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It’s an educational election in May
As they say, all politics is local, and in Lane County, local politics gets heated when it’s school board elections. The issues are huge in … Continue reading
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Mask Off
Gov. Kate Brown announces Oregon will follow CDC rules on masks
A few hours after President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris announced the CDC’s new regulations on masks, a maskless Gov. Kate Brown issued … Continue reading
The Feral Cat Problem
Community volunteers, local nonprofits work to spay, neuter and release cats
On a hot summer day in 2016, Shane Popoff was cruising along one of his favorite bike trails on the outskirts of east Eugene when … Continue reading
McKenzie Recovery
The McKenzie and its banks can be restored in harmony with the river’s needs
By Pam Driscoll and Robert Emmons Rebuilding along the McKenzie River after the Holiday Farm Fire provides an opportunity to promote, establish and enforce measures … Continue reading
Fifty Years Ago
The Vietnam anti-war movement in Eugene
By Dennis Gilbert, Martin Bennett and Paul Gratz The last national protests against the Vietnam War occurred 50 years ago, in late April 1971: 500,000 … Continue reading
Flattening a Forest
Retired forestry professors, an environmental group and a lawmaker speak out on a proposed logging of mature forestland
During a recent trip to the McKenzie River area, Congressman Peter DeFazio tells Eugene Weekly that he’s seen more logging trucks in that one day … Continue reading
Endorsements at a Glance
EW’s recommendations for the May 18 election
Lane Community College Zone 1 ✔️Holli Johnson Mark Boren Thomas Jennings Zone 5, 2 Year Unexpired Term ✔️Steve Mital Al King Eugene School District #4J … Continue reading
Riverfront Song
Development in Glenwood is moving fast as companies try to win a bid to transform riverfront property. But Glenwood residents feel left out of the conversation and are worried about gentrification.
Cars fly by on Franklin Boulevard, whooshing through Glenwood, some occasionally honking in support of the dozen demonstrators in front of Camp Putt Adventure Golf … Continue reading
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J.H. Baxter’s New Suits
Two lawsuits have been filed against the wood treatment plant in Eugene
For decades, families in west Eugene have shared concerns about J.H. Baxter ranging from the plant’s pollution filling the air and causing health problems to … Continue reading
Slant
The University of Oregon announced on May 10 that all students, faculty and staff will be required to take the COVID-19 vaccination — with the … Continue reading
Eugene City Council Discusses Community Safety Initiative Survey Results
The survey results show community prioritization of how to distribute tax funds
A recent survey about Eugene’s Community Safety Initiative (CSI) found that community members want the payroll tax funds to go towards less policing and more … Continue reading
Cut Short
Juan Lopez-Robles entered Oregon’s juvenile justice system as a troubled 15-year-old. He was returned to his family three years later in an urn.
An 18-year-old young man from Ontario, Oregon, died of a fentanyl overdose while in the care of an Oregon Youth Authority (OYA)-operated home in Junction … Continue reading
Remembering Maria
A former federal prosecutor living in Eugene reflects on a murder — and our nation’s murderous border policies
In early November of 1979, Gabriel Felix Niebla, an undocumented migrant, came to the United States from Mexico seeking employment. He soon found a job … Continue reading
Rock the Quarry
Oakridge residents worry the Old Hazeldell Quarry will compromise their tourist sector
The first time the Old Hazeldell Quarry was proposed to the Lane County Board of Commissioners, there was a conservative majority leading the governing body. … Continue reading