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JANUARY 5, 2017 • VOLUME 36 • NO. 1 • EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • FREE
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LETTERS
PITCHFORKS AND TORCHES midst of a mob mentality. However, de- and, although it is too much to hope for, This is an overpaid white person defend-
As a third year law student, I find the fending the rights of the vulnerable and I wish that the law professors who signed ing the rights of another overpaid white
University of Oregon response to Prof. Nan- unpopular requires a spine. the petition asking her to resign would of- person to do whatever they want while
cy Shurtz’ blackface incident disgraceful. Matthew Watkins fer a public apology. people of color face discrimination in ev-
According to the university, the dis- Eugene Betty Taylor ery facet of life.
ruption caused by the professor’s costume Eugene I agree that there is a difference be-
“was so significant that it outweighed any RIDICULOUS REACTION tween narrative and fact. Boles’ narrative
right that Shurtz has to free speech and I am glad that Prof. Nancy Schurtz has OVERPAID DOUBLESPEAK is that rich white people should be able to
academic freedom.” It is patently offen- decided to hire a lawyer — I hope not one “Lamentable response” — I’ll say. do whatever they want. Luckily the ma-
sive for the university to assert the right from the University of Oregon law school, I’d like to start by giving the University jority of the UO staff agrees that this is at
to selectively abide by the Constitution, whose faculty members have been complicit of Oregon props on its response to a prof least an unpopular narrative to voice aloud.
because state entities have no such ability. in persecuting her. The way this affair has wearing blackface. The idea that some I’d leave a burning bag of shit on Boles’
Moreover, it is imperative to a well- been handled by the university administra- overpaid white lady could bring perspec- porch, but since he is one, this would be
rounded education that students be ex- tion and the law school faculty is an embar- tive to America’s race issues would be redundant.
posed to contrary views and opinions. rassment and, in my opinion, will lower the laughable if it wasn’t f**king disgusting. Ian Blumberg-Enge
Instead, the university is attempting to esteem with which people regard the law As for Shawn Boles' viewpoint [12/29], Eugene
assure that nobody’s delicate sensibilities school and, by extension, the university. I am much less impressed: “On Halloween
are offended. This is humorous consider- I remember blackface, used to poke a respected scholar, in the privacy of her RAMPANT HEALTH COSTS
ing that many law students will be dealing fun at the stereotype of black character- own home, attempted to open a discourse This last year I saved up, juggled my
with murderers, rapists and (hopefully) istics — similar to men wearing dresses about white privilege using props consist- insurance of “allowable” procedures and
corrupt politicians in the near future. and ridiculing their stereotype of female ing of a blackened face, a stethoscope and spent a boatload of cash to fill a gap in my
Additionally, I am disgusted by the traits. This was nothing like a representa- a white coat.” smile with a dental “implant.” It actually
cowardice of the professors who demand- tion of a character in a book. This is doublespeak at its finest, as if he took two years, as my insurance would
ed Shurtz’ resignation. It takes no courage The reaction by the university is ridicu- uses enough obfuscation we won’t get he not pay for the complete procedure in one-
to pick up pitchforks and torches in the lous. I hope that Schurtz does not resign picture. “A blackened face,” not blackface. year’s coverage.
HOT AIR SOCIETY
BY TONY CORCORAN
The Donald and During the “organizational days,” members-elect
are sworn in as legislators, bills are first-read on the
floors of the Senate and House and legislative com-
mittees are officially created. The assembly will re-
The Dennis do Oregon convene on Wednesday, Feb. 1 for the regular session.
Sorta like a Neil Young song: it starts out kinda slow,
then just trickles off altogether.
The Lane County delegation did well in the com-
SCANDAL AND LEGISLATIVE APPOINTMENTS mittee assignment process. Rep. Nancy Nathanson was
appointed co-chair of the Joint Ways and Means com-
mittee. Phil Barnhart will chair the critical House Rev-
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epublicans Donald Trump and Dennis Finally, most egregiously, Dennis invited his soul enue committee. And Paul Holvey will serve as chair
Richardson do not lack chutzpah! Both mate, former Oregon Republican Party chairman Vance of the House Business and Labor Committee, with
the recently elected president and the re- Day as his special guest to his inauguration. You re- newly elected Julie Fahey on the committee. Paul was
cently elected Oregon secretary of state member good old Vance, don’t you? The current Marion also elected as speaker pro-tem by his caucus, a well-
were already making headlines prior to County Judge is under indictment on felony weapons deserved honor.
their coronations. and misdemeanor official misconduct charges. Day was Floyd Prozanski will chair the Senate Judiciary
Trump’s carnival of cabinet picks and the UN-Is- indicted by a Marion County grand jury last November committee and he will be co-chair of the Joint (of
raeli ruckus speak volumes about what we’re about to after the state alleged he knowingly aided and abetted course) Committee on Marijuana Regulation. Lee
hear under Republican control in Washington, D.C. for a felon in possessing a firearm, and separately used his Beyer will chair the Senate Business and Transporta-
the next two years. Breitbart News reports that Trump elected position as a judge for personal gain. tion committee and co-chair the Joint Committee on
now intends to appoint El Chapo as the next head of the Day’s criminal charges are related to a separate eth- Transportation Preservation and Modernization,
Drug Enforcement Agency. ics case against him. Remember, he’s the judge that re- a mouthful. And our newest sena-
Here at home, Dennis Richardson is demonstrating fused to perform marriages for same-sex couples citing tor, James Manning, will
why he is the first Republican elected to statewide of- his First Amendment rights to religion. The Commis- serve on the Senate Ju-
fice in Oregon since Abraham Lincoln, according to sion on Judicial Fitness and Disability has unanimous- diciary and Joint Ways
Breitbart. I love fake news. Actually, the last Repub- ly recommended Day be removed from the bench. and Means committees,
lican elected to statewide office in Oregon was U.S. Ironically, Day says that if he’s sanctioned he will and also will co-chair
Senator Gordon Smith in 2002. But you have to go appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. SCOTUS will prob- the Joint Ways and Means
back 36 years to Norma Paulus to find a Republican ably have nine justices by the time this case would get Subcommittee on General
secretary of state. to them. The last one probably will have been appoint- Government.
Richardson campaigned promising to restore ac- ed by the Donald. Damn! Congratulations to all of
countability and rid Salem of scandal. So what does As I warned you in a previous column, Dennis you. Now, get to work! And
he do prior to being sworn in? First, he announces his Richardson is not for the faint of heart. The secretary of don’t come back here without
pick as deputy: a former state manager fired in a multi- state position is second in line to the governor and over- some decent school funding,
million-dollar nepotism scandal. Then he picks an elec- sees audits of state government, elections and a registry adequate social services and
tions director who was asked to resign from that same of businesses operating in Oregon. Stay healthy, Kate! a transportation plan! We’ll
job in 2013 by then-secretary of state, Kate Brown. As Speaking of carnival acts, Oregon’s 79th Legisla- talk about PERS later. Stay
reported in the Oregonian, Jim Moore, professor and tive Assembly will convene on Jan. 9. Public Employ- tuned.
director of the Tom McCall Center for Policy Innova- ees Retirement System (PERS) reform, a $1.7 billion
Former Oregon state Sen. Tony Corco-
tion at Pacific University quipped: “Bringing in people dollar hole in the state general fund, a state transporta- ran of Cottage Grove is a retired state
that have scandal attached to them is not what we ex- tion infrastructure in need of help, and a frightening employee.
pected.” Understatement of the damn year! federal landscape will greet our legislators.
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At the end of two years, screw and fake The Bible, which I read daily, to me is
tooth in place, I was good to go. About a series of simple stories to illustrate the
two weeks before this Christmas, the “im- benefits of living by the code, and the pun-
plant” started to ache. Since the tooth and ishment of living outside it. Read it. Per-
roots were gone, I worried it might be an haps Mr. Shaw should look at himself in
infection of some sort. a mirror before he calls someone a bigot.
When I called my dentist’s office, the Just one word more — I cannot refrain
billing woman checked my coverage and from saying it. I am not one of those that
said my insurance would not cover any have the least anxiety about my faith and
more services in 2016, informing me that I principles it upholds. I have seen fools
could self-pay or they could see me on Jan. resist providence before, and I have seen
3, 2017. I opted for the January appoint- their destruction — utter destruction and
ment, knowing that the x-rays and possible contempt. That faith will prevail is as sure
treatment needs could really cost and hop- as that God reigns. Thank you. Love your
ing the pain wouldn’t get too bad. Lon Miller
What a strange reality that, in the most Drain
“powerful” country in the world, citizens
have to spend holidays in pain, waiting LYNCH MOB CONSERVATIVES new life.
days for the new-year insurance eligibility Our workplaces should be politically
before getting dental healthcare. neutral, but “hate radio” turns public space
Citizens suffer while health insurance and privacy on its head.
CEOs rake in big bucks, i.e. Cigna CEO The alt-right intimidates logic and truth
$27 million and United Healthcare $66 with a relentless 24-hour media blitzkrieg.
Weight loss surgery can help you take off the
million, just to name two. This is not fair! Menacing, right-wing broadcasts are
extra weight, move and breathe easier, and
When will citizens demand single-pay- financed by a secretive wealthy fringe,
er healthcare for all? its circus peanuts underwriting rabid el- reverse some health conditions. What’s not
Debra McGee ephants like Rush and Hannity — 30 to love?
Eugene pieces of silver for their moral betrayal of
America.
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After considerable thought, I am forced dino, is another modern lynch-mob con-
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to accept that the letter that appeared in servative vomiting through a megaphone.
EW of Dec. 8 [“Sodom and Orlando”] was Paladino insults Obama's wife and wishes
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a cruel and thoughtless attack on my faith. death on our President. Those who warn
My faith is so much greater and more that “it has an off button” are only half
important than some “ranting” letter in a right.
“rag” of a newspaper. Every two minutes these septic tanks
The “radical left” has no problem de- of radio broadcasting should be forced to peacehealth.org/weightsurgery
fending Islamic terrorists, and yet their repeat “mine is not actual news,” because
open disdain for Christians and religious it isn’t.
faith is apparent in every aspect of Ameri- Why has the FCC allowed rubbish and
can life today. There is something much lies to get swept in as evil entertainment
greater than a “God the father.” and bogus opinion?
The rules and laws of all this infinity of If you are subjected to “idiot radio” at
which our world is the smallest part show work, you can easily complain to the FCC
that there is something, some law or pow- via e-mail. Include the station and time of
er behind it. I have always believed we are broadcast, the personality speaking and
part of a tremendous whole of which we the exact comments made. The FCC does
have no conception. We may be the insig- respond and significant fines can be as-
nificant part, but we belong. sessed for egregious lies.
eugeneweekly.com • January 5, 2017 5
LET'S MAKE A DEAL
BY BOB WARREN
Baloney
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SMOKE AND MIRRORS
A
recent audit of Business Oregon, the nity puts on its best face and touts livability, good
state’s economic development depart- schools, affordable housing, skilled workforce, reli-
ment, will likely generate more local able infrastructure, etc.
debate about economic development Often, these recruitment opportunities are man-
incentives. I spent about 15 years aged by site selection consulting firms. Their primary
working for the state economic development depart- job is to reduce the number of site options to a man-
ment and, after learning about the state audit, my ageable number, maybe two or three. So the initial
first reaction was: It’s about time. challenge for a community is to just stay on the list.
While I know from experience that incentives are This is where incentives come into play. Hardly
an important business recruitment tool, in my time ever will a community stay on the list without some
at Business Oregon I saw a lot of abuse of incentives significant local incentives, and enterprise zones are
and very little accountability. The audit was right often a requirement. Other incentives like workforce
on the mark. Let’s hope that it does some good. Ac- training assistance and local cash also help to stay
countability for incentives has been way overdue at on the list.
Business Oregon. While it is true that companies do not locate just
A Saturday morning at Eugene’s Full City Cof- trating, but local officials are gearing up for the job.” for the incentives, they often will not come without
fee is a bustling scene with multiple coffee groups That of course begs the question, how do these them. And, when it comes down to two or three sites
engaged in conversation around current happenings local economic development officials “gear up for in the running, incentives can be the deciding factor.
in our town. On this particular Saturday, a lot of the the job?” All things being equal, a company will likely
buzz was about the decision by Broadcom to sell the The short answer is they don’t. Saying they do is choose the community that offers the best incentives
former Hynix site in west Eugene, and about the $21 just economic development smoke and mirrors. package, or at least a very good one. One reason is,
million economic development incentive package There is really nothing the local players can do to of course, the money. But another reason is that it is
Broadcom had received. find another buyer. Saying they can furthers the myth a way for the community to say we really do want
I heard mixed feelings about the Broadcom deal. that a community can actively recruit companies to the company to locate here.
Some were disappointed the deal fell through and relocate here. The idea that through some magical That’s how “business recruitment” usually
that jobs won’t be created. Some were opposed to process a community like ours can go out and find a works. When local promoters talk about the need to
offering up the $21 million in property tax abate- company that may be considering moving or expand- go out there and “recruit” businesses to move to our
ments and incentives in general. Others expressed ing and then convince them to come here is nonsense. community, it’s just a bunch of baloney.
confusion about the $21 million, wondering if it Business recruitment for large projects like Broad- It’s totally unrealistic to think that our communi-
would stay with the site for another buyer. com is done by the state, not the local community. ty is going to market itself in any meaningful way to
I was amazed to learn the tax incentive question The state actively promotes Oregon as a location for find firms looking to move, and then convince them
had come up at a recent City Club of Eugene meet- business expansion. to locate here. That kind of an effort would require
ing and at least one city councilor was unable to an- Locally, the term “business recruitment” is just a a marketing budget that would far exceed any com-
swer it. A councilor who recently voted on the pro- name for any new business that moves into our com- munity’s ability to fund it, or justify it with results.
posal to expand the enterprise zone tax abatements munity. No one actually went out, found the prospect What does make sense is for our community to pre-
from three years to five, worth an additional $7 mil- and recruited them to come here. It’s just not econom- pare for when opportunity knocks.
lion, was apparently clueless about how the program ically feasible for a community to do that. It’s barely The best recruitment strategy is to be a commu-
actually works. I was not surprised. feasible at the state level. nity that is truly a great place to live. But you still
The short answer is, of course, no, it won't stay Business recruitment is about being ready for need incentives. That is, if we actually do want busi-
with the site. The $21 million number is purely hypo- that time when a company comes looking. After a nesses to come.
thetical, based on a guesstimate of how much the val- business is recruited by the state, the state sends out So, are we open for business to anything, to any-
ue of the property would increase assuming a Broad- a list of criteria the firm needs for their facility. The one? Are there companies or even industries we do
com investment in the $300-$400 million range. firm itself is often anonymous at this stage. If it’s not want in our community, or others that we would
With the announcement Broadcom was putting good, then the local economic development team re- favor? The existing economic development recruit-
the property on the market, the enterprise zone ben- sponds quickly and accurately to the state request. ment system does not offer that kind of discretion.
efits would be zero. Broadcom will continue to pay This is the first opportunity to “sell” the community.
Bob Warren retired in 2012 as the regional business development of-
the half million dollars in property taxes each year There is usually more than one community in- ficer for Business Oregon for Lane, Lincoln, Linn and Benton Counties.
until it finds another buyer. But that will not be easy. volved in the search for an expansion location, so Prior to that, he was senior policy advisor on forest policy for Gov.
Barbara Roberts and director of the governor’s Forest Planning Team
A Register-Guard editorial on the subject said our local economic development team has its second
and district aid and natural resource advisor for Congressman Peter
that “finding a buyer will be onerous, perhaps frus- opportunity to “sell” our community. Every commu- DeFazio.
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LETTERS
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er pathetic Jim Crow. with a bit of a beard.
Too bad God’s lightning bolt of truth I am asking that this young man come
doesn’t strike Rush Limbaugh playing golf forward and file a report with the police.
at his whites-only private country club. If anyone knows of information about the
Lord, please enlighten another misfit accident, I ask that they provide it to the
Karla
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value of nothing. With hopes that this young man will do
Glenn Jones the right thing,
Eugene Beverley Mowery
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Eugene
LESSONS LEARNED
Ok, folks, chillax. What is, is. PUSHING BACK
We have four interesting years ahead Here’s an invitation for you, Dan Mat-
Wed Jan 11
of us. There is a Chinese curse: “May you theisen [“Childish Response,” Letters,
live in interesting times.” 12/15], to earn your very own participa-
We get the government we deserve. tion ribbon: All you have to do is attend
The reasons for it are many, but we have the Women’s March in Eugene on Jan. 21,
no one to blame but ourselves for the out- 2017, taking place in conjunction with the
come. We must do something different if Women’s March on Washington, D.C.
we want a different outcome. Along with Portland and other cities
It has been said that the pendulum will around the country, we will unite in Eu-
and must swing to extremes occasionally gene, standing together in solidarity with
for things to end up somewhere near the our families and children for the protection
middle over the long run. of our rights, our safety, our health and our
So sit back and enjoy the ride; it’s going community — recognizing that our diver-
to be a doozy. sity is the strength of our country.
We may even learn something from it. Yep, Dan, I’ll see you at the new Fed-
Chris Percival eral Courthouse at noon on Jan. 21. We’ll
Eugene exchange participation ribbons, okay? But Free Jazz Tickets
I promise I won’t insult you or be conde- for Students
A MOTHER’S PLEA scending by calling your voting choice Tierney Sutton
On Tuesday, Dec. 20, at about 5 pm, my a “childish response.” Thu, Jan 12
daughter was hit by a pickup truck while And no need to quell any sad feelings.
crossing Willamette Street at 25th Av- But thanks for the concern anyway. The Sting Variations
enue. The driver stopped just long enough According to an ancient maxim of
to ask if she was okay, then left the scene common law, “silence gives consent” (Qui
of the accident. tacet, consentit). And like so many citi-
My daughter was, in fact, not okay. zens in this democracy, I am not consent-
She has a bruised shoulder and collarbone ing to a Trump presidency, and I will not
from being knocked to the ground by the be silent. Instead I will be pushing back
impact with the truck. I called the EMT to and intentionally resisting the advances Herb
have an initial assessment of her injuries of the sexual predator, bully and racist in
done. She will take weeks to heal. the “Make America White” House that
My daughter was too shaken to think you voted for … silently. Alpert
clearly, so did not get much information Karen D. Myers
about the truck or the driver. She did, Eugene
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BY JESLYN LEMKE
UNDERGROUND POWER LINES A QUESTION
AFTER DECEMBER ICE STORM
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n immense old oak tree crushed Kaye Parsons’ It’s complicated, says Eugene Water and Electric Board — may also block an underground line from completion,
garage roof during December’s record-breaking (EWEB) spokesperson Joe Harwood. Each year, EWEB Harwood says.
ice storm in Eugene that knocked out power to crews install $200,000 to $400,000 of new underground After lines are buried, another problem could arise if
thousands. power lines throughout Eugene, at a cost of about $150 a homeowners accidently dig into lines before checking with
Parsons can show you the enormous tilted foot for a smaller line and $500 a foot for a larger transmis- EWEB about possible buried utilities.
stump of the tree, which also smashed through her wood sion line. “We had one mile of downed overhead lines in the
fence on a hilly part of West 29th Avenue in the Friendly “Several hundred thousand dollars doesn’t go very far when Saratoga and East 53rd area a couple weeks ago,” Harwood
Street neighborhood. Piles of chopped branches from you are talking a minimum of $150 a foot,” Harwood says. says, referring to the December ice storm. “If we moved all
hundreds of fallen trees are stacked in many front yards of The city already has 552 circuit miles of underground that underground, we’d have to go under the backyards of
this venerable Eugene neighborhood. lines running under it, and 3.5 miles of underground all these people.”
“It’s an old neighborhood so the properties are bigger transmission lines (most of downtown uses underground Broken limbs and shattered trunks still line miles of
and the trees are bigger,” Parsons tells EW in a Jan. 2 lines thanks to urban renewal funding). Conversely, there Eugene streets. Crews were able to clear fallen trees from
interview at her house. Her older neighborhood also are 160 miles of overhead transmission lines and 563 miles roadways during the storm, but many trees have lain
features mostly overhead power lines, like many other of overhead lines throughout Eugene. untouched at the roadside since.
such neighborhoods in Eugene. Parsons’ house, which lost power in the storm, sits on a Neighborhoods hit hardest by the storm include the
Areas like this saw the most damage and power outages hillier section of West 29th Avenue. Her living room view South Hills, Southwest Eugene, the Ferry Street Bridge
during December’s ice storm because there are so many is eye-level with a towering handful of pine trees and a big neighborhood and College Hill.
overhead power lines and so many aging trees planted. telephone line that runs through the alley. Harwood says the storm left EWEB with about $4.2
The city of Eugene changed city code several decades “In this old neighborhood, it wouldn’t be feasible to million in damages, which it hopes can be partially
ago to require all new subdivisions to use underground bury it,” says Stan Parsons, Kaye’s husband. Changing an reimbursed through emergency funds from the Federal
power lines, but powerful ice storms like the one last overhead line to an underground line requires working with Emergency Management Agency.
month continue to cause monstrous damage because of private landowners and digging around old sewer and water EWEB will be holding a public information meeting 5
Eugene’s many trees and the existing overhead power lines lines, to name only a few of the obstacles, Harwood says. to 7 pm Monday, Jan. 9, at the EWEB building.
already in place. Additionally, city crews must get rights-of-way passed “We want to explain what happened and how we
So, why not just put more power lines underground? and an even simpler problem — big rocks under the soil approach restoration,” Harwood says. ■
PHOTO BY MIKE SHEAHAN
and something that will take the burden off of the • Alice Doyle of Log House Plants and the Cottage
volunteers of the Egan Warming Center and other Grove Blackberry Pie Society brings us the bumper
service providers to the unhoused. Let’s talk. Can sticker of the week: “Bring Back Facts.” It may be
we do some good planning and get an affordable a little late for this one, but we’ll keep on trying. Get
City Hall and help those in need? involved at blackberrypiesociety.org.
• Eugene got a windfall of sorts with a nearly $19
million Comcast payment from a fee for broadband • Mayor Lucy Vinis told us recently that she • EW’s Corinne Boyer has received the 2017
services. Take $8.7 million of that payment and put is eager to move past “mayor-elect” and dive into Tom Parker Award for Excellence in Media from
it towards a new City Hall and suddenly the Eugene the job she won in the November election and the Lines for Life, an Oregon-based nonprofit fighting
City Council has $27.45 million to play around with. May primary. Although Vinis will earn only about substance abuse and suicide, for her July 26,
Woohoo! Or wait, not so fast. The citizens of Eugene $20,000 a year, she will have considerable power 2016, story “Overprescribed Opiates: The rise of
have a long history of not wanting to spend a bunch to bring factions together, set the agenda, craft the heroin addiction and the effort to end overdose
of cash on City Hall, and the city has a long history directions Eugene will go and build trust between deaths.” Lines for Life, whose work appears in
of making rash decisions about City Hall. More the people and their local government. Kitty Piercy the story, writes, “in particular, we appreciated
urgently than a fancy city hall, what this area needs worked incredibly hard at this job and we are your comprehensive view of addiction, treatment
is a good homeless shelter. Not a rest stop for the grateful. All indications are that Mayor Vinis will do and the complicated nuances of public policy and
night, but a shelter where people can go day or night the same. prevention.”
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NEWS BY KELLY KENOYER
• 350 Eugene is off and running in the
New Year. On Monday, Jan. 9, from 4-5 pm,
activists will meet at the Federal Courthouse,
405 E. 8th Avenue, to protest Trump’s climate
denier cabinet nominees, 350 organizer Betzi
Hitz says. And on Wednesday, Jan. 11 from
6-9 pm at the First United Methodist Church,
1376 Olive, the Winter 350 Eugene Meetup
will combine a potluck, campaign reports
and strategies discussion. “This is the place
and time to plug in,” Hitz says. On Friday,
Jan. 13 from 6-9 pm also at 1376 Olive non-
violent direct action training is offered. “Join
the growing numbers of citizens motivated
to take earth-saving action in these most
uncertain times.” Get more info at world.350.
org/eugene.
PHOTO BY KELLY KENOYER
RELIGIOUS BANNER DOWNTOWN • Friends of Jim Cross, a 41-year-old
Eugene resident and University of Oregon
student, who has been missing since Dec. 12,
2016 want Eugene-Springfield residents to
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keep an eye out for him, saying “It is possible
that Jim could be in a confused or depressed
state,” friend Jill Brazier says. Cross is 6 feet
tall, with brown hair and a brown beard. A
C
hristmas-Jesus: A religious message on a banner Eugene public works, says, “We generally don’t look at the missing persons report has been filed with
downtown has stirred controversy this holiday messages of those events because of constitutional provi- the Eugene Police Department, Case No. 16-
20891. See EW’s blog for a picture of Cross,
season, with more than 140 comments and re- sions.” Instead, he says that the banner program only looks
and call EPD with any tips at 541-682-5111.
plies blowing up a post on outgoing Mayor Kitty to see when the reservation is, if the applicant completed
Piercy’s official Facebook page. the forms and if there was a full payment of fees.
• Community Rights Lane County is
The sign in question reads, “CHRISTMAS Attend a “We don’t want to review these messages because we
hosting Mari Margil, associate director of the
Church of Your Choice” and “JESUS Celebrate His Birth.” don’t want to infringe on freedom of speech,” Richardson
Community Environmental Legal Defense
Since the banner is stretched across the public street of 8th adds. Fund (CELDF) on 7 pm Thursday, Jan. 12, at
Avenue, some citizens argue that it’s in violation of the The controversial sign itself is the remnant of the long the Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High Street.
constitutional separation of church and state. legacy of local resident Al Jagger, who ran a program called Margil leads CELDF’s global rights of nature
Sally Nunn, a Eugene resident for 53 years, says “it is Messengers Of Truth, which aimed to spread the gospel work, which advocates for legal standing
seen as a message to people that this is being endorsed by with lawn signs at Christmas time. He died in October at for nature. In 2008, she assisted Ecuador’s
the city, whether that perception is correct or not.” the age of 98, but according to his obituary, “more than Constituent Assembly to draft “rights of
nature” constitutional provisions, and works
“I think they have an obligation to be neutral on politics 70,000 signs have been sold in the 12 years since Jagger
today in Nepal, India, Colombia, Cameroon
and religion,” Nunn adds. began campaigning for Christ.”
and other countries to advance the rights of
Sam Mitchell, a local musician, says the sign is alienat- While Jagger’s previous billboards and lawn signs, in-
nature. She has been a contributing author
ing and shows that only certain people are welcome in our cluding an Easter banner downtown last year, didn’t stir
for several books including The Bottom Line or
town. “I don’t think the city should be allowing or even much controversy in those 12 years, many in the commu-
Public Health and Exploring Wild Law.
making money from religious organizations to display their nity do not accept the banner across 8th Avenue.
messages on the streets,” he says. “I especially don’t think “There absolutely should not be religious banners in
it’s appropriate since those religious organizations aren’t public spaces,” Mitchell says. “It’s inappropriate, it’s divi-
paying taxes in the first place.” sive and it’s a non-inclusive message to other members of
Brian Richardson, the public affairs manager of city of our community.” ■
RUFOUS
IT’S ABOUT TIME HUMMINGBIRD

SELASPHORUS
RUFUS
BY DAVID WAGNER
T
he natural world has its regular Heron nests were lost in a big cottonwood birds now rely on
rhythms disrupted by natural stand close to the Willamette River. Only two the kindness of bird
disasters like ice storms, much the are left in a tree that hosted a rookery of seven feeders. Keep seed
way human environments change. or eight nests in the past ten years or so. Three feeders full and
Incense cedar trees have proven of the big branches that supported nests are hummingbird feeders
much more susceptible to damage from an gone. There are still good nest sites in this available by bringing
ice load than Douglas fir. The recent ice storm stand of cottonwoods — it will be interesting them inside on freezing
brought down incense cedar branches in much to watch how the rookery responds to the nights. They need energy
greater numbers than Douglas fir. The incense damage. to maintain life functions in
cedar’s ecological adaptation to the warmer The harshest part of winter in the southern temperatures below 0˚ C.
end of the forest zone allowed them to evolve Willamette Valley normally comes after
David Wagner is a botanist in Eugene
into a species with weak branches. They are the New Year. Those of us who feed birds in teaching moss classes and leading nature
not resistant to snow or ice. Key elements to the summer need to pay attention to our walks. His 2017 Oregon Nature Calendar
is now available at Down to Earth stores in
surviving a disaster seem to be adaptability feathered friends now, when the living can
Eugene or online from his web site: fern-
and resilience. be tough. Feed in the wild is scarce; many zenmosses.com.
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NEWS BY CAMILLA MORTENSEN
GOODBYE KITTY:
PIERCY HANDS
OFF THE TORCH
AS MAYOR
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olitical leaders leave legacies — Eugene’s first
woman mayor Ruth Bascom is remembered as the
“bicycling mayor” after establishing bike and pe-
destrian paths around town during her tenure from
1993-96.
As now-former mayor Kitty Piercy winds down her
stint from January 2005 to January 2017 as Eugene’s sec-
ond-longest serving mayor, many have wondered what her
legacy will be.
If you ask Piercy, she will tell you her legacy is “the
triple bottom line” and a belief that a city can be both pro-
business and pro-environment: economic development, so-
PHOTO BY ATHENA DELENE
cial equity and natural resource protection. She points to
the filling of the downtown pits, a now-thriving downtown her legacy. In Eugene’s form of government with a strong That win-win and common ground focus is not popular
and to dialogue over the controversial West Eugene Park- city manager and weaker council and mayor, one of the in the current political climate that has resulted in divisive
way — the four-lane expressway through West Eugene that mayor’s functions is to break ties on the council. President-elect Donald Trump taking office, but reflecting
never was — as examples of that. Despite the fact that when Piercy took office, she had to on the recent presidential election Piercy says, it was im-
She also points to Eugene’s role in paid sick leave in assert herself and her right to be in City Hall — to the extent, portant to her to “use the power I have in the best way
Oregon, the city’s work on climate change, taking stances she said in her City Club speech, that she “was barely toler- possible.”
on issues such as the Standing Rock pipeline protest and ated at City Hall and encouraged not to be around much,” And while Hillary Clinton may have failed in her effort
adopting a police auditor position as positive steps forward — she also doesn’t have much criticism for the strong city to break that last glass ceiling, Piercy sees hope in the pres-
during her tenure in office. manager form of government, which she says is common in ence of the group Emerge Oregon, which trains progres-
Critics will tell you Piercy’s legacy might be the drawn- smaller cities. sive female candidates for office, a supportive community
out City Hall saga with no end in sight, and she doesn’t Piercy, who started her political career in the Oregon that wasn’t around when she was tapped to run for mayor
dispute that City Hall is a disappointment. In a goodbye Legislature after working for Planned Parenthood, says her and before that for the Legislature.
talk to the City Club of Eugene Dec. 9, she pointed to “the goal as mayor was to ensure that council members heard Moving forward, Piercy says she will take some time to
quality of Capstone, the endless saga of the city hall, the one another, even if they didn’t necessarily agree. breathe after leaving office Jan. 4. Wrapping up her term,
failed school levy, the loss of the Eugene Celebration and Rather than use her tie-breaking position as a sledge- Piercy tells EW: “I laughed a lot, I worked really hard and
the continuing lack of a public shelter,” as examples of hammer, Piercy says she sought, if not consensus then an I took it really seriously.” ■
problems not yet solved. understanding of differing viewpoints. Though she says, “I
Piercy’s entire City Club speech and her list of takeaways from her time in office
It’s perhaps Piercy’s method of solving problems that is was never afraid to break a tie.” are at eugeneweekly.com.
TOM CAMPBELL
On Nov. 30, 2015, 56-year-old Tom Campbell was homeless and hoping
to spend the coming sub-20-degree night at Lane Community College’s
Egan Warming Center when he learned that the center would not open that
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evening, due to a shortage of volunteer helpers. “Someone had stolen all my
L possessions, all my gear,” says Campbell, who instead spent the night sitting
P on a five-gallon bucket outside Bring Recycling in Glenwood. “The ladies
who came to work at 7 am gave me a blanket and called an ambulance. I had
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frostbite.” Six months later, the toes on his right foot were amputated. A year
later, both feet are still swollen and infected. “That’s part of the reason that I
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volunteer at the Warming Center now,” he says. “I’m also a consumer of social
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services, and I need to pay some of that back.” The son of a Forest Service
employee, Campbell was born in Corvallis and went to junior high and high
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school in Cottage Grove. He studied at a Southern California trade school and
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he studied computer science at LCC and began volunteering at White Bird
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medic for White Bird, until his certification was revoked due to a number of
driving with a suspended license violations. He went four years homeless in
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volunteer or to donate to the program, go to eganwarmingcenter.com.
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