LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.Byline: The Register-Guard Downtown is on its deathbed I was tickled with Don Kahle's tongue-in-cheek guest viewpoint, "Downtown revival will solve many problems" (Register-Guard, Jan. 18). As we all know, downtown Eugene was put on its deathbed when it was converted to a pedestrian mall pedestrian mall pedestrian (US) n → Fußgängerzone f pedestrian mall n (US) → zona pedonale and lost J.C. Penny to Valley River Center Valley River Center is a shopping mall located in Eugene, Oregon. As the largest shopping center south of Portland and north of San Francisco, this mall comprises over 130 local and national stores and restaurants. . The final straw was Sears moving to Gateway Mall Gateway Mall may refer to:
Taking away more businesses and giving the properties to developers Tom Connor and Don Woolley could be the first scoop of dirt in the grave. BILL J. WILLIAMS Eugene Porter was an Oregon original With Charles O. "Charlie" Porter's passing, a tall, majestic fir has been reclaimed by the forest. This Oregon native son of a railroad worker, whose compassion and zest for justice propelled him from local Sunday school Sunday school, institution for instruction in religion and morals, usually conducted in churches as part of the church organization but sometimes maintained by other religious or philanthropic bodies. In England during the 18th cent. and University High School to Harvard and Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (colloquially, Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard Law is considered one of the most prestigious law schools in the United States. , World War II, courageous service in Congress and the Kennedy White House before returning home to Eugene, gave his all for a burning dream. Many of us toiled in his successful 1966 Democratic primary campaign only to have our hearts crushed by his defeat that November. As students, young faculty members, union supporters and committed citizens, we fanned out to North Bend North Bend is the name of several places in the United States of America:
n. (used with a sing. verb) 1. The study of the relationship among politics and geography, demography, and economics, especially with respect to the foreign policy of a nation. 2. a. tragedy that was the Vietnam War Vietnam War, conflict in Southeast Asia, primarily fought in South Vietnam between government forces aided by the United States and guerrilla forces aided by North Vietnam. . The Washington Post's Jan. 6 obituary reads: "Contrarian Congressman Charles O. Porter Charles Orlando Porter (April 4 1919 - January 1 2006) was a politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. Born in Klamath Falls, Oregon to Frank Porter and Ruth Peterson, he graduated from high school in Eugene, Oregon and then went on to graduate from Harvard University with ; 86,' accompanied by a photo of Charlie, microphone in hand, addressing a sign-wielding crowd. The Register-Guard's editorial and columns by A. Robert Smith, loyal staff and others are fitting tributes to a local hero of the "greatest generation." It was Charlie's cheerful greeting when dropping by his office, his obvious devotion to his family, his passionate racquet sports playing at the Y, lugging around the Sunday New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times, thick skin and kind heart, patriotic embrace of constitutional safeguards, dream of world peace and ever-churning mind that I'll always remember. SCOTT BARTLETT Eugene Stop taunting overweight kids I am 12 years old and I am sick of getting treated different because I am overweight. I go to Briggs Middle School and I can't even wear a knee-high skirt without having to change. But when skinny girls wear skirts that are a little higher than mid-thigh, they get told how cute they are. I am sick of it and all the name-calling. I am very active. Who cares about size? Not me! Even though I am overweight, I play sports. Not this year, because I had surgery - but according to kids in my school, I was having a baby. Because I am overweight, people say I must be pregnant. All this name-calling causes me more stress on top of all the stress from my dad having his brain tumor Brain Tumor Definition A brain tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue in the brain. Unlike other tumors, brain tumors spread by local extension and rarely metastasize (spread) outside the brain. removed, but nobody cares. I can't even sit in class and do my work without being called nasty names. None of my friends and family think I deserve this. I can be a very good friend if people look at what is inside instead of what you look like on the outside. I think all are created equal. All my friends try to make me feel better but it doesn't help, since it goes on and on. All this stuff stresses me out so much it's hard to focus on my school and homework. I doubt this will change kids, but the adults who are reading, please be careful of what you say. DELLA STOLSIG Springfield Vocal minority may be right Eastside Alternative School parent Joe Thornton said at the Jan. 18 Eugene School Board meeting that the possible relocation of Eastside is "a Draconian solution that rewards a vocal and divisive minority of staff and parents with policy change." With that attitude, women would not yet be allowed to vote, and blacks would still be sitting in the back of the bus. KREE KREE SNYDER Eugene |
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