I LOVE CATS EW HATES CATS
I just read the dog-centric headline of your news story this week and saw the photo, and I’m so angry that you would publish a story about dogs and not mention cats. I love cats. I love every kind of cat. I just really love cats and I just want to hug all of them but can’t.
Your readership also loves cats. You owe your readers an apology.
Tabitha Catherine, Eugene
Editors Note: The article itself also talked about cats.
SLANT IS SLANTED
Reading your Slant column this week I was appalled at just how much opinion that is featured in this section. You are a newspaper and your job is to report the news, not tell me your opinion about things that I disagree with. You should call Slant “slanted” because it is.
Areeda W. Badcomprehenshunn, Eugene
Editors Note: The Slant column is our opinion section.
UNLEASH YOUR SOUL
I love and appreciate Eugene Weekly even if I find your environmental coverage in need of a deeper comprehension of the Gaia mind. Honor the planet, honor the non-human animals and bring together all the life-giving organisms for all to survive.
Walk in beauty. And please make sure someone sees me in the I Saw Yous.
Earthlover GreenwaysEugene
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POLITICS EXPERT
I’m a concerned citizen who wants to use this platform to spout my own opinion about international politics. Just thought you should know.
Ronny Dale, Redding, California
The Satire Issue: Looking for humor in all the wrong places. April 1, 2017.
A Note From the Publisher
Dear Readers,
The last two years have been some of the hardest in Eugene Weekly’s 43 years. There were moments when keeping the paper alive felt uncertain. And yet, here we are — still publishing, still investigating, still showing up every week.
That’s because of you!
Not just because of financial support (though that matters enormously), but because of the emails, notes, conversations, encouragement and ideas you shared along the way. You reminded us why this paper exists and who it’s for.
Listening to readers has always been at the heart of Eugene Weekly. This year, that meant launching our popular weekly Activist Alert column, after many of you told us there was no single, reliable place to find information about rallies, meetings and ways to get involved. You asked. We responded.
We’ve also continued to deepen the coverage that sets Eugene Weekly apart, including our in-depth reporting on local real estate development through Bricks & Mortar — digging into what’s being built, who’s behind it and how those decisions shape our community.
And, of course, we’ve continued to bring you the stories and features many of you depend on: investigations and local government reporting, arts and culture coverage, sudoku and crossword puzzles, Savage Love, and our extensive community events calendar. We feature award-winning stories by University of Oregon student reporters getting real world journalism experience. All free. In print and online.
None of this happens by accident. It happens because readers step up and say: this matters.
As we head into a new year, please consider supporting Eugene Weekly if you’re able. Every dollar helps keep us digging, questioning, celebrating — and yes, occasionally annoying exactly the right people. We consider that a public service.
Thank you for standing with us!
Publisher
Eugene Weekly
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