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The Magical Moombah!
SkyScraper caper!
Saturday, May 31st at 10 am & 1 pm!!
on the same specifi cations and agree to
fulfi ll the contract as specifi ed. How is it
fair to the qualifi ed contractors who based
their bids for this project on meeting the
required clearly defi ned specifi cations
only to be underbid by a contractor who
then proceeds to not comply with what the
contracts specifi cations demand?
I think the city did a really poor job of
protecting the city’s interests and honoring
the historical stonework of the park.
Alan Ash
Eugene
SUBSIDIZING DEVELOPMENT
I was so glad to see the city taking such
a proactive stance in encouraging outsiders
to settle in Eugene and become part of the
community. Specifi cally the Glenwood
conference center and hotel was front
page center in the R-G April 13 with a “big
vision.” Over the next few days it got a lot of
prominent coverage including asking us, the
taxpayers, for a little leg up in the form of
$8.5 million. Well hey, I’m a believer in social
investment: the commonweal being used for
the betterment of the whole. So go for it, City
Council, use my tax dollars to help them.
The ironic juxtaposition of the front-page
big vision shared the exact same page with
the homeless Whovillians petitioning the
sovereigns for a miniscule living space. That
despicable social investment is immediately
met with the “need for rugged individualism,”
“give-aways to slackers” and “get a job.” I’m
absolutely with the conservatives on this one.
City Council, how about some equity
here and extend the homeless $8.5 million
to develop their “big vision” of living
space. Let’s do it with unanimous consent
on your part and get it done in three days
like Springfi eld did.
Mark Koenig
Eugene
MODERN-DAY LYNCHING
The R-G [and EW and other media]
write about the scandal at the UO. The
scandal is not that three men’s basketball
team members engaged in consensual sex
with a co-ed. Nor is the scandal about a
promiscuous young woman having sex with
three young men. The scandal is that the
R-G, the Coalition to End Sexual Violence,
the UO and the Eugene community carried
out a 21st century lynching.
The young men were not charged with
a crime. There was no doubt in the police
report that the actions were consensual. The
district attorney did not indict anyone, yet
the people of the community thought they
should be punished. Why? The R-G wrote
that the scandal affects recruiting. Of course
it does. Who would feel safe in a community
that is above the law or play for a coach who
throws his players under a bus?
Shame on us.
Norman Bellitt
Springfi eld
Chico
Schwall
The Music of Dave Van Ronk – Thu, June 5
Shedd Theatricals 2014
ANOTHER RESOURCE
In light of the UO’s recent struggles
with sexual assault, I looked forward to
reading the article “Self Defense Classes
Teach Women to Fight Back” May 15.
While the article was good, I was struck
that no mention was made of the excellent
programs led by Ryan Kelly, who is co-
owner (with his wife) of Northwest Martial
Arts, next to Cozmic.
Ryan taught martial arts at UO for more
than 13 years — including fi ve current classes
— and has been the head women’s self-defense
instructor for the last seven years. In addition,
Ryan and his wife, Jenna, teach women’s
self-defense workshops to many community
groups and nonprofi t organizations.
Although Ryan has spent over 20 years
training with the world’s most respected
martial arts and self-defense experts, he
and Jenna are incredibly understanding
of people of all abilities and experiences.
Both strive to make every single individual
feel valuable and respected both at NWMA
and through their workshops.
Recently, Ryan and Jenna created
the Assault Prevention 101 Program,
which uses proven, effective techniques
and strategies that are the easiest to learn
and quickest to master. As well, the
program helps the viewer understand what
she can do to prevent these situations in
the fi rst place. And unlike joining a martial
arts school where there are set class times
June 19-29
Coming to The Shedd
(full, updated listing at theshedd.org)
5.31 Moombah! Skyscraper Caper
(at 10 am & 1 pm)
6.5 Chico Schwall: The Music of
Dave van Ronk
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!
8.1-10 MUSICAL: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
8.1-10 OFAM 2014: Son of Hollywood!
8.15 Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
10.9-12 The Jazz Kings: Come Fly With Me
Basie & Frank at The Sands, 1961
10.10 Chris Smither
10.22 Loudon Waingwright III
10.24 Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
11.7-9 Siri Vik: Laments
11.15 Makana
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