The Greatest Threat to Our Democracy
The votes of the people are not fraud
By Thomas Coffin We had an election on Nov. 3. The incumbent president lost the popular vote by a margin of just over 7 million … Continue reading
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We are watching the Jan. 20 inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris draw closer with delight and fear. The Jan. 6 mob attack on … Continue reading
The Threat of the Virus
The fight with COVID in prison is not only physical but mental as well
By Will Dead three times. Blown up. Three plane crashes. Ninety-one firefights. Shot, stabbed, run over, 115 para jumps, hundreds of hand-to-hand encounters. Drowned. A … Continue reading
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What the hell? As Eugene Weekly went to press at noon Jan. 6, right-wing protesters* were overrunning the U.S. Capitol, with reports of clouds of … Continue reading
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Barry Lopez, a true American artist who wrote beautifully about nature and humanity, died on Christmas Day at his home in Eugene. He was 75. … Continue reading
Bulldozing the Homeless
Eugene offers no substitute shelter as it destroys homeless encampments
By Bridgette Butler and Mackenzie Ni Flann Two weeks ago, city of Eugene workers and the Eugene Police Department evicted more than 100 unsheltered residents at … Continue reading
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The Winter Solstice marked the turning point of the season to longer days and shorter nights, and here’s to hoping the COVID vaccine marks the … Continue reading
Inaction on Courage
Some things haven’t changed since the Civil War
The distribution of votes in this neverending election is screaming something else other than a democracy in crisis. Most people who voted saw this election … Continue reading
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• The future belongs to the youth, so they ought to have a say on what it should look like. If you have a child … Continue reading
Cold Realities
Stretched by early cold and COVID-19 complications, Egan Warming Center needs a new coming together of resources
By Terry McDonald Winter is coming. But its icy fingers precede its formal Dec. 21 arrival: Temperatures below 30 degrees are likely to activate the … Continue reading