Eugene Weekly

Local Congressman Peter DeFazio today strongly opposed President Obama’s proposed deal with Republicans to extend the Bush tax breaks for the rich. DeFazio released this statement: Continue reading →

A local movement for a city income tax on upper incomes to help local schools has run into opposition from The Register-Guard and conservatives who argue that it is unlikely to pass. Continue reading →

Right-wing Lane County Commission candidates appear to be leading in very early returns, but thousands of ballots remain uncounted. Jay Bozievich leads Jerry Rust 55 to 45 percent in the west Lane County race . But about a third of the ballots appear to not yet have been counted, based on historic voting levels for commissioner races. Continue reading →

So who’s behind all those mysterious attack ads against local Congressman Peter DeFazio? Continue reading →

Here's a video from the Washington Post of local Congressman Peter DeFazio unsuccessfully trying to track down who's funding TV ads against him: Continue reading →

Why does the weather suck? Eugene is at the nozzle end of a 6,000-mile long plume of wetness jetting all the way across the Pacific. We’re hosed. Continue reading →

The department that brought you “officer blow job” is now testing a new police “muscle car” made famous by a Superbowl ad criticized as misogynist: Here’s the ad: Continue reading →

The New York Times writes today on how a city — “usually seen as an enclave of hippies, marijuana dispensaries and rock climbers — has become a hotbed of capitalism.” Continue reading →

After Kip Kinkel shot up Thurston High School a dozen years ago, Springfield never got ongoing funding for more school counselors or better gun laws. But this week, the city got a big new gun store. Here’s a sampling of what you can buy at Cabela’s: Continue reading →