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TO THE EDITOR
Mount Pisgah
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34901 FRANK PARRISH ROAD
EUGENE, OR 97405
president. However, none of us should lose
sight of those campaigns closer to home.
In fact, the May primary could determine
who will represent north Eugene as Lane
County commissioner. Rob Handy is
running against incumbent Bobby Green.
This is the most important race for all Lane
County, bar none.
Over the years, I have seen Rob in action.
From taking on issues in his neighborhood
to working in the community at large, he has
garnered a wealth of experience that will
serve all of us countywide. As the treasurer
of Rob’s campaign, I have had the unique
opportunity to see the incredible and broad
base of support for Rob.
He is the man for all reasons and the man
for all ages. He has even gained the support
of a young lad who donated $12 earned from
picking blackberries. I see signifi cance in
that gesture regarding both the giver and
the recipient. Rob Handy listens and speaks
to and on behalf of his district and, really,
all of us. Only his district can elect Rob, but
all of us will have leadership for a change.
Mona Linstromberg
Veneta
ZERZAN’S WISH
John Zerzan’s (1/31) criticism of my
letter (1/24) favoring light rail over bus rapid
transit raises some profound and fascinating
questions: Is it possible for a technological,
industrial civilization to be genuinely
sustainable and humane? Are technology
and industrial civilization themselves
inherently evil or does the problem lie in the
consciousness of the people — particularly
those in charge?
I’ll be the fi rst to concede that present
modern industrial civilization is very bleak
and that achieving genuine, meaningful
and humane sustainability is a dauntingly
complicated task. I believe Zerzan will soon
get his wish at seeing modern civilization
begin to crumble. I’ll rather enjoy seeing
this too. I don’t know how Paleolithic Zerzan
envisions humankind going. The world can’t
support 6.6 billion hunter/gatherers. Will
our numbers be reduced through benign
attrition or through brutality and famine?
I don’t especially want to live in a Mad
Max/Road Warrior scenario. Perhaps
Zerzan would like to offer a vision for the
future that is both positive and plausible.
Meanwhile, building a light rail system
would, in one sense, be contributing
greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, but
it would eliminate more greenhouse gases
by taking cars off the road. If engineered,
planned and built correctly, it would perhaps
be the most enduring mass transportation
system possible. I expect that in the coming
turbulent times, the communities that
saw the writing on the wall and began
constructing enduring infrastructure not
dependent on petroleum will have a better
chance at retaining some semblance of order
— to say nothing of food distribution.
Robert Bolman
Eugene
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