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NEWS BRIEFS
Continuing Education registration starts on August 20
on ExpressLane at www.lanecc.edu
or September 8th by phone (541) 463-5252
or in person at 1059 Willamette St. Eugene OR 97401
More information on classes: www.lanecc.edu/ce
Lifelong
Transforming Lives Through ^ Learning
Rob Handy talks to members of his campaign at the ‘Clubhouse’ last week
An equal opportunity/affi rmative action institution
submit written comments by Sept. 2 to
lrapa@lrapa.org (see Slant this week).
• Eugene-based Civil Liberties Defense
Center is hosting a wine bottling party and
benefit beginning at 5 pm Saturday,
Aug. 23, at RainSong Vineyard in Cheshire.
Transportation provided and reservations
are required. Contact RSVPs are required.
Contact kristy@cldc.org or at 687-9180.
• Onward Oregon has developed an
online dialogue tool for Oregonians, and
Helios Resource Network has accepted
Onward Oregon’s offer to moderate a ver-
sion of this online discussion and organizing
format specifically for Lane County. Forums
include Lane County, education , city/coun-
ty government, development and planning,
health care and public health, environment,
economy and business, social justice and
call to action. See heliosnetwork.org or dia-
log.onwardoregon.org
HANDY GEARS
UP FOR FALL
Rob Handy kicked off his fall campaign
for Lane County commissioner Aug. 12
with a gathering at his campaign “Clubhouse”
at 6th and Lawrence. On hand were several
dozen volunteers and supporters, including
his campaign manager, Phyllis Barkhurst.
Green is challenging 13-year incumbent
Bobby Green for the north Eugene Position
4. This is the first organized effort to unseat
Green since Kitty Piercy ran against him
unsuccessfully in 2000. In the May primary,
Handy beat Green by 998 votes but did not
get the required 50 percent plus one to avoid
a fall run-off.
Handy says 300 volunteers are working
on his campaign, and “lots and lots of folks
have pitched in a little bit of money, a little
bit of time, and I’ve been very aggressive in
knocking on doors.” He says he’s knocked
on nearly 14,000 doors so far.
“Thirteen-year incumbents don’t get
beaten very often, and how they get beaten
is by an extremely organized campaign like
ours,” he says. Handy’s support is not only
coming from north Eugene, he says. “All
across the county, folks are realizing that
this is the swing seat at the County
Commission. At the city level the mayor’s
race is the tipping point for the kind of City
Council we’re going to have the next four
years, and at the county this is the
swing seat. Pete Sorenson has been on the
short side of almost every 2-3 vote for
years.”
Handy says progressive and populist
values haven’t been represented at the
County Commission. “Green voted for each
and every tax break, tax giveaway and tax
waiver that’s ever come before him.”
Handy says he’s not opposed to all tax
breaks for business but thinks they should
be offered not to big international industries
like Hynix and Sony that come and go, but
rather to selected small businesses, “particu-
larly if there’s a public benefit, if the money
stays in the community and they create good
family wage jobs.” — Ted Taylor
EARLY
DEADLINES
EW offices will be closed for Labor Day,
Monday, Sept. 1. Early deadline for reserv-
ing display ad space in our Sept. 4 issue will
be Thursday, Aug. 28. Classified deadline
will be Friday, Aug. 29. For more informa-
tion, call 484-0519.
Lane Area Herbicide Spray Schedule
• Near Lorane: Oregon Forest Management Services (896-3757) will ground spray 202
acres with Garlon 4, Foresters, Chopper, Escort, and Arsenal herbicides for Giustina Land and
Timber Company (345-2301) in the area of Fox Hollow, Norris, and Turkey Run Creeks start-
ing Aug.t 20 (# 50696). Call Robert Johnson at Oregon Department of Forestry at 935-2283
for more information.
Compiled by Jan Wroncy, Forestland Dwellers: 342-8332, www.forestlanddwellers.org
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