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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
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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
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