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A 20th Swing!
Year of
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Journey
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1943-46
made contact with poison oak, been
stung by bees and nearly hit by passing
cars” suggesting that “Lane County plans
to apply herbicides to tree trunks with a
paintbrush.” Please clarify for me how
that would eliminate the dangers the crew
has already experienced with the current
management policy or how it would have
any cost reduction?
My preference is that no herbicides or
pesticides be used, considering the current
methods are actually working. And if
that is not possible, I hope that any use
of herbicides is approached with extreme
caution, and when it is proven that it truly
is a last resort, i.e., that no other approach
has or will work.
Let’s keep our roadsides, waters and
planet safe.
Bev Hollander
Eugene
LIGHTEN UP
I have often noticed how eager Eugeneans
are to be offended. After reading through
all the mail about Ben Ricker’s cartoon
[3/10], I see Springfielders have picked up
the habit, too.
What many failed to see was the
cartoon’s intended satire. I knew it was a
joke because it was way over the top. I also
predicted the response to it. Downtown
Springfield has improved, and lampooning
its low rent image was a reminder of how
much has changed.
Instead of whining and complaining,
it’s time to reach out and promote the city
in a positive, proactive way. As Katelyn
Chaffin pointed out in her letter, the
downtown hub has much to offer. Not to
mention Mount Pisgah, Dorris Ranch and
the wave-pool attractions nearby.
EW has traditionally focused on
Eugene while ignoring Springfield, and
until recently there has been little effort
to bridge the differences between the two.
Now with development, Springfield is
becoming more noticeable.
EW does not need to apologize for the
parody, Springfielders, like Eugeneans
need to lighten up.
Alisa McLaughlin
Eugene
Thu April 21, 7:30p cabaret
Sun April 24, 2:00p concert
DR. FRANKENSTEIN
When Montana State paleontologist
Jack Horner recently spoke at the
University of Oregon it was as though
Dr. Frankenstein himself had arrived on
campus.
Horner spoke of his efforts to “reverse
engineer” a dinosaur. That is, to genetically
manipulate a chicken — an evolutionary
descendant of dinosaurs — so that the
resulting animal will, in some way,
physically resemble a dinosaur. This may
involve attempting to add a long tail, altering
the shape of the skull, changing the skeletal
structure of the limbs and on and on.
The guiding idea is that if evolution
could trace a path from velociraptor to
modern chicken, then humanity should be
able chart a course in the reverse direction
from chicken back to raptor.
Of course, the great sin of Dr.
Frankenstein was hubris and an
unexamined assumption that, for him,
nothing is off limits or could ever be
prohibited. But Horner’s macabre
endeavors transgress on the sacred; they
are an insult to the living world.
If nothing else, respect for animals must
bar treating them as a mere assemblage of
component parts and desirable features to
be rearranged and manipulated for one’s
amusement or curiosity.
Ian Smith
Eugene
UNOFFICIAL SATURDAY
MARKET
What’s going on with the people who
set up their booths across the street from
the Saturday Market in Wayne Morris
Free Speech Plaza? I heard that Saturday
Market is trying to get them removed. For
what reason? I know I would rather them
have a safe place to try to make money
The Carl Woideck
Jazz Heritage Project
Jazz Meets
Lennon & McCartney
Wednesday, April 27
Free Jazz Tickets for
Students program
Johnny
Clegg
w/ Jesse Clegg
Thu, April 28
Coming up next at The Shedd
5.5 Dick Hyman &
4.30 A Night For Sight 2016
Evan Christopher
5.3 Trio Brasileiro/Anat Cohen
5.4 Chico Schwall’s American 5.12 Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz
5.13 Vignola & Raniolo
Roots: Hillbilly Blues
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