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trol, that’s what. Corporations want control
of our food and water. Worst of all, they
want to squeeze the poor in the global south
for their very lives.
Rich white men who have never known a
moment’s lack are determined to usurp the
food and water autonomy of billions of peo-
ple. If that reality is not local enough, then
imagine working all week just to afford
water to drink. When Coca-Cola owns the
water, will it be concerned about the pollu-
tants and disease that water contains?
June 22, at a panel discussion of USDA,
GMO, and Food Sovereignty spokespeo-
ple, the GMO proponent stated that corpo-
rate control is not a nightmare scenario. The
very next day in the streets, the few protest-
ers who were brave enough to show up
were repeatedly surrounded, ordered to dis-
perse and tasered as they tried to walk
peacefully away. Most of the protesters that
day were very young women. There are
pictures and more information at
www.biotechimc.org It’s time for everyone
to wake up and realize what is at stake here,
nothing less than our future as free people
or as corporate slaves.
Beat back the corporate attack.
Melissa Wheeler
Cottage Grove
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UNIVERSITY
OF OREGON
Let’s see. Sony was given land by the
city of Springfield on which to build their
CD production facility. Sony was given
huge tax breaks by Springfield in exchange
for providing well-paying jobs for local
workers. Sony was provided with infra-
structure by the City of Springfield, which
allowed the systematic sell-off by Sony of
additional free land at a huge profit. Sony
closed their CD production facility after
eight years, interestingly enough just when
their tax breaks ran out.
Now, the Sony CD production facility
will sit empty unless, and until, a buyer is
found.
Springfield’s mayor has stated he has no
interest in approaching Sony regarding re-
couping any of their losses. As a former
Sony employee, I have a suggestion that
just might create a win/win situation for
Sony and Springfield. Since Springfield
“paid for” the CD production facility, why
not ask Sony to “donate” the building and
the land it sits on for use as a sports com-
plex?
Sony could use the donation as a tax
write-off now; it could take forever to find a
buyer for the building. The city has been
wanting a sports complex for years. The fa-
cility already has parking, bathrooms,
water fountains, telephone and computer
lines, a cafeteria, a kitchen, a locker room
with wall lockers, a multi-media room, an
outdoor basketball court, a wellness center
with workout equipment, showers, aerobics
room, security cameras, vast spaces inside
that could be used for both volleyball and
basketball courts, and even enough land to
have an outdoor soccer field. Plus, the site
is already beautifully landscaped.
I think this would go a long way toward
getting the bad taste out of everyone’s
mouth regarding the way in which Sony has
dealt with the city and the state. As it stands
now, Sony has become, and will undoubt-
edly remain, just another four-letter word.
Ellen Columbo
Junction City
THE PEOPLE’S PASSIONS
Republicans and Democrats; liberal,
conservative, red, white or Green. We
could spend the balance of our lives debat-
ing the pros and cons of these matters, yet
they are entirely irrelevant to the concept of
democracy. Democracy, after all, is about
people. It is that simple. There is no democ-
racy without the people, and by definition
the people of a democracy are the source of
government. Therefore our government
should serve only one master, one purpose,
one passion — its people.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich is the only candi-
date I have observed making that truth the
driving force of his campaign. He’s not of
big business, so we can rule out that
tremendous source of corruption. He obvi-
ously does not care about personal gain,
having sacrificed reelection as Cleveland’s
mayor for the sake of principle.
Most importantly, when I see him speak,
when I read his memoranda, I am con-
vinced that this man is passionate about
America, passionate about every one of us,
and passionate about creating positive
changes that will benefit this country and
also our world.
No other candidate seems to have this
passion. It would be wonderful if they all
did. However, while we still live in a
democracy, it is within our power as the
people being served to ensure that our ser-
vant is passionate about us. So learn more
about him at www.kucinich.us and appreci-
ate what he will do for the people.
Steve Hukari
Eugene
THANKS TO LININGER
Let me join those who are congratulat-
ing Tom Lininger for his work on the Lane
County Board of Commisioners. Tom’s
record of achievements as a county com-
missioner is very impressive.
Tom has been a strong advocate of clean
water, clean air and sustainability. He’s led
the fight to block the construction of a new
power plant on Fall Creek. He’s helped to
reduce the County’s reliance on pesticides.
He worked with his fellow commissioners
to pass a resolution in support of acquiring
open space at the confluence of the
McKenzie and Willamette rivers.
Tom has insisted that the county provide
adequate services for rural residents.
Thanks in a large part to Tom’s leadership,
the board added four new sheriff’s deputies
in rural Lane County. Tom also helped to
prevent the closure of Lane County’s rural
health clinics. He’s secured money for road
projects that preserve the safety of our rural
roads. In addition, Tom has worked hard to
preserve the justice courts in rural Lane
County.
I have great respect for Tom Lininger’s
value, advocacy skills and work ethic.
We’ll all miss Tom when he steps down
from the Board of Commissioners on Aug.
15. He will continue his public service as a
UO law professor. Our loss is the UO’s
gain.
Peter Sorenson
Eugene
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