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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (April 24, 2003)
• GOP lawmakers and anti-government pundits have been blasting PERS as an extravagance draining state coffers, but relatively few state employees do well under the retirement system. Only about 9 percent of retirees since 1995 make more retired than working. But retirees with less than 20 years of service who retired after 1997 average only a third of what they made while working. Let’s not blame PERS and state system retirees for our state budget woes. • KLCC’s Morning Edition host Jenny Newtson has confirmed that she is leaving the public radio station after 15 years. She plans to go back to school at Lewis & Clark to take advan- tage of a new family education trust. She says her last day will be Aug. 20 “with a few week-long time-outs for the Country Fair and the glass bead business.” Jenny’s bright voice and wit enliven our moldy town more than she knows. Tune her in while you can at 89.7 FM. Live Here. Work There? • Rumsfeld is denying it, but The New York Times says Bush and Cheney are planning for long-term U.S. military pres- ence in Iraq. We still have bases in Japan, Germany and elsewhere leftover from previous wars, but the best way to occu- py, influence and “protect” other nations is not with troops and airplanes, but rather with diplomats, exchange stu- dents, aid workers and fair trade busi- nesses. • The Eugene Planning Commission meets this week (April 22) to talk about renaming a city street after MLK. King’s legacy deserves renaming a roadway of prominence, such as Centennial Boulevard, which serves both Eugene and Springfield. Renaming Ferry Street Bridge would be a cheap compromise, and the new name would likely not stick. • We’re thinking ahead to November 2004, not so far away. Secretary of State Bill Bradbury and former Gov. Barbara Roberts are Oregon co-chairs for Howard Dean, Democratic presidential candidate and former governor of Vermont who has taken a lonely political stand against our policy of preemptive war. Some sug- gest a ticket of Dean and Dick Gephardt, outsider-insider, Vermont-Missouri, anti- war-pro-war. We’re not so sure. Make It Easy! • Save up to $1,000/year on your commuting costs. • Reduce air pollution in our community. • Guaranteed emergency ride home. • Be dropped off / picked up at the office door. EXISTING CONNECTIONS TO CORVALLIS, ALBANY, LEBANON, EUGENE, SALEM... CALL FOR FREE TRIAL INFO. www.valleyvanpool.info 1-877-VAN-GOGO 13 TH A NNUAL eason peare S Shakes rted! ta S s a H Lithia Springs Inn Two Nights, Two Breakfasts & A Dinner for Two for only $229! Wow Ashland Getaway Package!!! You get 2 nights of basic lodging at Lithia Springs Inn (upgrades available with mineral spring whirlpool in-room) Hot gourmet breakfast for two each day at the Inn Complimentary dinner for two at a featured Ashland area restaurant $229 per couple Bonus: Stay Stay Sunday Sunday thru thru Thursday Monday & Bonus: & get: get: • Spa Massage Package-incuding massage, beverage and bonus treatment featuring nationally known storytellers . . . ESTHER ACOSTA (Tales from a Chicano Life) CATHY SPAGNOLI & SIVAM (Tales from India) GERALD FIERST (Tales from Jewish Folklore) l r fu e!!! e d on rienc W e A xp E ly mi Fa • Winetasting Tour and lunch for 2 at Bella Union Restaurant in Historic Jacksonville. expires May 31, 2003 Call today...1-800-482-7128 and ask for the “Ashland Getaway Package!” Tickets: $8.00 per person OR $20.00 for a family of four (cash or check only) Available at The Actors Cabaret & at the door. **Also: CDs, tapes, shirts and books for Robert Rubinstein • Producer/Director sale** SaTuRdAy, ApRiL or www.ashlandinn.com Multicultural Storytelling Festival ThE 26 st @ 7 :3 0 pm V ERy L iTtLe T hEaTrE 2350 Hilyard St. • 344-7751/344-8176 Sponsored by: Lane Arts Council, Springfield Education Association / Oregon Education Association, City of Eugene, U-Lane-O, Very Little Theatre, & Selco Credit Union APRIL 24, 2003 9
