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2020

February 2020

• Let’s add better carpooling access too (by Ruth Duemler, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/2/2020)

January 2020

• Tackle the city’s shortfalls (by Christine L. Sundt, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 1/30/2020)
• Transportation Challenge (by Richard Hughes, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 1/2/2020)
• The Electric Option (by Charles Loeb, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 1/2/2020)

2019

December 2019

• Enough with the potholes (by Scott Landfield, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/28/2019)
• Change Is Required (by Mark Murphy, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 12/26/2019)
• All Solutions are Needed (by Al LePage, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 12/26/2019)
• The answer? Better infrastructure (by Lynn Frost, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/24/2019)
• Confusion on the road (by Robert Simms, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/23/2019)
• Questioning Electric Cars (by Robert Bolman, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 12/19/2019)
• Bike rides are fun (by Frank Harper, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/17/2019)
• Thank you, road workers! (by Dennis Lees, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/17/2019)
• ‘GEAR’ up out there (by Karen Godwin, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/16/2019)
• Be a part of the solution (by Dale Schaper, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/15/2019)
• Have some perspective (by Lauren Heer, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/13/2019)
• Bikers in the night (by Nicholas Lund, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/13/2019)
• When sharing the road goes wrong (by Michael Rochon, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/13/2019)
• Open letter to Mayor Vinis and councilors (by Richard Hughes, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/12/2019)
• More Biking Please (by Steve Goldman, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 12/12/2019)
• High Cost of Cars (by Tom Williams, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 12/12/2019)
• Phil the Burn (by Robert Simms, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 12/12/2019)
• To get people off the road, we need better sidewalks (by Ted Coopman, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/8/2019)
• Fears abound when I fire up my Mustang (by Isaac Milovich, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/6/2019)
• Ending car culture (by Whitey Lueck, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/6/2019)
• Parking at UO is the worst (by Allison McAllister, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/2/2019)
• Turns of wrath (by Justin Martin, Creswell, Register-Guard, 12/1/2019)

November 2019

• Oregon shooting itself in the foot (by Marc Shapiro, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/23/2019
• Eugene needs more bus routes not fewer (by Melanie Cliff, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/23/2019)
• Lead by example … and show us (by Richard Hughes, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/20/2019)
• Carbon-Free LTD (by William Tongsiri, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 11/14/2019)
• Potholes and traffic woes (by Jaden Backer, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/13/2019)
• Beltline traffic is the worst (by Brandon Boresek, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/11/2019)
• Speed bumps from hell (by Don Richey, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/10/2019)
• Let’s put construction to a vote (by Nick Stice, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/8/2019)
• Save the 28 bus (by Corey Abramson, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/3/2019)

October 2019

• Why did the pedestrian cross the road? (by John O’Donoghue, Eugene, Register-Guard, 10/25/2019)
• No E-Scooter Rooter (by Sydney Hutson, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 10/24/2019)
• Pay attention to save a life (by Tom Owens, Eugene, Register-Guard, 10/22/2019)
• Think again on EmX expansion (by Eric Vance, Eugene, Register-Guard, 10/19/2019)

September 2019

• Praises to Lane Transit bus (by Nancy Bessonette, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/18/2019)
• LTD is on the right track (by Robert Bolman, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/6/2019)

August 2019

• Road Rules Redux (by JJ Heshaw, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 8/22/2019)
• Rules of the Road (by Barbara Edmonds, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 8/22/2019)
• Safer Cycling (by Billy Lindros, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 8/22/2019)
• EmGo vehicles and private enterprise (by Ned Christensen, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/17/2019)
• We’re Doomed (by Otis Haschemeyer, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 8/15/2019)
• Follow the rules of the road (by Barbara Edmonds, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/12/2019)
• Drivers take note (by Sara Burant, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/10/2019)

July 2019

• A biking city that is unsafe to ride a bike (by Judy Van Scholten, Eugene, Register-Guard, 7/18/2019)

June 2019

• More stoplights needed on Bob Straub Speedway (by Beth Lockwood, Springfield, Register-Guard, 6/28/2019)
• Turn down the heat on roads and in Salem (by Charlie Ward, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/27/2019)
• Bicyclists? Great, but they need licenses, rights-of-way (by Val Stilwell, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/22/2019)
• To experience the boon of bike lanes, hop on a bike (by Brenda Kame’enui, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/21/2019)
• Sounds like someone could use a long bike ride (by Michael Ryan, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/8/2019)
• Cut the fat from government spending to pay for PERS (by Don Richey, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/8/2019)
• Low trafficked streets repaved for what reason? (by Peter Holden, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/5/2019)
• Bike path antics make one want to take to the streets (by Jayme Vasconcellos, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/4/2019)

April 2019

• Planned Alder Street improvements not bike friendly (by Marcy Kaufman, Eugene, Register-Guard, 4/30/2019)

March 2019

• LTD nixing most Cottage Grove stops a horrible call (by Karen Stingle, Eugene, Register-Guard, 3/4/2019)

February 2019

• Take LTD survey to improve its transportation resources (by Betzi Hitz, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/24/2019)
• Fossil Fuel Foolishness (by Betzi Hitz, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 2/21/2019)
• It’s Murder Out There (by Mark Story, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 2/21/2019)
• Citizens called to put the ‘action’ in Climate Action Plan (by Linda Heyl, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/15/2019)
• Poor Roads (by Nora Talbot, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 2/7/2019)

January 2019

• Reducing waste isn’t just trendy, it’s the Oregon way (by Teresa Parker, Eugene, Register-Guard, 1/26/2019)
• Sustainable actions should start at the individual level (by James Smith, Springfield, Register-Guard, 1/26/2019)
• ‘Merge like a zipper’ sign a welcome addition to I-105 (by Jan Rusk, Eugene, Register-Guard, 1/26/2019)
• Thanks to kind driver who stopped after near-miss (by Cynthia Orlando, Junction City, Register-Guard, 1/24/2019)
• Lighting under bridge makes biking, walking more safe (by Libby Steffen-Schafermeyer, Eugene, Register-Guard, 1/14/2019)
• I support rail efficiency, but also habitat, communities (by Peter DeFazio, Eugene, Register-Guard, 1/12/2019)
• When walking on a road, walking against traffic is safest (by Niki Wise, Eugene, Register-Guard, 1/11/2019)
• Rules of the Road (by John Tietjen, Corvallis, Eugene Weekly, 1/10/2019)
• DeFazio should support mitigation of railroad bottleneck (by John Quilter, Eugene, Register-Guard, 1/9/2019)
• Small speed limit change won’t meaningfully affect safety (by Bruce Mackey, Eugene, Register-Guard, 1/9/2019)
• For cyclists, high-visibility clothing at night is a must (by Jim Pilling, Eugene, Register-Guard, 1/6/2019)

2018

December 2018

• Stay In Your Lane (by Zane Hager, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 12/27/2018)
• By Bike (by Alex Bauman, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 12/27/2018)
• When sitting in traffic, remember the end game: 2021 (by Sean Kim, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/10/2018)
• New bikeways are good for safety, community and civility (by Zack Foote, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/5/2018)

November 2018

• Bus window ads cast somber mood not needed in winter (by Tom Feron, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/29/2018)
• Sidewalk Rules (by Gary Trendler, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 11/29/2018)
• ‘Road diets’ actually make traffic safer — and keep it moving (by Allen Hancock, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/28/2018)
• ODOT, invest instead in making Deerhorn-126 junction safer (by Joe Klingler, Springfield, Register-Guard, 11/25/2018)
• Traffic-calming measures can be deadly when fire strikes (by Don Richey, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/21/2018)
• Do something about I-105 traffic before winter, holidays (by Ruth Duemler, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/18/2018)
• Use of, fondness for bike lanes is by choice, not law (by Gary Trendler, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/18/2018)
• Bad apple cyclists are the problem, not bike lane design (by Lea Jones, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/17/2018)
• Bike lanes don’t clear sidewalks and worsen car commute (by Jim Johnson, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/14/2018)
• ODOT could relieve traffic woes by adjusting, informing (by David Reinhard, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/13/2018)
• More bike lanes are good, not bad for traffic and safety (by Richard Hughes, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/6/2018)
• Amazon bikeway is a net gain for me and for Eugene (by Dennis Sibilia-Young, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/6/2018)
• For I-105 excavation, there are better times than now (by Wally Graff, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/5/2018)
• The city made matters worse by adding a two-way bike lane (by Bill Young, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/1/2018)

October 2018

• Don’t paint bipartisan transit tax as a big city boondoggle (by Mark Hendershott, Sutherlin, Register-Guard, 10/21/2018)
• Springfield, vote in road bond to keep positive momentum (by Mike Eyster, Springfield, Register-Guard, 10/21/2018)
• Critical Springfield road repairs well-addressed by bond (by Greg James, Springfield, Register-Guard, 10/21/2018)
• Let’s not wait any longer to fix Springfield roads (by Dorothy Velasco, Springfield, Register-Guard, 10/17/2018)
• Fixing streets now averts auto bills down the road (by Leonard Stoehr, Springfield, Register-Guard, 10/12/2018)

September 2018

• Where’s the Housing? (by Robin Bloomgarden, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 9/27/2018)
• City Hall, build useful housing on new EmX line (by Robin Bloomgarden, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/23/2018)
• Flowerpots sure beat loiterers at Eugene Station (by Sharon Whitwer, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/8/2018)

August 2018

• Only way to stop speeders is a hit to pocketbook (by Barker Johnson, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/22/2018)
• Former LTD board member manipulated public process (by Bob Macherione, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/21/2018)
• Franklin Boulevard roundabouts safe and attractive (by Mike Eyster, Springfield, Register-Guard, 8/16/2018)
• Bike registration idea a wolf in sheep’s clothing (by Jim Wilcox, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/6/2018)
• Uber-Convenient (by Eva Kronen, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 8/2/2018)
• Was roundabout designed by amusement-park person? (by Jerry Williams, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/2/2018)
• Rather than tax, give people incentives to ride bikes (by Paul Nicholson, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/2/2018)

July 2018

• Bike tax a petty idea that should be quashed (by Scott Fry, Eugene, Register-Guard, 7/31/2018)
• Allow Uber, Lyft into Eugene, but understand big picture (by Douglas Berg, Eugene, Register-Guard, 7/29/2018)
• Papé problem isn’t interchange but the bridge (by Lee M. Cooley, Eugene, Register-Guard, 7/28/2018)
• Time for bicyclists to pay their tax dues (by Steve Bowers, Harrisburg, Register-Guard, 7/26/2018)
• Mass transit not for all but valuable part of community (by George Grier, Springfield, Register-Guard, 7/23/2018)
• Bicyclists: Warn pedestrians, other bikes when passing (by Lewis Luchs, Eugene, Register-Guard, 7/20/2018)
• ‘Bike First Streets’ would make Eugene bike-friendly (by Michael Lee, Eugene, Register-Guard, 7/10/2018)
• University of Oregon could afford to help pay for shuttle service (by Larry Abel, Eugene, Register-Guard, 7/6/2018)

June 2018

• More metered merging the solution to Beltline (by Ed Reiman, Cottage Grove, Register-Guard, 6/27/2018)
• Beltline improvements won’t help traffic flow (by Peter Bolander, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/26/2018)
• Fix Delta problems before allowing more building (by Scott Douglas, Pleasant Hill, Register-Guard, 6/26/2018)
• Finding common ground on traffic calming (by David Stone, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/24/2018)
• City streets should not be race tracks for cars (by Susan Brenner, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/23/2018)
• Traffic-calming devices impede flow of vehicles (by Don Richey, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/21/2018)
• Roundabout offers functionality, economy, beauty (by Marston Morgan, Cottage Grove, Register-Guard, 6/16/2018)
• Tinted windows, ads obscure view from LTD buses (by Whitey Lueck, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/15/2018)
• Relax, roundabouts are fun and efficient (by Lea Jones, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/14/2018)
• City needs to look into LTD route cuts (by Elliot Becker, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/11/2018)
• Kudos for Springfield’s upgraded downtown (by Bruce Berg, Springfield, Register-Guard, 6/9/2018)
• Target of crash lawsuit was not at fault (by John Dunn, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/8/2018)
• Roundabouts good but left has the rights (by Neal Friedt, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/8/2018)
• Another train route would help lower emissions (by Ruth Duemler, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/6/2018)
• Glenwood’s roundabouts easy to navigate (by Michael V. Hoffman, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/4/2018)

May 2018

• Build on success of improvements in Glenwood (by Stephen Roth, Eugene, Register-Guard, 5/30/2018)
• Drivers who stop on Coburg create a hazard (by Alex Bigot, Eugene, Register-Guard, 5/28/2018)
• Commercials only add to problem of speeders (by Leonard Browne, Eugene, Register-Guard, 5/19/2018)

April 2018

• Appreciates new bike-share system (by Marc Schlossberg, Eugene, Register-Guard, 4/23/2018)
• Strange environmentalism speaking (by Rebecca White, Eugene, Register-Guard, 4/23/2018)
• Bike path is slated for wrong place (by Camilla Dussinger, Eugene, Register-Guard, 4/20/2018)

March 2018

• Bike-centric view mars revision (by William E. Mueller, Eugene, Register-Guard, 3/23/2018)

February 2018

• Proceed with caution on Uber, Lyft (by Curtis Taylor, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/15/2018)

2017

December 2017

• Unsafe for bikes (by Otis Haschemeyer, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 12/21/2017)
• Red-light cameras for profit (by Damon Brown, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/20/2017)
• Need alternative Beltline routes (by Make Pahs, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/5/2017)
• The week’s hot topics on the Web: In response to a story about Eugene’s plan to improve road safety (by John Quilter, Register-Guard, 12/3/2017)
• The week’s hot topics on the Web: In response to a story about Eugene’s plan to improve road safety (by David Roderick, Register-Guard, 12/3/2017)

November 2017

• EmX snarls West 11th traffic (by Alyssa Snyder, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/7/2017)
• History supports another road bond (by Sue Wolling, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/3/2017)
• Bad Bonds (by Otis Haschemeyer, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 11/2/2017)
• The Bond Scam (by Zondie Zinke, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 11/2/2017)

October 2017

• Support 20-275 for street repairs (by Tom Happy, Eugene, Register-Guard, 10/27/2017)
• League supports road-repair bond (by Linda Lynch, president League of Women Voters of Lane County, Eugene, Register-Guard, 10/27/2017)
• Support Road Tax (by Linda Lynch, president League of Women Voters of Lane County, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 10/26/2017)
• Yes on Safer Streets (by Heather Brey, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 10/26/2017)
• Pamphlet Apology (by Otis Haschemeyer, bike-party.org, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 10/26/2017)
• It’s not sexy, but let’s fix streets (by Bob Passaro, Eugene, Register-Guard, 10/24/2017)
• The week’s hot topics on the Web: In response to a letter to the editor opposing a bond measure for street repairs (by Rob Zako, Register-Guard, 10/22/2017)
• Pedestrians need to wake up (by A. Lynn Ash, Eugene, Register-Guard, 10/20/2017)
• Support bonds for Eugene streets (by Jim Patterson, Eugene, Register-Guard, 10/17/2017)
• Parking-lot walkers share blame (by Karen Hartman, Eugene, Register-Guard, 10/16/2017)
• Reject status quo politics (by Otis Haschemeyer, Eugene, Register-Guard, 10/10/2017)
• Apple upgrade promotes safety (by Dana Mafit, Eugene, Register-Guard, 10/10/2017)
• New EmX highlights old blight (by Otto P. Poticha, Poticha Architects, Eugene, Register-Guard, 10/2/2017)

September 2017

• EmX ridership less than projected (by Brian Weaver, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/29/2017)
• EmX forces a scary street crossing (by Kirk Toncray, Springfield, Register-Guard, 9/22/2017)
• Hello, EMX, goodbye, bus (by Kurt Weber, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/21/2017)
• Little bang for LTD buck (by Richard A. Sundt, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/20/2017)
• $41.2 Million Comma (by Otis Haschemeyer, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 9/7/2017)

August 2017

• A ride sharing solution for Eugene (by Kyle Arthur, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/29/2017)

July 2017

• Bicyclists put selves at risk (by Didi Roberts, Eugene, Register-Guard, 7/10/2017)

June 2017

• Highway 126 needs major repair job (by Roger & Kathleen Kirkpatrick, Veneta, Register-Guard, 6/30/2017)
• Bravo for council’s approval of TSP (by Sue Wolling, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/29/2017)

January 2017

• Planners must face auto realities (by John F. Quilter, Eugene, Register-Guard, 1/4/2017)
• City ignores traffic impacts (by Brian Weaver, Eugene, Register-Guard, 1/3/2017)

2016

November 2016

• Traffic death a reminder: slow down (by Clare Strawn, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/23/2016)
• Eugene: revise construction tactics (by Dale Helvoigt, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/18/2016)
• Bike Now (by Sue Wolling, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 11/17/2016)
• It’s darker earlier; drive carefully (by Victor Hoffer, Chairman, Oregon Transportation Safety Committee, Mount Angel, Register-Guard, 11/7/2016)
• It’s darker earlier; drive carefully (by Dan Koozer, Springfield, Register-Guard, 11/4/2016)

October 2016

• Why is the bicyclist deemed guilty? (by Ed Gunderson, Creswell, Register-Guard, 10/24/2016)
• Time to drive with more diligence (by Arlie Anderson, Eugene, Register-Guard, 10/18/2016)
• Proceed cautiously on safety strips (by John Blonigen, Eugene, Register-Guard, 10/17/2016)
• LTD could use New Zealand lesson (by Christine L. Sundt, Eugene, Register-Guard, 10/17/2016)
• The week’s hot topics on the Web: In response to a story about new school speed zones in Eugene (by Jim Johnson, Register-Guard, 10/9/2016)
• The week’s hot topics on the Web: In response to a story about new school speed zones in Eugene (by Sanford Silver, Register-Guard, 10/9/2016)
• West 11th Nightmare (by Linda Wagner, Noti, Eugene Weekly, 10/6/2016)
• Drivers: Red means stop (by Peggy Mischkot-Roga, Eugene, Register-Guard, 10/3/2016)

September 2016

• Drivers need to slow down, back off (by Jeanette Bishop, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/22/2016)
• Transit Planning (by Hilary Anthony, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 9/22/2016)
• Rude Cyclist (by Mary Kate Land, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 9/15/2016)
• Texting while driving (by Jim Wood, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/9/2016)
• Prohibit bikes on skyline trail (by Peggy Bloom, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/8/2016)
• Why a smaller LTD park-and-ride? (by Bill Schrieber, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/6/2016)
• The week’s hot topics on the Web: In response to an editorial about distracted drivers (by Nate Romanowski, Register-Guard, 9/4/2016)
• Improve safety on Highway 99 (by Beth Scott, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/2/2016)
• Raise fines for distracted driving (by Matt Ramsey, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/1/2016)
• Slower trucks present hazards (by Dale Mukavetz, Cottage Grove, Register-Guard, 9/1/2016)

August 2016

• Sometimes you’re the windshield (by Barbara May, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/30/2016)
• Timing on traffic lights needs work (by Scott Fry, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/26/2016)
• Crossing Traffic (by Eddie Alfaro, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 8/25/2016)
• Freeway drivers needn’t yield (by Bradney Thomas, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/22/2016)
• Bicyclists have a responsibility, too (by Bill Green, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/11/2016)
• Why not double-decker buses? (by Jay Francis, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/10/2016)
• Start seeing bicyclists (by Ed Gerdes, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/5/2016)

July 2016

• Let state, not city, increase gas tax (by George Jessie, Springfield, Register-Guard, 7/22/2016)
• Yay Restriping (by Duncan Rhodes, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 7/21/2016)

June 2016

• Voters should have the final say (by Isaiah Cole, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/23/2016)
• LTD security must remain in bounds (by Jonathon Henry Juilfs, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/20/2016)
• Restriping Relief (by Duncan Rhodes, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 6/16/2016)
• Talk About Bikes (by Richard Griscom, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 6/9/2016)
• Silly Pedestrians (by L. Arbuckle, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 6/9/2016)
• EmX Boondoggle (by Jeff Harrison, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 6/9/2016)
• Rude Biker (by Robert C. Laney, Pleasant Hill, Eugene Weekly, 6/2/2016)

May 2016

• Traffic Tips (by Eddie Alfaro, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 5/26/2016)

April 2016

• Address Coburg Road’s traffic clog (by Joe Palanuk, Eugene, Register-Guard, 4/27/2016)
• EmX pluses don’t outweigh minuses (by Jeff Harrison, Eugene, Register-Guard, 4/20/2016)
• His Money, Our Democracy (by Larry Lewin, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 4/14/2016)

March 2016

• Taking the Low Road (by Bob Macherione, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 3/31/2016)

February 2016

• The week’s hot topics on the Web: In response to an editorial about a proposed payroll tax to support public transit (by Bryan Costales, Register-Guard, 2/21/2016)
• Risk is ever present in the real world (by Mark van Norman, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/10/2016)
• Delaying sustainability denies it (by Ben Harter, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/5/2016)

January 2016

• Can we slow it down somehow? (by Raleigh Williams, Springield, Springfield Times, 1/28/2016)
• Manage growth, don’t prevent it (by Andrew L. Kalloch, Eugene, Register-Guard, 1/15/2016)
• Don’t neglect Eugene drivers’ needs (by Mike Pahs, Eugene, Register-Guard, 1/13/2016)
• The week’s hot topics on the Web: In response to a Dec. 29 article about neighbors’ complaints of a dangerous pedestrian crossing at West 11th Avenue and Jefferson Street in Eugene (by Byard Pidgeon, Register-Guard, 1/3/2016)
• The week’s hot topics on the Web: In response to a Dec. 29 article about neighbors’ complaints of a dangerous pedestrian crossing at West 11th Avenue and Jefferson Street in Eugene (by Mikey Lazar, Register-Guard, 1/3/2016)

2015

December 2015

• Parking and signals need attention (by Nancy Young, Springfield, Register-Guard, 12/31/2015)
• Distracted drivers are dangerous (by Daniel Schlender, Springfield, Register-Guard, 12/31/2015)
• LTD’s new airport shuttle’s a winner (by Charles Jones, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/24/2015)
• ‘Believers’ devalue neighborhoods (by Paul Conte, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/23/2015)
• Low-carbon housing has benefits (by Sue Wolling, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/22/2015)
• ‘Improvements’ don’t help traffic (by Mike Morrison, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/17/2015)
• New crosswalks confuse drivers (by Lee Rothrock, Springfield, Register-Guard, 12/4/2015)

November 2015

• The week’s hot topics on the web: In response to a Nov. 19 article reporting on the Eugene City Council’s adoption of “Vision Zero,” with a goal of zero traffic fatalities (by Rob Zako, Register-Guard, 11/29/2015)
• The week’s hot topics on the web: In response to a Nov. 19 article reporting on the Eugene City Council’s adoption of “Vision Zero,” with a goal of zero traffic fatalities (by Scott Landfield, Register-Guard, 11/29/2015)
• Consider the non-motorized, too (by Mike Pahs, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/27/2015)
• Chambers’ ‘freeway’ isn’t safe (by Patrick Waters, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/27/2015)
• Street race death was inexcusable (by Robert Van Iderstine, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/20/2015)
• Consider the airport/LTD logistics (by Adam Howard, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/17/2015)
• Make public transit a priority (by Corrine Brown, Oakland, Register-Guard, 11/16/2015)
• Quality of life is a priority in Eugene (by Michael DeLuise, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/13/2015)

October 2015

• Traffic Hazard (by Duncan Rhodes, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 10/8/2015)
• The week’s hot topics on the web: In response to a Sept. 29 article on a plan to study four new routes for the EmX bus rapid transit system (by Jeff Williams, Register-Guard, 10/4/2015)
• Electric buses fight global warming (by Mary Addams, Eugene, Register-Guard, 10/1/2015)

September 2015

• Electric buses will be a good thing (by Danaan Davidson, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/19/2015)
• Cleaner buses (by Charles V. Perricone, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 9/17/2015)
• LTD’s moving in the right direction (by Abigail Tennenbaum, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/12/2015)

August 2015

• The week’s hot topics on the web re an Aug. 26 article about the city of Eugene and the Lane Transit District studying ways of making major traffic corridors more bicycle-, pedestrian- and transit-friendly (by Robin Clement, Register-Guard, 8/30/2015)
• LTD wants into our pockets, again (by Mike Corno & Fran Corno, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/27/2015)
• Reduce budget before hiking tax (by Jerry Rainey, Springfield, Register-Guard, 8/24/2015)
• Florence needs LTD bus service (by Paul Blaylock, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/21/2015)
• River Road’s 40 mph is an exception (by Hillary Kittleson, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/1/2015)
• Pedestrians need to pay attention (by Sally Zehrung, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/1/2015)

July 2015

• Redesign River Road for more safety (by Allen Hancock, Eugene, Register-Guard, 7/25/2015)
• LTD suggestions (by Curtiss Greer, Springfield, Springfield Times, 7/16/2015)

June 2015

• In response to Gary Wildish (by Curtiss Greer, Springfield, Springfield Times, 6/18/2015)
• Fee defeat is easily understood (by Sandra Mann, Springfield, Register-Guard, 6/3/2015)

May 2015

• The week’s hot topics on the Web: In reply to a May 20 editorial on the decision to cite for careless driving the driver of a car that killed three Springfield children (by Andy Stahl, Register-Guard, 5/24/2015)
• The week’s hot topics on the Web: In response to a May 20 story about the defeat of a Lane County motor vehicle fee measure (by Leonard Sherrod, Register-Guard, 5/24/2015)
• Driver got off too easy in accident (by A. E. Keller, Springfield, Register-Guard, 5/23/2015)
• Fee funds will be dedicated, audited (by Steve Mokrohisky, Lane County Administrator, Eugene, Register-Guard, 5/19/2015)
• County’s vehicle fee isn’t needed (by Mike Boyette, Eugene, Register-Guard, 5/16/2015)
• Nearly doubling fee is unreasonable (by Nancy Ashworth, Eugene, Register-Guard, 5/15/2015)
• A Little Now, or More Later (by Rob Zako, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 5/14/2015)
• Make those who do the damage pay (by Richard Norris, Eugene, Register-Guard, 5/14/2015)
• Vehicle fee will help preserve roads (by Len Goodwin, President, Springfield City Club, Elmira, Register-Guard, 5/14/2015)
• Solution: Start With Studded Tires (by Fred Mccord, Eugene, Register-Guard, 5/13/2015)
• Vehicle fee would be unfair to many (by Don Carson, Oakridge, Register-Guard, 5/13/2015)
• Replace fee with gas tax increase (by Paul Humann, Eugene, Register-Guard, 5/12/2015)
• Some questions for Lane County (by Kathy Anderson, Coburg, Register-Guard, 5/11/2015)
• Vehicle fee is proactive, sensible (by Chris Orsinger, Eugene, Coburg, Register-Guard, 5/11/2015)
• Builders should pay street repairs (by Kerry Cummings, Eugene, Register-Guard, 5/9/2015)
• Vehicle fee hardly seems ‘modest’ (by Eilene Schultz, Springfield, Register-Guard, 5/9/2015)
• Companies would benefit from fee (by Pam Driscoll, Dexter, Register-Guard, 5/9/2015)
• New fee would add to tax disparity (by Shannon Wilson, Eugene, Register-Guard, 5/9/2015)
• Driver should have been prosecuted (by Daniel H. Schlender, Springfield, Register-Guard, 5/9/2015)
• County road quality is substandard (by Janet Moelzer, Eugene, Register-Guard, 5/7/2015)
• Fee would hit two groups unfairly (by Tom Mitchell, Eugene, Register-Guard, 5/7/2015)
• Is It Really ‘Modest’? (by Eilene Schultz, Springfield, Eugene Weekly, 5/7/2015)
• Paying for Potholes (by Dan Woodmark, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 5/7/2015)
• Easy Money Plan (by Joel Lusby, Noti, Eugene Weekly, 5/7/2015)
• Fee will reduce vehicle repair costs (by Nancy Nichols, Deadwood, Register-Guard, 5/2/2015)
• Examine Measure 20-231 closely (by Gary Adams, Springfield, Register-Guard, 5/2/2015)

April 2015

• Blame Mokrohisky (by Tony Black, Springfield, Eugene Weekly, 4/30/2015)
• Proposed vehicle tax is unfair (by Anne E. O’Brien, Church Women United of Lane County, Eugene, Register-Guard, 4/29/2015)
• Vehicle registration fee isn’t fair (by Duke Miller, Springfield, Register-Guard, 4/23/2015)
• Gas savings would top vehicle fee (by John C. Attig, Eugene, Register-Guard, 4/18/2015)
• Walking in Eugene is dangerous (by Michele Postal, Eugene, Register-Guard, 4/18/2015)
• Regressive Fee (by Wayne Ferrell, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 4/16/2015)
• The EmX system has been a success (by Dennis Potter,Eugene, Register-Guard, 4/15/2015)
• Extension, traffic signals won’t mix (by Dave Erickson, Springfield, Register-Guard, 4/11/2015)
• Anti-EmX campaign is deceptive (by Chuck Areford, Eugene, Register-Guard, 4/8/2015)
• Needed: More frequent bus service (by Richard A. Sundt, Eugene, Register-Guard, 4/7/2015)
• The week’s hot topics on the Web: In response to an April 1 editorial on the retirement of LTD’s Ron Kilcoyne (by Jim Hale, Register-Guard, 4/5/2015)
• The week’s hot topics on the Web: In response to an April 1 editorial on the retirement of LTD’s Ron Kilcoyne (by Steve Dreifurst, Register-Guard, 4/5/2015)
• Councilors ignore voters’ wishes (by Bill Sullivan, Eugene, Register-Guard, 4/1/2015)

March 2015

• The week’s hot topics on the Web: In response to a March 25 guest viewpoint arguing that a majority of the public opposes the Lane Transit District’s extension of the EmX bus rapid transit system to West 11th Avenue (by Lynn Porter, Register-Guard, 3/29/2015)
• Anti-growth element should leave (by Justin Martin, Creswell, Register-Guard, 3/28/2015)
• Vehicle fee would burden many (by Karen Fitz, McKenzie Bridge, Register-Guard, 3/10/2015)

February 2015

• Why not a fee for studded tires? (by Jo Hamilton, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/21/2015)
• More living-wage jobs, not taxes (by Allen Hall, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/21/2015
• Vehicle fee would hurt the poor (by Doug Hintz, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/21/2015)
• Hitting the Poor (by Sam Dantone, Florence, Eugene Weekly, 2/19/2015)
• Lane County vehicle fee is unfair (by George G. Brooks, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/15/2015)
• LTD’s EmX service is a boon to many (by Jim Wilcox, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/15/2015)
• The week’s hot topics on the Web: In response to a Feb. 8 article on Lane County’s proposed vehicle registration fee (by Pam Driscoll, Register-Guard, 2/15/2015)
• The week’s hot topics on the Web: In response to a Feb. 8 article on Lane County’s proposed vehicle registration fee (by Jay Bozievich, Register-Guard, 2/15/2015)
• Many in west Eugene want EmX (by Susan Palmer, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/12/2015)
• LTD project is creating traffic jams (by Rod Johnson, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/10/2015)
• LTD should have waited for appeal (by Brian Weaver, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/5/2015)
• Snaky Jay (by Daniel Snyth, Florence, Eugene Weekly, 2/5/2015)
• Replacement trees won’t be as big (by Debbie Killian, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/1/2015)

January 2015

• EmX tree cutting raises questions (by Harold ‘Butch’ Damon, Cheshire, Register-Guard, 1/31/2015)
• Removal of trees will be a calamity (by Erin Walters, Springfield, Register-Guard, 1/28/2015)
• Let’s rename it the LTD Timber Co. (by Jozef Siekiel-Zdzienicki, Eugene, Register-Guard, 1/27/2015)
• New trees get more room to grow (by Erik Burke, Eugene Director, Friends of Trees, Eugene, Register-Guard, 1/24/2015)
• The week’s hot topics on the Web: In response to a Jan. 9 editorial about a proposed Lane County vehicle registration fee (by Lance Jacobs, Register-Guard, 1/18/2015

2014

December 2014

• Loving my LTD (by Shirley Gauthier, Springfield, Eugene Weekly, 12/24/2014)
• Stop making taxpayers pay twice (by Bob Macherione, Spokesman, Our Money Our Transit, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/9/2014)
• A complete street benefits all (by Shane MacRhodes, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/8/2014)
• Eugene public services are costly (by Claude Eberle, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/5/2014)
• Students need youth bus passes (by John Lively, State Representative, District 12, Springfield, Register-Guard, 12/3/2014)

November 2014

• Don’t make getting to school harder (by Mareina West-Cuevas, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/23/2014)
• Why no LTD service to the airport? (by Bill Klupenger, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/11/2014)

October 2014

• Reject LTD/EmX opponents’ pleas (by Tianyi Sun, Eugene, Register-Guard, 10/3/2014)

September 2014

• EmX opponents need to give it up (by Jared Bosch, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/28/2014)
• It’s time to quit the anti-EmX signs (by Lynn Morris, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/13/2014)
• Lawsuit money has been misspent (by Joe Cardoza, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/11/2014)

August 2014

• Let’s congratulate LTD for its award (by Bob Choquette, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/31/2014)
• A new Charnelton signal is coming (by Andy Vobora, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/30/2014)
• Give low-income service priority (by Bob Macherione, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/28/2014)

May 2014

• EmX is environmentally friendly (by Ethan Smith, Eugene, Register-Guard, 5/4/2014)

April 2014

• EmX extension is lacking benefits (by Bob Macherione, Eugene, Register-Guard, 4/23/2014)

March 2014

• Regular Bus Is No Picnic (by Adam Dale Howard, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 3/20/2014)

February 2014

• LTD workers persevered in storm (by Ron Kilcoyne, LTD General Manager, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/17/2014)
• EmX buses break down in snow (by Randy Stenersen, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/12/2014)
• LTD drivers rose to the occasion (by Sabra Marcroft, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/11/2014)
• LTD tax hike timing makes no sense (by Joshua Hirschstein, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/4/2014)

2013

June 2013

• EmX opponent may have a conflict (by Michelle Young, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/27/2013)
• LTD can work with design choice (by Andy Vobora, Director Customer Services and Planning Lane Transit District, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/25/2013)
• Wasted money comes from car use (by Marc Schlossberg, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/11/2013)
• LTD’s EmX assessment was flawed (by Brian Weaver, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/6/2013)
• Bad decisions at LTD require change (by Bob Macherione, Member, Our Money Our Transit, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/5/2013)
• Cars’ role will decline in the future (by John Blonigen, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/1/2013)

February 2013

• EmX service is disruptive to farm (by Pam Basilius, Springfield, Register-Guard, 2/12/2013)
• EmX, local tax measures related (by Brian Weaver, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/9/2013)

January 2013

• LTD EmX assertions are not truthful (by Bob Macherione, OurMoneyOurTransit, Eugene, Register-Guard, 1/5/2013)

2012

December 2012

• Officials don’t live in a real world (by R.E. Wike, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/7/2012)

November 2012

• Evans’ interests would conflict (by Jozef Siekiel-Zdzienicki, Eugene, Register-Guard, 11/19/2012)
• EmX shouldn’t need a public vote (by Reiner Decher, Seattle, Register-Guard, 11/2/2012)

October 2012

• EmX criticism is based on myths (by Isaac Meyer, Eugene, Register-Guard, 10/23/2012)
• All voters should get a say on EmX (by Troy Stroud, Springfield, Register-Guard, 10/13/2012)
• Was EmX extension a ‘done deal’? (by Teri McComb, Veneta, Register-Guard, 10/12/2012)
• Public needs to weigh in on EmX (by René Purvine, Eugene, Register-Guard, 10/8/2012)
• Valle represents the city’s future (by Michael Miller, Eugene, Register-Guard, 10/6/2012)
• EmX extension fight is far from over (by Bob Macherione, Spokesman, Our Money Our Transit, Eugene, Register-Guard, 10/3/2012)
• Taylor, Robinson should join debate (by Jon Belcher, Eugene, Register-Guard, 10/2/2012)
• Bozievich is right on advisory vote (by Gary Crum, Junction City, Register-Guard, 10/1/2012)

September 2012

• Not all businesses oppose EmX (by Stefan Ostrach, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/29/2012)
• Disruptions don’t concern council (by Diane Williams, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/29/2012)
• LTD tax makes no sense for some (by Dan Carlin, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/28/2012)
• EmX aim is to end private travel (by Patricia Anderson, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/26/2012)
• Show courage by approving EmX (by Linda Lynch, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/24/2012)
• New EmX line will help UO students (by Jessica Langdon, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/17/2012)
• Weather’s not a factor in extension (by Sue Palsbo. Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/15/2012)
• Lane ‘thefts’ will ease congestion (by Isaac Meyer, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/10/2012)
• EmX traffic assessment is flawed (by Brian Weaver, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/9/2012)
• EmX will prove itself down the road (by Richard Johnson, Lowell, Register-Guard, 9/8/2012)
• New EmX targets the wrong route (by Marjorie Scott, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/4/2012)
• LTD needs to be honest about EmX (by Bob Siegmund, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/1/2012)

August 2012

• Put EmX paving money to better use (by Jan Nelson, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/29/2012)
• EmX extension will add congestion (by Robert Rubin, Waldport, Register-Guard, 8/28/2012)
• New EmX will provide many benefits (by Edward Winter, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/27/2012)
• EmX growth is vital to our future (by Phil Lynch, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/25/2012)
• Councilors should say ‘yes’ to EmX (by Eleanor Mulder, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/18/2012)
• EmX extension will improve traffic (by Tom Schneider, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/15/2012)
• EmX Is a Winning Plan (by Mia Nelson, Willamette Valley Advocate 1000 Friends of Oregon, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 8/9/2012)
• EmX meets ‘design excellence’ goal (by Paul Dustrud, 2011 President American Institute of Architects, Southwest Oregon Chapter, and 19 other past presidents, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/5/2012)
• Most voters didn’t want parkway (by John Blonigen, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/4/2012)
• Real issue is free speech rights (by Joyce Godels, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/2/2012)
• EmX compromises have been made (by Isaac Meyer, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/1/2012)

July 2012

• EmX vote wouldn’t change anything (by Susan Iverson, Eugene, Register-Guard, 7/31/2012)
• Sign fight was a free speech victory (by Bob Macherione, Spokesman, Our Money Our Transit, Eugene, Register-Guard, 7/29/2012)
• Put EmX extension on the fall ballot (by Rod Johnson, Eugene, Register-Guard, 7/28/2012)
• EmX is still the right transit solution (by Linda Lynch, Register-Guard, 7/18/2012)

June 2012

• Why Object to Emx? (by Robin Payne, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 6/28/2012)
• Visitors’ activities abound here (by Kurt Yeiter, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/24/2012)
• Some ‘no build’ signs coming down (by Jack Meacham, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/22/2012)
• City officials ignore majority will (by Rodney Schaffer, Veneta, Register-Guard, 6/15/2012)
• Put EmX extension on the ballot (by Ralph J. Hamilton, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/10/2012)
• Where are the signature collectors? (by Tammy Lawrence, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/4/2012)

May 2012

• Put EmX extension to a public vote (by Laura Koerner, Eugene, Register-Guard, 5/29/2012)
• EmX system in not a great service (by Jerry Jones, Eugene, Register-Guard, 5/27/2012)
• Congress should adopt MAP-21 bill (by Richard Hughes, President, Greater Eugene Area Riders Cycling Club, Eugene, Register-Guard, 5/26/2012)
• Smaller buses are not the answer (by George Trauger, Director of maintenance, Lane Transit District, Springfield, Register-Guard, 5/22/2012)
• Too many less-than-full LTD buses (by Andrew Stewart, Eugene, Register-Guard, 5/17/2012)

March 2012

• LTD supports student housing site (by Ron Kilcoyne, General Manager, Lane Transit District, Eugene, Register-Guard, 3/20/2012)

February 2012

• Property report changes nothing (by Jozef Siekiel-Zdzienicki, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/26/2012)
• Money and EmX (by Tom Schneider, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 2/23/2012)
• Better financial thinking is needed (by Dale R. Dickson, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/23/2012)
• Democracy and Emx (by Brian Weaver, West Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 2/16/2012)

2011

December 2011

• Fungal Signs (by Leslie Weinstein, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 12/1/2011)

November 2011

• Unhappy Pedestrian (by Amy MacMillan, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 11/17/2011)

October 2011

• Planned Parenthood (by Kristen Brandt, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 10/13/2011)
• Trusted Provider (by Margaret Hazel, Eugene, Eugene Weekly, 10/6/2011)

September 2011

• EmX will serve future needs (by Jolene Siemsen, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/4/2011)
• No answer on EmX for visitor (by Charlie Ward, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/4/2011)

June 2011

• Look at EmX in 25 years (by Isaac Meyer, Eugene, Register-Guard, 6/3/2011)

May 2011

• Use EmX money for schools (by Brian Weaver, Eugene, Register-Guard, 5/29/2011)

April 2011

• Look at whole EmX picture (by Brian Weaver, Eugene, Register-Guard, 4/9/2011)

March 2011

• Critic was off base (by Gary Gillespie, Eugene, Register-Guard, 3/25/2011)

February 2011

• Quiet majority favors EmX (by Barr Washburn, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/19/2011)
• EmX system works well (by Kelley Blewster, Springfield, Register-Guard, 2/3/2011)
• Ruling elite will decide EmX route (by Mike Ferguson, Eugene, Register-Guard, 2/3/2011)

2010

December 2010

• EmX the envy of many cities (by Landon Hoyt, Eugene, Register-Guard, 12/23/2010)

September 2010

• EmX is superior to normal buses (by David Wade, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/18/2010)
• LTD uses smokescreen and stall (by Jozef Siekiel-Zdzienicki, Eugene, Register-Guard, 9/18/2010)

August 2010

• Debunk myths about EmX (by Isaac Meyer, Eugene, Register-Guard, 8/24/2010)
• Put the brakes on EmX (by George Jessie, Springfield, Register-Guard, 8/7/2010)

2009

May 2009

• Don’t cut trees for EmX (by Ben Hallert, Springfield, Register-Guard, 5/23/2009)
• LTD threatens Amazon Creek (by Pauline Hutson & Jozef Siekiel-Zdzienicki, Eugene, Register-Guard, 5/19/2009)
• The blind are driving the bus (by Dorothy Beier, Eugene, Register-Guard, 5/8/2009)