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George & Ira Gershwin’s
1927 musical comedy classic
That crassness is not convincing, only
repulsive. Not to mention wrong-headed.
Why would you want to end a program
that’s been so successful and instrumental
in making our downtown a place that
people actually want to use, where we
don’t feel scared at night and where there
are actually jobs that pay a living wage?
This is an example of local government
policy working really well.
Anya Dobrowolski
Eugene
EDITOR'S NOTE: Former city councilor Bonny Bettman
McCornack gets the credit for coining “DTURD.” See
another viewpoint from her on the topic in this week’s
issue.
RESTRIPING RELIEF
What a relief! After months of waiting,
Willamette Street is finally restriped! I
have driven South Willamette Street half-
a-dozen times since the restriping, and
I must say that it greatly improves the
driving experience.
No more being nervous about people
changing lanes abruptly. No more waiting
in line if you happen to be in the left
lane for somebody to turn left. No more
speeding! All it takes is one person doing
the speed limit to bring traffic back to a
reasonable pace.
In the past, I completely avoided
Willamette Street due to the above issues. I
really have no problems whatsoever driving it
now. I haven’t noticed any difference in how
long it takes to get from one end to the other.
My daughter has ridden her bike along
Willamette Street a few times since the
restriping and says that it is much more
enjoyable, not to say possible, to ride a bike
along Willamette Street now to commute
or to go shopping. The pedestrians seem to
feel safer too, since they are further away
from the traffic. As soon as we get a day
that’s not incredibly hot, I plan to ride my
bike there, too!
I hope everybody concludes at the end
of the test period that this venture has been
a success.
Good job, Eugene City Planning
Department!
Duncan Rhodes
Eugene
FUNNY FACE
June 17-26 - The Shedd
Shedd Theatricals 2016
WORK AND UNITY
Frank Skipton, in his June 2 letter, hit
the proverbial nail on the head. Yes, Frank,
“all power” once relegated to the people
by the Oregon State Constitution has,
over the last century, been re-allocated to
government, corporations and their
lobbyists. Our rights to the democratic,
majority-driven determination over our
own health and well-being have been
cleverly reduced over 150 years.
The theft of our rights is deeply rooted.
James Madison, a principle architect of
the Federal Constitution, in explaining the
new structure of law said that the purpose
of the drafters was “to protect the minority
Leonard Bernstein,
Betty Comden & Adolph Green’s
1944 musical masterpiece
On The
Town
July 29-Aug 7
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