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LET TERS The pace of such destruction is acceler- ating and won’t stop without meaningful re- sistance. The most recently released State of the Birds report found that more than one- third of North American birds are currently at risk of extinction. Despite the technological assault and the injuries inflicted on the landscape in the name of progress this place remains a paradise, albeit a rapidly shrinking one. It remains worth fighting for. Ian Smith Eugene VOLLEYBALLS Regarding Chad Anderson’s May 11 letter (“While Rome Burns”): I appreciate your efforts as an ally to me and other wom- en in our efforts towards liberation. We need men to stand with us to end the oppression that still privileges men at the expense of all of our humanity. However, I wish you would think twice before criticizing a volleyball rule that serves to give women equal touches on the ball. Any rule intended to increase female participation is in place because of the un- conscious patterns that tend to creep in dur- ing co-ed events. Men tend to take up more space, speak more, emote louder and go after the ball more aggressively than women. Individual people may be exceptions to this rule, but the tendency still holds. It seems to me that you are not actually complaining about sexism. You are com- plaining about an attempt to create equity in the face of sexism. That equity rule requires you to be aware of others in a way that might be unfamiliar to you. It encourages you to think of participation and connection as more important than winning. Kara Huntermoon Eugene billions of dollars to cleanup the most con- taminated place in western hemisphere, and we still see no end in sight. In 1980, Oregon voters approved a mor- atorium on the financing and construction of nuclear power plants until a permanent repository was established for the nuclear waste that remains lethal for centuries. Thirty-seven years later, the federal govern- ment has yet to solve the problem. Why then would the Oregon Legislature be considering an exemption on the morato- rium for nuclear reactors 300 megawatts or smaller? Senate Bill 990 would bypass the two requirements of that law: a permanent repository for the waste and statewide voter approval of any new proposed plant. Representatives Paul Holvey and Phil Barnhart sit on the House Committee on Energy and Environment. Urge them to reject SB 990. To send a message to your representative, go to oregonwand.org and press the action button. For those interested in a personal account of the health ravages caused by exposure to radiation from Hanford, Oregon WAND is sponsoring Hanford: A Conversation in Poetry and Prose on May 25th. For more information, visit oregonwand.org. Susan Cundiff Eugene NO MORE FALSE TOTEMS I would like to send a nod to the [Oregon] Country Fair for not raising a totem pole. You asked and we told you how it feels, for us, to have acculturation and genocide constantly in our lives. I appreciate that they have the sensitivity and ability to stop and consider. Too often we are in a position of naming Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, and then killing him. Jim Linwood Lakeside RADIATION SICKNESS KIDS THESE DAYS Hanford Nuclear Reservation sure has been in the news recently. On May 9 we learned of the collapsed tunnel exposing train cars full of highly radioactive waste, and eleven days later we learned that a Hanford worker’s clothes were contami- nated while working on a possible leak at an underground storage tank. More than three decades of effort and The sad realization for the intelligence community of our nation: giving top-secret classified information to Trump is like giv- ing a kitchen knife to a 3-year-old. Ronald Blanton Eugene LETTERS POLICY: We welcome letters on all topics and will print as many as space allows, with priority given to timely local issues. Please limit length to 200 words and include your address and phone number for our files. 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 BEST HANGOVER BREAKFAST The Shedd Institute www.theshedd.org - 541.434.7000 Mike & Nancy Oft Rose May 25 Phoebe Gildea Betwixt & Between June 1 Jean-Luc Ponty The Atlantic Years June 2 David Lindley The Magical Moombah! 13 STRAIGHT YEARS! BREAKFAST ALL DAY 1689 Willamette | 541-343-1542 7am - 2pm Mon - Fri • 7am - 3pm Sat & Sun Espresso Hours 7am - 5pm Mon - Fri • 8am - 5pm Sat & Sun featuring SECOND LOCATION! 5TH & LAWRENCE see our full menu online: brailseugene.com Saturday, June 2 Gloria’s Culinary Calamity! 10 am & 1 pm at The Shedd Your ticket includes a special Music Box playshop at 11:15 am eugeneweekly.com • May 25, 2017 7
