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TO THE EDITOR
Why are these young people dying? What
could be so important for our country to sac-
rifice them? Our government tells us our sol-
diers are helping to create a democracy. But is
nation-building our responsibility? If so, why
aren’t we involved in transforming the count-
less other undemocratic regimes around the
globe?
Our government tells us our soldiers are
fighting international terrorism and that they
are dying to make us safer. I don’t feel any
safer, though. I just feel haunted by those
faces.
As our losses continue, our president tells
us we must “stay the course,” that we must
“finish what we started.” We can do that, con-
tinuing to follow the man who misled us into
our involvement in the first place. Or, we can
do something different.
We can write to President Bush and de-
mand that our troops be withdrawn immedi-
ately. No gradual withdrawal, no timetables.
We can contact our congressional representa-
tives, ask them what actions they are taking to
end our involvement and let them know that
our future support (money and votes) will be
based on those actions. We can ask our state
and local representatives what they are doing
to mobilize support against the war in their
respective bodies.
The actions of our government speak for
all of us. If those actions do not represent our
wishes, it is our obligation to make those
wishes known. I hope you will consider
doing that.
Robert Young
Eugene
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WHO OWNS FAIRGROUNDS?
County Commissioner Faye Stewart’s ink
isn’t even dry from his election and he and his
accomplices Anna Morrison and Bobby
Green are trying to railroad the sale of the
fairgrounds. Who do they think they are,
holding a meeting behind closed doors with
Willamette-McKenzie Hospital people? Do
they think they own the fairgrounds prop-
erty? The “Lane County” title means the citi-
zens of Lane County, not the commissioners.
The relocation study that they are request-
ing the fairgrounds to do was done in1995,
the end result was that it was not cost effec-
tive. Their argument is that the fairgrounds
has had some deficit years. If they are so con-
cerned with that then why are they requesting
another very expensive study report?
So, what if they have to subsidize the fair-
grounds some funds from the Room and
Board Tax? There are numerous functions
throughout the year at the fairgrounds that
bring in many out of townspeople who are
spending money in Lane County. The Hult
Center and the Eugene Library are also subsi-
dized and there have been no complaints
from the commissioners. I feel that the meet-
ing “behind closed doors” is an irresponsible
move on the part of those commissioners in-
volved.
Peggy Ward
Eugene
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