HUMAN FUTURE
cover it up or look the other way the worse
it will get. It really is a pox upon Eugene.
This conjures up the ugliness that once
ruled Eugene less than 100 years ago.
I wish the chief of police or the mayor
would issue some relief in the form of a
strong statement that hate crimes won’t
be tolerated. This whole thing makes me
sad. The brightest light is the support the
community is giving.
We have to have a conversation about
this now, not after the athletes go home.
Marc Time
Eugene
EDITOR’S NOTE: According to Eugene police, a suspect
was arrested July 10 in connection with the vandalism of
Eugene Asian restaurants, incuding Jade Palace, Yi Shen
and Lotus Garden.
COMMUNITY RIGHTS
Allowing
the
Lane
County
Commissioners to unilaterally stop a
local ballot initiative before voters have
a chance to weigh in on it is effectively
removing an issue from being discussed
before it is even placed on the ballot. The
arrogance of the four conservative
members is absolutely stunning!
This has nothing to do with costs of
elections, as both these initiatives would
fall within normal election cycles. This is
all about governments, large and small,
wanting to prohibit ordinary citizens from
being able to exercise our rights to use the
initiative system … “to alter, reform, or
abolish the government in such manner as
they (the people) see proper,” from Article
1, Section 1 of the Oregon Constitution.
This example is exactly why
Community Rights Lane County supports
both these petitions, because citizen’s
always get “pre-empted” (blocked by
laws) when we fight for a healthy local
environment and against corporate toxins,
pollution and destruction.
Together, we all can permanently change
these laws for the better. Please get involved
at communityrightslanecounty.org.
Robin Bloomgarden
Eugene
Our lives and our actions affect the
future of humanity. There is new research
in several areas.
Epigenetics shows our chromosomes
are influenced by factors outside the basic
DNA code. Environment and experience
cause changes. Methylation of the genes
is one mechanism. At conception, much
genetic methylation is cleared.
From the Cohn Institute for the History
and Philosophy of Science and Ideas in
Tel Aviv, Israel, comes a study comparing
the genome and epigenetic markers of
Holocaust survivors and their descendants
to that of related individuals not affected
by the Holocaust. The genes of survivors
and of their children show methylation in
areas representing fear and anxiety not
found in the control group.
Human experience can be inherited
trans-generationally.
Does this news leave you hopeless
and frustrated, predestined to suffer
from insoluble problems? Think again.
Epigenetic markers can clear. Much is still
unknown about these processes.
Research shows that babies see more
than older persons. Babies are sensitive
and aware. The importance of nurturing
cannot be over-emphasized.
These are among the topics of a one-
day conference in Eugene on Friday, July
22.
Why is maternal mortality for
American black women four times higher
than the general population? What can be
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