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TO THE EDITOR encourage that they carry emergency con- traception. Some pharmacists do not carry emergency contraception because they are not well informed about it or perceive that there is little demand for it. By providing information about emergency contraception and demonstrating that women in the com- munity want access to it, many pharmacists can be motivated to stock emergency con- traceptives in their stores. The FDA is stalling, but reproductive health advocates must keep working to help women prevent unplanned pregnancies. Barbara Hemstreet Springfield over the skeleton since the invasion. We should provide security for every Iraqi cit- izen so that they can safely leave their homes. We should provide jobs so that Iraqis can buy food, housing, medicines and clothes. We should provide electricity so that people can survive their 100-plus degree summers. What would your life be like without security, a job, or electricity? How can we expect a democracy to emerge in Iraq without providing these basic needs? Michael Mooser Eugene NOT ANOTHER VIETNAM A LITTLE TWISTED I find it ironic that on the day when Judith Miller is going to jail for refusing to reveal her sources at the White House, I happened to recall this article I read in February 2004 in The New York Review of Books (www.nybooks.com) regarding the shameless way the White House used Judith Miller to beat the drums for war with talk of aluminum tubes and mush- room clouds. It’s a bit twisted that a reporter who spreads Bush lies to deceive the American public and the world about Iraq is now a martyr for journalistic freedom. Hope Marston Eugene A VIOLENT CRIME Most of the members of the Jeff Luers fan club are too young to remember that the Eugene Fire Department lost two men fighting a blaze at a car lot in 1966. I doubt that any professional firefighter will tell you that torching vehicles with 40 gallon fuel tanks is a harmless, nonviolent form of political protest. Luers’ cheerleaders routinely fail to mention that Jeff and his co-conspirator also attempted to blow up a small tank farm at Tyree Oil Co. Those of us who live in this area would rather not have clueless revolutionaries without a cause firebomb- ing our neighborhood. I’m not qualified to determine an appropriate sentence for these crimes, but the fact that this guy shown no remorse for his actions indicates that he is in need of additional rehabilitation services at the State Pen. Douglas Newton Eugene DEMOCRACY FOR IRAQ? Again President Bush reiterated that he wants to bring democracy to Iraq. This is good as it provides a skeleton for suc- cess. However, he has failed to put flesh Regarding the current multi-billion dollar farce on the other side of the planet: better to run away with our tails between our legs with only 1,700 (or 1,800) unnec- essary deaths, than to run away with our tails between our legs with 50,000-plus unnecessary deaths. If there is anything to be learned from the Vietnamese debacle, maybe the aforementioned maxim might be applied to the Iraqi debacle. Terry Heintz Eugene UNION STAGEHANDS As a union stagehand who works at the Hult Center and Cuthbert Amphitheatre, I take exception to the implication in “Free the Cuthbert” (7/7) that a skilled union stagehand can be replaced by a volunteer. In our industry (yes, it is an industry), the combination of technical skills and physical requirements needed to load in, run and load out a show is commonly undervalued and often the first suggestion when discussing cost cutting is to elimi- nate union wages from the equation. A large portion of the money coming into the ticket office goes right out of town in artists’ fees and promoter profits. I would like the community to remember that the wages we receive cycle directly back into the local economy. When road crews arrive, they are relieved to be working with a local union crew that can quickly and safely load their shows in and out. Eugene can be proud that, combined with great music fans, a union like ours exists to provide visiting artists and technicians a great Eugene experience. So when discussing the expense of put- ting on a show, consider that a union crew is not an “extra cost” (as stated in the arti- cle); rather, we are skilled members of the community and the performing arts. Mike Carpenter Business Agent, IATSE #675 Eugene WHO YOU GONNA BLAME? EDITORIAL Editor Ted Taylor Associate Editor Melissa Bearns Executive/Arts Editor Lois Wadsworth Contributing Editor Anita Johnson Staff Writers Alan Pittman, Kera Abraham Calendar Editor Molly Templeton Contributing Writers Brett Campbell, Rachael Carnes, Rachel Foster, Kate Rogers Gessert, James Johnston, Sharleen Nelson, Mary O’Brien, Sylvie Pederson, Vanessa Salvia, Steven Sawada, Sally Sheklow, Lance Sparks, Martha Ulman West Interns Sara Brickner, David Constantin, Emily Freeman, Ursula Evans-Heritage ART DEPARTMENT Art Director/Production Manager Kevin Dougherty Graphic Artist/Webmaster James Bateman Graphic Artists Todd Cooper, Sandra Rossetter Contributing Photographers Kurt Jensen, Paul Neevel ADVERTISING National Sales Manager Mark Frisbee Display Marketing Consultant Jennifer D’Angelo, Rob Weiss Advertising Traffic Coordinator Geneva Miller Classified Manager Jeffrey Stout Classified Marketing Consultant Danica Zapata BUSINESS Director of Sales and Marketing Bill Shreve Circulation Manager Garet Frana Controller Paula Hoemann Distributors Bob Becker, Alex Bibicoff, Roc Dosland, Kevin Greene, Tim Risch, Ethan Simpson, Pedalers Express Printing Signature Graphics HOW TO REACH US BY E-MAIL: (letters): editor@eugeneweekly.com (advertising): ads@eugeneweekly.com (classifieds): classy@eugeneweekly.com (personals): personals@eugeneweekly.com (calendar): cal@eugeneweekly.com (music/clubs/special shows): music@eugeneweekly.com (art/openings/galleries): visualarts@eugeneweekly.com (performance/theater): performance@eugeneweekly.com (literary arts/readings): books@eugeneweekly.com (movies/film screenings): movies@eugeneweekly.com (circulation): distribution@eugeneweekly.com Eugene Weekly • 1251 Lincoln Street • Eugene, OR 97401 • 541.484.0519 • fax 541-484-4044 JULY 14, 2005 7
