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TO THE EDITOR witnesses on the war’s illegality and his duty to refuse, then manipulating the pro- ceedings into a mistrial to avoid even Watada’s own testimony. The Army is now attempting to re-try him while the defense asserts that this is im- permissible under the double jeopardy clause of the 5th Amendment. A preliminary injunction halting the retrial was recently is- sued by a U.S. District Court with state- ments that the trial judge had abused his dis- cretion and that Watada “is likely to succeed on the merits.” As Lt. Watada has said, illegal wars will end when soldiers refuse to fight them. We might also consider prosecuting the leaders who wage them. Jack Dresser Springfield GREEN DEVELOPMENT Greetings! As an Earth dweller, I am an- gered to hear that the Galapagos preserve is being ravaged by whale hunters, that Japanese whalers are rabidly killing whale after whale in the Antarctic seas, that Chinese shark-fin hunters killed more than 20 million sharks last year. Obviously, Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd need more contributions, more ships patrolling and in- tervening, stopping the slaughter. Locally, The Register-Guard’s reporting on the Mayors’ Climate Change conference meeting in Seattle last week left out the fact that our mayor, Kitty Piercy, attended the conference and that our city council has adopted every single conference recom- mendation, including the Green Development recommendations that have become reality in many U.S. cities. The resulting downtown economic booms these cities are experiencing present another strong argument for green urban re- newal. Eugene will benefit from its green urban renewal. Also, Kemper of KGW stated last week that he thinks he may just build four stories of condos across from our library, blocking the library’s grand windows as well as ig- noring the council’s recommendation and citizen desires for a park across from our li- brary. Let us re-educate Mr. Kemper. Honey in our hearts, fire in our spirits! Charles F. Thielman Eugene DA ’ S IS BAC N I V K G O 1030 R R . AT IVER D V EGETARIAN BUFFET NOW ALSO OPEN WEEKENDS A LL Y OU C ARE TO E AT $7.95 Soup, salad & bread $5.95 • Take out $3.99/lb. Phone 461-0093 • Open Daily 11:30am – 2pm & 5-8pm PASSING JUDGEMENT Homeless folks, drug dealers or “punk teenagers” — how many labels could you fit into a sentence or even an article? How much more of a cop-out do we need then these previous accusations? We start to forget that these “punk teenagers” are children who need us. They fall under our labels to survive, and they stay there because there is no helping hand. These children only want to be given the choices and opportunities of any other teen. Our pic- ture-perfect society doesn’t like the ideal of homeless youth, as if they shouldn’t exist. People don’t want to acknowledge that there are simply not enough resources for the majority of homeless youth to survive. It’s easy to look at a middle-aged man who is homeless and pass judgment, but how can you pass judgment on a homeless youth who has no family, no opportunity and in most cases can’t legally work? We expect them to go to school and do their home- work, but they aren’t worried about getting to math class on time. The homeless youth in our community are more concerned with surviving day to day. As a 16-year-old, I am working on a doc- umentary with CEY (Communities Empowering Youth) and Looking Glass. I am outraged that people in Eugene are so in- sensitive to the less fortunate. We shouldn’t be viewing our homeless youth as a disease infecting our city but as human beings who e GloryBee ® Factory Store f Open Saturdays through December 22 nd • 10am-2pm Whatever your craft—soap, candle, skin care, candy—we have the ingredients and ideas you need for handmade holiday gifts. Th e largest selection of Essential Oils in Eugene Soap Making and Natural Craft Supplies Factory-direct Natural Ingredients Open to the Public M–F 9:00am–5:30pm 55 N. Seneca Rd., Eugene, OR 97402 (541) 689-0913 food by Ring of Fire • drinks by Ninkasi • music • live and silent auctions • holiday cheer 30 TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 15-50% OFF STOREWIDE SALE SALE ENDS DECEMBER 8,2007 Thank you for supporting Basket Market all these years! Saturday December 8 • 6 pm EMU Ballroom • UO • Eugene Tickets and Info: www.cascwild.org Cascadia Wildlands Project’s 5th Annual FURNITURE • ACCESSORIES • SILK FLOWERS • GIFTS & MORE 475 W. 5th Ave. 541-683-5614 M - F 1 0 a m - 6 p m • S A T 1 0 a m - 5 p m • w w w. o r e g o n b a s k e t m a r k e t . c o m Wild Wonderland Sponsored by Mountain Rose Herbs Auction NOVEMBER 29, 2007 7
