didn’t even go anywhere. Sure there were
times of unemployment, nearly every winter.
Those were the days when timber paid the
bills.
In 1966 there was a big fire southwest of
Eugene. Salvage began that winter. The myr-
iad jobs produced might boggle the mind of
some UO paper producer. The number and
types of mills are too many to list, not to men-
tion the logging companies and trucking
firms involved; jobs were available. Not to
mention the related service industries (note:
service, not servant industries).
The burn was replanted. In about 10
years’ time there was a beaver colony on
nearly every wet seep in the Oxbow. Deer
swarmed the hils, elk moved in. The creeks
had native fish along with the migration of
those from the ocean. And the trees g
rew.
Today, the beaver are all but gone: The
new conifer forest has shaded out their food
supply. This has a less than positive effect on
fish habitat. Where beaver ponds stood you
have skunk cabbage flats. But the forest sus-
tained. I note some thinning and even some
harvest. Green jobs as it were.
I look around the valley. I see private
lands southeast of Eugene logged for the sec-
ond time in my life. Soon, you will see simi-
lar private holdings in the Coburg Hills
logged for the third time in Eugene’s history.
Timber has your “green sustainability,” but
some can’t see the forest for the trees — their
lips are in the way.
David Walp
Springfield
QUESTIONING OUTCOMES
Re: Marshall Kirkpatrick’s letter (11/13).
Less than a hundred years ago, here in the
U.S., womyn were legal property of their
husbands, or they were “spinsters” and
“whores,” etc. It wasn’t until the ’70s that
womyn gained legal choice over their own
bodies (Roe v. Wade).
Considering the amount of sexual assault
worldwide, one cannot overlook the probabil-
ity that men still feel entitled to our bodies.
Many agree that although slavery was
“abolished” long ago (not long enough) it
was merely 40 years ago that the civil rights
movement commenced and racism still
exists.
With this in mind, yes, it is good that
Marshall has “come out” to the community.
But will the community be willing to apply
this admittance to other scenarios and occur-
rences — will we still question the call of
rape as a false accusation or will we question
the denial on the part of the perpetrator? Will
we continue to ask whether she said no, or
will we find out if he even asked?
Denial of sexual assault has devastating
effects, for the survivor as well as for the
community. I certainly hope that this letter
will create some clarity in the minds of any-
one who has ever attempted to deal with rape
in their community. I also hope that this letter
will inspire men to “come out” to themselves
at least. ’Cause there’s a whole lotta hostility
that comes toward those who break the si-
lence and refuse to shut up.
Flora Gohagan
Eugene
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