Eugene’s Racist Past
A New Exhibit at the UO Seeks to Provoke Dialogue and Action

When Charles Dalton came to Eugene about 50 years ago as a spokesperson for the NAACP, he went downtown to get to know the area. … Continue reading
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When Charles Dalton came to Eugene about 50 years ago as a spokesperson for the NAACP, he went downtown to get to know the area. … Continue reading
Shortly after President Ronald Reagan took office in 1981, he urged Americans to call their representatives and tell them to support his economic plan, which … Continue reading
• Word reached Eugene Weekly just before press time that Dan Bryant, a leader in the fight against homelessness in Eugene, has announced his retirement … Continue reading
On her way to Doha, Qatar, for the 2019 Track and Field Championships, Gov. Kate Brown and a team of staffers stopped in London and … Continue reading
In 1961, during a Eugene City Council meeting, members of the public debated where the Eugene Mission should be moved, or even reopened. At the … Continue reading
Lucy Jones, 64, a geologist and research associate at the Seismological Laboratory of California Institute of Technology, has been called “the Beyoncé of earthquakes” by … Continue reading
As Oregon environmentalists continue the decades-long fight to stop the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas terminal and its associated 230-mile natural gas pipeline running through … Continue reading
Students happily mill past cemetery markers, while buildings rise high above the graves. This surreal scene appears in drawings from 1963 showing a proposed addition … Continue reading
The old news is that Sam Bond’s Brewing went flat early in the summer. The new news is that Eugene’s historic Foundry Building at 540 … Continue reading
By Phil Barnhart Driving an electric vehicle (EV) may be the best automotive decision of your life. EVs have an enduring but false image as … Continue reading
Helping the homeless is a complex issue that goes beyond the good intentions of local governments that want to help. It involves people working together … Continue reading
• In addition to buying local at the Saturday Market’s Holiday Market this weekend, you can support local authors at the neighboring 2019 Authors & … Continue reading
On Nov. 30, 1999, Seattle hosted the third World Trade Organization Ministerial in Seattle. The summit brought leaders from more than 160 countries and drew … Continue reading
When Kate Davidson decided to run for the Eugene City Council, she made her campaign slogan “I want to hear from you.” As Davidson goes … Continue reading