Letters in the Editor's Mailbag.Byline: The Register-Guard Glenwood is ripe for discovery How long can Springfield and Eugene ignore Glenwood? It has beautiful river frontage, small cottages in a rural setting, and is bordered by Eugene and Springfield. You would think that the culture of the two bigger communities on either side of Glenwood would influence the people who live here. Wrong. Glenwood is very different and ripe for discovery. Put in the new federal courthouse, a large for-profit hospital For-profit hospitals, or alternatively investor-owned hospitals, are investor-owned chains of hospitals which have been established particularly in the United States during the late twentieth century. , 12 different espresso bars and a high-speed bus system, and suddenly Eugene and Springfield looks to Glenwood with envy. No? How about a new basketball court, baseball stadium or theme park? Sushi bar Noun 1. sushi bar - a bar where sushi is served bar - a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar" ? When I walk through Glenwood, I am appalled by the total lack of consideration by cars entering the pedestrian crosswalks before I reach the other side. Now there is something Eugene, Glenwood and Springfield share in common: A real Jekyll-and-Hyde complex. Put a pedestrian in a car and suddenly you have a whole new attitude. GENE THOMPSON Eugene Earl Thompson (June 7 1917 - August 24 2006), nicknamed "Junior," was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants. Eugene No constitutional right to drive Jerald D. Oates' Oct. 12 letter has been the first I've ever seen in The Register-Guard to knock me flat. I can't summon a reasonable response. All I can think is that it must be the most irresponsible and illogical letter I've ever seen. I don't want to address Oates' erroneous assumption that we have a constitutional right to drive. People have tried that one in the past, and it's a laughable argument. If he has a right to drive, I have a right to deprive him of gasoline, since I have a right to breathe clean air. I believe the first rights listed in the preamble to the Constitution are "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Maybe Oates' need to drive is a pursuit-of-happiness issue. However, my desire to keep his car out of my neighborhood, out of my city and eventually out of my world is an issue of my right to life. Oates should open his eyes to the rights of others. He has no right to drive. I, and everyone else, should be able to keep him from driving at any time, any where. JEFFREY STOUT Jeffrey Stout (September 11, 1950 in Trenton, NJ –) is a contemporary scholar of religion who focuses on ethics. His works focus on the possibility of ethical discourse in a religiously pluralistic society. Eugene Rename the '700 Club' Regarding Pat Robertson's statement (Register-Guard, Oct. 12) that he would like to nuke the State Department - perhaps he should rename his organization "The 700-Kiloton Club." RAMONA McCALL Eugene Public safety is a calling Normally I don't feel compelled to respond to bleating bleat n. 1. a. The characteristic cry of a goat or sheep. b. A sound similar to this cry. 2. A whining, feeble complaint. v. bleat·ed, bleat·ing, bleats v. and finger-pointing, but Roger Tedford's Oct. 12 letter regarding his views of the Public Employees Retirement System has convinced me otherwise. I work in the public sector, and since Tedford lives in Eugene, I happen to be one of the people directly responsible for his safety. Public safety isn't for everyone, and it certainly isn't a high-paying job. I don't do "I Don't Do" was the debut single by glamour model Michelle Marsh, released on 6 November 2006. The single reached 27 in the UK in its first week, selling only 9,000 copies and over 16,000 copies as of January 2007. The single spend a total of four weeks in the Top 75. it for the money, and I can't honestly say I do it for the hopes of a well-paid retirement some day. I do it because I'm good at it. It is my calling, you might say. Thankfully for Tedford and the rest of Eugene, there are hundreds of other people like me who serve the public every day and work hard to ensure their well being. We respond to the calls for help from the students, seniors and others Tedford says have fallen under the PERS a. 1. Light blue; grayish blue; - a term applied to different shades at different periods. siege. And what's interesting is, I've never had someone point their finger at me and turn me away for fear that I'll be getting fat off their back 20 or 30 years from now. Rest assured, I won't be cruising the Caymans earning 30 percent off Tedford's dime someday. If the thought of paying for Tedford's - and his neighbors' - safety makes him that queasy QUEASY - An early system on the IBM 701. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. , he should keep his money - I don't want it. ERIC BURCH Eugene Give us happy-face news The Register-Guard is not giving me the news I want. Why does the newspaper keep reporting the number of people killed and wounded in Iraq, while not telling me how many of Iraq's potholes were patched last week? Why does it keep writing about the trillions of dollars in national debt we're leaving for the next generation to pay, instead of the character building they'll receive by sacrificing their well-being for the benefit of ours? Why do the editors continue to express so much concern about the USA Patriot Act USA PATRIOT Act [Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorists], 2001, U.S. and the power of the federal government instead of emphasizing the tax money we could save by doing away with state and local government? We'll all be better off if The Register-Guard puts on a happy face and gives us the upside of things. Leave the heavy stuff to our president and corporate leaders. They know what's best for us. Think about making sports the front section of the paper. That'll help; except on Saturdays when I'd like the TV section on top, please. BEN BONNER Eugene Their greed knows no bounds It's payback time for George W. Bush. Who were the people heaping beneficial business deals on Bush's lap? They didn't make him governor and then president for nothing. Billions of dollars in no-bid, limited-oversight contracts have been awarded. It is amazing to consider the majority of that money will never leave the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Halliburton and its subsidiary, Brown & Root, will pocket much of it and lavish it on Dick Cheney, Bush, and the Republican Party, ensuring similar projects in the future. It's sad the Iraqi people will see a mere fraction of all those tax dollars. The greed of these people knows no bounds. BART CARROLL CARIDIO Cottage Grove Cottage Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,935), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans) and manufacturing (chemicals and machinery). Public employees scapegoats People like to have scapegoats. In the 30 years that I have lived in Oregon, I have observed again and again that public employees are at the top of that list. In response to the mean-spirited Oct. 12 letter from Roger Tedford saying he will sign the anti-tax petition because he is sick of paying for the Public Employees Retirement System, I would like to point out that in my years as a state employee, when I might have been paying into the 401K type plan he advocates, I was a single parent raising two children and later helping them through college. They qualified for financial assistance in college, but that was never sufficient. There was no money left over to invest in retirement. Without a pension, I could not have afforded to retire because my Social Security is too little to live on. Even with PERS, I would have trouble getting by if my mortgage weren't paid off. And thank goodness I'm not on any medication! If Tedford thinks state employees are over-paid louts The Louts, is a left tributary of the Adour, in Aquitaine, in the Southwest of France. Name The name Louts could be related to the Basque cognate lohizun 'marsh'. It is documented in medieval Latin as Fluvius qui dicitur Lossium[1]. sponging off the public, he should do a little research and find out the truth. This kind of nastiness makes me mad. ELLEN SPEAR Eugene Who is the closed-minded one? I read the Oct. 2 letter indicating that a gentleman had left Eugene and Oregon. He said he would miss Eugene and Oregon but would not miss the closed-minded liberals. How can we be closed-minded and liberal at the same time? It is unfortunate that some are unable to embrace the uniqueness of our beautiful city and our even more beautiful state. It makes me wonder: If a person can't handle liberals, then who exactly is the closed-minded one? KELLEY ANTHONY Eugene Scriptures in conflict Ron Richey (letters, Oct. 13) demands that we follow the Bible, not our own inclinations. I'd like to know if Richey believes that "he that killeth any man ... be put to death." (Leviticus 24:17), or "slay slay tr.v. slew , slain , slay·ing, slays 1. To kill violently. 2. past tense and past participle often slayed Slang every man his brother, ... companion, ... neighbor." (Exodus 32:27). Does Richey believe: "Whosoever who·so·ev·er pron. Whoever. whosoever pron Old-fashioned or formal same as whoever doeth do·eth v. Archaic A third person singular present tense of do1. any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death" (Exodus 31:15), or "Let no man therefore judge you ... in respect of an holy day, ... or of the sabbath days" (Colossians 2:16). Can we shop, work or watch Ducks games on Sunday? Is art OK, because, Exodus 20:4 says "Thou shalt not Thou Shalt Not is the initial phrase of most of the Ten Commandments brought forth by Moshe the prophet. It can also mean:
v. A past participle of grave3. Adj. 1. graven - cut into a desired shape; "graven images"; "sculptured representations" sculpted, sculptured image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven ... earth ... water," yet Exodus 25:18 says, "Thou shalt shalt aux.v. Archaic A second person singular present tense of shall. make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them." Does Richey know if God repents, because Numbers 23:19 says that "God is not a man ... neither the son of man, that he should repent." On the other hand we are told "... the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people." (Exodus 32:14) Who's punished? "For I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity INIQUITY. Vice; contrary to equity; injustice. 2. Where, in a doubtful matter, the judge is required to pronounce, it is his duty to decide in such a manner as is the least against equity. of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation" (Exodus 20:5); but Deuteronomy 24:16 says "The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin." I'm confused. GIL GIL Global Interpreter Lock (to protect Python objects from being modified from multiple threads at once) GIL Gerenciador de Informações Locais (Brasil) GAUDIA Eugene Limbaugh is just a rich junkie junkie Popular health A popular term for a person, usually an IV narcotic abusing addict, whose life is disorganized vis-á-vis family and societal structure, whose existence revolves around obtaining–often through theft, prostitution or other illicit Rush Limbaugh Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (born January 12, 1951) is an American conservative radio talk show host and political commentator. Born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, he is a self-described conservative, who discusses politics and current events on his program, did the right thing by coming forward and admitting that he's addicted to painkillers. He should go one step further and admit that, in pain or not, he really likes the high he gets from painkillers, and the only difference between his and a homeless junkie's addiction is millions of dollars and an address. RICK ESTESS Veneta |
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