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Byline: The Register-Guard

Letters received in past week: 186

Letters published: 60

What's on readers' minds: The White House's push to overthrow Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq was once again the most popular topic in the past week's Mailbag. We received 43 letters on the Iraq issue, all but six of which opposed pre-emptive pre·emp·tive or pre-emp·tive  
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of preemption.

2. Having or granted by the right of preemption.

3.
a.
, unilateral military action by the United States; seven letters each on the Oregon Comprehensive Health Care Finance Act on the November ballot and the Healthy Forests Initiative The Healthy Forests Initiative (or HFI), officially the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, is a law originally proposed by President George W. Bush in response to the widespread forest fires during the summer of 2002. , which President Bush announced during a visit to Oregon last month; six on the proposed designation of the South University Neighborhood as a historic district, and five each on the city of Eugene's proposed living wage ordinance and the E. coli E. coli: see Escherichia coli.
E. coli
 in full Escherichia coli

Species of bacterium that inhabits the stomach and intestines. E. coli can be transmitted by water, milk, food, or flies and other insects.
 outbreak that health officials have traced to livestock exhibits at the Lane County Fair The Lane County Fair is an annual celebration held in Eugene, Oregon every August featuring food, music and other entertainment. It is held at the Lane County Fairgrounds. .

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Publication:The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Article Type:Editorial
Date:Sep 28, 2002
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