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might be affected by his positions and
decisions, while his opponent continues to
criticize and fi nd fault.
Gawsh, I wonder which attitude might
accomplish the most during debate in
committees and on the House fl oor up in
Salem.
That’s why I encourage you
to check John’s records, ignore
his opponent’s advertising and join
me in electing him as our next state
representative.
Kenny Eilers
Springfi eld
HOW THINGS WORK
Here is how democracy works:
Hundreds of people write letters and send
emails to the relevant offi cials against oh, I
don’t know, let’s say a new gravel quarry.
Dozens and dozens of folks and their
neighbors go to public meetings to voice
opposition to that same gravel quarry. The
public offi cials, hearing the will of their
constituents, deny the gravel company a
permit.
Here is how capitalism works: Hundreds
of people write letters and send emails to the
relevant offi cials against oh, I don’t know,
let’s say a new gravel quarry. Dozens and
dozens of folks and their neighbors go to
public meetings to voice opposition to that
same gravel quarry. The public offi cials,
hearing the will of their donors, grant the
gravel company a permit.
See any difference? If not, just go
ahead and vote Republican. Remember,
only corporations are people, my friend.
Jamie Selko
Eugene
R.I.P. MISTER
I’m responding to Randi Golub’s letter
of Sept. 13. It is ironic that someone who
makes her living caring for hospice animals
does not think that shelter animals have
that right. Ms. Golub, in her discussion of
“facts,” conveniently omitted that the dog
Oakly, while at Greenhill’s First Avenue
pound, was left to suffer with painful
ailments, medically untreated for almost
two weeks. Oakly does have some senior
issues. He has a right to life. Oakly is now
safe, living comfortably, enjoying peace,
sunshine and love.
Medically qualifi ed eyewitnesses have
testifi ed the cat Mister did not have any eye
condition. He was eating and drinking and
purring, outgoing and asking for attention.
This is not the behavior of a suffering cat.
Greenhill’s vet put Mister to death, even
though he was not suffering and had a
hospice home waiting for him.
I trust the eyewitness testimonies about
Mister and Oakly. I do not trust Greenhill’s
veterinary “assessments.” Putting to
death any animal that is not suffering
and has a home available is morally and
ethically wrong. It is not in keeping with
the Save Adoptable & Treatable Animals
mandate, nor does it refl ect Greenhill’s
own guidelines for euthanasia: “No animal
is euthanized at Greenhill without an
extensive review process, and then only if
there’s no viable alternative.”
Oakly got his alternative only because
of the persistence of the rescue community.
Unfortunately, we learned about Mister too
late. R.I.P. Mister.
Tamara Barnes
No Kill Lane County
Eugene
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SQUANDERED SUBSIDIES
Federal
subsidies
and
mass
transportation need a table where
knowledge and power meet, which is
Congress. The House needs to represent the
needs of “we the people” in proportion to
population growth. To do that, Public Law
62-5 must be repealed. It limits the number
of congressional districts to the number
of representatives each state was entitled
to on Aug. 8 of 1911. That’s why “we the
people” only have 435 representatives.
Subsidy payments feed multiple layers of
redundant government with no consent from
the governed. Instead of public agencies
wallowing around in a quagmire of which
one of them gets how much, and vociferous
501(c)(3)s preaching in the street, local/
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