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Flock’s Cameras
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It is scary to me that anyone on the
Lane County Commission board is inject-
ing Christianity into county meetings (EW,
8/14). The boundaries between “state” and
religion are very important.
Thank you for publishing about this
insidious takeover.
Debby Phillips
Eugene
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We write in response to the article
entitled “The Art of Politics,” written by
Bob Keefer (EW, 7/31). We passionately
believe in freedom of speech and artistic
expression, and we believe that criticizing
the acts of a foreign government are legit-
imate political protest. As an art reporter,
Keefer did a fine job of framing Cassy
Steuerwald’s experience. Our concern is
that so little media attention and concern
has been directed toward the repeated
targeting of Dean Adrian Parr Zaretsky.
Jews are not a monolith, and many of
us have grave concerns about the current
government of Israel, particularly in regard
to Gaza. We are united in our belief that
targeting Jews in the diaspora and hold-
ing them responsible for the actions of
the Israeli government is not legitimate
political protest; it is antisemitism.
What Keefer’s article does not account
for is that Parr Zaretsky has been targeted
personally and repeatedly since the attacks
on Israel Oct. 7, in ways that other Univer-
sity of Oregon offi cials and administrators
have not. We suggest that her Jewish
identity is implicated in this. In this time
when our own government uses actual,
assumed and invented antisemitism as an
excuse to repress academic freedom, we
urge the University of Oregon to take the
threats against Parr Zaretsky seriously and
do everything in its power to support her.
We ask Eugene Weekly and other local
news organizations to expand their report-
ing to include the complexities of our
current political discourse and the impact
that they are having on real people.
Reisa Maddex, president, Temple Beth
Israel; Caitlin Roberts, 1st vice president;
Judy Boles, 2nd vice president; Diane
Baxer, past president; trustees Elliott
Farren; tova stabin; Kelly Menachemson
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Respect the River — it’s a
Force
Two drownings at the Owosso Bridge in
as many weeks. Two families devastated.
Two tragedies that should remind us all
of something we don’t like to admit: the
river doesn’t play fair.
I grew up on a river. I’ve always been a
strong swimmer, someone who respects
both the thrill and the danger that comes
with moving water. And I’ll tell you this
plainly: that part of the Willamette is not
safe. I wouldn’t raft it, fl oat it or boat it —
and I certainly wouldn’t swim or wade in it.
It’s deceptive. Water that looks calm
isn’t. It takes just three inches of moving
water — three inches — to knock a grown
adult off their feet. And beneath that surface
is a tangle of hidden hazards — metal, tree
branches, debris — that can snag even a
life preserver and hold someone under.
And we need to teach our kids this.
They don’t inherently know. They see a
hot day and a cool river, and it looks like
fun. What they don’t see is how quickly
that moment of fun can turn fatal.
This isn’t about fear. It’s about honesty.
About respect. The river is a force of nature,
and if we fail to acknowledge its power,
it will remind us in the harshest of ways.
Please, for your safety and for the people
who love you, stay out of the water at
Owosso.
Daniel Isaacson
Eugene
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