E-Clips, Sept. 19

1) Recession: Bitter pill or good medicine ( The Atlanta Journal-Constitution): Lost in the furious debate over how hard the Federal Reserve should work to head off a downturn lurks a nagging and unpleasant thought: Maybe the economy needs a recession. Not too many experts will come right out and say so -- most say it does not -- but a minority chorus has long argued that the Fed should reverse the easy policy that successively fueled a dot-com boom, a consumer spree and an unprecedented surge in the housing market. ... (The story includes comment from UO economist Mark Thoma, who says the Fed has to deflate the problem, but not too quickly.)

2) Dorm day will tie up traffic on busy street (The Register-Guard):  Motorists are being advised to avoid Franklin Boulevard near the University of Oregon on Thursday when thousands of new students will be moving into residence halls along Agate Street. The annual move-in day typically causes traffic to back up on Franklin Boulevard for many blocks, and slow-downs occur throughout the campus area. This year's problems could be even greater because even more students than usual have signed up for dormitory rooms. To help ease the snarl, the right lane of Franklin Boulevard eastbound will be dedicated to residence hall traffic up to Agate Street. Also, recent traffic changes mean that westbound traffic no longer can turn left at Agate Street and must turn one block sooner at the former Williams' Bakery, then use East 13th Avenue to reach Agate Street. The change could add to congestion if drivers miss the correct turn. Those who need to be in the area should use the north-side lanes on Franklin Boulevard - the lefthand lane for eastbound drivers and righthand lane for westbound drivers - and be prepared for delays.

3. Casey Martin sharing his game of golf as Oregon’s coach (OrlandoSentinel.com):  That never was Casey Martin's style, that whole fame thing. But from 1998-2001, America watched as Martin sat on a golf cart, his chariot for a fight for disabled athletes everywhere. He just wanted to play golf, not alter the way golfers thought about 18-hole transportation. It certainly wasn't for attention, he says, not for an unassuming guy from Eugene, Ore., who happens to feel chronic pain in his right leg just about every day. Now in his second season as the University of Oregon men's golf coach -- galaxies removed from that famed Supreme Court ruling in 2001 that allowed him to use a golf cart on the PGA Tour -- there's a part of Martin that shrugs off an extra media request or photo shoot after all these years. "That's not what life was all about," said Martin, 35. "Now I'm investing in kids' lives and improving golf. Faith in God plays a big role. That's what it's all about." The Ducks coach still drives a golf cart just about every day, only now without the light bulbs flashing every time he rests his left arm on the steering wheel. His playing career behind him, Martin refuses to rest -- even though he's had plenty of excuses to do it.