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WAR DEAD thing the whole U.S., rather than just the South, had a stake in maintaining. Robert Tsai, associate professor at the UO School of Law, said while introducing Lowndes that political conversation today still uses racially framed terms such as “white working-class Americans,” labels that suggest a cohesive identity where one may not exist and promote one identity over others. Lowndes said that with Sen. Barack Obama winning the 2008 Democratic presi- dential nomination in Oregon, a white working-class state with a shameful racial past, new arguments were necessary. Lowndes said long-term party realign- ments are part of the political cycle, and he thinks the Republican Party’s dominance is over for now. He said none of the Republican candidates for the 2008 presidential nomi- nation perfectly fit the model of Ronald Reagan, perhaps least of all the nominee, Sen. John McCain. “Moments of party change look not unlike this one,” Lowndes said. — Eva Sylwester ACTIVIST ALERT • Civil rights activists concerned about the Taser incident May 30 are planning to speak at the Eugene Police Commission meeting at 5:30 pm Thursday, June 12, at the McNutt Room at City Hall. • Lane County commis- sioners, operating as the Lane County Board of Health, will be considering a request from Public Works to spray herbi- cides along county roads, and public comment will be heard at 9 am Wednesday, June 18, in the commissioners’ meeting room at 8th and Oak in Eugene. The commissioners’ central phone number is 682-4203, and their email addresses can be found at lanecounty.org Since the U.S. invasion of Iraq began on March 27, 2003 (last week’s numbers in parentheses): • 4,094 U.S. troops killed* (4,086) • 29,978 U.S. troops injured* (29,978) • 145 U.S. military suicides* (145) • 313 coalition troops killed** (312) • 1,123 contractors killed (accurate updates NA) • 92,004 to one million Iraqi civilians killed*** (91,889) • $526.8 billion cost of war ($524.8 billion) • $149.8 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($149.3 million) * through June 9, 2008; source: icasualties.org; some figures only updated monthly ** estimate; source: icasualties.org *** highest estimate; source: iraqbodycount.org; based on con- firmed media reports; other groups calculate civilian deaths as high as 655,000 to one million. THINK MARDI GRAS. WITH HIPPER BEADS. Plan to Have Fun 10 Days Running. Free Festival Admission. Free shuttles from Autzen Stadium & South Eugene High School Park ‘N’ Rides. JUNE 27 JUNE 28 JUNE 29 JUNE 30 JULY 1 1980’s Team Day Beautiful Oregon Day Great Track & Field Performances Day Sports & The Environment Day Youth Day JULY 4 JULY 5 Plan to Have Fun 10 Day s Running. Free Festival Admission. JULY 2 JULY 3 Autzen Stadium High School Community Free Day shuttles from Sports Celebrate America Day Park ‘N’ Rides. Heritage Day Meets Art Day & South Eugene JULY 6 Send-Off to Beijing Day H eads up. We’re throwing a world class celebration around the U.S. Olympic Team Trials — Track & Field. And you don’t have to be a track fan to get a kick out of the action. Head for the Festival Stage in Track Town Plaza to catch live concerts and jumbo video screens simulcasting the competition. Grab a Taste of Track Town and cruise the festival tents, Nike Pavilion and displays like the Safeway Power Station. Or get the kids into The Starting Block’s high-energy activities. These are just for starters at Track Town USA. So make plans to run free. Let the bon temps roulet. JUNE 27 – JULY 6 2008 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS –TRACK & FIELD AT HAYWARD FIELD eugene08.com ©2008 Eugene08/LOC WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM EUGENE WEEKLY JUNE 12, 2008 13
