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avec Michael Doucet
is aware of the problem in San Diego, and
if staff is tracking the numbers of people
with hepatitis A here.
As most people who use our local parks
know, restrooms in many Eugene and Lane
County parks are closed most of the time.
So if limited bathroom accessibility for
people without houses is one of the causes
of the outbreak, our community leaders
need to increase that accessibility now.
We should also offer hand-washing sta-
tions and vaccinations against hepatitis A.
Vickie Nelson
Eugene
PROUD DEPLORABLES
BEWARE
I rarely find myself in agreement with
Jerry Ritter, but his letter on Sept. 14 was
spot on. Hillary Clinton did say that many
of Trump’s supporters were “irredeem-
able” and “deplorable,” calling them “rac-
ist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Isla-
maphobic.”
She wrote these people off because
what these people believe in is antithetical
to everything Democrats believe in. As Jer-
ry identified, Hillary’s big mistake was un-
derestimating the number “straight, white,
working class voters in the heartland” who
are apparently proud to identify as racists,
sexists, homophobes, xenophobes and Is-
lamaphobes.
This election obviously served as a big
wake-up call, especially for complacent
liberals in white America. There is a re-
newed sense of purpose and solidarity in
the face to the threat that Trump, Jerry and
the deplorables represent.
We will do better next time.
Dave Cecil
Eugene
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