EW readers weigh in on health care, Gaza — and maintaining the astrology column going

preserving EUGENE'S STARS IN ALIGNMENT

where did Eugene Weekly's Rob Brezsny's Astrology go? A enjoyable/educational record on what the star alignments imply for us each week. The Emerald Valley with out EW's Astrology viewpoints is like the yellow brick highway being chopped up via the wicked Witch. can we birth a Go Fund Astrology in letters to the editor?

Crossword and Sudoku — will we actually need them in our local newspaper? Please let us know what to achieve this we can proceed to be "guided by means of the celebs"? 

Mark Niclas Eugene

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THANKS FOR ENABLING honest talk

I are looking to thank you for running Josh Fattal's Nov. 30 standpoint "The information on Palestine." It turned into refreshing to listen to a tremendously informed citizen communicate bluntly about the situation in Israel-Palestine. It made me believe I'm no longer by myself in feeling outraged and appalled by using what is presently occurring in Palestine at the hands of the Israeli executive in the name of the Jewish state and "peace."

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I'm happy to peer our native paper is willing to publish on this challenge, and that i urge you to proceed enabling communicate on this subject, despite any threats you could be receiving. 

this is a moment in background when it is critical for the voices of normal citizens, and perhaps these of yank Jews, in specific, to be heard and for us to seem to be soberly at the truth of what our country is supporting. healing and gaining knowledge of come from authentic expression, sincere listening and engaged speak, now not from silencing, censoring or canceling those that are brave adequate to speak out or even those who make a mistake in a public forum. 

I recognize your commitment to publishing what's precise. live mighty!

Carrie Lipps Cottage Grove AH, those good old DAYS OF fitness CARE

Jill Dougal's PeaceHealth article ("PeaceHealth Has lost Its manner") in the Nov. 30 difficulty of Eugene Weekly brought lower back some reminiscences for me from about 12 or 15 years ago, when the then-CEO of RiverBend sanatorium took place to blow by way of my condo one day passing out some form of religious literature. on account of my spouse's employment at RiverBend, I came about to recognize his face and went out of my solution to praise him on his flashy red tie.

As I bear in mind, he held his position on the health center for approximately three years at some thing like $750,000 per year (I'll assist you to do the mathematics on that). I accept as true with his main job necessities had been to run an occasional meeting and write the weekly pep letter for the RiverBend body of workers. He ultimately resigned his position and headed returned East hunting for one more CEO position at a health facility with satisfactory chumps on the health facility board to sign another excessive dollar contract with him.

Having been around the native windfall medical facilities from the heyday of Sacred heart tuition District  health center in south Eugene, I locate it a pity that at the moment the Catholics can't rustle up ample nuns to run their hospitals. things have been so plenty more cheery at windfall medical institutions again within the decent ancient days.

Steven Johnston Creswell local weather catastrophe AND conflict ARE LINKED. TAKE THE BUS.

traffic is getting worse whereas the clock is ticking toward planetary meltdown. To that end, I'm completely happy that one other mayoral candidate has joined the race in a primary in may also: Shanaè Joyce-Stringer vs. Vinis-counseled candidate Kaarin Knudson. If free public transportation is not on the agenda, what is? greater battle on the unhoused, aka "safeguard," aka "be afraid?" 

truth is, local weather disaster will turn up as long as there's struggle. war is an economy: burns fuel, uses technology, gets some individuals wealthy. study Matthieu Auzanneau's Oil, vigor, and war for a full geopolitical realizing of the mechanism.

So, unless we cease battle, we're screwed. however Eugene can at the least do some thing. every city may do something. If every metropolis had free transportation, at the least the public sector would compete with the mercenary economic climate of oil and vehicles. 

The neoliberal institution in Eugene and each metropolis will say that free public transportation can't be performed, gained't "pencil out." In balance, they will say that struggle must be, as a result of, once more, it pencils. greater dog whistle concern: of math, economic crumple, being compelled to the highway.

I experience a bike. Bike infrastructure is not the answer. The metropolis of Eugene isn't doing it quick adequate. And most individuals don't seem to be going to experience anyway. this is no longer Denmark. We aren't Danish. the general public sector has to compete with auto site visitors, which is greater convenient and cheaper than taking a bus. it may well't stay that method.

Otis Haschemeyer Eugene UPLIFTING efficiency via UO ENSEMBLE

closing Sunday evening I attended the efficiency of the institution of Oregon Gospel Ensemble. I want to congratulate the college students and their director, Andiel Brown, on a really uplifting evening. a few of their selections had been joyous; others introduced me to tears. Chris Schroeppel's association of "He received't dangle You" was particularly relocating. I look forward to the subsequent efficiency in March. Congratulations!

Laurie Nicholson Eugene now not IN MY identify

thanks Josh Fattal for a extremely applicable point of view ("The facts on Palestine," Nov. 30).

i would ask my fellow citizens of Eugene and past, when is it adequate? When are you going to cease voting for company politicians left or right, who proceed the destruction of nations all over the world for oil and minerals? When are you going to assert to Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Rep. Val Hoyle, "not in my name"?

Gaza's gas container doesn't belong to Exxon. Syria's fuel fields do not belong to the U.S., yet our military is illegally there to steal it.

When are you going to say enough? All my lifestyles my nation has been bombing and stealing, yet President Joe Biden and Wyden and hundreds of alternative politicians are still in office supporting the slaughter. ample!

At a protest at Rep. Hoyle's office there become a homeless man running around with out shoes on a cold day. Hoyle confirmed up however slunk off across the nook. Oil and bombs trump americans to these politicians. eliminate them.

Susan Shafroth Eugene HOW is that this HUMANITARIAN?

I'm confused. Sen. Jeff Merkely lately characterized funding Israel as "emergency humanitarian aid."

due to the fact when are U.S. taxpayer bucks given to the perpetrator of an ongoing genocide important of being known as emergency humanitarian assist?

Isn't it the Palestinian victims who desperately want emergency humanitarian support, being wantonly murdered, starved and imprisoned, whereas their homes, hospitals, schools, mosques, libraries, bakeries and businesses are destroyed in the Gaza awareness camp by means of the apartheid state of Israel?

Pat Driscoll Eugene we can most effective HOPE FOR readability ON GAZA

i'm a senior citizen Jewish male. In 1936 my grandfather brought his spouse and my mom to the U.S. from Germany. fortunately, he had the foresight and the elements to see where the tragedy in Germany become heading, or else my mom greater than probably would have been murdered within the Nazi death camps.

In ultimate week's Weekly's letters (Dec. 7), Joseph Bussel makes clear that not all Jews support the continuing Israeli military motion in Gaza. He acknowledges that struggle crimes are being perpetrated by using Israel and that Israel's govt actions are not by using any means totally supported by way of its citizens. Activists and others there are being actively censored by the present fascist executive, amongst other forms of repression. i used to be grateful for his letter, as he changed into capable of articulate all this in a way that I had been unable to.

 Many say Israel has the appropriate to safeguard itself, and there is no doubt in my intellect that it does. No Jew any place is giving Hamas a circulate for his or her totally inhumane and barbaric attack on Oct. 7. unluckily, even though, the movements presently run by using Israel's defense force and executive in the short term may additionally achieve their desires but will handiest outcome in developing another era of terrorists from in all places the area, together with maybe provoking a a good deal better world conflict.

I only hope there have been some clear solutions on a way to repair all this horror. maybe at some point some will come. we can only hope for that.

Neil Burton Eugene