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Cute. Soft. Light. Soft footbeds s support and cushion your r feet Find Footwise Eugene on Facebook letters TO THE EDITOR comments regarding our transportation future at www.theMPO.org, We have problems with our local, state and federal budgets. Does putting another hospital on the edge of town make sense? Let’s look at recycling, conservation and reusing! Where are our elected representatives, government offi cials and other leaders to make sure that we do what is best for the people and our environment? Ron Davis Cottage Grove NOT OREGONIANS Lucero Castaneda’s letter of passionate support for the tuition “equity” bill, SB 742 (“We are All Oregonians,” 6/9) contains a couple of inaccuracies. First, illegal immigrants are not Oregonians. Second, SB 742 did not make it to the House fl oor (at least not yet), thanks largely to four Democratic representatives who bravely stood up to their irresponsible caucus and refused to sign the bill’s discharge petition. However, illegal immigrant support groups can take comfort in Oregon’s rapidly changing demographics. Because Oregon is already a sanctuary state and because the immigrant constituency votes overwhelmingly Democratic, it is only a matter of short time before Democrats gain total control of state government. They will then be free to continue their seemingly unending quest to make our state more hospitable to those who are here illegally. If the Legislature will grant the same “equity” to American students from other states — as required by federal law — I’ll stop complaining. Jerry Ritter Springfi eld SENTINALS OF EUGENE The bigleaf maples that line several of our downtown streets make Eugene a beautiful place to live, walk, bike, sit and enjoy. As a child I remember quite a few more trees here than what I see today. White Bird on 12th Avenue once had two massive maples out front that provided a shady spot to sit while walking from the UO towards downtown. West 11th from Patterson to Chambers was once a grand hollow of massive trees that cooled a signifi cant amount of downtown during the hottest months of summer. Most of those trees are long gone, sadly. Jefferson between 4th and 7th had some fi ne old maples until recently, as did Madison (a couple are left between 5th and 6th). The stretch of Jefferson from 7th to 13th is still one of the best hollows we have and hopefully that will not change for decades to come. The Whiteaker neighborhood has worked hard to preserve and maintain these ancient sentinels no matter what condition they may be in. They have been pruned and looked after. Trees we enjoy fall down. Let them. Are we willing to give up these great trees to insure absolute safety? These trees deserve our respect, our assistance and care. They create shade and beauty, produce oxygen, reduce CO2, diminish the heat island effect, and provide niches for wildlife. The Owen Rose Garden has a black Tartarian cherry tree that is still alive and productive at 150 years old. It has crutches and cables helping it to live on into another century. Such care could be, should be, afforded to several other trees here in Eugene. Jonathan Guske Eugene SANDALS SHOES CLOGS BOOTS &#SPBEXBZt%PXOUPXO&VHFOFt 48.BEJTPOt%PXOUPXO$PSWBMMJTt .PO4BU4VOtXXXGPPUXJTFDPN IT’S A SOUP-CENTRIC UNIVERSE… AND YOU’RE INVITED! UNSETTLING SETTLEMENTS When is someone from Lane County going to explain to me as a retired juvenile department (name by statute) employee, why it is necessary to have county legal/ad- ministrative meetings (non-commissioner) to continue settlements to victims, and em- ployees, as well as money settlements and special deals to future employees? Some strange personnel practices. The pattern has been set for years. I hope it ends before the money runs out! Dan Dubach Eugene Open ! L ater OSCAR WEINER Oh, I wish I was a congressman named Weiner That is truly who I wanna be ‘cause if I was a congressman named Weiner I would have some junk that I could tweet Glenn Leonard Eugene WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM Over 80 Varieties of Soup O ur Menu Changes Daily! Soups ~ Salads ~ Sandwiches ~ Frozen Soup To-Go Full Espresso Bar! Open M-F 8-7, Sat. 11-6 525 High Street (541) 683-1999 us on Facebook EUGENE WEEKLY JUNE 16, 2011 5
