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MILLION MOMS MARCH, PICNIC ON MOM’S DAY of only 10 percent pro-environment votes has earned him campaign cash from developers. Meisner’s leading campaign contributor is “Celebrating Youth and the Promise of the local Giustina family of loggers, land and Peace” is the theme speakers and musicians real estate speculators and developers. In two will embrace this Sunday when Eugene partic- other key council races, the state’s leading pro- ipates in the national Million Mom’s March sprawl lobbying group — the Homebuilder for Mother’s Day. Beginning at 2:30 pm, Association PAC’s “Oregonians for moms, kids — even dads and friends — will Affordable Housing” — has made major do- gather at the EWEB Plaza fountain then march nations to Maurie Denner and Tom Slocum. — or rather, stroll — to gather at the Owen Here’s a look at how pro- Rose Garden for a picnic and music. sprawl and anti-environmental The march is intended to speak out interests are backing their against gun violence. In Washington, slate of candidates for the D.C., more than a million people are Eugene City Council with expected to gather the same day big bucks, according to under the theme, “Halt the reports of contributions Assault.” The Assault Weapons made by April 1: Ban is up in September, and the Scott Meisner, NRA is currently lobbying hard to Ward 7, reported $4,256 in keep it from being reinstated. contributions. The Giustina The Eugene march focuses on hon- family gave Meisner $1,250 oring youth and youth groups who Tom Slocum through their various compa- work for peace. Mayoral candidate nies. The Duncan & Brown real estate analysis Kitty Piercy will be among the speakers ad- firm gave $500. The Eugene Firefighters dressing those gathered at EWEB. After 3 pm, union gave $500. Republican Mayor Jim the march begins toward the Owen Rose Torrey and the Ulum Group, a conservative Garden for a picnic and more music, led by lobbying and PR firm, each gave $100. bagpiper Wylie McKinnon and special grand Tom Slocum, Ward 1, reported $3,240 in marshalls. donations. An association of commercial in- A free van shuttle will take picnickers from vestment real estate agents (CID) gave $700. the Rose Garden back to EWEB. The event is Real Estate broker Ward Beck gave $250 and free, but those wishing to donate to the Million brokers Robert Nelson, John Pennington, Bill Mom March to offset local costs and support Baxter, Artie Gilad, Mike Miller, and Kenneth the national agenda may send a check to Kime gave $100 each. The Homebuilders Million Mom March of Lane County, 30 East PAC gave $500, contractor Don McCrae gave Broadway, Box 13, Eugene 97401. — AS $200 and contractor Fred Wittkop gave $500. DEVELOPERS FUND Maurie Denner, Ward 2, reported raising MEISNER, SLOCUM, DENNER $5,825. The Homebuilders PAC and the Chamber gave $750 each. Other big contribu- Eugene Councilor Scott Meisner has tors include $1,000 from Kay Toolson, CEO claimed to support the environment in his of Manaco Coach and a major Republican campaign for re-election. But Meisner’s Party contributor, $200 from Liberty Bank Oregon League of Conservation Voters record manager Mike Drennan, $250 from Cascade Title Co. owner Tom McMahon and $250 from J. Douglas McKay, lumber mill manager. — Alan Pittman HART WILLIAMS GETS LEFT OUT OF PAMPHLET The Voters’ Pamphlet that arrived in the mail last week does not include a column of words or a photo of Oregon House District 8 candidate Hart Williams, and he’s irked. “Last Thursday friends began calling me to say: ‘Hart! You’re not in the Voters’ Pamphlet!’ I got mine in the mail, and sure enough, nothing,” he says. “This was a ‘Pearl Harbor’ kind of emotional blow: The legs had been cut out from under my campaign.” Hart says he’d decided to save money in his “under $2,000” run for office, and “didn’t feel like paying the $300 ‘graft’ they demand for inclusion of one’s mug shot. In the past, there would appear a blank space saying that the candidate had declined — which I’d counted on — but this time, no payee, no exis- tee.” Hart says Oregon statutes (ORS 251.165) require that the secretary of state include all candidates, but he was told that he was in- cluded in the listings of candidates on Page 4. To make up for the omission, Hart says he plans to “make a spectacle of myself in every possible manner” and “make as much noise as possible to try and overcome the new ‘rule’ that only political ‘insiders’ are interviewed for endorsements, are included in Voters’ Pamphlets, or are taken seriously by most of our local media.” Hart is running against Paul Holvey and Mitzi Colbath in the race and this week held a press conference attacking both opponents. His chief complaint is that Holvey’s campaign is being heavily financed by money from Washington state.— TJT SMART GUY IN TOWN ON NORTHWEST TOUR How do we actualize true security in a world of war and terrorism? One person offer- ing a new vision is Ira Shorr, national field di- rector of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR). Shorr is on a Northwest tour and will be in Eugene speaking at 7 pm Tuesday, May 11 at Lawrence Hall, Room 177 at UO. He is also known as a talented satirist, cur- rently touring as “Senator Jess Trussme, from a state that cannot be named for security rea- sons and candidate for the White House in 2004 — running to the right of George Bush.” Shorr will also appear at noon May 12 in Albany at the First Christian Church, 432 Ferry St.; at 7 pm May 12 in Corvallis at the Oddfellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd; and at 7:30 pm May 13 in Salem at Cone Chapel on the WU campus. Shorr is currently championing the House of Representatives Concurrent Resolution 392, calling for adoption of PSR’s Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) security platform. This resolution calls for congressional action to “strengthen • If you’ve ever worked in a windowless office space under harsh fluorescent lights, you’ll appreciate EW’s gratitude toward artist Dan Hitchcock. Over a recent weekend, Hitchcock conducted a stunning transformation of our production room, covering the concrete workspace walls with a mural of blue skies, meadowland and dense forests. Says EW Art Director Kevin Dougherty, “Dan brought the great outdoors indoors.” Many thanks to Hitchcock and his wife, Mae (also an artist and “scenery consultant” on this project). To see more of their work, visit www.danandmaehitchcock.com 8 MAY 6, 2004
