Finally, some letter writers that live in the real world. Nice to finally see something in Eugene Weekly that does not spread bile about our president.
Brian Palmer had a great letter (Feb. 28) about immigration that the liberals will have a hard time answering. Just how many of these wonderful folks can we support? If I wanted to live in the Third World, I can always sneak in. I wonder if they will be as nice as we are and let me sign up for free education and school for my kids?
Also, Greg Williams had a great letter (Dec. 20) about global warming that had me rolling on the ground laughing about the thought of the seals breathing a sigh of relief with the demise of the polar bears.
EW, keep it up with the letters from opposing sides, as the same-old-same-old has grown stale. Trump bad and all socialists good is not a winning hand in my book.
David Northey
Walton
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