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The Shedd Institute www.theshedd.org - 541.434.7000 Oregon Festival of American Music 2017 The Sweetest Melody Giants of the Classic Songbook Star Dust The Great Craftsmen Jesse Cloninger, director Thu Aug 10, 8:00p August 2-12 - The Shedd I am sorry that an editorial decision was not made that demonstrated a similar sensi- tivity when designing your cover. I think it sends the wrong message and does not ad- equately reflect the good journalism inside. Dana Vion Springfield BEST IN SHOW 350 Eugene was honored to be cho- sen Best in Show and to receive the Slug Award at the July 29 Eugene Parade, con- sidering all of the competition. This event shows the community’s creativeness and dedication to volunteerism by the variety and number of entrants. For many curb-sitting parade watchers wondering what 350 means, we would like to share what our organization is about: 350 is the number of parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere scientists say is the safe upper limit. The planet is currently at 408 ppm and was at 285 ppm before the Industrial Revo- lution. The emission of carbon from burn- ing fossil fuels is the main contributor to global rising temperatures, drought, flood and increased intensity of weather events. 350 Eugene is a local grassroots move- ment found online at world.350.org that fo- cuses on climate warming solutions, chang- ing political dynamics when possible and demonstrating the benefits of moving to a clean energy through renewable sources. If you would like to learn more or how you can get involved, visit our website at world.350.org/Eugene. As the Raging Grannies sang Sunday along with Our Children’s Trust youthful plaintiffs, “Get off the couch, get into the street, we must turn down the planet’s heat.” Jim Neu 350 volunteer Eugene FUZZBUTT FEEDBACK As a double adoptee husky parent who now lives in Bend, the “Fuzzbutt” (Pets, July 27) article hit close to home. I adopted a First Avenue Animal Shelter husky a de- cade ago, and our family also has adopted a Craig s list husky pupper who is now 6. I just wanted to share our happiness of reading about the fuzzbutts and the work those wonderful people are doing to help lil’ lost huskies. We often scour Craigslist ads, too, because they are littered with adds for year-old huskies needing re-homing. They are such a difficult breed that has so much love to give. So cheers to those lovely people helping out huskies, and a reminder not to go out buying pups just because they are adorable without understanding the responsibility. Maybe Bend can get involved too? Dana Robles Bend COMPANY TOWNS In his column (“It’s The Jobs, Stupid”, July 20), Bob Warren crows about how he was instrumental in bringing “two respon- sible companies” (Entek and Lowes) to Lebanon. Turns out Entek uses a cancer-causing solvent (trichloroethylene). When the De- partment of Environment Quality began investigating risk to residents, local pols began to pressure the state to back off, and it has (The Oregonian, Jul 22). Here’s a quote from the article: “State lawmakers who represent the area around Entek berated the department during hear- ings in Salem; one pledged to never fund its budget again.” So when it comes to public health, em- ployers rule, responsibility be damned. So when Warren says he’s bringing “the kind of jobs that support and enrich families and communities,” what he really means is ignore what the companies do, as long as there’s a paycheck in it for you. They used to call those type of commu- nities “company towns.” I guess they still do, but please don’t BS us with how “re- sponsible” these employers are. Steve Jenson Eugene They All Laughed Shirley Andress, director Ira Gershwin Fri Aug 11, 1:30p Lorenz Hart My FunnyValentine Siri Vik, director Fri Aug 11, 8p Harold Arlen That Old Black Magic Vicki Brabham, director Sat Aug 12, 1:30p Finale So Hard To Forget Jesse Cloninger, director Sat Aug 12, 8p eugeneweekly.com • A ugust 10, 2017 5
