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The Shedd Institute www.theshedd.org - 541.434.7000 Shedd Theatricals 2016 e h T On TAYLOR FAN William Kennedy’s “attack” of James Taylor [“The Good, the Bad and the Noodly,” July 14] is nothing short of a pebble sneering at the ocean. Michael Billings Eugene EPD DOG RESCUE I’m so pleased to publicly thank Officer L. Barnes of the Eugene Police Department for returning our dog to us and doing all she could to prevent our best friend from having to spend the night in the shelter. We’re so over-the-top grateful for your service and sincerely wish there was more we could do to thank you. Another thank you to the owners of the store of which she was found in front. She can be a feisty lady, and we thank you for doing what you could to return her to us. Thank you a million times. Jennifer Nobles Eugene LOVE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT Dear Eugene police, sheriffs and law enforcement: In light of what has happened in Dallas, Texas, and the pitiful state of the world, I have never thought I could speak for most of us (all of us that are law abiding). I am going to try now. Thank you! And we love you! Even with all of your human foibles, we love you and thank you! Mike Miller Springfield YAY RESTRIPING Well, I’ve got to tell you that I really appreciate the restriping of South Willamette Street! In the past, I would avoid using Willamette Street due to the craziness of people switching lanes all the time. I always took Amazon Parkway or Jefferson Street to get to and from the Willamette and 29th Street area. Since the restriping, driving down Willamette Street is a much more pleasurable experience. I don’t notice any delays whatsoever, except during peak traffic times at rush hour, and then only 30 seconds or so. I occasionally ride my bicycle, and now I take Willamette Street when I have business along that route. Prior to the restriping, I generally had to ride on the sidewalk to avoid the traffic. As far as I am concerned, I wholeheartedly approve of the current restriping scheme on South Willamette Street! Duncan Rhodes Eugene n w To g 7 u A - 9 2 y Jul The 25th annual Oregon Festival of American Music SHAMEFUL VIEWPOINT If thinning is snake oil, so too is George Wuerthner’s representation as an ecologist, but you already know that [Viewpoint, July 7]. A cursory look at Wuerthner’s biography reveals he acquired a masters degree in wildlife communication and dropped out of a Ph.D. program at the University of Oregon department of geography. Wuerthner has no credentials in forest, fire or any ecology. Most of his 38 books you cite are mostly coffee table picture books of forests, fires and cowboys, etc. His letter deserves no more recognition than anyone else’s commenting on a topic for which they have no formal credentials. It’s fine for anyone to comment on issues of their concern, just as long as they represent themselves truthfully. This misrepresentation affects the credibility of not only the individual, but of an article that could use or reference it in the current research. Otherwise, they are merely assertions with neither support, nor credentials on the part of the author. Shame on you, Eugene Weekly. This is worthy of the National Enquirer or the Star. Marc LaPine Cottage Grove DERAIL RIGHTS As a Western Lane County (Dunes City) property owner and taxpayer, I am appalled at the blatant attempt by the four g.i.jive Good Cheer From Home, 1939-45 July 29 - August 13 The Shedd Institute Coming up next fall at The Shedd… 9.16-10.2 Oliver! 10.6 Greg Brown 10.7 Bruce Molsky 10.9 Guy Mendilow Ensemble 10.11 Jazz at Lincoln Center w/ Wynton Marsalis (Hult) 10.13-16 The Jazz Kings: Mood Indigo: Ellington, 1925-48 10.22 The Magical Moombah! Doctor, Doctor! 10.23 Tracy Bonham 10.27 Dave Douglas & The Westerlies 11.3 Bill Frisell: When You Wish Upon A Star 11.4 Hapa 11.5 Ehud Asherie 11.10 Michael Feinstein eugeneweekly.com • July 21, 2016 5
