Punk Hates Hate
In the early 1980s, classic New York hardcore band Reagan Youth sang “We are Reagan Youth!” dropping a “sieg heil” for satirical effect. This was … Continue reading
Year: 2017
Lane County Area Spray Information
Roadsides near Finn Rock
Campbell Global, 541-809-0093, plans to hire A&H Forestry, 503-467-1255, to spray roadsides near Finn Rock with glyphosate, triclopyr with ester, triclopyr with amine, MSO Concentrate … Continue reading
Sister Act
Three Cottage Grove sisters charm their way into the local theater spotlight
words and photos By Meerah Powell When young actors and actresses think of where to kickstart their careers, what often comes to mind is locations … Continue reading
Take me To the River
Urban renewal redevelopment along the Willamette targets public access improvements
The city of Eugene is aiming to complete construction for a park and other riverfront redevelopment by 2021. The future park is part of the … Continue reading
Very Little Theatre
In business for nine decades, VLT keeps training actors and turning out shows
It’s 10 in the morning on a Saturday last spring, and Very Little Theatre has its doors wide open. Hopeful actors sit inside the building, … Continue reading
Multnomah County Lineman
I was born in 1976. Early memories I retain from around that era include a black van my parents had with actual carpet inside of … Continue reading
Letters to the Editor 2017-08-31
HOUSING HYPOCRISY In “Say Adieu to fees for ADUs” (EW, Aug. 17), Terri Harding continues Eugene planner’s “alternative facts” campaign against single-family homeowners. Harding claims … Continue reading
The Spray Near You
Pesticide spray information at your fingertips
Starting in the early ’90s, Gary Hale and his wife, Jan Wroncy, who died in 2016, tracked herbicide sprays in Lane County. Concerns about herbicides … Continue reading
Whiteout in Wyoming
An unlikely pair of agents investigates a murder on the Indian reservation in Wind River
My favorite moment in writer-director Taylor Sheridan’s new thriller Wind River comes at the very end of the film. Cory Lambert (Jeremy Renner), a Fish … Continue reading
A River Runs Through Us
There's something magical about the McKenzie River
I like to float rivers. That’s a huge understatement. There is almost nothing that I would rather be doing than floating on a river. There … Continue reading