Snack Weed
Medibles offer another way to experience CBD and THC
Among the salves, tinctures and bits of shatter, crumble and jars of flower, you’ll see snack items that at first glance would not appear out … Continue reading
Year: 2017
Setting the Terms After Charlottesville
Eugene minority leaders rally and send forceful message to community
“This is a call to action to show that we will do what’s necessary to protect our people,” said Charlie Landeros, an organizer of Monday’s … Continue reading
Letters to the Editor 2017-08-17
MATTHEW KNIGHT MONSTROSITY What is the cost of Matthew Knight Arena (MKA) to the taxpayers of Eugene and Oregon state? The MKA is financed by … Continue reading
Where the Green Grass Grows
How local control shapes the marijuana industry
When Oregon legalized recreational marijuana in 2015, the state Legislature gave counties and cities the responsibility of setting standards for the industry. Local governments can … Continue reading
People not Posing
The figure paintings of Melissa Sikes at Maude Kerns Art Center
An entire room at the Maude Kerns Art Center is dedicated to Melissa Sikes’ series of artworks titled The Back Dock. Other paintings from the … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Countries
A Teacher’s Reflection on Her Visit to Finland
“It’s all about attention. We all want to be heard.” That was my friend Tuuli Lehtisalo’s response to how to best serve students. It’s still … Continue reading
Slant
Charlottesville and Portland shock jock Dino Costa gets fired
• The Aug. 12 attack on counterprotesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, has us and others across the country reeling. One woman was killed, 19 people were … Continue reading
Say Adieu to fees for ADUs
Springfield encourages construction of missing middle housing
The city of Springfield has temporarily waived certain fees it typically charges for the construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs), which are also known as … Continue reading
Lost in Moscow
Chekhov’s stories come alive in Cottage Theatre production of Neil Simon’s The Good Doctor
Although roughly the contemporary of those two titans of 19th-century epic Russian literature, Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, Anton Chekhov was great in the minutest of scales, … Continue reading
Cold Heat
Eugene’s Le Rev brings its cinematic mood to Hi-Fi
I’m eating skewered beef heart with Eugene band Le Rev at a Peruvian restaurant in the Whiteaker neighborhood, and the band is explaining how they … Continue reading