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LET TERS PRIZES FOR TRUMP Why be a piker? Trump should be awarded all the Nobel Prizes. Peace for raising the status of a cheap-shit dictator. Literature for his tweets. Science for wetting his bed. Physics for taking up space a better person could fill. And medicine for making everybody in the world sick at the same time. Who else could do that? June Smith Oakridge isn’t being more amenable when it comes to what could be such a simple solution (not a fix, but a solution) to our housing crisis. I inherited a nice home with a huge backyard in the Cal Young neighborhood. I work my tail off to maintain the mortgage and the yard. It would help me so much to have an ADU [accessory dwelling unit] and it would help someone to have an af- fordable and safe place to live. I want to understand why this is such a terrible thing in your eyes. Monika Kohl Eugene ROUND ’EM UP! They’ve made us laugh: Jim Carrey, Mike Meyers, Seth Rogan, John Candy, Dan Ayk- royd, Catherine O’Hara, Tommy Chong, Sa- mantha Bee, Leslie Neilsen and many more. They’ve tickled our funnybones, but at what price? Can’t people see that Canadi- ans are stealing our laughs? When will it end? Can our president save us from this unfair trade imbalance? They are stealing the jobs of good American comics, subverting us with their Canadian laughter. When will we stop this flood of humor into our country? Can no one save us from these funny foreigners? Walker T. Ryan Eugene A MODEST PROPOSAL I just read the update from WE CAN [Walkable Eugene Citizens Advisory Net- work] regarding Monday’s City Council meeting, and I am so incredibly disappointed. I just don’t understand why the City Council DIVIDE AND CONQUER My daughter and I went to eat at Ke- sey Square around 11:45 am. Several kids stretched out in front of the Ken Kesey me- morial. Behind the memorial, City Manger John Ruiz stood looking at the kids while talking to a colleague. My daughter and I sat down at the picnic benches. Ruiz commented loudly that their dog seemed not to have a registration tag. My daughter read her book while Ruiz called se- curity guards, yelling, “Get over here, now.” One guard spoke with Ruiz when a cou- ple approached, complaining about some- one wavering around the block. The guards passed. Still the shorter of the two guards stopped for a moment and shouted at the kids before moving on. Ruiz leaned over his phone and texted. In a minute an armed officer arrived. She questioned the kids. A male officer ar- rived. Ruiz looked on. Eventually a young woman returned carrying sodas. Her friends dispersed and she was issued tickets for the dog. After, Ruiz spoke with the officers. We’ve allowed Ruiz, the City Council, police and security to target, harass and punish those they deem “outside the norm.” Targeting groups and creating second-class citizenship is the time-tested political strategy, divide et impera. Under this strategy, we all suffer. My complicity and lack of protest has made this possible. I’m disgusted by our City Manager’s actions, but I also feel ashamed of myself. Otis Haschemeyer Eugene EW reached out to the city, which responded: “The pur- pose of the ordinance is to create a safer downtown for everyone. It is only targeted at people who have a dog and would like to bring it downtown. The intent was to provide information to the owner about the updated rule that re- quires them to hold a valid dog license certifying the dog has been vaccinated for rabies.” CARBON NATION Another hot summer? Our CO2 levels are increasing after hearing warnings of climate change since the 1950s. Where are our elected representatives? Today I inquired when I could travel by train to visit my daughters in California. The answer was “no trains going south, and no longer connecting buses for maybe another five months.” This means increased trucking and air- planes for increased CO2. Maybe the new, $88-million OSU ships could transport people and merchandise to coastal ports? Maybe instead of dollars for Beltline, Franklin and new ships, we should have spent money on improved trains? Would this have happened in Europe, Scandinavia or Asia? Ruth Duemler Eugene BUT OF COURSE Recently, in looking up how to spell trumpeter, as in the swan, I discovered the word trumpery: noun, meaning “attractive articles of little or no value”; adjective, for “showy, but worthless.” Trumpery derives from the Middle French tromper, meaning “to deceive.” Don French Eugene DUPLICITY, GREED AND LOSS A Poem: (Fuck You, O) The notices for tree removal Were removed Before the track and field Events You two-faced phonies You bureaucratic snakes That slither Tongues licking the boots Of your benefactor Celebrate our history On T.V. The crowds leave The chainsaws rumble The wrecking balls loom Spelling out clearly Hayward’s doom Aaron Kimball Eugene America’s Premier Jewelry & Bead Faires GEM FAIRE “A permanent home becomes a way of fulfilling my hopes, dreams and goals for my child. Our home will always be our refuge.” --Nayeli receives the keys to her Habitat house. 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