LET TERS
You remember Glenn Beck, right?
These days he “regrets” all the racist pain
and hate he inflicted. Liberals meekly ac-
cept another lame apology from yet anoth-
er pathetic Jim Crow.
Too bad God’s lightning bolt of truth
doesn’t strike Rush Limbaugh playing golf
at his whites-only private country club.
Lord, please enlighten another misfit
who knows the price of everything and the
value of nothing.
Glenn Jones
Eugene
however, know that the truck was a full-
sized pickup, dark grey or silver with an
OR plate. And that the driver was a young
adult man, white, average build, tallish,
with a bit of a beard.
I am asking that this young man come
forward and file a report with the police.
If anyone knows of information about the
accident, I ask that they provide it to the
police.
With hopes that this young man will do
the right thing,
Beverley Mowery
Eugene
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LESSONS LEARNED
Ok, folks, chillax. What is, is.
We have four interesting years ahead
of us. There is a Chinese curse: “May you
live in interesting times.”
We get the government we deserve.
The reasons for it are many, but we have
no one to blame but ourselves for the out-
come. We must do something different if
we want a different outcome.
It has been said that the pendulum will
and must swing to extremes occasionally
for things to end up somewhere near the
middle over the long run.
So sit back and enjoy the ride; it’s going
to be a doozy.
We may even learn something from it.
Chris Percival
Eugene
A MOTHER’S PLEA
On Tuesday, Dec. 20, at about 5 pm, my
daughter was hit by a pickup truck while
crossing Willamette Street at 25th Av-
enue. The driver stopped just long enough
to ask if she was okay, then left the scene
of the accident.
My daughter was, in fact, not okay.
She has a bruised shoulder and collarbone
from being knocked to the ground by the
impact with the truck. I called the EMT to
have an initial assessment of her injuries
done. She will take weeks to heal.
My daughter was too shaken to think
clearly, so did not get much information
about the truck or the driver. She did,
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PUSHING BACK
Here’s an invitation for you, Dan Mat-
theisen [“Childish Response,” Letters,
12/15], to earn your very own participa-
tion ribbon: All you have to do is attend
the Women’s March in Eugene on Jan. 21,
2017, taking place in conjunction with the
Women’s March on Washington, D.C.
Along with Portland and other cities
around the country, we will unite in Eu-
gene, standing together in solidarity with
our families and children for the protection
of our rights, our safety, our health and our
community — recognizing that our diver-
sity is the strength of our country.
Yep, Dan, I’ll see you at the new Fed-
eral Courthouse at noon on Jan. 21. We’ll
exchange participation ribbons, okay? But
I promise I won’t insult you or be conde-
scending by calling your voting choice
a “childish response.”
And no need to quell any sad feelings.
But thanks for the concern anyway.
According to an ancient maxim of
common law, “silence gives consent” (Qui
tacet, consentit). And like so many citi-
zens in this democracy, I am not consent-
ing to a Trump presidency, and I will not
be silent. Instead I will be pushing back
and intentionally resisting the advances
of the sexual predator, bully and racist in
the “Make America White” House that
you voted for … silently.
Karen D. Myers
Eugene
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