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<br /> Issues have changed gry at cyclists. I saw a young man, probably in ments were misinterpreted. Even some propo-
<br /> his mid -20s, switch lanes when he knew a car nents of the proposed code agreed that it was
<br /> US. Sen. -Mark Hatfield in past elections would have to brake to avoid hitting him When - unacceptable as written.
<br /> received many Democratic votes, including the car honked, he gave it the single - fingered The builders did not reject the proposed
<br /> mine. salute of friendship. code solely on the basis that It would make
<br /> The issues have changed. I'm voting for The cyclist - motorist . conflict is not one- . building homes more difficult. I recognize that
<br /> Democrat Harry Lonsdale to replace Hatfield sided. Later in the week, I was riding along one there is a need for some regulation within the
<br /> in the U.S. Senate. Hatfield's services as a vas- of my favorite rural roads, on the right side of urban growth boundary, however, the existing
<br /> sal to the Oregon timber lords threaten Ore- the road, one foot or less to the left of the white code within the city limits already effectively -
<br /> gon's economy and its environment. Hatfield line (there was no shoulder). A car honked controls tree cutting. Second, any added costs
<br /> serves the interests of the timber lords while repeatedly and r ve me the salute as he to the building process because of the proposed
<br /> pretending that he is working for the welfare passed, saying unpleasant things. Needless to code (i.e., surveying lots to map every tree,
<br /> of the workers in the wood products industry. say, it was not easy to control my temper, but fencing off "preserved" trees, possible 60-day
<br /> Forest Service figures show that Hatfield's the most I replied was, "Have a nice day" (in delays in the permit _ process, etc.) are added
<br /> - • "bailout bill" cost $2.2 billion, about 90 percent those words). costs to the property owner, not necessarily the
<br /> ,• •' builder.
<br /> of which bailed out Fortune 500 timber comps- My message to cyclists would be for them
<br /> . nies already earning fat profits. It helped the to consider that many people judge all cyclists' - defense of the home builders' "straight-
<br /> greedy, not the needy. by just one persons behavior. So if you want to
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<br /> ride recklessly, buy a mountain bike and ride faced" mention of worsening homelessness, the .
<br /> Hatfield's crocodile tears for the timber added costs have a trickle-down effect. They
<br /> workers can wash away the fad that he, al- in Antarctica f t Motorists, unless we're rids
<br /> down the center r o of the road, go ahead and were probably straight-faced because afford -
<br /> most alone reveal the 100 US. Senators, re- of the donors of paw I'll try to stay out of your way. ' able housing Is a serious issue, and the provi-
<br /> fuses to sion'of it is the responsibility of the dty, county
<br /> - $25,750 of misnamed "honorariums" accepted KERRY SMITH, age 15 • and the public, not just the home' builders in
<br /> by Hatfield so far this year. No "honor" there. _Eugene the area. When new -home costs increase, so
<br /> • What has he got to hide? 10 `Z– 9 O does the cost of used homes, rentals, apart - •
<br /> As the next US. senator from Oregon, Dem- Builders concerned meats — and low-income housing. .-
<br /> ocrat Harry Lonsdale daily shows himself to be As a Eugene native and a university stu- • HEATHER MdKINNON - - an energetic true friend of the timber w ork- dent, I was appalled to read Don Bishoff's col-
<br /> ecs, not likely ever to become a reticent, Wen- in the Sept 20 paper regarding the pro- .-Eugene , ...
<br /> ' Lured vassal of the wealthy timber lords.. posed tree preservation code. He must have ; •
<br /> • " CHARLES 0. PORTER attended a different meeting. Misdirected dollars
<br /> Eugene - - Contrary to popular belief, the home build-
<br /> : I, t I think that President Bush should put more
<br /> " - ers in this area do not �vaat a'sprawllng. tree-
<br /> - �t� money, in schools and less in armies because
<br /> ;~Biker lamen less met ropolis. With reg t o the pro what good is an army without education?
<br /> tree preservation code, and the public testimo-
<br /> While riding through downtown a few • ny.heard both for and against it Tuesday night, TYLER NICE, age 12
<br /> weeks ago, I realized why motorists get so an- . - Sept. 18, I. am worried that some key argu- Eugene -
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<br /> ' J1RIS - Assorted hints have come from long way to go before the U.S. i s ready to ex- . Britain, showed where that reasoning leads.
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<br /> • ,, ® w that the Soviets are 4ith allies. But it is
<br /> ��g to • . •ti „,hange • secrets, as it does w Terry Coleman, the writer, weal through
<br /> ' ' intelligence about Iraq. This ready to receive what is provided, though with the archives of British diplomacy from 1940
<br /> be,pf critical importance. some skepticism, through normal. diplomatic
<br /> contacts, preferably through America's Mos- and condemns Winston Churchill for refusing
<br /> ci iLong And intimate to probe Hitler's secret peace otters
<br /> • involvement •with the cow Embassy rather than in leaky Washington.
<br /> Iraqi ;military and po- FLORA • :A distinction needs to be made between He cites a message through the British em-
<br /> 1 tice establishments, LEWIS military hardware and political operational in -' in Stockholm saying "The Fuehrer feels
<br /> from::ilhe top ' well on telligence. Th e former isn't hard to get from responsible for the future of the white race”
<br /> . down, gave Moscow in- observation and regional sources, and Its use is and would be waling to settle for "two eoonom-
<br /> only in war is units — continental Europe, which is Germa-
<br /> anywh ere else. I re lse. t _ ts is unavailable a • ny's, and the British Empire and America.
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