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Dec. 15 is fast approaching, the date
the city of Eugene has designated to
reevaluate its position on the Occupy
Eugene encampment. Will the Occupiers
be asked to move on, or will another
period of time and perhaps another place
be agreed upon? I don’t think there should
be any more deadlines; nor do I think
the Occupiers should be asked to move.
This is a gathering of citizens exercising
First Amendment free speech rights and a
model community meeting needs (for the
homeless, for example) the city has failed
to address. It isn’t just something for the
people temporarily living there — it’s a
center for the whole community.
As such, it will be defended by many if
the city sends police to try to break it up,
as has been tried in New York, Portland
and other locations. This could easily lead
to unpleasant incidents and stories in the
national and world press that won’t refl ect
well on our city. I hope city offi cials see
fi t to rise above their petty concerns for
“health and safety” that are in truth a cover
for fears about loss of control, and allow
Eugene to provide an example for other
cities of peaceful transition — probably
over years — to more equity, democracy
and sustainability than it will ever attain
GUNS PLUS BEER
I am the parent of a sophomore at UO.
I recently learned of the judicial decision
allowing concealed weapons on university
campuses. I fi nd the existing gun policy
appalling, shortsighted and shockingly
unintelligent. I think it is fair to assume
that very few students have a responsible
understanding of handling life-threatening
weapons, and many students who would
carry these weapons might be under the
infl uence of alcohol while possessing
them. The risk of death from misuse of
weapons and alcohol related accidents far
outweighs the risk of victimization from
other criminal activity.
Parents place their students in university
custody with the assumption that appropriate
safety decisions will be made at all times
on campus. It is not safe to have students
carrying loaded guns in their pockets and
beer in their hands. Plain and simple.
I implore the legislature to reverse
this decision immediately by enacting a
new law that prohibits concealed weapons
on universities across Oregon. If any
legislator resists such legal reform, my fi rst
question to them will be: “Are you funded
by the gun lobby?” If legislators who are
funded by the gun lobby do not act quickly
to amend this statute, I can only assume
that they are elevating their own political
interests over the safety of my student
child. That is not acceptable and voters
should remove such legislators from offi ce
in the next election.
Rebecca Biddle Wood Hardesty
Boise, Idaho
CHOICE OF DRUGS
I found the recent feature article on
medical marijuana (11/3) confusing. It was
purportedly about a federal crackdown on
medical marijuana, but then mentioned
busts unrelated to medical marijuana. Yes,
there have been overreaching threats to the
industry, but these cases don’t illustrate
that point.
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little infl uence on the outcome of Ballot
Measure 20-182. To reiterate what so
many people expressed in this forum and
others, the measure was so fundamentally
fl awed that there was absolutely no chance
of its passing. He concluded his letter by
wondering how many jobs Citizens for
Jobs and Schools has created since May,
when the measure was defeated.
My question to Mandrapa and to all the
others who supported 20-182: Did you
write a check to the Eugene Education
Fund for the amount that you would have
paid in additional taxes had the measure
passed, and will you continue to write a
check for this amount annually for the next
four years? Or are you just full of hot air?
Dave Taube
Eugene
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