Defazio Responds
Regarding “Poor Showing, Pete” published Dec. 6 in Letter to the Editor: Lee Gire states his letter never received a response. Our records indicate that … Continue reading
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Delicious Nutria
Camilla Mortensen’s roadkill cuisine article (Nov. 21) was great, thoroughly researched, except for: “Please don’t tell me to eat nutria!” which betrayed deep ethnocentrism, I am … Continue reading
Slant
• Lisa Heyamoto told the City Club of Eugene on Dec. 7 that what keeps her up at night is her worry that democracy functions … Continue reading
No Defense For Defazio
For a piece of truly fake news, try Congressman Peter DeFazio’s self-defense commentary (“DeFazio on Climate Change,” Nov. 29). Responding to a quote in Politico … Continue reading
Narrow Concerns
I was perplexed by Deb McGee’s letter to the editor in last week’s Eugene Weekly (“Hey Dems” Nov. 21). She would seem to be categorizing Congressman … Continue reading
Slant
• Typos matter. Last week The Register-Guard ran an announcement that included such variant spellings as “contrubutors,” “communicty” and “colunmists.” Hey, we get it: No … Continue reading
Rotten In Eugene
A letter in the Nov. 15 Eugene Weekly asked what is the putrid smell that pervades northwest Eugene. Most mornings, one goes outside to greet … Continue reading
Across The Aisle
I read the letter “Guns And Safety” in the Nov. 29 issue of the Weekly and felt compelled to respond to Josh Welch’s comments. In … Continue reading
Safe Vaccines
Earlier this month Stacey Black submitted a letter decrying the whooping cough vaccine, but her assertions are untrue. The whooping cough vaccine is a safe … Continue reading
Poor Showing, Pete
In December of 2016, I contacted Oregon Congressman Pete DeFazio’s office and stated that the biggest threat to the nation from the Trump election was a … Continue reading