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march 21,2003 » ¡mat rTTTTTFTni shift driving a cab. A jingle producer called hack, and soon her voice was heard singing the well-known jingle for the N estles Sweet Dreams white chocolate bar. anonymous, is furious that his city is planning to erect a life-size bronze sculpture of Ken Kesey, who grew up in Springfield. T he man cites the 1986 Esquire article “Blows to the Spirit: W here and How the American Male Has Taken It on the C h in ,” in which the author made “some shockingly offensive, almost violently homo en esey culpture phobic statements.” pposed “You know, some people say syphilis came O eventeen-year-old com m ents have com e from screwing sheep and pigs, and there are some O hack to haunt the acclaimed author o f One who say that A ID S may have come from mon Flew O ver the C u ckoo’s Nest. keys," Kesey said. “So, when the Scriptures, not A Eugene resident, who wishes to remain just the Judeo-Christian Scriptures, hut lots of 2 Scriptures say, 9 ‘D on’t screw ani- 3 mals,’ it’s not because God doesn’t want us screwing animals, he’s telling us that if we’re going to screw animals, we’re going to get things from them.” Kesey, who died in 2001 , also said: "It seems to me it’s o n e’s job to put sperm in a place that’s designed for it. You don’t put crankcase oil in your power-steering system. And when God says, ‘Do not put crankcase oil in your power-steering system,’ h e’s not Ken Kesey associated homosexuality with bestiality in 1 9 8 6 , according to saying, ‘If you do, an angry Eugene man you’ll go to hell,’’ K O K S he’s saying, ‘If you do, you’ll blow the seals out of your power steering.’ ” E state P lanning W orkshops O ffered cKenzie River Gathering Foundation will play host to two estate planning work shops this spring. They will provide a good overview of the variety of ways people can pre pare their estates, including information on wills, medical directives and tax issues. These workshops are appropriate for every one, regardless of estate size. Facilitators are experienced estate planning attorneys. Ellen Adler will lead a workshop from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 5 in Eugene. Judy Uherberlau will facilitate a class from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 3 in Ashland. T h e requested donation is $10-$20. No one will he turned away. M To register contact Sheryl Sackman at 503-289-1517 or sheryl@mrgfoundation.org. P uyallup S tudent F ights D iscrimination D amian Ball of Puyallup, Wash., has been selected to receive a Youth Activist Schol arship Award in recognition of his work for civil liberties. T he $4,000 college scholarship is one of 14 awarded by the American Civil Liberties Union to high school students around the nation. Ball received the award because of his demon strated commitment to working for equal treat ment of all students as an activist with the Gay Straight Alliance at Emerald Ridge High School. In the face of concerted opposition, the club courageously carried out a protest action to raise awareness about the harassment of gay students. Founded in 2000, the G S A has provided support and advocacy for individuals facing dif ficulties because o f their sexual orientation. W hen members decided to participate in April 2002’s Day of Silence P roject, a national action designed to spread awareness of the need to combat intolerance, they anticipated it might catch some flak but did not realize the degree of controversy it would generate. Mobilized by conservative religious forces, some parents objected that the event was wrongly promoting the “homosexual agenda." Several dozen people pressured the district to stop the Day of Silence, pressed their case on the letters page of Tacoma’s The News Tribune and threatened to vote against the district school levy in protest. T he school board and principal stood behind the right of students to hold the event, and the Day o f Silence took place without major inci dent. About 50 kids kept their vow to remain silent, close to 200 wore rainbow ribbons in sup port, and others wore a sticker. “I cringe at the thought of what might happen to our country if people don’t stand up for what is right, even if they are standing alone,” Ball said. “It is every person’s job to defend the civil liber ties of others; there is not any other way to ensure that we will all remain free. I stand firmly resolved to do my best to make sure that ideas that pro mote human rights and civil liberties, regardless of their popularity, are not suppressed.” J H Com piled by J im and mmÊ Yes, it’s possible. 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