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The Shedd Institute www.theshedd.org - 541.434.7000 In memory of Jean Glausi 1937-2015 The Tony Glausi Sextet Friday February 17 “As Mark Twain once wrote, referring to humble, heroic, and historical: ‘Correct writers of the American language do not put an before those words' … Nearly a century later, the linguist Dwight Bolinger harshly condemned those who write an historical as being guilty of 'a Cockneyed, cockeyed, and half-cocked ignorance and self-importance, that knoweth not where it aspirateth.’" Sam Taylor Eugene Editor’s Note: When you start buying ink by the barrel, you can have fun with grammar too. CLEARCUTTING HARMS RURAL COMMUNITIES Our names are Justice (15), Maggie (16), Hazel (16), Mia (17) and Maia (18). We are students at the Academy of Arts and Academics in Springfield. We are all currently taking a course called Agents of Change, an activist class focusing on envi- ronmentalism. We wanted to say a word about clear- cutting in Oregon. Intense clear-cutting on the Oregon Coast Range is hurting com- munities, polluting clean stream water, and destroying wildlife habitat. The coastal communities are forced to suffer the im- pact of the clear-cut logging and aerial spray, while corporate clear cutters export raw logs, costing local mill jobs and hurt- ing local economies. Families who live in the Walton, Or- egon, area rely solely on the stream water running through the woods. When the trees in the area get clear-cut, especially over streams, there are many negative results, one of them being water pollution. Log- ging near and over streams makes them excessively muddy. Herbicides, pesticides and oil run off from machinery also leak- ing into the water not only harms the en- vironment, but it harms the families in the area. The people who rely on this water for drinking and cooking are left with com- pletely unusable water. Oregonians, if you pride yourself on our pure, clean water, then take a stand against clear cutting and aerial spraying. For those of us concerned about the eco- nomic backfire of potentially outlawing clear cutting, worry not. Forrest thinning is when a crew takes down specific trees, in- stead of clear-cutting the entire wood area. Forrest thinning is better for the environ- ment, and provides more jobs and revenue than a two-man clear cut crew. The problem is not logging or local family businesses. The problem is clear- cutting and Wall Street greed: just some food for thought. The A3 Environmental- ist Dream Team Bill Mays at the Movies Wed February 22 Villalobos Brothers Wed March 1 Parke & Lisa Blundon Tommy Castro & The Painkillers Thu March 2 @EUGENEWEEKLY EMGE WHYTE SERVICE & CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS Eugene D. Emge Pam Whyte Hilary Anthony EXCELLENCE IN tax & accounting professionals Support Eugene Opera, Symphony, & Ballet! 25O5 W. 11th Ave • Eugene, OR 974O2 • 485-21OO Fri March 3 Jake Shimabukuro eugeneweekly.com • February 16, 2017 5
