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Obesity, asthma, diabetes and heart disease
are all aggravated by the auto-centric way
we live our lives today. It’s no secret that
today’s generation of children are likely
to have shorter lives than their parents
because of their unhealthy lifestyles.
Currently, Willamette Street is
unhealthy to motorists, pedestrians and
bicyclists and does not appear to be ADA
compliant. Changes made to this public
right-of-way need to consider all modes
of transportation and what is the best
usage for kids, elderly, wheelchair bound,
blind folks and bus riders. Walking on the
sidewalks is not pleasant and therefore
severely limits those numbers. We need
to visualize an environment where we
can walk to shops, dining, visit with our
friends, neighbors; and at the same time
support local businesses. Making the street
safer for bicycles will not only increase
the number of cyclists, but will allow
pedestrians the full use of sidewalks. This
section of Eugene should be a destination,
not just a place to pass through.
Richard Hughes
GEARs President
Eugene
EASY AS ABC
Anyone who has a hard time
understanding why local activist Curtis
Taylor and others haven’t hopped onto
the “no-kill” bandwagon should take a
look at this long list of failures of limited-
admission (i.e., “no-kill”) shelters and
rescues. There have been so many raids,
busts and seizures that PETA can’t even be
sure that it has kept up with them all. See
http://bit.ly/LipPSv
No one wants to euthanize animals, least
of all people who dedicate their lives to
helping them. And we should all be deeply
upset that in this day and age, shelters must
still resort to euthanasia — but breeding
and buying animals from pet shops is still
legal in most places. The reality is that
there are more animals in need of homes
than there are people ready to adopt them.
Even if we could build enough shelters to
hold all of them, these animals need real
homes and families to love them. They
can’t be warehoused forever just to make
us feel better.
Euthanasia prevents suffering — it is,
by defi nition, humane. But turning away
animals in need of shelter is anything but
humane. Forcing animals to exist in cages,
joyless, for months or years or their entire
lives, is inhumane, too, as is allowing
animals to suffer in squalor, loneliness,
deprivation and illness.
There is an answer, and it lies in
prevention. We can reduce euthanasia and
the need for it by taking the smart, effective
approach that’s as easy as ABC — animal
birth control!
Ken Barnhart
Eugene
THE WHOLE TRUTH
Please help me understand.
Rockets have been fi red from Gaza
for well over a decade and more than
800 missiles and mortars have been fi red
into Israel in 2012 alone. I didn’t see any
outrage in our news media.
On Nov. 10, Gaza-based terrorists fi red
an advanced anti-tank missile at an IDF
jeep traveling on the Israeli side of the
Gaza border. I didn’t see any outrage then.
Not even an article. A barrage of more
than 120 rockets and mortars followed the
attack on the jeep, falling into Israel. Still
no outrage.
In response to the attacks and to prevent
further rocket fi re on its civilians, Israel
launched Operation Pillar of Defense and
killed the top Hamas commander, Ahmad
Ja’abri, who was responsible for the deaths
of scores of innocent Israelis. Suddenly,
we have outrage; Israel has attacked Gaza.
Israel has made a concerted effort to
avoid civilian casualties by dropping
leafl ets over Gaza, in addition to making
thousands of automated calls, advising
residents to avoid areas that may be
targeted. As of Nov. 16, some 64 trucks
of food were transferred from Israel into
Gaza; 16 trucks of medical supplies were
sent into Gaza; and 26 patients from Gaza
have entered Israel for medical care.
Loss of life is deplorable. Palestinian
children should not die. Why do the
Palestinians lose more than the Israelis?
Because Israelis hide their civilians in
bomb shelters instead of hiding their
bombs in civilian areas.
Israel has the right to defend itself. The
world needs to educate itself on the whole
truth.
Rae LaMarche
Eugene
RUMOR MILL
In a stunning twist, Papa John’s
employees have pledged to EAT his pizza
if they get health-care benefi ts.
Glenn Leonard
Eugene
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