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concept assessments. Would the convening
of a rapid response team, to pursue Promise
Zone resources, and composed of the team
members that developed the Regional
Accelerator & Innovation Network
program and the best elements of the
Lane Metro Partnership and Travel Lane
County, provide such a tool? Importantly,
impermissibly discounting rural voices
and input from smaller municipalities will
rob it of the support it needs to succeed.
Attaching time-lined performance
metrics will allow the Lane County
Commons’ members to judge its success
or lack thereof. If so, what should
be measured and what will meeting
performance expectations look like?
Is May 1 a reasonable fi rst report date?
Jose Ortal
Blue River
THE USUAL BULLSHIT
The EW cover story Jan. 2 is already
provoking a spate of kill-shelter apologist
letters with the usual drivel about Greenhill
Humane Society management doing the
best they can, casting blame elsewhere, not
enough homes for all the animals, etc. To
this I respond: bullshit.
Nevada Humane Society (NHS), under
the dynamic leadership of no-kill Director
Bonney Brown, accomplished (in part)
the following in 2011: a 93 percent save
rate; 9,340 pet adoptions; 7,541 active
volunteers and 2,456 foster homes; 8,824
spay/neuter surgeries.
Greenhill Humane Society in 2011:
1,806 pet adoptions; less than 400 active
volunteers; approximately 4,000 spay/
neuter surgeries.
The entire list of NHS 2012
accomplishments is posted on our website
to demonstrate what a skilled shelter
manager can accomplish. Five years after
implementing the no-kill equation business
plan at NHS, Washoe County is now able
to provide a comprehensive safety net for
its homeless pets.
This is our goal for Lane County. Such
success is clearly attainable.
The half-million taxpayer dollar
question is: How did Bonney Brown
create such astounding success and why
is Greenhill Director Cary Lieberman
miserably failing? Read Greenhill
employee and volunteer testimony on
NoKillLaneCounty.org.
It’s time for a no-kill director at
Greenhill.
Debi McNamara
No Kill Lane County
STOP FIGHTING!
Regarding the letter by Jaye and Stephen
Dibos Jan. 16, “Fighting Over Animals,” I
say, “Yes!” I totally agree. All of us who are
concerned about animal welfare need to stop
fi ghting with each other over who is right. It’s
like divorced parents fi ghting while forgetting
about the welfare of the children. Bottom
line is there are just too many dogs and cats
to care for. The real enemy is overpopulation
followed by people not spaying and neutering,
breeding more and then abandonment. There
are low-income resources available for
spaying and neutering.
Those of us who care must come
together to fi nd realistic solutions. There
are not enough homes nor enough resources
to shelter all animals and oftentimes these
poor beings get into the “wrong hands” —
bad situations.
Linda Kanter
Deadwood
LOST MESSAGE
“Who am I to judge?” asked Pope
Francis when confronted with the question
about who is and who is not called to
service. These fi ve words could have as
much impact in the way in which we can
relate to each other and how we perceive
each other as any constitution, parliament
or dictator. When the pope let it be known
that the mind of God is revealed to those
who seek it, he provided a way for all
humans to divest ourselves of the biases
and prejudices that cloud our minds with
terrible distractions.
A member of the fi rst-century Christian
church, Paul once advised the faithful not
to become too involved in controversy
over every jot and title of church canon.
The point of his lecture was that such a
useless focus can lead to injury because the
message of love may get lost in the search
for perfection. In our age of grievance
stacked upon grievance, some founded and
some not, it is refreshing to think that such
a tersely phrased idea could in fact be the
most useful tool to come our way in a very
long time. Let’s take advantage of the gift
and see how far it can take us.
Gerry Merritt
Eugene
VITAL FACTS OMITTED
The big box stores are attempting
to repeat what happened in the state of
Washington: control liquor distribution and
drive the small businesses out of the market.
In regard to the article that appeared
in The Register-Guard Jan. 13, giving
favorable press to privatization, some vital
facts were omitted.
As in Washington state, the state will still
get its revenue, regardless of who retails.
The article states “consumers probably
would pay the same prices for alcohol.”
This was not the case in Washington state,
and these fi ve privatization initiatives are
the same formula.
Big box stores are going to extremely
limit the number of items available to the
consumer, without offering any level of
customer service.
Grocery giants aren’t going to allow
shelf space for the many small craft
distillers, thus crushing thousands of jobs.
Oregon is noted for its craft distillers and
it would be a shame to fall for the lure of
these greedy proposals.
Privatization in Washington should
be a powerful lesson to Oregon. Higher
prices, limited selection, rampant theft,
illegal importation, thousands unemployed
and much less convenience. We haven’t
encountered a single Washington consumer
who would agree prices have come back
down there.
Oregonians should be leery about any
initiative that proposes a “sales tax and
fees.” Too general. It’s a bad idea for
Oregon.
Jaine Tipple
Florence