LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.Byline: The Register-Guard Eugene's bike riders are caring I recently moved to Eugene and at first sight believed this city to be above average, not only in terms of how the city encourages an active lifestyle, but also in the beauty of the city and how child-friendly it is. I've never experienced a city that sponsors free supervised and organized park events for children. I would like to offer special appreciation, though, to the bike riders here. While recently riding my bike in one of Eugene's many beautiful parks, I fell flat on my face. My first reaction was embarrassment, until I saw my knee bone. Then shock set in. Ron and Connie stayed with me and shared their first-aid kit Noun 1. first-aid kit - kit consisting of a set of bandages and medicines for giving first aid kit, outfit - gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose first-aid kit first n → (and baby's spare diaper for use as a bandage). Kevin talked me out of shock and helped me across the Ferry Street Ferry Street (Chinese: 渡船街) is a street between Ferry Point and Mong Kok Tsui in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The street was on the shore of old reclamation before the new West Kowloon reclamation in 1990s. Bridge. Carrie and Michael drove me and my bike to my car, and guided me to the Sacred Heart Medical Center Sacred Heart Medical Center may refer to: In the United States:
I'm also grateful to the Sacred Heart The Sacred Heart is a religious devotion to Jesus' physical heart as the representation of the divine love for humanity This devotion is predominantly used in the Roman Catholic Church and also used in the Anglican Church. staff. Apparently, this was a busier than normal weekend and several of staff members were pulling second shifts. Even through their exhaustion, all of the staff there were upbeat, positive and caring. Eugene is truly a city of "the people," and I feel blessed to be able to call it home. DEBBY A. KLEIN Eugene Can roads handle more traffic? We have lived in about 19 different places since our marriage. The article "Developments irk homeowners" (Register-Guard, Aug. 26) sounds all too familiar. While developers are high on our list of most disliked people, there are some who should be praised for developing tasteful areas. I would rather be next door to a beautifully done duplex than a single-family house badly in need of repairs and with a recreational vehicle or boat on its property. We were also amused to note that the article made no mention of the higher volume of traffic such developments bring. Across the street from us, a 14-house development is being built. Three streets down, a 49-unit condominium is being built. Add 14 and 49, and you get 63 housing units. Multiply 63 by two cars each, and what does this give us? One hundred twenty-six cars. Will Oakway Road be able to accommodate 126 more cars? Sometimes, I am unable to find parking at the Oakway Mall. KAREN A. HILL Eugene Republicans play the fear card White House insiders have a joke among themselves. Karl Rove  The external links in this article or section may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies. has
laughingly told them not to worry about the Republican elections,
because all they need to do is play the "fear" card.
On television, the talking heads
Talking Heads were an American rock band that formed in the early 1970s and was based out of New York City. The group consisted of David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison. mention terrorists, and we freeze in our tracks. It works. Rove used it in 2002 and 2004, and for every presidential appointment that arises, for every spending bill, and now for the upcoming midterm elections. Currently, the Republicans are exploiting the almost-terrorist-attacks that someone keeps foiling, and they assure us that terrorists will come to murder us if we withdraw from Iraq. Don't fall for this, friends. Those in power will do anything necessary to stay there - lie, and they have lied; bury us in war; and make the world hate us. The Republicans are squandering squan·der tr.v. squan·dered, squan·der·ing, squan·ders 1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate. See Synonyms at waste. 2. our treasure and bringing us record deficits; shipping our jobs overseas; proving corrupt at every level; voting for more ridiculous pork than ever before; giving themselves (and the very rich) big pay raises; and ignoring the problems of protecting our borders, our ports and our personal financial security. They go on vacation instead. We must rid ourselves of this Congress. Show Rove, Vice President Dick Cheney, President Bush, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Condi Rice that their fear-mongering won't work again, because we don't believe anything they say. Let's vote out this corporation- and lobbyist-loving group, while there is still anything left to salvage. NORMA Norma priestess betrays her vows and sacrifices herself in atonement. [Ital. Opera: Bellini Norma in Benét, 720] See : Sacrifice TOWNSEND Roseburg Pluto will stay in Eugene model Well, of course, Pluto will stay where it is in my Eugene Scale Model Solar System solar system, the sun and the surrounding planets, natural satellites, dwarf planets, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets that are bound by its gravity. The sun is by far the most massive part of the solar system, containing almost 99.9% of the system's total mass. . It's still there in the real solar system. The more the merrier, I say. I'd like to display every object in the solar system and beyond. All the moons. All the asteroids This is a list of numbered minor planets, nearly all of them asteroids, in sequential order. As of late September 2007 there are 164,612 numbered minor planets, and many more not yet numbered. Most asteroids are ordinary and not particularly noteworthy. . Alpha Centari, our nearest star neighbor (if placed on the opposite side of the Earth it would only be half as far away as it would need to be to be accurately placed - darn). Pluto's just a large rock way out there, and couldn't care less what we mortals call it. It is what it is. I've never thought Pluto should be considered a planet. It's not even round. It formed differently from the mainstream planets. Its orbit is too inclined, and too oval. It just never seemed worthy of planethood to me. Don't get me wrong, Pluto is great. Has a moon half its size. But then, if Pluto's tumbling through space with an object that's half its size, should Charon (its moon) be considered a moon, or a co-equal planetoid planetoid: see asteroid. ? Another naming controversy! Cool. I lean toward them being equals. JACK VAN DUSEN Eugene Saxton should outline his plan Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron Saxton has started off the new school year by using one of the worst teaching techniques in one of his television ads - asking a question and giving a limited time for a response. Instead of setting a poor example, why not use this opportunity to present a plan for funding Oregon's schools and colleges? In partial answer to Saxton's question - Gov. Ted Kulongoski has fought to maintain school funding in spite of the Republican control in the Oregon House of Representatives The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 57,000. The House meets at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem. . It is my understanding that as governor, and a former Marine, Kulongoski has honored our fallen soldiers by attending funeral services for all Oregon soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq (an unnecessary war, started and continued by the Republican administration in Washington). ALICE KASEBERG Eugene VIM (Vendor Independent Messaging Interface) A programming interface developed by Lotus, Novell, IBM and others. In order to enable an application to send and receive mail over a VIM-compliant messaging system such as cc:Mail, programmers write to the VIM interface. clinic truly changes lives There is a quiet little clinic in Eugene that truly makes a difference in the lives of the people it serves. In June 2005, I was a mess. I was in chronic pain, unemployed and depressed to the point of contemplating suicide. I heard about the Volunteers in Medicine clinic and qualified for help. For the past year, under the care of Dr. Lois Garner and the wonderful staff and volunteers, I have received the best heath care I have ever experienced. Not only have they helped me overcome the chronic pain in my feet and back, they have helped me control high blood pressure, reduce my cholesterol level and treated me for depression. Dr. Garner and the staff also nursed me through a bout of pneumonia. I applied for vocational rehabilitation and qualified. After a year of care from VIM, I am getting back on my feet and working. With some regret, I am no longer eligible for care at VIM; however, I soon will be insured at work. The kindness, concern and compassion shown to me makes me feel that Volunteers in Medicine is the finest health care clinic in Lane County. It is truly a little clinic with a huge heart. My hope is that our community can support the organizations that sincerely care about the welfare of every human being. It's people like these, who have unconditional compassion and no expectation of compensation, who truly make this a great community. DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. W. DAVIS Davis, city (1990 pop. 46,209), Yolo co., central Calif.; settled in the 1850s, inc. 1917. It is an education center with light industry; machinery, processed foods, and computer equipment are produced. The extensive Univ. Junction City Pluto was a victim of 'sizism' The recent demotion de·mote tr.v. de·mot·ed, de·mot·ing, de·motes To reduce in grade, rank, or status. [de- + (pro)mote. of Pluto to "dwarf planet" status by the overwhelmingly white, male, International Astronomical Union “IAU” redirects here. For other uses, see IAU (disambiguation). The International Astronomical Union (IAU) unites national astronomical societies from around the world. is just one more example of the imposition of hierarchy by the patriarchy upon what, until last week, was a deserving and innocent planet. Not only is this an outrageous example of "sizism" (do we call little people "dwarves dwarves n. A plural of dwarf. " any longer?), but it also violates the first principle of what should be our enlightened age: honor diversity among all things. Does hulking hulk·ing also hulk·y adj. Unwieldy or bulky; massive. hulking Adjective big and ungainly Adj. 1. Jupiter orbit the sun any better than Pluto? Might should no longer make right. At the very least, let's rename Pluto "Plutocito," a diminutive that is both affirming and acknowledges the contribution of Hispanics to world culture. JENNY STEWART Cottage Grove Bring the troops home now I want our elected officials to do everything in their power to stop the war in Iraq. I want them to bring the troops home now. I do not want a war in Iran, North Korea, or anywhere else. I demand that they do everything they can to fully fund veterans' health care and benefits. To do anything less than this is cowardice. I will not vote for any candidate who does not support the troops by bringing them home Bringing Them Home is the title of the Australian "Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families". and ending the war. I refuse to fight this war or any other. To be a conscientious objector conscientious objector, person who, on the grounds of conscience, resists the authority of the state to compel military service. Such resistance, emerging in time of war, may be based on membership in a pacifistic religious sect, such as the Society of Friends is to be brave. PETER HOWLAND Eugene Ems games priceless enjoyment Attending a Eugene Emeralds game on a pleasant late August evening - $5.50 (unless you bought a discount ticket book at the beginning of the summer, are a senior or a child 12 or younger, or take advantage of the Bi-Mart discount days). Sipping a soda at the game - $1.50 (unless you attend on KFLY Radio Thirsty Thursday, when sodas are 75 cents). Eating one super hot dog, while watching someone else eat 15 during the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating contest The Nathan's International July Fourth Hot Dog Eating Contest is an annual competitive eating competition held at Nathan's Famous Corporation's original and best-known restaurant at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. - $3.50. Relaxing near the One More Time Marching Band (sitting in the stands, not marching) as it plays selections ranging from national anthems (two) to "Louie, Louie" with gusto - priceless! Yay Yay - Yet Another Yacc , Beban family! ROLF ANDERSON Junction City |
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