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Lane County commissioners will vote today on a strongly worded resolution urging the federal General Services Administration to incorporate a ramp in the front-entrance design of the new federal courthouse in downtown Eugene. All four sitting commissioners - the board currently has one vacancy - have indicated their support for the resolution and an accompanying letter addressed to the agency's regional administrator, Jon Kvistad. The federal government's design may meet the legal requirement of the Americans with Disabilities Act, but that's not good enough for this community, Commissioner Bobby Green said Tuesday. "This is meant to be a state-of-the-art building,...

Remember those puzzles you used do when you were a kid - the ones with the caption that read: "What's wrong in this picture?" Sure, we're grown-ups now. But it's never too late to have a little fun. So, what's wrong with the above artist's rendering of the entrance to the new federal courthouse in Eugene? Photo: Howard Davis / GreatBuildings.com Very good. Most of you got it right away. Something important is missing - the ramp that will allow disabled people to join their fellow citizens who are ascending the grand staircase that leads to the grand plaza...

Nov. 9 — Those public service lawyers are at it again — they're out "protecting your rights" — in this case they're enforcing the Americans With Disabilities Act. Lawyers complain the Wildside Adult Sports Cabaret in West Palm Beach, Fla., violates the act, because among other things, a stairwell in the club prevents people in wheelchairs from getting a lap dance upstairs. No matter that you can get a lap dance downstairs. He says that room isn't good enough. It's still "discrimination," says the suit, causing "emotional distress." And the club must pay "damages" … and Anthony Brady's legal fees....