If the prospect of global warming is so bad, why are places that are always warm called paradise? Warm climates also seem to produce an abundance of fish, fruits and wildlife.
Planet Earth’s biggest problem, overwhelmingly so, is overpopulation. More than 1.3 billion people have no access to a toilet. Overpopulation exacerbates ethnic tensions in multicultural societies, contributes to mass migrations and forces people with too many kids to get rid of their daughters, some inadvertently handing them over to sex traffickers, who are also trying to make a buck.
Other ways of making money in poorly developed economies with too many people are drug trafficking, illegal logging and poaching of animal parts to satisfy the exotic tastes of wealthy Chinese and Japanese.
The doctrine of political correctness prohibits blaming these conditions on the affected societies themselves, since all blame must somehow be transferred to the United States.
On a lighter note, the only ones who don’t care about polar bears are the seals. They are happy as clams since they will finally be able to live in peace without seeing their children’s guts spread out all over the ice.
Air conditioning people are ecstatic, heating folks are sad and the RV industry is nervous over the prospect of losing snowbirds, since there won’t be any.
Greg Williams
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A Note From the Publisher
Dear Readers,
The last two years have been some of the hardest in Eugene Weekly’s 43 years. There were moments when keeping the paper alive felt uncertain. And yet, here we are — still publishing, still investigating, still showing up every week.
That’s because of you!
Not just because of financial support (though that matters enormously), but because of the emails, notes, conversations, encouragement and ideas you shared along the way. You reminded us why this paper exists and who it’s for.
Listening to readers has always been at the heart of Eugene Weekly. This year, that meant launching our popular weekly Activist Alert column, after many of you told us there was no single, reliable place to find information about rallies, meetings and ways to get involved. You asked. We responded.
We’ve also continued to deepen the coverage that sets Eugene Weekly apart, including our in-depth reporting on local real estate development through Bricks & Mortar — digging into what’s being built, who’s behind it and how those decisions shape our community.
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None of this happens by accident. It happens because readers step up and say: this matters.
As we head into a new year, please consider supporting Eugene Weekly if you’re able. Every dollar helps keep us digging, questioning, celebrating — and yes, occasionally annoying exactly the right people. We consider that a public service.
Thank you for standing with us!
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Eugene Weekly
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