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dynamic that so consumed Eisenhower,
especially in his last days as president: the
“military-industrial complex.” Through
recession and depression, this is the entity
that retains its budget, increasing its power
and scope every year. In other words,
Logevall ignored the 800-pound gorilla in
the lecture hall.
Jayme Vasconcellos
Eugene
PICKING AND CHOOSING
Kudos to the six members of our City
Council who voted for principle over
provincialism in clearing the way for a
Whole Foods market in downtown Eugene.
It is not the job of the City Council to favor
one business over another. That’s crony
capitalism. Nor is it the business of our elected
representatives to tell citizens that we cannot
shop at a particular store because they don’t
like that store. What insufferable arrogance!
Got it, George and Betty?
Chuck Hale
Eugene
RAPE POLICIES
Unfortunately the latest rape scandal
at the UO represent the school policy too
well — no morals are required and take
advantage of someone if you can.
The law of Eugene must make its
presence known. Perhaps it would be helpful
of the chief of police was an elected position.
Too many people have been raped
already. Unless rapists are prosecuted,
students expelled and administrators fi red,
this part of preventing sexual violence
cannot move forward.
Jamie Clarkson
Eugene
KEEP READING
I’m sorry that Lon Miller from Drain
[Letters, 5/15] is so mired in the Old
Testament, full of judgment, condemnation
and “hell fi re.” His Bible also has a New
Testament in which tolerance, acceptance
and love are taught — “Sermon on the
Mount” is good reading. One can hope
that Miller will read on. Meanwhile, thank
you, Sally Sheklow, for your messages of
inclusion rather than exclusion. Onward.
Jay Moseley
Eugene
STUDENTS DEFAMED
It is not illegal for UO students to get
together for group sex. UO President
Michael Gottfredson had no right to violate
the privacy of the students involved, and it
is a certainty the UO will be paying fi nancial
penalties to the three male students, if courts
uphold the relevant laws.
Defamatory statements have been made
against the three by publications, individuals
and individuals representing institutions. A
KVAL reporter tried to tell District Attorney
Alex Gardner that the three should be
charged criminally so that they would have
a chance to prove their innocence.
Inversion of the burden of proof is a
central element to the alarmist atmosphere.
If a university can publicly denounce the
private sex activities of these guys, then so
could a right-wing president denounce the
sex acts of gay students and throw them
out of school for being abnormal.
Title IX prohibits gender discrimination
in higher ed. The sex McCarthyites on the
UO campus (and many others) are getting
used by the likes of President Obama who
uses concocted sexual assault statistics to
mobilize a voting block that will install
Hillary as next killer-in-chief.
Kevin Hornbuckle
Eugene
UNPRODUCTIVE VITRIOL
To Lon Miller [Letters, 5/15], living in
the deep woods near Drain: “Judge not lest
you be judged.” Your vitriol against Sally
Sheklow and others of her ilk is unproductive.
Homosexuality has always been and
will always be so it would serve society
better to focus your energy on something
that can actually be affected, i.e., parity
in education, income or housing. Try to
convince your rural neighbors not to cook
meth; that would really be productive.
Remember: When you point a fi nger,
you have three fi ngers pointing back at you.
Annie Kayner
Eugene
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10.9-12 The Jazz Kings: Come Fly With Me
10.10 Chris Smither
10.22 Loudon Waingwright III
10.24 Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
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