EugEnE FamiliES:
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See what our schools offer.
It’s school choice time. In Eugene School District 4J,
every school offers an excellent education.
You can enroll in your neighborhood school at any time. To request
enrollment in a different school for 2015–16, apply online at www.4j.lane.
edu/choice by February 27 at 5 p.m. Requests will be accepted in an order
determined by lottery.
in all the media outlets available to us, as
the latest fear porn weapon and tool for the
masses. I am really sick of all the media
fear porn that is pumped out to begin
with, from radio to TV, video games, the
internet; it’s really hard to not have your
family be influenced. Now, the latest tool,
beheading.
It is not a new fear porn weapon either.
If anyone studies history, ancient generals,
the Roman Catholic Church in the Middle
Ages and now the Muslim extremist group
ISIS, along with political cartoonist in the
local paper. Publishing this is in the name
of journalistic freedom and free speech,
you say?
What is wrong with the editors of
EW? What does this say about our society
today? Enough is enough. It is nothing but
the disgusting psychotically degenerate
war tool tactic that it is. And a broken tool
from the bag of psychological war tools, I
might add. Perversion of all accomplished.
Good job, Eugene Weekly! Dumbasses!
S. Trinity
Corvallis
Editor’s note: The cartoon’s meaning has been interpreted
differently by various people. Al Qaeda in the Arabian
Peninsula has claimed the Charlie Hebdo attack.
BUYING INTO SPRAWL
Regarding the process for the proposed
changes to Seavey Loop, Buford Park and
the surrounding area (letter from Charles
Stewart, Jan. 8):
I lived in Sarasota, Florida, for 25 years
before moving to Eugene in 2011. From the
1990s onward, deep-pocketed developers
swooped down on the city council with tales
of “improved” neighborhoods (where all
the old picturesque bungalows were pulled
down in favor of cheap new buildings)
and “enhanced economic development”
(read: no affordable housing). They ran
roughshod over the people and processes
meant to keep them in check (aided, by the
way, by compliant city officials), tearing
through historic neighborhoods with the
worst of gentrification excesses. This state
of affairs lasted until 2004 when public
outcry regarding a developer sniffing
around a 100-year-old downtown church
to be torn down in favor of a multi-story
parking garage made it grind to a stop. The
church was saved thanks to public response
and their courageous board of directors,
who took about 15 minutes during their
meeting to decide to let the developer
know they weren’t interested. By this time,
however, the damage had been irreparably
done.
Do not let elected officials lull you
with great-sounding phrases as they
attempt sleight-of-hand. Do not allow
developers waving cash tilt your processes
in their favor. Downtown Sarasota is now
a concrete canyon and the surrounding city
is lost in sprawl. Don’t let this happen to
our beautiful Eugene-Springfield area.
Stephanie Bashein Emerson
Eugene
Elementary
School Showcase
School
Visitation Weeks
Saturday, Jan. 24,
9 a.m.–12 p.m.
4J Education Center,
200 N. Monroe St.
Attend a school choice
information presentation.
Sign up for school visits.
Talk to representatives from
every 4J elementary school.
monday, Jan. 26–
Thursday, Jan. 29
monday, Feb. 23–
Friday, Feb. 27
Each school offers
activities and times when
parents can visit. Please
phone ahead or see
www.4j.lane.edu/choice
for details.
apply by
Feb. 27
at 5 p.m.
School Choice
information
meetings
Thursday, Jan. 22, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 24,
9 a.m.–12 p.m.
(during the School Showcase)
monday, Feb. 23, 7 p.m.
4J Education Center,
200 N. Monroe St.
Learn about the school
choice process.
Eugene School District 4J
www.4j.lane.edu/choice • 541-790-7570
Oregon
Humanities
Center
2014–15 Tzedek
Professorship in the
Humanities
CREATING A DEAD ZONE
Regarding the Jan. 8 Slant rant
about sprawl: I would like to rant about
government facilities being on the
waterfront. The Eugene area seems to have
way too many government facilities on the
waterfront. Try and find another city that
does the same thing. From an economic
standpoint putting government facilities
on the waterfront is a disaster. At 5 pm the
areas around these government facilities
turn into an economic dead zone. The
whole area is wasted for most of a 24-hour
day.
Waterfront is precious and should be
developed as “waterfront.” Any facilities
on the waterfront should be open for
business at least from 6 am to midnight.
Grocery stores, gyms, etc.
The above also applies to office
buildings or anyone else who closes up at
5 pm.
Frank Skipton
Springfield
Ethical Challenges
of Scholarship
View live-streaming video:
ohc.uoregon.edu
Free and open to the
public. No tickets or
reservations. Information:
ohc@uoregon.edu or
(541) 346-3934
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
7:30 p.m. • 182 Lillis Hall
955 E. 13th Ave, UO campus
Susannah Heschel
professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College
Heschel’s lecture will emphasize the importance of the
Humanities as a guide to dealing with thorny ethical questions
facing scholars in a wide range of fields.
EO/AA/ADA institution committed to cultural diversity
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