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eugene beer week LOCALS ONLY letters 100% local draft list Drafts from our Friends at: 3 legged crane, alesong, claim 52, coldfire, covered bridge, cyderish, elkhorn, falling sky, gratitude, hop valley, mahalo cider, manifest, mcMenamins, mckenzie, ninkasi, oakshire, plank town, viking braggot, the wheel & wildcraft cider who have shot up a school, a church or a public gathering. How many have been convicted of murder by gunfi re? If they were the problem we’d know about it. Knee jerk reactions such as this aren’t going to stop the next Sandy Hook or Uvalde. Jerry Ritter Springfi eld LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REST OF THE STORY A recent article (“Urban Renewal’s Bountiful Harvest,” 5/19) seemed to of- fer answers about projects that had been pushed out of the way for the new Farmers Market Pavilion; however, out of the 400-plus lines published I could only fi nd 18 lines (and that was a gener- ous count) that addressed any details about other projects. You included a few dissenting voices concerning the project itself (bravo), but the article read like an ad for the pavilion and the title suddenly felt click- baity. I did feel a bit left out, as I am a resident of Eugene, but the life I choose does not lend itself to spending an hour picking out vegetables for a side salad. I did notice in the footnote this is a multi- part series. Are we to learn more about other projects for downtown? Bonnie MacDonald Eugene ® BARGAINS OF THE MONTH Editor’s note: Yes, as indicated in the note at the end of the story you mentioned, there is a part two, with more on the other projects. SPEND LESS ON COPS I cannot describe my disappoint- ment with the Eugene City Council bud- get. As expected the increase in police spending has not worked, still they need more patrol cars, offi cers and beds. Recently, when my family members were in crisis and could seriously be hurt, they did not call the police because 14.99 17.99 Cooper Lighting First Alert® 3 ft. LED Utility Shop Light E 254 885 B6 Battery Operated Carbon Monoxide Alarm E 248 180 B3 they fear police violence and know the police off er no actual solutions. They stay in abusive situations because they know that the police can only hurt and not help them. Many of the calls to EPD revolve around violence like this, but what resources beyond the jail do we have as a community? We don't have beds at the shelter. You're not going to fi nd a therapist without a long wait or fi nd an aff ord- able apartment so you can leave and live safely away from the violence. If you’re having a mental breakdown, there are no inpatient beds or services to help you. The only answer given is further po- licing. Never have I heard the City Coun- cil discuss trauma-informed practices around building community safety. We have an amazing program in CAHOOTS, but the city refuses to disentangle the funding from EPD, confusing the priori- ties, and won't off er a direct line to this service in a meaningful way. There are mass amounts of research and information around the impacts of policing in our communities from the people most aff ected by it. There are other paths to safety that are not just increasing the police budget year after year after year. There is a free course about the pris- on industry at WorthRises.org. You have an obligation to fully educate yourself for the sake of our community and fu- ture. I don't want to live in a police state, and I see nothing in the city's actions or planning that is putting any brakes on the saturation of policing in our com- munity. We can do better and we must. Doing the same thing over and over and expecting diff erent results is the defi ni- tion of insanity. Pamela Fouse Eugene 24.99 17.99 Quik-Fold Portable Side Table 28 in. D-Handle Steel & Wood Digging Fork or 24 in. Spring Brace Rake T 138 909; 194 215 T 119 754; 112 890; 844 206 B4 Eugene’s Weekly Handcrafted Marketplace ARTS FESTIVAL X FOOD FESTIVAL X MUSIC FESTIVAL 9.99 -3.00 SALE PRICE MAIL-IN REBATE* 19.99 -2.00 SALE PRICE MAIL-IN REBATE* Ortho® Scotts® BugClear™ Lawn Insect Killer L 272 644, 648, 645 Turf Builder® Lawn Food — 5,000 sq. ft. L 153 579 1 *Limit 2 per offer. *Limit 2 per offer. 9.99 Cutter® 18.99 Green Thumb® 50 ft. x 5/8 in. NeverKink® Heavy-Duty Garden Hose L 784 470 B5 Backyard™ Bug Control Concentrate L 160 846 B6 Consumer responsible for taxes. While supplies last. TV-AD-329600 TXZ Eugene True Value Hardware Store Name 2825 Willamette St. Store Address Eugene, OR Zip 97405 City, State 541-342-5191 Sale ends 6/30/22 ©2022 True Value Company LLC Find the the right right products products for for your your project project at at your your local local True True Value®. Value®. Find 4 J U N E 2 , 2 0 2 2 Every Saturday X Rain or Shine X 10am-4pm X 8th & Oak Free Admission and Free Parking in the Parking Garages eugenesaturdaymarket.org 541-686-8885 E U G E N E W E E K LY . C O M
