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What Say You, EW Readers?
I was perplexed to learn King Estate
received a third-place fi nish as Best Local
Winery in EW’s latest readers poll (10/30).
Had these naive voters properly vola-
tilized the swill’s esters, they would have
surely discovered an off ensively brutish
nose followed by a distinctly gritty fi nish.
And here I’d long thought EW readers
were a discerning lot.
Dan Dizney
Eugene
NWLCT Helps
Regarding your recent Local & Vocal
column, “Preserving Natural Features”
(EW, 11/6). When McKenzie River Trust
switched to off ering conservation ease-
ments only to larger parcels, we lost hope
in getting an easement for our land. We
thought they were the only trust in our
area, but we delightedly became aware of
the Northwest Land Conservation Trust.
As described in the column, these folks
are an all-volunteer organization that fl ies
well under the radar. With their guidance,
we have secured a conservation easement
to protect the 45 acres we are honored to
inhabit. The NWLCT group was revisiting
our land just last week to confi rm we were
following the easement’s requirements.
We passed!
For us, a childless-by-choice couple, this
land is our legacy. To be able to protect in
perpetuity its beauty, natural resources,
and to off er safe haven for the wildlife
resting, roaming and living here has meant
the world to us. We have bobcats, cougars,
bears, coyotes and skunks, just to mention
a few, as well as a plethora of birdlife. Here
is their safe haven.
If you feel as we do and want to protect
the land you inhabit, please reach out to
NWCLT. They will assist you to do so if
certain requirements and restrictions allow.
Then, you can rest assured your land will
be protected.
Bev and Mike Hollander
Eugene
to Work Day,” and it’s a special day when
daughters have the chance to see what
their fathers do for work. How about the
ICE thugs prowling around the streets of
Eugene? I can see you with your mask,
AK-47, bulletproof vest, your pistol strapped
to your side and tear gas ready to spray in
the face of an elderly Hispanic lady.
Will you have your daughter sit in the
front seat of the federal government ICE
vehicle? Have her in the front seat so she
can see you chase after “let’s see” a garden-
er’s truck, boxing in the truck, rushing out
like Superman, smashing the window of
the truck and pulling the frightened Brown-
skin men out of the truck.
She can see you slam the men down
on the ground and shoving your knee on
their backs. Not only does she witness her
brave daddy, but his buddies get to jump
on top of the gardeners, too.
ICE thugs have beaten and nearly killed
countless non-violent human beings with-
out due process all across the country. I
don’t see how any ICE thug can look into
the mirror and not ask themselves, “What
in the hell do I tell my daughter what I do
for a living?” I’m a Vietnam veteran, and
my dad was wounded four times fi ghting
the Nazi Germans in Italy against what is
happening in America today!
Frank Harper
Springfield
An Inspiring Letter
Hats off to local hero Tim Ream (EW
Letters, 11/06), underscoring the impor-
tance of saving our roadless public forests
and eliciting the inaction of Rep. Val Hoyle
on this issue. It was 30 years ago that
Ream risked his life by staging a 70-day
hunger strike outside of the Eugene Federal
Building to protest the devastation of our
precious forests.
As an activist, Ream has worked tire-
lessly for decades trying to save our
planet. This, by using democratic princi-
ples: protesting peacefully, following the
law and good old-fashioned letter writing.
We have a lot to learn from him.
He was in the Peace Corps. He was
one of the victors at the Warner Creek
blockade. He lobbied Congress in Wash-
ington on the last leg of his hunger strike.
Ream hosted the community-conscious
Eugene cable access show Cascadia Alive!
He became a lawyer to try and better the
world. And he can still write a damn good
letter. Check out the free documentary
Pickaxe on YouTube, which he co-directed,
and you’ll be inspired, too.
Tom Derungs
Eugene
Stoning Our Neighbors
Somehow, the present U.S. immigra-
tion situation reminds me of Shirley Jack-
son’s haunting, immortal short story “The
Lottery.” It’s a cheerful, friendly weekend
neighborhood gathering in the park, a
potluck, so people have brought lots of
food to share. And there is a lottery. Each
person gets a number. Whoever gets the
losing number is stoned to death by their
friends and neighbors.
A psychologist I once heard speak on
the radio said societies go through puri-
fi cation cycles when they try to cast out
anyone who seems diff erent, not part of
the majority. And stop people from exer-
cising any of their vices. Purity means
strictly following rules.
Now the Donald Trump cultists think
they can purify the U.S., make it look more
like them, by getting rid of Brown people,
visible poor people, anyone receiving subsi-
dized government services, etc.
And do what, replace us with robots? I
don’t think so. A robot isn’t going to wipe
your ass in a post-hospital rehab center.
Or even if it could, that doesn’t sound
very safe to me.
Lynn Porter
Eugene
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A Loyal Fan of Goldfi nger
I am fortunate to know both Downtown
Deb and Reverend Marc Time. Both are
entertaining to listen to. If you like their
radio personalities, I believe that you will
enjoy listening to Andy Goldfi nger on KOCF,
FM 92.7. He is on Monday through Friday
from 10 am to 2 pm. In addition to his
radio personality, he has an encyclopedic
knowledge of all types of music, both past
and present. At least once a day, he will
play a song from a Grateful Dead show.
Ken Rosemarin
Eugene
A New Twist to the Work Day
Once a year is “Take Your Daughter
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