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TO THE EDITOR ment, end at 10 pm. It does not matter what is on the agenda. This has resulted in al- lowing citizens who want to speak on an issue little or no time. Also voting in favor of this change was Nancy Nathanson. The City Council is the governing body of our community. Monday night meetings are the times when we get to voice opin- ions about the actions of the council. If we can’t speak then, when will they hear us? It is time to take our democracy back, not only from George W. Bush, but also from Scott Meisner and Nancy Nathanson. On May 18, I hope you have voted for those who believe in hearing from you and not those who don’t. Michael Carrigan Eugene away from where nearly everyone agrees they should be spent on restoring complex- ity and resiliency to our public forests. We must reduce fuels near homes and communities. We must replace culverts that impair fish passage. We must thin hundreds of thousands of acres of young, dense stands that were clearcut and planted decades ago. These projects will produce wood fiber and jobs, as well as promote the development of forests that support wildlife and clean water. ONRC actively promotes these alterna- tives to logging ancient forests and wild- lands. We recognize that a healthy econ- omy and a healthy ecosystem must be di- verse. Instead of fighting over the last scraps of wildlands and ancient forests, we believe we should throw our collective weight behind getting common sense work done. Jeremy Hall ONRC, Eugene ARTISTIC VISION I had occasion to view Margaret Via’s lovely retrospect last week at the Maude Kerns Art Center. As a landscape artist, Via is aware of the history and current issues around her chosen subject matter; otherwise, her re- sults might be naïve, and unlikely to move the viewer. However, Via’s unique draw- ings and paintings conceptually reduce the natural/manmade world into calculated SHORTING DEMOCRACY In 2002 Scott Meisner initiated and succeeded in having passed a change in the City Council process. That change resulted in having Monday night meetings, which are the only meetings open to public com- RE-ELECT BETTY TAYLOR CITY COUNCIL WARD 2 Betty is endorsed by: Clear Commitments! Strong Endorsements! Organizations Sierra Club Eugene Firefighters Local 851 AFSCME Local 1724 Oregon League of Conservation Voters Oregon Natural Resources Council Action PAC Present and Former Local Officials David Kelly, Bonny Bettman, Gary Rayor, Peter Sorenson, Bill Dwyer, Donald Hampton, Tom Lininger, Paul Holvey, Jim Weaver, Paul Nicholson, Shawn Boles Businesses Crux Rock Gym, Homewaters Fly Fishing, Mini Pet Mart, Bicycle Way of Life, Tsunami Books, Tasty Thai Kitchen, Living Earth Herbs, A Taste of India A Proven Leader for a Positive Future for Eugene Authorized and Paid for by Betty Taylor for City Council REELECT Bonny Bettman EUGENE CITY COUNCILOR SERVING WARD 1 us on to represent d te n u co e b n ca s. “Bonny Bettman d clear decision an ed ch ar se re l- , wel with principled City Councilor. g in rk o w d ar h and all ages and has She is a reliable f o s n ze ti ci r fo there nfronting local Bonny has been co es su is h it w helpful been especially pson, President m o h T y ar C — ncil on Aging u o C senior citizens.” e ir p m E d Emeral PAID FOR BY ELECT BONNY BETTMAN www.efn.org/~bonny APRIL 29, 2004 5
