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LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.

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Byline: The Register-Guard

Selling fairgrounds a bad idea

Selling or leasing our Lane County fairgrounds is a terrible idea.

Having grown up enjoying this historic location, the Lane County Fair and all the various events during the year, I am annoyed that a tiny handful of Lane County commissioners are maneuvering to auction off this popular facility.

Keeping the fairgrounds within the city is a big bonus, giving great convenience to the county's population center. The gem shows, 4-H Fair, microbrew festival and numerous youth programs mean a lot to thousands of citizens. The fairgrounds has been a pleasant memory maker for almost 100 years.

Placing a hospital on this site is a shortsighted idea; we already have a hospital nearby. There is no reason to dismantle this facility that gives so much pleasure to over a million visitors a year.

Having grown up in rural Lane County and then resided in Eugene during my studies at the University of Oregon, I appreciate the unique connection between urban and rural cultures that the Lane Events Center provides. Call your county commissioners and tell them not to sell out Lane County citizens by selling this priceless facility to narrow special interests. Shouldn't the public interest come first?

MOLLY I. HALPERN

Eugene

House guts tax evasion bill

Oregon has a $1 billion problem - that's how much in state taxes are lost each year to tax evaders and cheaters.

The House of Representatives made sure it addressed no more than $10 million of the problem last week. It stripped Senate Bill 480 of virtually all its tax enforcement tools.

The words "abusive tax shelter" no longer are even in the bill. That...

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