The Shedd Institute
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careful stewardship of taxpayers' money
and county resources?
The hypocrisy here is that Bozievich,
along with the other conservative board
members who voted lock-step with him,
Faye Stewart and Sid Leiken, has squandered
county money by embroiling the county
in lawsuit, hiring an inept administrator,
by costly and unnecessary redistricting/
gerrymandering, and by venturing into costly
and ineffi cient privatization of services.
In further hypocrisy, the three-term East
Lane incumbent, Faye Stewart, has voted
for at least six tax increases, including a
sales tax, a local income tax, as well as his
own pay raise.
Lane County needs a clean sweep.
Zenia Liebman
Junction City
HIKING CUMMINS CREEK
On a recent Sunday, a group of seven
hardy hikers were introduced to the
Cummins Creek Wilderness Area, guided
by Chandra LeGue of Oregon Wild, a
nonprofi t with a mission to protect our
natural resources.
The hikes Oregon Wild conducts
throughout the year have given me the
incentive and ability to go where not many
people go, and it is such an honor. To be
surrounded by nature’s way gives everyone
a huge perspective.
In Cummins Creek, as we followed an
elk trail, we “hiked” over a forest bed that
has never been logged. It was physically
challenging but spiritually rewarding. We
saw many giant Sitka spruce and even
measured one we could walk all the way
around (most we couldn’t because of
dense undergrowth), which was 28 feet in
circumference.
According to Oregon Wild and lots
of scientists, these huge trees store the
highest levels of carbon, thereby helping to
protect the earth. If increased logging, as
proposed by plans in Congress, is allowed
on BLM lands in Western Oregon, it will
Black
Prairie
Saturday May 3
Coming to The Shedd
(full, updated listing at theshedd.org)
5.2-11 The Jazz Kings: Bésame Mucho
5.7
Laughter and Reflections with
Carol Burnett (Hult)
5.9-11 TAC International Film Festival
5.9
Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon
Rangers w/ Edie Brickell (Hult)
5.19 Chamber Music Amici: Guy Few
5.23-24 SheSings 2014
5.31 Moombah! Skyscraper Caper
6.11 Chamber Music Amici: Lane County
6.12 Dave Douglas Quintet
6.19-29 MUSICAL: George & Ira Gershwin’s
1926 jazz age farce OH, KAY!
7.1-10 MUSICAL: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
7.1-10 OFAM 2014: Son of Hollywood!
7.15 Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
10.10 Chris Smither
10.22 Loudon Waingwright III
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