• #MeToo. Every day more actors and politicians show
their feet of clay as they are called out for sexual assault and
harassment. We know it happens here. It’s happened in the
Oregon Legislature; it’s happened at the University of Oregon.
And we know it can be very, very hard to come forward with
your story when it’s happened to you. Do you want to share
your story? Contact us at editor@eugeneweekly.com. Or do
you just want someone to talk to? There are resources
available places like Sexual Assault Support Services, sass-
lane.org.
• The opposite ends of the gun control debate spoke to
City Club of Eugene Nov 17. Of course, we agree with State Sen.
Floyd Prozanski of Eugene, favoring more control, and disagree
with State Rep. Mike Nearman of Independence, favoring less.
Like Prozanski we are looking to the 2018 short session of the
Oregon Legislature to again go after gun control, although
Prozanski thinks most control must come from Washington, DC,
and that seems unlikely right now. It was curious that the
National Rifle Association and the munitions industry were not
mentioned at this panel, either by speakers or questioners, and
they’re the biggest players in this debate.
• Honestly, we don’t mind if you set Eugene Weekly on fire,
as long as you are doing it to start a barbeque or campfire. After
the last time someone got mad at us and gathered up a bunch
of copies and burned them, we added a caveat to our masthead
saying five free copies per person. That should be plenty for
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lining litter boxes. If you need more than that, feel free to drop
by our offices and we will set you up with the copies that come
back for recycling. And as long as we are trying to keep items
out of the landfill, you can also drop by and pick up some of the
sheet plastic our rag comes wrapped in; it’s great for use in your
garden.
• If you’re looking for a Eugene adventure for holiday
visitors, you should try the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art on
the UO campus. You have to persevere for parking, but it is
possible. Some amazing shows are up right now: the Barberini
Tapestries from the 17th century beautifully hung in one
gallery; propaganda posters from China’s Cultural Revolution
reminding us today of the power of propaganda; and works
from beloved Eugene artists Mark Clarke and Margaret Coe
showing their half-century relationship with each other and art.