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
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Bonny
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