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NEWS BRIEFS D ONALD D EXTER J R DMD LLC death, also spoke at the gathering. He said that during a drive home from his son’s soc- cer game, he saw a field in flames. “It sort of brought me back to what my brother must have seen,” he said. “I don’t want his- tory to repeat itself.” — Camilla Mortensen ACTIVIST ALERT • Eugene’s Police Auditor Ordinance Review Committee meets at 5 pm Thursday, Jan. 29 in the McNutt Room at City Hall. The city attorney’s recommenda- tions and a finalized schedule, including public hearings, are on the agenda. Public testimony time is at the beginning and at the end. • The 2009 Bike/Pedestrian Summit will take place all day Saturday, Jan. 31, starting at 9 am at South Eugene High School on 19th Avenue. For more informa- tion on the summit and supporting active transportation go to www.eugenege- ars.org/news • As part of CALC’s People’s Agenda for a New America series, 150 people turned out at the UO Law School last week to hear author David Bacon speak about how globalization creates migration and criminalizes immigrants. Bacon is still in Oregon and will speak at 1 pm Sunday, Feb. 1, at Western Oregon University, room 211 in the Instructional Technology Center. The next forum in the Eugene series is 7 pm Feb. DENTISTRY 4, Harris Hall, 8th and Oak, featuring Susan Cundiff of WAND speaking about “Removing the Nuclear Option.” • Peace groups in Oregon have kicked off the “Campaign to Keep Oregon’s Guard in Oregon.” Peace and Justice Works in Portland, and Veterans for Peace in Corvallis delivered more than 7,000 sig- natures to Salem lawmakers last week, demanding our state militia not be sent to Iraq or Afghanistan. The Oregon campaign is part of a concurrent national “Bring the Guard Home! It’s the Law” movement. For more information, call (503) 236-3065. "The first wealth is health." -Ralph Waldo Emerson Invest in your health, the returns are abundant. 2233 W ILLAMETTE S T , B LDG B • 541-485-6644 w w w. d r d e x t e r. c o m ON THE WEB THIS WEEK • A first-hand report on the inaugu- ration of Barack Obama, by Eugene massage therapist Julie Garton. • More letters and a Viewpoint by Carol Berg-Caldwell and Randy Prince reporting on the Police Auditor Ordinance Revision Committee meet- ing last week. • At blogs.eugeneweekly. com: Chuck posts notes from The Apocaces-sion, sug- gests a makeover for the Hult Center involving translucent blue scaffolding and reviews Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavilion; Molly reviews the new season of Battlestar Galactica and notes, with a sigh, the 2009 Oscar nominees; Ted reports on the Eugene police union pulling out of the Police Auditor Ordinance Review Committee. $.50 OFF YOUR FAVORITE BEVERAGE! We Serve Stumptown Coff ee • Tea Lady Teas Local Pastries And Bagels Play A Board Game With A Friend Come And Sit With A Book Chat For A While Wireless Without Hassles Enjoy Life! 525 High Street 868-1608 Where Friends Meet Friends G N I K WA B L IKIN I G M T & EUG EN E SUM 2009 , 1 3 teria uary . e f n a a C J p.m hool rday Satu a.m. - 3 e High Sc m 8:30 h Eugen ansfor ould tr Federal c n g io Sout n t eeti porta ion in ill ns M n Hal n l for Active T io ra n of $50 m w o T s d ig a an infu ry an Camp ow . Ple e n r a vancy's 201 in 0 g network with m . a ion Sh h s a 9 - 1 t 1 o Trails Cons alking and bik ion! F Bike 's w ipat Rails d Fun munity your partic n m a o t c n r ed ou me ycle We ne ertain t and Bic ccessibility funds. n n E . ia r t .m Pedes ivan, A 2:30 p gene's William Sull s u p E , o 11 - 1 ir h with Repa orks .m. W ike, Basic Bike ee Recreation .m. p 3 - t 11 a 1 a r-fr a by B g C e n , t i e t u t l. a star Comm Schoo n Upd ation r gic Pla fe Routes to t e t s i a r g t S a e Re , and S Bicycl e Issues e r F ft! nt The see Preve 78 or 3 5 - 2 ll 68 io n, ca t a m r o ore inf For m WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM EUGENE WEEKLY JANUARY 29, 2009 9
