• Kudos to U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff
Merkley, who were named co-recipients
of this year’s Wayne Morse Integrity in
Politics Award from the Wayne Morse
Historical Park Corporation Board. “We
recognize those who hold public of-
fice and demonstrate an extraordinary
level of integrity and willingness to take
a stand even at considerable political
cost,” WMHPCB President Johnny Earl
said announcing the award on Tuesday,
June 12.
• A bold MSNBC commentator reminded
us during the Singapore meetings be-
tween Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un
that both leaders are avowed big-time
liars. That’s a fact, so there is our context
for measuring the meeting.
• Fay and Erik de Buhr and Tom Bower-
man took home tiny metal turtles en-
graved with their names from the City
Club of Eugene meeting June 8. They were
winners of the club’s 2018 Turtle Awards
primarily “for sticking one’s neck out for
the good of the community.” A 27-year tra-
dition, the Turtle Awards were introduced
by John VanLandingham, the first turtle,
who identified himself as the “unelected
chair of an unelected committee.” The de
Buhrs, who manage four city-approved
camps for homeless, have housed 500
people over five years. “Helping people
keeps us going,” they say. Tom Bower-
man is head of PolicyInteractive that does
values research. It directs his work on
climate legislation, education and other
issues. On climate change, he says, “It is
us … we need to change our way of life.”
Bowerman also works with Dan Bryant on
housing projects. Go, Turtles!
• We, like you, were stunned to hear of
the suicides of designer Kate Spade and
chef Anthony Bourdain. It’s not enough
to tell those who are suffering from de-
pression that we are there for them, we
have to reach out.
• Rather than reinstate its dog ban that
clearly focused on targeting the home-
less over safety, the city of Eugene has
now put in place a more legitimate rule.
To have a canine in the downtown core, a
dog owner must “hold a valid dog license
that certifies the dog has been vacci-
nated for rabies, and the license must be
attached to a collar or harness.” The city
pointed out in its press release that the
nonprofit group Pro-Bone-O can help the
unhoused with that (make donations at
proboneo.org). Also, kudos to Eugene for
• What we’re read-
ing: Ruth Downie
is a British author
best known for her
mysteries featur-
ing the “reluctant
sleuth,” Gaius Pe-
treius Ruso, set in
the Roman world.
The latest is Me-
mento Mori, pub-
lished in 2018.
focusing on bringing fun back to down-
town with events like human foosball and
bringing back the Eugene parade instead
of focusing on driving out the homeless.
Took them long enough! Is that why the
parade theme is “spinning our wheels”?
• Overheard around town about the new
plans for Hayward Field: That tall glass
tower Phil Knight wanted to name after Bill
Bowerman isn’t a phallic symbol, as many
have called it. It’s a giant middle finger.
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