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Keola Beamer
Raiatea Helm
TO THE EDITOR
at 4:30 pm Friday, April 27, in Gerlinger
Lounge at UO followed by a reception in
the Ben Linder Room in the EMU.
Bryan Moore
Eugene
MAKING WAVES
Much thanks to Jen Tonneson and
concurring Oregon State Marine Board
members for doing the right thing. It is
entirely appropriate to renew the ban on
gas motorboating at Waldo Lake. The elitist
claim that the ban deprives some their “equal
opportunity” is a farcical yet appalling
everyday example of their zero sum thinking.
A motorboat is clearly not the only, nor an
equal way to enjoy the Waldo Lake area.
There are many other motor-friendly lakes
and reservoirs nearby where people can
make a wake to their hearts content.
Neither the scions of Stewart or
anybody else are entitled to endanger and
disturb Waldo’s rare ecology and pleasant
tranquility in order to feel equal in public
access. I like kayaking the clear blue deeps
there, but what I cherish is the quiet stillness,
and I respect others’ access to that. Maybe
someone can volunteer to take clan Stewart
on their “family picnic” in a rowboat and
introduce them to some of the amazing trails
around the lake that they might like, too.
Mike McFadden
Eugene
SLANT’S SMEAR JOB
I get it that the Slant is slanted, but
sometimes it leans too far and falls on
its face. Like last week’s revelation (4/5)
that the best man at Andy Stahl’s wedding
was Randy O’Toole, who used to work for
some outfi t that once took money from the
Koch Brothers. Or something like that.
I’ve seen better smear jobs. O’Toole
wrote Reforming the Forest Service, which
made the case for banning old-growth
logging because it cost the taxpayers
too much money. While the Kochs were
poisoning polar bears for fun and profi t,
Andy was suing the Forest Service to save
the spotted owl. I don’t think this was part
of a right-wing conspiracy, but if it was,
sign me up for some more of the same.
Slant is down on Andy because he’s
running against Pete Sorenson. Pete has
represented South Eugene on the Lane
County Commission for 15 years and the
Slant likes what it knows.
Full disclosure: I used to work for Andy at
Forest Service Employees for Environmental
Ethics. We’re not best buddies or anything,
and I don’t even live in Eugene anymore.
But here’s what I know about Andy: He’s not
afraid of a fi ght. My favorite memory of Andy
was when he sued to have Mark Rey, the
timber industry lobbyist Bush put in charge of
the Forest Service, thrown in jail.
He’s also not afraid of compromise
and collaboration. He paid me to travel
out to Eastern Oregon and work with mill
owners on timber sales that balanced job
creation and environmental protection.
Andy worked long hours. He was
impatient with orthodoxy. He insisted on
results. He paid decently and gave me
Dentistry for Children NW
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