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TO THE EDITOR Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps information about global climate change. Call, write or email your friends and relatives who are not involved in the discussion and tell them how they can make a difference. Americans must stand together and say we’ve had enough destruction of the planet. According to the science, the lives of our countrymen depend on it. Tyler Allen Eugene SIX ORGANIC FLAVORS NO CONDOS IN DEADWOOD • Peppermint • Almond • Baby Mild • Eucalyptus • Lavender • Tea Tree $ 3.35 8 oz. $ 8.39 32 oz. PRICES GOOD THROUGH MAY 2 WHILE SUPPLIES LAST 25th & WILLAMETTE • EUGENE OPEN DAILY 8AM-10PM (541) 345-1014 www.capellamarket.com Planet Glassberg writes (3/22) that he moved to Eugene eight years ago. He goes on to say that “I didn’t move here to live in a condo, view films in a megaplex theater or be concerned about which parking structure I could park in.” Well gee, Planet, you got here about 20 years too late. Bummer. And what is wrong with condos? The ones I am familiar with make very good use of space and help create the density that allows the community to keep open green spaces. Same thing for those evil megaplex- es which allow multiple screens to share common facilities like bathrooms, food areas, and yes, that other evil — parking. Not to mention that by putting high use facilities adjacent to each other we make is practical for things like mass transit to serve them. It is not a coincidence that LTD has frequent service to the malls and that the next EmX line will go to Gateway mall and its megaplex. Anyway, Planet, you got here way too late. May I suggest Deadwood? Randy Kolb Eugene SNAP ADVICE Before the Savage controversy, I was scarcely aware of anything other than anoth- er advice column at the end of the paper and signed off somewhere around “Red Meat.” Then the debate piqued my curiosity and — being of the generation floored by Clark Gable’s “damn” — once accustomed to the free-flowing language, I began to enjoy “Savage Love” in the way I enjoyed listening to Rush Limbaugh. After Rush proclaimed that he was first and foremost an entertainer, I immediately saw the comic value, migod, the Lou Costello of politics. Of course, I had to go into abject denial about Mr. Limbaugh’s army of devotees who took him seriously. Similarly, the trouble with any advice col- umn, be it Mr. Savage, Dear Abby, Drs. Ruth, Laura, Phil and Tatiana (animal sex coun- selor) or (ack!) Oprah and The Secret, is the generalization of highly individualistic prob- lems and simplistic snap solutions to complex issues. Dr. Phil is especially harmful, Candid Camera with a Ph.D., exploiting the basest, sadistic side of humanity and letting us enjoy the suffering of others while cheering the “Get Real” psychowizard’s militaristic lightning insights. In contrast, I find Dan Savage the lighthearted host of a forum for notions previously swept under the carpet. Jim Wood Eugene DO SOMETHING I was having lunch with my friend Karen complaining about the fact that by March 19 we will have been at war for four years, longer than we were in WWII, costing us up to $9 billion per month. I told her that I don’t like to complain and not act, so I vowed I would do something — so here I am. I told Karen that it took us, the public, a while to understand that deceptive informa- tion facilitated our entry into to the Iraq War. And because of the Bush administration’s now familiar deception of linking dissimilar information, it also took us awhile to under- stand that the terrorism of 9/ll isn’t why we’re there. However, despite the fact that the war has no connection to 9/11, whatever deep hatred of the U.S. that initiated that ter- rorist act, we are multiplying that hatred exponentially. Case in point: If you are caught uttering an English word on the streets of Iraq, that is reason enough for someone nearby to shoot you. In fact 250 official interpreters have been killed. Let’s stop this insanity. I challenge you to — next time you are complaining about this war — do something. But do it non-violent- ly, so peace can spread. Debra Higbee Eugene LET SAVAGE DO IT Am I the only parent who does NOT want to be the one to tell their kids about anal sex, rimming, fist fucking, etc.? It’s not that I don’t want them to know about all the possibilities out there, and I would hate for them, as I did as a teen, to think that a blow job entails blow- ing on something and to find out that it does not in an embarrassing way. But it seems a bit creepy to me to be The One who gets to tell one’s kids everything about sex. And I am pretty sure my kids agree. Ruby Colette Eugene Free Shakespeare in the Park: The 6th Annual Bard’s Birthday Benefit - S HAKESPEARE IN THE D ARK S UNDAY , A PRIL 27 First seating at 5:00pm, Second seating at 7:30pm $38 per person (Drinks not included) Proceeds benefit the Free Shakespeare in the Parks’ 2007 summer production of Romeo and Juliet! Best New Restaurant 2004 2435 Hilyard • Eugene, OR 97405 (in the Humble Bagel) www.iraila.com • Open Wed.-Sun. @ 5pm • 541-684-8400 8 APRIL 5, 2007
