TO THE EDITOR
to cook the stuff. And in some extreme
cases they wander down the street naked
masturbating in January after tweaking for
days (yeah, that actually happened here in
Eugene).”
Thank you, EW, for printing full col-
ored psycho crank-skank poster girls.
Thank you, EW, for grossing the living shit
out of all you naïve, insulated people.
There is nothing disingenuous nor mis-
leading about the lifestyle of methamphet-
amines, and you can’t distinguish much
between the “lifestyle fostered by it” and
the drug itself. The only positive benefits
are maybe the temporary expediency of
being an exploited, workaholic, high
turnover rated, low-wage slave in the fast
food industry, where ironically consumer-
cultured idiots routinely “stop in for a
quick bite somewhere” rather than pa-
tiently prepare their own meals.
Karl V. Langstramm
Eugene
NO ROLLBACKS
On National Public Radio a representa-
tive for Broadway producers called the
striking members of IATSE One, the stage-
hands’ union, “grinches” for ruining every-
one’s holiday theater experience by walk-
ing out. Why is it that whenever workers
strike, the powers that be feel the need to
cast aspersions? Far from being the
Grinch, unions fight to get their workers a
living wage and decent benefits. IATSE
Local 675 has fought to ensure that I get
the wages I deserve for the skilled work I
perform at the Hult Center. That money
stays here in the community.
Right now the real grinches — employ-
ers at Albertsons, Fred Meyer and Safeway
— are threatening to steal Christmas from
grocery workers. They are rolling back
health care coverage, expecting employees
to work on Christmas and giving only a 75-
cent increase in pay over five years. The
union (UFCW 555) is asking customers to
tell store managers that we, who live and
work in the community and spend our
money at their stores, expect a fair contract
for the people who handle our food.
Please support our local grocery work-
ers!
A support rally is planned for
Wednesday, Nov. 28, from 5 to 6:30 pm at
Safeway on the corner of 18th and Oak
streets in Eugene. Let’s tell them Cindy
Loo Who says “No!” to benefit rollbacks
and take-aways!
Sue Dockstader
Eugene
THE SPOILER PROBLEM
Read with interest Jim McChesney’s
letter (11/8) about whether John
Frohnmayer’s independent candidacy will
act as a “spoiler” in the Senate race. I
couldn’t see anything in his “unless you”
statements that I would dissent from, yet
none of it addresses the question of
whether Frohnmayer will end up being a
spoiler.
That question rests on recognizing that
our electoral system makes any kind of
strong candidate outside of the two major
parties a spoiler. Whoever gets the most
votes wins; therefore, a third candidate
splits the potential votes for whichever
candidate is closest to him or her.
The solution is not strong independent
or third party candidates; it is changing the
electoral system. Instant runoff voting
would solve the spoiler problem, reduce
the influence of money on elections, im-
prove the quality of campaigns and have
other beneficial effects. Go to www.irvore-
gon.org to see how to help bring this about.
Alan F. Zundel
Eugene
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Six lies most Republicans tell them-
selves:
• Racism has nothing to do with
Southern states voting Republican.
• Police shoot to stop, not to kill.
• The U.S. doesn’t torture.
• Saddam had something to do with
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• Republicans are fiscal conservatives.
Their delusion makes sense when you
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On October 26th 2007 as the full moon rose
in the sky our beloved Moonwater left
this world to embark on her new journey
beyond. In keeping with mama's wishes
we will be having a celebration with lots of
fun and music and smiling and remem-
bering. Please join us for a potluck
Celebration at the Spencer Creek Grange
at the corner of Lorane Hwy and Macbeth
road on Sunday November 25th at 4 pm.
Visit www.moonwater13.blogspot.com
for more info.
NOTE: No alcohol is allowed at the grange.
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