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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (April 17, 2003)
Earth Day 2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom Someone opens the door — I hurry outside and broadcast them on the sand like seeds. Guests draw lines of salt across the thresholds of front and back doors. Army cutworms have invaded our home. Hundreds of them are crawling across the stone floor, over books, up on the couch — We are home. An atlas open to Iraq rests on our living room table. What? When? How? I grab a broom and sweep as many as I can into the dust pan — They curl into balls on contact, bodies piled high, roll on top of each other t h r e a t e n i n g to spill over the edges. Guests arrive. We open a bottle of wine — cook, sit down to eat, talk, tell stories, listen. In the middle of the dinner party, a friend cries out, “My God — ” We slam the doors shut. I n v a s i o n There will be no democracy here. On my way back, I now see our house is writhing with worms; thousands upon thousands of worms, plump, fleshy troops, olive green, marching left-right, left-right, left-right up exterior walls on their way toward our roof — From the air, the desert is an open wound. It bleeds. We are at war. A candle is burning near. MARCH 20, 2003 We turn off the lights. The lone candle flickers casting a trembling shadow across Iraq — We are at war. We wait. Baghdad is burning. The Army cutworms have burrowed in. — Terry Tempest Williams We turn around. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Our Sustainability Depends On you ! Mary Monette 683-6836 Woodturnings Fine Furniture Repair Save a Tree! Repair Your Furniture support local businesses that support our earth! Repair You can help FOOD for Lane County’s Gardens by volunteering, lending your expertise or donating much need funds. Reduce Reuse CALL 343-2822 TODAY! Ruby & Amber’s Organic Oasis OPEN FARM DAY! ROCK DUST For Your Garden Build Your Topsoil Feed Those Microbes Lots of Minerals 1-(541)-942-DUST (=3878) SUNDAY, MAY 25 • 11-4PM 946-1504 • rubyandamber@earthlink.net RockDust@epud.net We can deliver (if not too far) Meditation Services Northwest FURNITURE REINCARNATION THE ONLY WAY TO A PEACEFUL END IS THROUGH PEACEFUL MEANS 1257 HIGH ST., STE 3 • 868-2080 www.heartsongfoundation@hotmail.com Local, Fresh, Organic Energy-Efficient Non-Toxic Sustainable Beautiful hey bayles! farm Creative and Intelligent Design that promotes Healthy and Harmonious Environments 541-349-0966 EUGENE, OR Homeland security begins with your food. L ove S hack Design 345-9475 Show this ad at Banana Warehouse to receive 40% off any Love Shack design. WWW . ANGELFIRE . COM / INDIE / LOVESHACK Laundromat & Cleaners owners Henry & Debbie LaClair 77 E. 29th Ave. 686-0660 heybaylesfarm.com Aqua-Clean ARCHITECTURE + ENGINEERING FOR THE PROTECTION OF “The alternative to dry cleaning.” RIPP Services, LLC A local document shredding service for individuals and businesses. You can have your carpets professionally cleaned with our new anti-allergen, hypo-allergic cleaning! • PLANT DERIVED • BIODEGRADABLE • ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE Total Home Carpet Care Call for a free carpet cleaning inspection! Responsible Care SYSTEM OF CLEANING 16 APRIL 17, 2003 461-1918 Protect your identity Shredded materials are recycled into usable paper goods. Call 521-8688
