims of this war.
at all.
employees, the International Monetary Fund’s Afghanistan
Most tellingly, the Green Bean coffee shop serving our
director, two employees of the AUAF and 14 others — After 2014 I expect the Taliban will double-down
nearest base closed. Time to push on.
citizens of nine nations. Kamel Hamade, the Taverna’s on violence, attempting to drive apart the international
As the military fi ght winds down, the work to build
owner, had vowed to defend his restaurant to the death. community and the Afghan people, cowing the latter into
Afghanistan continues. Dedicated men and women
He died, pistol in hand, rushing to protect his patrons, his submission. Attacks such as the Lebanese Taverna point in
working for NGOs, intergovernmental organizations, and
much-loved dog, Jeff, shot feet away. that direction.
with the Afghan government and private sector continue
Through the night Mona Hamade, his daughter, pleaded Simply because the American military ends efforts here
to give up comfortable lives to pour sweat and tears in
for information over Twitter. does not mean the Afghan people must stand alone. Where
the hope that the people of this nation can avoid another
Lexie Kamerman and Alexandros Petersen, two generous men and women overseas assist, in person or at
generation of bloodshed. They work in cooperation with
American employees of AUAF killed in the attack, were a distance, courageous Afghans will join forces and work
Afghans willing to put their lives on the line for their
the kind of tireless, globally minded individuals I planned tirelessly. With the U.S. government cutting development
nation’s future.
to encourage readers to emulate and support. One was a assistance in half this year, individual initiative is vital.
Americans disagree about the wisdom of fi ghting here,
student development specialist from Chicago dedicated After all, if such initiative can save Eugene’s Civic
but surely we can agree on the value of peaceful endeavors
to helping women get an education and take their rightful Stadium and build a YMCA, perhaps in countless
to build Afghanistan. I found supporting the AUAF
place as Afghan leaders. The other was a new political small ways it can make the difference here. That is how
during two years of writing and editing legal texts with
science professor, prolifi c policy writer and a man without communities are grown and secured.
the Afghanistan Legal Education Project (ALEP) while in
a hint of pretension, according to friends. They were the Many Afgha ns will continue the struggle. A few days
law school more fulfi lling than anything I accomplished
type of people with whom I was proud to work while in after the attack hundreds of young men and women marched
carrying a weapon.
ALEP. I implore readers to fi nd ways to support peaceful outside the Lebanese Taverna to denounce terrorism and the
efforts in Afghanistan in their honor and in memory of the actions of the Taliban, and to reclaim their future. I hope
The military loves focused, unceasing effort toward a
19 others lost. Americans will fi nd ways to stand with them.
pre-set goal, effort that climbs over, goes around or blasts
The future here is up in the air. Perhaps with international
through any obstacle, even as the goal’s importance fades. Jake Klonoski is from Eugene and has been a U.S. Navy submarine of-
Alternatively, ALEP’s cooperative energy and purposeful military operations ending, the Taliban will stop such fi cer since 2002, serving in Italy, Bahrain, Japan, Kosovo, Afghanistan and
consideration among students and professors in America and despicable attacks. Their statement after the Taverna plenty of time at sea. He left active duty in 2010 and was mobilized after
slaughter claimed civilian casualties during airstrikes in graduating Stanford Law School in June 2013 for service in Kabul assisting
Afghanistan convinced me that a long community meal can
in economic development and stability operations.
Parwan’s Ghorband Valley provoked the attack, though the
advance an Afghan cause more than a military campaign.
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NEWS
According to a Southern Poverty Law Center article
on White Rabbit, Horus the Avenger of the radio show is
Sponsors, Inc. is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3
WHITE RACIST MINIONS Timothy Gallaher Murdock of Dearborn Heights, Mich.,
pm Thursday, Jan. 30, at its new Bothy Cottage/RISE (Reunite
and also uses the name Tom Worth. “He is single and lives
in a Supportive Environment) home. The five-bedroom,
3,200-sq.-ft. house is the first of its kind in Oregon and ATTACK ONLINE in the basement of his parents’ home,” SPLC writes.
unique nationally. Its mission is to help mothers who are The link to the EW blog was then posted on several
returning home from prison. Services include parenting Horus the Avenger of White Rabbit Radio sends out his racist websites, such as whitegenocideproject.com and
classes, cognitive behavioral therapy, drug treatment and minions to spread “the Mantra,” proclaiming, “Anti-racist majorityrights.com. Marr posted it on the racist Storm-
more. RSVP to [email protected] or call 505-5687. is a code word for anti-white” and other derivations of front site and on the whitakeronline.org site. This then
Local businesses Hallspot and Opthub will be presenting the racist message. While racist rabbits sending minions triggered Whitaker’s “BUGS swarm” which is dedicated
at the SmartUps gathering at 5 pm Thursday, Jan. 30, at the might sound like some sort of internet hoax, marchers in to pointing out “the ongoing program of genocide against
Oregon Electric Station Jazz Room, 27 E. 5th Ave. Guest Springfield’s Jan. 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebra- White people, which is being committed by anti-Whites.”
speakers will also include Doug Porter and David Schroeder, tion encountered one of the propagators of the Mantra, Essentially, a fairly small number of people begins
experts in prototyping and manufacturing. $12 advance, Jimmy Marr. Marr was standing in front of Springfield bombarding a blog, YouTube video or other online com-
$18 at the door. See eugenechamber.com. High School with a woman holding a sign that read, “Di- ments section with the Mantra. The swarm proclaims
The Oregon Small Woodlands Association will have its versity is a code word for anti-white.” Marr was wearing itself as “winning” when it overwhelms other posters in
annual forestry tree seedling sale from 7:30 am to noon, or a kilt and playing the bagpipes. sheer numbers. At press time the EW blog had more than
while supplies last, Saturday, Feb. 1, at Alton Baker Park. Dana Jo Cook of Springfield says MLK marchers were 1,050 comments.
Supplies are limited so come early for best selection. Trees visibly upset by the sign, and she took a photo and sent it Members of the swarm commented from all over the
available will be Douglas fir, Ponderosa pine, grand fir, noble
to EW for publication in order to bring “a face to the level U.S. as well as the U.K., and those who argued against
fir, incense cedar, Western red cedar and redwood. Prices
of discrimination in our community.” the racist and bigoted posts, such as Cook, were both lo-
range from 75 cents to $1.25 per tree. Contact Michael
Cook and others familiar with Marr — who is prob- cal and out-of-state. One anti-racist commenter, sociol-
Atkinson from the OSWA at 344-4991.
ably best known in Lane County for giving a pro-National ogy professor David Brain of Florida, who came into the
The Eugene Food & Ag Forum will provide an update on Socialist talk at the Pacific Forum discussion group and discussion via Facebook links to the blog, points out that
the Southern Willamette Bean & Grain Project at 4 pm
leading some members of the audience in a Nazi salute “the internet has enabled these people not only to vent
Sunday, Feb. 2, at Cozmic, 199 W. 8th Ave. The project is a
— said they had heard Marr was considering running for their fear and anger, their sense of powerlessness, but to
consortium of farms, businesses, community organizers
mayor. EW asked for confirmation of the rumor in the do so in the company of others like them from all over
and nonprofits working to stimulate the cultivation and local
blog post. the world.” Brain and others’ attempts to respond to the
marketing of organically grown grains, dry beans and edible
Marr posted in the comments section of the blog that swarm’s comments resulted in many repetitions of the
seeds to provide year-round food resources in the Willamette
Valley. Dan Armstrong will speak, along with Jeff Broadie and “I had not considered the idea, but I can now see from the Mantra and sometimes name-calling such as “fat white
Kasey White of Lonesome Whistle Farm. comments that I have a moral mandate to exploit every whore.”
conceivable avenue capable of producing an increase in Marr is allegedly also linked to the banner that was
A new Toastmasters Club will meet for the first time at
awareness of White geNOcide.” The spelling of genocide dropped on the I-5 pedestrian bridge in September 2013
noon Wednesday, Feb. 5, at LCC’s Small Business
Development Center. The club will meet in Room 122, is called for in the “White Rabbit rendition” of the Mantra that read “Anti-racist is a code word for anti-white.”
Building 11, on the LCC main campus. The first meeting is and the capitalization of white is called for by Bob Whita- — Camilla Mortensen
free, open to the public and will include light refreshments. ker on his racist whitakeronline.org site, where he also
EDITOR’S NOTE: The comment section for the EW blog post that triggered
LCC faculty, management, staff and students are encouraged tells followers to “use emotional language” and to ask the “swarm” will be shut down (though remain available for reading) after
to attend. See lanesbdc.com or call 463-6200. questions like “Why do you hate little White children?” this issue goes to press. The online comments for this story will be limited to
100 because even our patience has limits.
The nonprofit Eugene Waldorf School is looking into
developing a four-year high school in Eugene. The school
once had a high school in a new building adjacent to the
school’s main buildings at 1350 McLean Blvd. but the new PATCHY SANDERS share something with Eugene that I’m extremely ex-
high school may be off site. A free lecture and discussion on cited about,” Van Ornum says.
the topic has been planned for 7 pm Wednesday, Feb. 5, at HAS EUGENE ROOTS The band started as a 10-member ensemble after
the school. Find the Waldorf high school initiative on
meeting at a singer-songwriter camp outside of Ash-
Facebook at wkly.ws/1oe.
Patchy Sanders, a band that made its first appear- land. A year and a half later, Patchy Sanders was cut
We hear firefighters in Eugene and Springfield have ance in Eugene at Sam Bond’s Garage a year ago, is down to four original members; it then added three
teamed up with South Lane Fire & Rescue, Lane Fire Authority returning to the same venue on Feb. 2 to showcase its new members. After raising $15,000 from a Kickstarter
and Western Lane Ambulance to support local social
first record, & The Wild Peach Forest. campaign, Sylvia Massey, who is best known for work-
services. The firefighters and paramedics collected $1,000
One of the band’s founding members, Ian Van Or- ing with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Petty and
out of their paychecks to build and paint two structures at
num, is a former UO student known for his past ac- Johnny Cash, offered to produce the album.
Opportunity Village in Eugene, says Robert Grand, one of the
tivism, particularly for being Tased at a peaceful anti- “Massey made our dream of a first initial record
organizers of the construction event that happened Jan. 27.
pesticide rally he helped organize in 2008. Van Ornum come true,” Van Ornum says. “I mean, we worked with
The 30 off-duty firefighters and EMTs who worked at the
project are members of Lane Professional Firefighters was unable to discuss the status of his appeal for his one of the best producers in the country.”
Association. conviction for resisting arrest, but in December 2013 Last November, Patchy Sanders performed on
the Oregon Supreme Court ruled that he could contin- NPR’s West Coast Live with singer-songwriter Mason
Eugene freelance writer and editor Sharleen Nelson has
ue to pursue his appeal. Van Ornum was lying on the Jennings.
come up with something unique, a full-color “Oregon
ground when he was Tased. Patchy Sanders plays with My Father’s Ghost
Festivals” wall calendar that lists and features more than 90
festivals, fairs and celebrations throughout the state. The Nearly six years later, Van Ornum is returning to his at 8 pm Sunday, Feb. 2, at Sam Bond’s; $5.
2014 calendars sell for $7.95 through her GladEye Press or former city to show off his musical talents. “It’s nice to — Kevin Sullivan
on Amazon. See wkly.ws/1of.
The annual KLCC Microbrew Festival is coming up Friday
and Saturday, Feb. 7-8, at the Fairgrounds on 13th Avenue.
Friday hours will be from 5 to 11 pm and Saturday 1 to 11
pm. All proceeds will benefit the public radio station. Some
66 breweries from around the West Coast and as far away as
Vermont will offer samples of their most popular brews.
Those attending must be 21 and over. Admission is $12
advance through klcc.org and $15 at the door. Admission
includes three beer tastings and a souvenir glass. Additional
tastings will be $1 each. Thousands of used records and CDs
will also be for sale and live music will be provided Friday by
Sol Seed and Saturday by the Hank Shreve Band. Music
begins both nights at 7:30. Home brewers can submit their
brews to be judged. Entries are being collected at Falling Sky
Brewing through Jan. 31.
IAN VAN ORNUM, OF PATCHY SANDERS, IS SECOND FROM LEFT
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EUGENE WEEKLY PRESENTS
THE
SPRING
WELLNESS
SUMMIT
ECO-SABOTEUR GETS FIVE-YEAR SENTENCE
Rebecca Rubin participated in removing dogs from a California testing facility and in
releasing wild horses from an Oregon BLM facility where the mustangs were held before
some were auctioned for slaughter. Rubin also aided in burning down that BLM facility March 29th (cid:127) Cozmic
and another wild horse facility in Litchfield, Calif., according to a government sentenc-
ing memo. From her 2006 indictment for what the U.S. government has labeled “eco-
Noon – 6 pm (cid:127) FREE
terrorism” until 2012 when she turned herself in, Rubin was a fugitive. On Jan. 27, Eugene
federal judge Ann Aiken sentenced Rubin to five years in prison. The government had
recommended seven and a half years.
Eugene’s Civil Liberties Defense Center calls “the federal government’s ongoing pros-
ecution of environmental and animal rights activists” the Green Scare. The CLDC says that FEATURING
includes “the government, corporations and politicians labeling activists as ‘eco-terrorists’
and national security threats and giving them long prison sentences.” BEV SMITH ON HEALTH & FITNESS
Rubin apologized for her participation in the eco-sabotage in court and in a letter to the judge,
but the government cited her years as a fugitive in Canada and her not giving the names of other
participants as reasons for asking for a longer sentence. Joseph Dibee and Josephine Overaker are
FENCING DEMONSTRATION
the last remaining defendants in what the FBI calls “Operation Backfire,” and they remain at large.
According to her letter to Aiken, Rubin was a fugitive because “I was terrified to be
WITH EUGENE FENCERS CLUB
compared to Osama bin Laden in the media, and to have my picture on ‘Most Wanted Ter-
rorist’ posters” and feared 30 years to life in prison. Rubin writes that as a child, books such
as Charlotte’s Web had an effect on her, and when she committed her acts of eco-sabotage,
ORGANIC MAKEUP MAKEOVER
“I believed my only motivation was my deep love for the Earth; I now understand that
impatience, anger, egotism and self-righteousness were also involved.”
Aiken also sentenced Rubin to read Malcolm Gladwell’s David and Goliath and UO FROM BALANCE BEAUTY & HEALTH
professor Mary Wood’s Nature’s Trust. Aiken previously required another Operation Back-
fire defendant to read Greg Mortenson’s Three Cups of Tea.
While Rubin did not receive the government’s “terrorism enhancement” for her animal GROUP YOGA
rights and ecologically motivated crimes, several others who served time in prison under
Operation Backfire were given the terrorism label. The BLM never rebuilt the Eastern WITH SWEATY GANESH YOGA
Oregon wild horse facility. — Camilla Mortensen
AND MORE...
FISHY BUSINESS GOING ON IN CONGRESS
Pacific lingcod isn’t really a cod, but its white, flakey cod-like meat is popular with
chefs. In 1999, lingcod and seven other groundfish species were declared overfished, and
the Pacific Fishery Management Council and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis- Title Sponsorship opportunities
tration (NOAA) Fisheries implemented catch restrictions. By 2005, stocks of lingcod were
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riodically reauthorized. It is currently expired and up for reauthorization, a process that to health-conscious Eugeneans.
could take several years. In the meantime Congressman Peter DeFazio says it operates un-
der a continuing resolution. DeFazio, who hosted a listening session on Magnuson-Stevens contact us for more information 541-484-0519
in Coos Bay Jan. 23, says the act, which regulates fisheries 3 to 200 miles offshore, is
“tremendously important to Oregonians” as it affects those who eat seafood, commercial
fishing economies, recreational fishers and those who care about ocean habitat. Before the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, “it was like the Wild West out there.”
DeFazio says he had hoped to work on a bill on a bipartisan basis, but Hastings, who is
chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, introduced his own Republican bill. That
bill would really make decisions on stock rebuilding and meaningful limits on overfishing
political, not scientific, DeFazio says. He says the act has room for improvement, and he FOR YOUR HEALTH
hopes to develop a “meaningful Democratic alternative.”
Pew says the Hastings bill, which is up for a hearing in the House Feb. 4, would also
reduce the public’s access to fisheries data, including data collected with taxpayer dollars,
exempt fishery management from broader environmental review and result in overfishing.
— Camilla Mortensen
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NEWS
ACTIVIST LERT
Carol Stabile, director of CSWS, says Heldman and
PROFESSORS TO SPEAK Dirks have become key players in the movement, and they
• “The Role of Transit in Our Community Vision”
want to “make sure that these sorts of crimes, which his-
is the topic at City Club of Eugene at noon Friday,
ON ANTI-RAPE MOVEMENT torically have been a problem, are actually reckoned with.”
Jan. 31, at the Downtown Athletic Club, 10th and
Willamette. Speakers include Larry Banks of PIVOT She points to instances of sexual assault and harassment
Architecture, Claire Syrett of Lane Coalition for ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES that have taken place at Pennsylvania State University, Em-
Healthy and Active Youth and Julie Daniel of BRING erson College and University of North Carolina, as well as
Recycling. Moderated by Rob Zako of Better Eugene- In the 2012-2013 school year, five instances of sexual ha- other universities, and how the campuses and administra-
Springfield Transit. $5 for nonmembers. See rassment, including assault, were reported to the University tions responded poorly.
cityclubofeugene.org. The program will be recorded of Oregon and released in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Last week, President Obama addressed the issue in
to air at 6:30 pm Monday, Feb. 3, on KLCC, 89.7 FM.
Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime his weekly address by establishing the White House Task
• Outdoor writer William Sullivan will talk and Statistics Act (aka the Clery Act). But this number does not Force on Protecting Students from Sexual Assault. He says
show slides of “New Hikes in the Central Oregon include the number of instances that go unreported. he is going to “help schools do a better job of preventing
Cascades” at 7 pm Saturday, Feb. 1, at Cozmic, 199 Caroline Heldman and Danielle Dirks are professors at and responding to sexual assault on their campuses, be-
E. 8th Ave. The event is a fundraiser for the Walama
Occidental College who are working to re-address the topic cause college should be a place where our young people
Restoration Project. Also speaking will be naturalist
of sexual assault and effectively end assault and harassment feel secure and confident.”
Bruce Newhouse. Live marimba music and silent
on college campuses. They will be speaking at the event “The Oregon law requires that employees at the UO are man-
auction. Contact [email protected].
New Anti-Rape Movement on Campus: Networked Survi- datory reporters of child abuse and prohibited discrimina-
• Health Care for All Oregon-Eugene will host a vors Fighting for Freedom,” which is part of the Lorwin Lec- tion, including sexual harassment and sexual assault. This
presentation on the effects of single-payer health
ture series. The event is hosted by the Center for the Study of means that any employee with “credible evidence” about
care system on small businesses at 7 pm Tuesday,
Women in Society, the organization that helps create, fund such crimes must report them to her supervisor or the Of-
Feb. 4, at First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive
and share research about gender identities and inequalities at fice of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity. The in-
St. Speakers will include Lee Mercer of Main Street
the UO, and takes place at 6 pm Thursday, Feb. 6, in Fenton tention is to help provide survivors with the resources they
Alliance of Oregon and Candace Joyner of the
111 on the UO campus. need. However, this type of policy is sometimes criticized
Associated Students of the University of Oregon.
Contact Lou Sinninger at 954-2356 or Ruth Duemler
at 484-6145.
• The 2014 Starker Lecture Series will begin at
3:30 pm Thursday, Feb. 6, at Richardson Hall, Room
107, on the OSU campus. John Gordon will speak on
the future of forestry in Oregon. The theme for this
year’s series is “Working Forests Across the
Landscape.”
POLLUTION UPDATE
Lane County recently notified Oregon
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) of high
pollution levels in effluent discharged from the
Glenwood Central Receiving Station to Glenwood
Slough during November. Total suspended solids
(TSS) and copper levels exceeded the applicable
benchmark at three outfalls, while zinc exceeded
the benchmark at two outfalls, and lead exceeded at
one outfall. The highest TSS sample was over 11
times the benchmark, with the highest copper level
at over nine times the benchmark, and zinc at over
five times the benchmark. Glenwood Slough flows
into the Willamette along the south bank of the river
near the I-5 bridge. DEQ referred Mid Valley Metal BUMPY ROAD Coleman has continued to improve his skills on the
Recycling LLC to its Office of Compliance and
court. NCU has struggled of late, but Coleman is averag-
Enforcement for formal enforcement earlier this
GETS SMOOTHER FOR ing 18 points and nine rebounds per game on the season,
month for failure to conduct ANY of the required
while shooting a team-high 57 percent from the field.
stormwater monitoring at its facility on South A
NCU’S SPENCER COLEMAN Success on the court motivates Coleman, who has
Street in Springfield during the most recent
hopes of following in his head coach’s footsteps by pur-
monitoring year.
Basketball player Spencer Coleman has traveled a suing a career as a pro, but life at NCU is more than all
Doug Quirke/Oregon Clean Water Action Project
rough road, but the star senior forward is relishing the sec- things basketball. He has to attend chapel and perform
LANE COUNTY AREA ond chance Northwest Christian University has given him. community service work, which he says helps him focus.
Coleman has led the Beacons to a 12-9 record thus far and “It helps you get into a routine of knowing that you are
SPRAY SCHEDULE
is now seeking to become exemplary off the court as well. doing these things to get better and grow every day,” he
Coleman has been greatly influenced by head coach says. “That helps on the court, too, because I know, when
• Walton Hylomorphia, LLC, 343-4167, plans to
Luke Jackson and the high standards and expectations of you are in a routine, it helps you stay in a rhythm. That’s
spray 175 acres near the Siuslaw River and Walton
NCU. But he’s also been affected by the poor decision- a big part of being successful in the game of basketball.”
on slopes greater than 65 percent with Glyphosate,
Triclopyr Amine and/or Triclopyr Ester. See ODF making that led to his departure from the University of Coach Jackson is a also big part of Coleman’s contin-
notice 2013-781-00412-C, call State Forester Jim Montana last spring. At Montana he received two alcohol- ued success. Jackson uses his basketball journey that took
Hall in Florence at 997-8713 with questions. related citations in a four-month span in the spring of 2013 him everywhere from the NBA Developmental League
and ended up being dismissed from the team. One of the to Italy and Israel as a tool to inspire and teach his team.
• Rosboro LLC, 746-8411, plans to hack and
squirt 23 acres near Hula Creek, a tributary of Lake charges was changed from a DUI to reckless driving, he His ability to overcome adversity has had an impact on
Creek, with Garlon 4. See ODF notice 2014-781- says. The experiences leave a sour taste in Coleman’s Coleman, who is overcoming his own by learning from
00104, call State Forester Tim Meehan at 726-3588 mouth, and he says he regrets his actions. But he has come his trouble in Montana.
with questions. to see the infraction and necessity to transfer as a blessing “There’s going to be a lot more negative consequenc-
in disguise. es in a lot more parts of your life if you don’t get back fo-
• Rosboro plans to spray roadsides throughout
Lane County with Garlon 4 and/or Glyphosate. See “It’s unfortunate I had to be a part of that, but, then cused on why you are here at school and what you really
ODF notice 2013-771-00333-C, call State Forester again, it was good for me personally because it made me want to get out of this,” Coleman says. “It’s a good little
Robin L. Biesecker at 935-2283 with questions. a little more hungry,” Coleman says. “It made me a little bump in the road that basically got me back on track.”
more aware. It was kind of like dunking my head in a tub Coleman was a stand-out player while at South Eu-
Compiled by Jan Wroncy & Gary Hale, Forestland Dwellers,
342-8332, forestlanddwellers.org. of ice water.” He adds, “It changed my perspective on gene High School. He played for Eastern Arizona Col-
things, and I think in the long run it is really going to help lege before transferring to Montana. — Nick Poust
me out. I just have to get stronger and learn from it.”
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