Country Music Road Songs
Portland’s Jenny Don’t and The Spurs are on the road promoting their latest release, Call of the Road, out now on Mississippi Records. Guitarist, vocalist … Continue reading
Year: 2017
The Circus is in Town
Circus acts from jugglers to acrobats come to the fair
Everyone loves a circus. Acrobats, contortionists, clowns — the whole shebang. And now that the folks at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus … Continue reading
Socializing with Socialists
The Eugene chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America makes plans over drinks
Colton Evans of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) says it might be easier to define the organization by what it is against rather than … Continue reading
Lunar Landing
New music store Moon Rock Records opens its doors in Eugene
When Callie Dean and Alex Yusimov — veteran employees of Portland-based record store, music venue and record label Mississippi Records — decided to go into … Continue reading
We’re So Skewed
Comparing Donald Trump Voters and Hillary Clinton Voters
73.7% Trump voters overestimated odds 38.8% Clinton voters overestimated odds This line graph reveals that sampled Trump voters, more than the Clinton voters, tend to … Continue reading
Country Cross-over
Familiar face, fresh choices and missed musical opportunities at OCF
I’m going to take a sec and highjack this piece on 2017’s OCF music lineup to complain that Lane County — and Eugene specifically — … Continue reading
It’s About Time
The rain has been good to our reservoirs
For the first time in several years our reservoirs are full. This is good news all around because it means that there has been a … Continue reading
Money Creates Barriers
Breaking down obstacles to participating in our democracy
I know firsthand that running for political office costs money. As a candidate for House District 14 in West Eugene and Junction City, I made … Continue reading
$1 Million for Shelter
The ongoing debate over solving homelessness in Eugene
On June 26, the city of Eugene’s 2017-2018 proposed budget, presented by City Manager John Ruiz, was adopted by Eugene City Council. Before approving the … Continue reading
South of the Border
Mexico is the inspiration and location of a photography collection currently on display at JSMA
“Mírame Bien!” pleads the current photography exhibit in the Morris Graves gallery at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art — “Take a good look at … Continue reading