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Camilla Mortensen is the editor-in-chief of Eugene Weekly. She has a doctorate in comparative literature, a masters degree in folklore and a passion for journalism. She teaches writing and news writing at Lane Community College. She also has two horses, one of which she competes in three-day eventing, a cat, and an assortment of dogs.
It was almost midnight when her 8-year-old son woke her up. “Mom your phone keeps ringing and it says something bad,” Atlas told her. And … Continue reading
Headlines have been filled with heartwarming stories of horses being rescued and evacuated from the Oregon fires. The Holiday Farm Fire up the McKenzie River … Continue reading
Your nose is stuffy, your head aches, you don’t feel well, but you don’t feel so bad that you think it’s COVID-19 either. Is it … Continue reading
This story has been updated. See below. The McKenzie River community of Blue River and Vida are is apparently a “total loss” and at least … Continue reading
One benefit of COVID-19 restrictions is, we learned we can make major life changes and still be OK. We are driving less, flying less and … Continue reading
It’s been a while since the Eugene Police Department has been called out by Amnesty International. Back in 1997, EPD sprayed tree-climbing protesters with so … Continue reading
The late summer days are growing hotter and more intense, and so are the Black Lives Matter protests in Eugene and Portland. President Donald Trump’s … Continue reading
The first morning I saw it, it was just a red patch on my dog’s paw — a little puffy and oozing. Probably an allergy, I … Continue reading
When the coronavirus shelter-in-place started in Oregon, I joined what I later found out was called a “quarantine family.” I am single and live alone … Continue reading
In 1991 Rodney King, a black man, was violently beaten by Los Angeles police officers. The beating was caught on film, and of the four … Continue reading