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Just a Touch
Late Last Week
Went past three different red boxes, but
there were not any issues in the box but
last week’s issue. Is something going on?
Please let me know. I love my Weekly!
Juanita Rinas
Eugene
Editor’s Note: Ironically, almost exactly a
year after we returned to print Feb. 8, 2024,
our Feb. 6 issue was held up due to issues
our printer was having with the weather in
the mountains. We were back in the boxes
by Friday, and thank you for checking (and
supporting EW).
We do Love a Party
Mayor Kaarin Knudson has requested
ideas for bringing people back downtown.
Bringing back the Eugene Celebration would
be an idea whose time has come!
Steve Beaudreau
Eugene
ALL ARE
WELCOME
Call Out Bullying
editorial
Jody Rolnick
Camilla Mortensen
CALENDAR EDITOR Emma J Nelson
COPY EDITOR Dan Buckwalter
BRICKS $ MORTAR Christian Wihtol
CONTRIBUTING ARTS WRITER Will Kennedy
CONTRIBUTING COPY EDITOR Jane Dods
ARTS EDITOR EMERITUS Bob Keefer
HAPPENING PEOPLE Paul Neevel
PUBLISHER
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COME FOR THE FOOD,
BUT LEAVE LIKE
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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Ester Barkai, Dan Bryant, Tom Coffin, Ayisha
Elliott, Henry Houston, Will Kennedy, Chandra
LeGue, Rick Levin, Susan Palmer, William L.
Sullivan, Dorothy Velasco, John Zerzan
HAPPENING PEOPLE Paul Neevel
INTERNS Pierce Baugh V, Savannah Brown,
Sadie Gustavson, Mason Falor, Eve Weston
It was with a heavy heart that I read the
viewpoint by Rene Gonzalez (EW, 1/30).
It’s just another example of how awful
our world is becoming under the current
dictatorship.
At a loss for words, I can only quote
Edmund Burke: “The only thing neces-
sary for the triumph of evil is when good
men” — and women, this is my addition
— “do nothing.”
It is our responsibility to call out these
people when things like this happen. It’s
unacceptable, and unless called on it, bullies
will continue to bully.
Marion Sproul
Eugene
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No to Nukes!
There are currently four bills under
consideration in Salem designed to facil-
itate the use of nuclear power plants in
Oregon. SB 215, SB 216 and HB 2426 all call
for the repeal of the 1980 Ballot Measure
Law which made siting of nukes in Oregon
contingent on the availability of reliable
nuclear waste depositories. HB 2410 would
permit citizens of Umatilla County to vote
on construction of nukes there. The nukes
in question are so-called SMNRs (Small
Modular Nuclear Reactors).
The issue of waste disposal is more than
enough reason to let our legislators know
that we oppose these bills. But nukes are
now being touted as “climate-safe” alter-
natives to fossil fuels. They are not. It is
the exponential growth of the industrial
economy that endangers life, not fossil
fuels alone. So far, the increasing use of
“sustainable fuels” (which uranium is not)
has only added to global energy use, not
supplanted fossil fuels. Ultimately, the only
remedy for global heating (and ecological
overshoot, of which it is a small part) is
degrowth, planned industrial downsizing.
Jere Rosemeyer
Eugene
Connect the Paths
I cannot agree more with Peter Pagter’s
letter (1/23) regarding connecting the multi-
use path from the Knickerbocker Bridge to
Frohnmayer Bridge along the Willamette
River. I bike this section frequently and
cannot express how frustrating it is to
disconnect from that portion of the path
and venture out on to Franklin Boulevard.
Not to mention how dangerous this can
be for cyclists. How on Earth have we not
connected this section of path yet? This
should be a high priority for the city.
Curt Thrapp
Eugene
Of Course We’re
Classical Curious
Are you classical curious? A low-risk
venture into this incredible world is avail-
able right here in town with the University
of Oregon Symphony Orchestra!
I have had the privilege to attend several
of their concerts within past years and
always come away awed. The most diffi-
cult part of attending a UO Symphony
concert is finding any information about
it. For such a treasure, I find it disheart-
ening that this ensemble is not promoted
more within the community.
The performance on the evening of Feb.
4 at Beall Hall was stunning. Beall Hall is
a relatively small venue, and the sound
was incredible. The stage was packed with
musicians and it seemed that for every
two attendees there was a performer on
stage. The sound took my breath away.
Unlike the Eugene Symphony at the Hult
Center, where sound dies after leaving the
stage, Beall Hall amplifies sound with its
acoustics and brings the music to life for
the audience.
The musicians are brimming with
passion and you could see it in their faces
and hear it in the performance. Their raw
talent brings unheard energy to the music
and I could feel that this performance was
special.
The highlight of the evening was
the performance of Tchaikovsky’s 5th
Symphony, a grand adventure of barely-con-
strained Romanticism. The surging motifs
and melodies brought forth outpourings of
emotion throughout the 45-minute opus.
After a finale that brought tears to my
eyes, the ensemble received a well-deserved
standing ovation. All this for 10 bucks!
Eric Burdette
Eugene
A Community Gem
On Jan. 25 my husband and I had the
pleasure of going to South Eugene Theatre’s
production of Wait Until Dark. We see as
many of their plays as we can as we are
always blown away by the quality of the
students acting. That, and no matter how
serious the play is, they always manage
to include some light-hearted moments
and comedy.
Can’t beat purely enjoyable and enter-
taining plays for the low price of $10! ($7
for seniors and students, a little more for
musicals). We are looking forward to the
musical Legally Blonde in a couple weeks.
I just wanted to share this community gem
with you. It’s great to support the young
talent we have here.
Viriam Khalsa
Eugene
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