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LETTERS
THE ONLY GOOD REPUBLICAN POLITICAL MANIPULATION Merkley believes we should not burn fossil son’s transgressions. I was informed that
In the recent edition, you print an edi- Bonny Bettman McCornack opposed fuels for energy; we should burn the human all of this has been worked out in a secret
torial urging the ouster of Greg Walden the 2015 library levy tax increase: “The li- food supply instead. That is the perverse trial. His sexual misconduct must have
from Congress (12/4). But then you give brary is like mom and apple pie … difficult logic of our political establishment that been so grave that a sensitive person such
Pat Farr, an equally evil Republican, a nice to speak against. … but I don’t like being thinks it was a dandy idea to make cars and as myself might suffer a stroke if exposed
photo op where he pretends to give a shit manipulated,” KLCC 8/28/15. trucks our competitors for food in a world to the details.
about homeless people. Emily Semple opposed the library levy where more than one-third of the human I always thought secret trials were not
The only good Republican is a defeated tax … “when so many people are home- population is severely malnourished. the American way of doing things. Convict-
Republican. Please don’t give these scum- less,” KLCC 8/28/15. Global biofuel farming has raised the ing the accused based on secret evidence
bags any positive press. Now McCornack advocates for an cost of fertilizer, farmland and food all and that sort of thing: that’s the sort of thing
Doug Hintz elected city auditor, a tax increase of a re- over the world. Malnutrition is the world’s that goes on in North Korea, isn’t it?
Eugene ported $600,000 per year and a reach up to foremost cause of avoidable premature Golly, now I am beginning to wonder
… well, nobody seems to know where its death, and the primary cause of avoidable if Jon Ruiz might not be a covert North
PICK YOUR BATTLES authority stops. mental retardation in children. Korean agent. I better copy this letter to
The controversy over the Jesus banner A tax increase! How else to cover this Biofuel farming is eroding away the Mayor Lucy Vinis so that she can protect
downtown is a distraction. There are big- chunk of money subtracted from a zero- last remaining half of our prime Midwest us from civil servants who might be com-
ger fish to fry. sum city budget with only a hope for pay- topsoil, helping kill off the bees through munist plants.
Suppose the opponents of the banner were back. Worse than a levy. Semple is not tak- increased pesticide use, and increases both I doubt that Ruiz really is a North Ko-
to prevail and get it taken down, then what? ing a position regarding this imposing tax, water and air pollution while giving us rean agent, but we should err on the side
The “fake president” is still in the White this time, even when so many more people lower gas mileage and more engine repair of caution.
House. Racists, Nazis and misogynists corrupt are homeless. bills. I know that the Eugene Weekly pol-
the national discourse. Greedy corporations The auditor issue may not be “mom It takes lots of fossil fuels to produce icy is that letters to the editor should
rob the people and degrade the environment. and apple pie,” but it's being marketed as ethanol and biodiesel, so the idea that bio- be signed. But I think this is a special
However imperfect, our system of gov- such in what is, I believe, a Eugene “po- fuels are a viable alternative to fossil fuels case: One does not want to risk getting on
ernment of, by and for the people has been litical family feud,” to gain control of city is beyond insanity. the wrong side of the North Korean secret
a force for good. But we the people have government from this City Council, future The biofuel industry is powered by service for sure!
gotten lazy and let lobbyists, gas-lighters councils and the city manager. And, the empty-headed green symbolism and mas- And yet our mayor really should be
and criminals corrupt and dominate the über-auditor can itself be audited, only by sive corporate greed. warned of possible communist evildoers
system. It will take a mighty effort from all another election. Think about that! Christopher Calder who might be hiding in plain sight in our
quarters of society to take it back. I stand with Bonny Bettman McCor- Eugene city’s bureaucracy.
Whatever your issue with organized re- nack: “I don’t like being manipulated.” Anonymous author, forwarded by
ligion, you must remember there are plenty Richard Guske NORTH KOREAN PLANT Paul Nicholson
of Christians who believe in equality and Eugene I hear that Jon Ruiz is banishing the im- Eugene
social justice. Instead of alienating them, age of Garrison Keiller, just to be on the
let’s join with them to fight the greater evil. GREED REIGNS SUPREME safe side? A CINEMATIC PROPOSAL
Brook Adams Debra McGee’s letter “Merkley Lis- I contacted Minnesota public broad- Long ago, when I was a kid, there were
Eugene tens” (12/21) ignores the fact that Sen. Jeff casting to learn the full extent of Garri- lots of drive-in movies but very few home-
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Jan 11
Keola Beamer Henry Kapono
less people. Now that situation has been running and hardest working-groups like
completely reversed. Is there a connection? Health Care for All Oregon, Eugene Spring-
Perhaps not, but consider this: Many field Solidarity Network, The Pacific Green
homeless people can’t afford housing but Party, the Democratic Party and 350.org.
they can afford a car, so they wind up liv- Right now we are working for the yes
ing in one. The problem with living in a car vote on Measure 101 on Jan. 23, with the
is where to park it without it being ticketed goal of eventually having universal health
and towed. coverage. We supported the AFSCME Jan 13
The solution? Free drive-in movies for strikers who unfortunately didn’t achieve
the homeless! their aim but got some notoriety. Victor Wooten Trio
With adequate funding, free drive-ins A direct action taken on Dec. 7 by
could provide safe parking places for the ORLC was a rally to protect net neutral-
homeless, plus they could watch movies. ity. It was carried out in front of Verizon on
We might not be able to recreate the full Coburg Road because they, like AT&T and
’50s drive-in experience, but we could em- Comcast, want to monopolize and priva-
ploy some modern-day updates. tize cyberspace.
Instead of having a big movie screen, If you care about the people and the
for example, we could provide free wi-fi remaining life forms that we live on this
and Netflix so the homeless could watch planet with, come share your words and
movies in their cars on their phones. In- ideas with us.
stead of having to build a snack bar with David Ivan Piccioni
restrooms, provide food trucks and port-a- Eugene
potties.
Wouldn’t these free drive-ins be bet- CHUCK IT ALL
ter than what the homeless are faced with Just asking, but could it be that Stephen
now? Paddock, the man who killed 58 people Jan 19
Where to put free drive-ins In Eugene? and injured hundreds in Las Vegas last Oc-
Small ones wouldn’t need much space. tober, and Donald Trump — the man who
How about starting with the empty City thinks that some neo-Nazis are “good peo-
The Carl Woideck Jazz Heritage Project
Hall lot? We might as well get some use ple,” that radical right-wing video material
out of it. is worthy of endorsement by the president The Latin Side of
Randy Stenersen of the United States, that the only thing Is-
Eugene rael and Palestine need is a good real estate
broker and that the environment is simply Trane, Miles & Monk
BERNIE’S LEGACY LIVES ON there to be polluted — have something es-
A group derived from the activism that sential in common?
sprang up simultaneously or because of Perhaps there are some people who are
Bernie Sanders’ attempt to gain the presi- of the opinion that the entire enterprise of Next at The Shedd
| full schedule: theshedd.org |
dency now meets weekly on Saturdays life, liberty and realization of human po-
at 11 am at Theo’s. “Our Revolution Lane tential is just not very interesting anymore, 1.20 Blues Harmonica Blowout 2.12 Chamber Music Amici
County” discusses all the topics that shone and that it is now time to unceremoniously 1.24 Ladysmith Black Mambazo 2.16 Tommy Castro
more brightly in the populace’s minds be- chuck the whole thing.
1.25 David Grisman Quintet 2.17 Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan
fore, during and after the 2016 election. After all: Why not?
2.1-11 The Jazz Kings: A Pocketful 2.21 Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton
The causes and perspectives discussed Stephen Slater
of Dreams: Bing Crosby 2.23 Honey Whiskey Trio
consistently for 40 years by Sanders are Eugene
2.3 Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues 2.24 A Night of Vocal Arts 2018
now talked about and organized around
2.6 Chick Corea (2 shows) 2.28 Masters of Hawai’ian Music
in the cafe/pizza place by people who saw
LETTERS POLICY: We welcome letters on all topics and
2.7 Chico Schwall: Uncle Dave 3.1 Taj Mahal Trio
something positive in them and now want will print as many as space allows, with priority given to
the message to spread. timely local issues. Please limit length to 200 words and Macon & Sister Rosetta Tharpe 3.3 Martha Redbone
Many distinguished guests have graced include your address and phone number for our files. 2.10 Moombah! The Search 3.4 the microphilharmonic:
Email to [email protected], fax to 484-4044 or
our meetings, including Sen. James Man- mail to 1251 Lincoln, Eugene 97401. for Pie Town Woodwind Octets
ning, Rep. Julie Fahey and Eugene’s longest-
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BY MORGAN THEOPHIL
ROD ADAMS
ROD ADAMS’ CRIME:
HOMELESSNESS
‘You’re asking somebody to agree
to something that feels like a
human rights violation.’
PHOTO BY MORGAN THEOPHIL
O
n Dec. 20, a small crowd of supporters once bation and seven days in jail if the probation was violated. sistently checking in — something Adams says he should
again followed Rod Adams to the Eugene Mu- “The point is that in all of these cases, Adams always not have to agree to.
nicipal Court as he faced sentencing for criminal gets up, cleans up and moves on,” Connelly said. “It would “It’s a matter of human dignity — he’s looking at what
trespass by sleeping near buildings on the city’s not be a ridiculous suggestion to ask police to simply wake he’d have to, or be forced to, give up by taking part in the
sidewalks. people like Mr. Adams up, ask him to move on and just let services our city provides,” Connelly said.
As a homeless man who has been ticketed or arrested him go.” “Let me ask you this: Could Mr. Adams become housed
more than 40 times in Eugene for a variety of minor, non- Arwen Maas-DeSpain, who works with Occupy Medi- if he would merely go through the steps that are required
violent crimes during the past nine years, Adams has been cal and Carry it Forward — two organizations that directly for the case management criteria?” Fredericks asked. “It
taking his cases to trial to start a conversation about the help the homeless in Eugene — spoke at the hearing about seems that way to me, and maybe I’m wrong, but it seems
criminalization of homelessness. the lack of available resources for Adams and the home- like he just won’t do it.”
Adams himself is a controversial figure who often vid- less community at large. Maas-DeSpain was not allowed “That’s a little bit of a trick question,” Maas-DeSpain an-
eos police interactions; he also criticizes some of the advo- to speak at Adam’s first trial, where that judge also did not swered. “You’re asking somebody to agree to something that
cates and groups who seek to help the unhoused. allow the issue of homelessness to be addressed. feels like a human rights violation — giving up his freedom.”
Attorney Joseph Connelly represented Adams at sen- Maas-DeSpain testified that, more often than not, all The judge said he’s been working intently on this case
tencing for a conviction of criminal trespass (see Eugene services in Lane County, and specifically those for veterans outside of the courtroom, and that there is no easy answer
Weekly 12/14/2017) and for a probation violation from a that Fredericks has asked Adams to look into, require two to the issue at hand. He said Adams’ choice-of-evils de-
separate criminal trespass case that went to trial Nov. 15 things: The person must be homeless and must have been fense would fail in his courtroom, but it might prevail on
(EW 11/22/2017). diagnosed with a mental or physical illness. appeal to a higher court.
But Adams was also assigned a new attorney, Andrew Adams, she said, does not need or want to be diagnosed Adams has been appealing his criminal trespass convic-
Kraushaar, who will represent him in late January on mul- with a mental or physical illness, making him ineligible for tions in hopes of tackling this issue at a different level.
tiple counts of criminal trespass in the second degree and those services. “We just haven’t been able to talk about homelessness,
disorderly conduct. “Rod to me represents a bit of the population that falls which doesn’t feel like justice to me,” Maas-DeSpain said.
At the start of the sentencing hearing, Connelly and through the cracks in our available resources in our com- “If there are ways to allow that talk to happen, then some-
Judge Richard Fredericks discussed the counter-productiv- munity,” Maas-DeSpain said. “He just ends up not fitting thing different might happen here.”
ity of jailing Adams time and time again. “Putting him in into the criteria for most of the programs here.” Fredericks sentenced Adams to four days in jail, two
jail is probably costing the city more money and resources Further, even if Adams did agree to saying that he has for each count of criminal trespass, and one year of proba-
than just putting him in an apartment,” Connelly said. an illness, all programs include some level of case manage- tion. Adams will be represented by Kraushaar on Jan. 31
The judge agreed and acknowledged his change in ment — essentially a manager coming in to check up on at his trial for criminal trespass in the second degree and
thinking since his previous sentencing of one year of pro- the person, doing anything from enforcing a curfew to con- disorderly conduct. ■
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IT’S ABOUT TIME the cosmos that bracket the universe, from infini-
tesimally small to unimaginably expansive.

Just over a century and a half ago Darwin pub-
BY DAVID WAGNER lished the theory of evolution by natural selection.
These are the fundamental theories of science that
The turn of the calendar year comes, not coinci- give us our deepest understanding of the real world.
dentally, at the turn of the solar year. It would be ap- Natural history — recording direct observation of
propriate to celebrate New Year’s Day the day after nature around us — remains, in my view, at the core
winter solstice. The solstices are milestones in the of our common science experience.
cycle of nature, not end and starting points. Personal knowledge of nature being transmitted
The peak of gray whale southward migration from one generation to the next by learning about
that began last month continues for a week or the real, natural world is a wonderful thing.
two in January. The mosses that began their new Even as new subatomic particles are discovered
growth with October rains are developing reproduc- and gravitational waves detected from across the
tive branches. Spring flowering plants have leaves universe, we can all participate in the practice of
emerging from the ground and buds swelling on tips science by learning the birds and flowers and pass-
of twigs. Cold, rainy days give us reason to move ing this knowledge to our children.
slowly and contemplate.
Botanist David Wagner has worked in Eugene for 40 years. His 2018
Now is a good time to ponder that a century ago Oregon Nature Calendar is available at Down to Earth in Eugene or by
Einstein was polishing up his relativity theories of contacting him at [email protected].
LICORICE FERN,
POLYPODIUM GLYCYRRHIZA
Oregon Attorney General Settlement Notice
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NEWS BY CORINNE BOYER AND MAX THORNBERRY
MORE ON MEASURE 101
Upcoming town hall, forums will cover health care vote
O
regon voters face a decision regarding the future fund the recently expanded and revamped public health icaid also insures more than a third of families in some
of health care when they go to the polls for the care system. rural parts of the state.
Jan. 23 special election. Measure 101 asks vot- The fiscal impact statement for the measure estimates Duehmig and other supporters say Measure 101 will
ers to approve funding for health care for Orego- that the state would lose hundreds of millions of dollars in stabilize markets and protect Medicaid moving forward.
nians. The measure has more than 160 organi- revenue from federal matching Medicaid funds. Public support for the measure has reached the ears of
zations endorsing it, according to the Yes for Healthcare “If it doesn’t happen we are going to lose a big chunk of lawmakers on both sides of the political spectrum. Sens.
campaign PAC, which has raised more than $1.8 million to funding,” Robert Duehmig, board president of the Oregon Peter Courtney (D-Salem) and Ted Ferrioli (R-John Day)
support the passage of 101. Rural Health Association says. “Not just state funding but both support the measure and encourage voters to do the
Specifically, Measure 101 itself would garner between the billions of dollars of federal funding too.” same.
$210 million and $320 million for health care from the Or- Supporters of the measure are adamant that this tax is “As the Democratic Senate President, and the Senate
egon health care industry, according to progressive think- vital to continue insuring the most vulnerable Oregonians. Republican Leader, we don’t always agree. But on Mea-
tank Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP), by adding Recent expansion of Medicaid has helped insure one in sure 101, there’s no question: Oregonians should vote
0.7 percent to the existing 5.3 percent hospital assessment five Oregonians. YES,” Courtney and Ferrioli write in an endorsement in
and establishing a 1.5 percent assessment on health insur-
ers, managed care companies and the Public Employees
'There’s only a small segment of the population that for whatever reason
Benefit Board.
OCPP says the previous health insurance company as- doesn’t want Oregonians to have health coverage.
sessment, which helped pay for health care in Oregon, ex-
So if this measure does fail, possibly 350,000 Oregonians
pired in 2014.
A “yes” vote will allow the funding to go into effect. A will lose health coverage and over 66,000 children
“no” vote could result in as many as 350,000 Oregonians
that are covered under the Oregon Health Plan
losing their health care, according to state Sen. James Man-
ning, a Democrat representing District 7 in Lane County. will potentially lose their health insurance as well.'
“There’s only a small segment of the population that for
whatever reason doesn’t want Oregonians to have health — Sen. JameS manning
coverage,” Manning says. “So if this measure does fail, pos-
sibly 350,000 Oregonians will lose health coverage and over Manning says the major stakeholders — hospitals and the special election’s Voters’ Pamphlet. “Oregon has a plan
66,000 children that are covered under the Oregon Health insurance companies — agreed to the tax. “Some people, for funding healthcare that really works for all of us. That
Plan will potentially lose their health insurance as well.” for whatever reason, they don’t want children who may plan is Measure 101.”
Manning, along with Sen. Lee Beyer and Rep. Julie Fa- not be documented to get health care. That’s evil and it's In addition to the Jan. 4 town hall in Junction City, the
hey, will host a town hall at the Viking Sal Senior Center in morally criminal.” League of Women Voters Lane County, together with the
Junction City on Jan. 4. Some of the top donors to the Yes for Healthcare cam- Springfield City Club and Wildish Community Theater, is
“I want to make sure that we answer any questions paign include Willamette Valley Community Health, LLC, sponsoring a forum on 101 at 7 pm Tuesday, Jan. 9, at the
that anybody may have regarding Measure 101 and [that which gave $100,000, and Oregon Association of Hospi- Wildish Theater, 630 Main Street in Springfield. Hayden
voters] understand the severity if the measure doesn’t get tals and Health Systems, which contributed $90,000. will speak in opposition to Measure 101 and Rep. John
passed,” Manning says. A number of rural communities are standing behind Lively will speak in support.
Locally, Republican Rep. Cedric Hayden from Rose- Measure 101 as well. “When it comes to health care, ac- LWVLC is holding a second forum noon Thursday, Jan.
burg has campaigned against the measure. cess to health care and the importance of families being 11, at the Valley River Inn, 1000 Valley River Way. A buf-
When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into covered, it works in rural Oregon like it does in urban Or- fet lunch is available for $17; beverage only is $5. If you
law in 2010, it allowed a Medicaid expansion funded by egon,” Duehmig says. attend the Jan. 11 luncheon, LWV asks you call and say
federal dollars that helped bolster Oregon’s health care in- Expanded and affordable health care is important for whether you will be lunching, just want a beverage or sim-
dustry. In 2017, federal dollars no longer paid 100 percent the nearly 400,000 children who rely on Medicaid in Or- ply plan to attend. Call 541-343-7917 or email league@
of the expansion, forcing legislators to find new ways to egon. Duehmig writes in support of the measure that Med- lwvlc.org. ■
trusted organizations that say “Yes.” For the full POLLUTION UPDATE
list, go to yesforhealthcare.org/supporters.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
• 2018 is the year of elections we must win lo- (DEQ) sent a warning letter to Goshen, Inc. on Dec.
cally and nationally. Here’s a new candidate who has 1 for various water quality-related violations at its
already filed for Lane County commissioner from “wood recovery” facility on Milliron Road south of
• Eugene Weekly’s huge “sports department” is Springfield (District 2). Joe Berney, who is challeng- Junction City. More specifically, DEQ cited Goshen,
thrilled to see the actual huge sports department ing the Republican incumbent Sid Leiken, says this Inc. for failing to monitor stormwater discharges,
at The Register-Guard finally giving the University district has an 11-point Democratic edge as well as violating effluent limitations and failing to document
of Oregon women’s basketball team some love. many independents, so he has a good chance to win inspections and employee stormwater education.
Ranked 10th in the country, this team is so much it. Check him out at [email protected]. During its inspection DEQ documented a leaking
fun to watch, both in the arena and lately on TV. dumpster, “soils, chip piles and piles of sawdust
The UO athletic department should build a crowd • The longtime mascot of South Eugene High throughout the facility not being swept/removed
for Coach Kelly Graves and his amazing players. School, the Axemen, has come under fire recently, at acceptable frequency,” an unidentified source of
Think UConn. and legitimately so — in this day and age, female standing water, and “no source control practices …
and gender-questioning athletes should never be upstream of the north pond to prevent or minimize oil
• Vote “Yes” on Measure 101 in the Jan. 23 merely auxiliary to their male counterparts. Lady or other pollutants from entering the pond.” Goshen,
election. We keep hammering that endorsement Axemen doesn’t cut it. It’s straight up discrimina- Inc. is one of 117 Lane County facilities with Clean
because turnout and support is so critical. On Dec. tion. The 4J School Board needs to vote to change Water Act-permitted industrial stormwater discharg-
17, The Oregonian in Portland editorialized for a the mascot and decide on a path forward to choos- es to waters of the state. For a list of these facilities,
“No” vote, of course, and that should be enough ing a new one that takes into account the wishes of please visit goo.gl/GGFxUD. — Doug Quirke/Oregon
to send us down-staters back to the long list of SEHS students and faculty. Clean Water Action Project
10 January 4, 2018 • eugeneweekly.com