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senior master sergeant. So I do things like
pick up my dog’s poop as a responsible
dog owner. On June 26 I picked up poop
and seeing a garbage can still in the street I
dropped the biodegradable bag in it. As I was
walking away a woman came out of the house
yelling she didn’t want poop in her can. Not
wanting a confrontation I continued to walk
away. She yelled that she will follow me to
my house and then called me an asshole.
I walked my dog home and stewed
about it and then the integrity in me said I
should go back and get the poop. As I pulled
up in front of the house I saw a Eugene police
offi cer. I followed him up to the front door
and he asked me if I lived there. I said, “No
I’m here to get my bag of poop.” He chuckled
and asked how I knew about it. I told him
she seem so upset about the poop I thought I
should come back and get it. He asked me to
return to my car. I saw the bag of poop that
she must have taken out of her garbage can
and threw into the street. I retrieved it.
The offi cer came out grinning and
he said he wouldn’t ticket me for “theft
of services,” which the woman probably
wanted, and he thanked me for saving him
a trip to my house. The woman must have
followed me home. He did need to check
me for warrants, so I gave him my driver’s
license and we chitchatted during the wait.
He said this was the fi rst dog poop call he’s
ever had in 17 years on the force.
I wonder who is the thief here? Me or her,
taking a valuable law enforcement asset off
the street over dog poop. This was the day 30
prisoners were released from jail due to budget
cuts. I will say the policeman was polite and
professional during the whole situation.
Tim Bennett
Eugene
OUR TROUBLES ARE OVER
The City Council’s decision to grant
extensive tax breaks to the Capstone housing
project is good news indeed: It means that our
fi scal problems are over at last! Just think, only
last year we closed the swimming pools and
told the kids to sit on the couch for a month so
we could save a mere $200,000. Now we can
afford to give away millions to people who
can make a profi t without such tax breaks.
We must be in really good shape!
We can expect more police on bikes
downtown, infrastructure maintenance and
possibly a kick-in to our underfunded local
schools. I’m glad to hear the city is in such
good fi nancial shape.
William (Chico) Schwall
Eugene
WATER SNATCHERS
In regards to the water grab that
Willamette Water Company (Greg Demers
is one of the owners) is attempting: I have
not seen any mention of the studies that
concludes our water supply in Oregon is
in danger of being reduced by about 50
percent from decreased snow pack due to
climate change. One of the scariest new
strategies of corporate resource grabbers
worldwide is the privatization of water.
Without water, there is no life.
We must keep water a public resource,
especially in these times of climate
instability. Look around: record high
temperatures globally for the last 10 years,
fl oods, droughts, wildfi res. Beware of ALL
water privatization efforts.
Pamela Driscoll
Dexter
EDITOR’S NOTE: Take a look at our December 2010
award-winning series, “Mayhem on the McKenzie,”
dealing with climate change and water speculation on the
McKenzie River, http://wkly.ws/1ba
JAUNDICED EYESORE
Well, it is nice to see the LCC
building downtown is almost fi nished. As
a neighboring business, the reduced traffi c
and congestion will be most welcomed.
Is it just me or is the new building ... er ...
ugly or what? I asked when they were going
to paint the marigold yellow tiles and they said
that this is the fi nished product. If this is the
fi nished product, someone really dropped the
ball at R&D because this thing is an eyesore!
Sorry LCC, not what I would call a
masterpiece.
John Carlson
Eugene
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STORM’S BACHSIDE?
I fi nally got it! That’s pretty “punny”!
On page 2 of your Oregon Bach Festival
Guide June 21, you started out with Storm
Large’s “back” photo!
Mark Jaquette
Eugene
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FREE TO PROWL AGAIN
Gee, it’s too bad they had to let all
of those inmates out of the jail, including
the one that was just caught breaking
into the Cornucopia Restaurant in my
neighborhood. Good thing they got that
fence up around the city councilor’s house;
that just-released breaking-and-entering
guy won’t be going in there.
Elena Rae
Eugene
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