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TO THE EDITOR
TRACTOR VS. BIKER
Thank you for the short article about me
and that tractor in Germany (“Distance Biker
Hurt in Europe,” 7/31). An amazing summer
vacation! Listening to the crunching sounds
as the tractor drove over me, thinking it was
my bike and discovering — it was my body.
A good article.
Two mistakes I’d like to correct. I did
not go to the Eugene Rehabilitation and
Specialty Care after a few days of evaluation
at Sacred Heart. My fi rst choice all the way
was and is the Oregon Rehabilitation Center
at Sacred Heart. A marvelous healing place
with very skilled personnel. And I was in
that German hospital for fi ve weeks, not
four.
Thanks again for the article.
Neil Van Steenbergen
Eugene
HELP IS COMING
Imagine deafening silence, devoid
of everyday sounds we take for granted.
Breaking through the thick stillness is the
occasional fl yover of a rescue chopper,
shouting the command, “Remain calm,
Eugeneans, help is on the way.”
How alarmist of me, as if Eugene could
ever fi nd itself in such a dire situation. On
the other hand, this city has thrived without
being directly affected by Mother Nature’s
fury. Eugene’s educated yet uniquely simple
approach on life, coupled with scenic bike
paths and admirable eco-friendliness, make
me want to raise my family here.
If forced to relocate, I’d miss this city’s
humanitarian and proactive pulse. This
fairness and compassion Eugene professes
will be demanded during a catastrophe. Yet,
as demonstrated in New Orleans, the need to
survive at all costs is strong, especially when
children’s lives are at stake.
Although we are doing all the right
things for our city, inevitably more can be
done. We don’t need a tragedy to prove our
humanity.
Thousands of people may live in a
community, but it is not one of real fellowship
until they know each other and have
sympathy for one another. A true community
has faith and wisdom that illuminate it. It is
a place where the people know and trust one
another and where there is social harmony.
In fact, harmony is the life and real meaning
of a true community or an organization.
—Nembutsu
The Eugene Mission needs new men’s
pajamas, sleepwear for the women and towels.
Elliot Dean
Eugene
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