Letters to the Editor 2017-03-23
MINING TV BUTTE The Lane County Board of Commissioners has approved the land use change on a 4-1 vote, allowing for the destruction of a … Continue reading
Year: 2017
Gimme Shelter
Advocates discuss using proposed City Hall funds to help the homeless
According to the city of Eugene, roughly 3,000 people in the community have no home to return to on any given night, and many others … Continue reading
A Day in the Life
Pastor Dan Bryant foments an affordable housing revolution with all 10 of his fingers stuck in the dam of human suffering
A couple degrees colder and the rain would freeze. “Hi there. Hello. Excuse me,” Pastor Dan Bryant says to a crumpled heap of blankets and … Continue reading
Oregon Legislature considers environmental protection bills
New laws would boost protection for bees, clean air and clean water
Air quality concerns — after revelations about Portland’s glass factories — bee die-offs and longtime worries about the dangers of aerial sprays, are hopefully being … Continue reading
‘Top of The Pile’
FAB Performances presents Rolling Stones tribute at Springfield’s Wildish Theater
For Lane County musician and educator Tony Rust, Rolling Stones’ record Sticky Fingers is a “top of the pile” album. “It’s an album I grew … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Douglas County libraries to close
• Ten Douglas County library branches will close on April 1, and Roseburg’s main branch library will close May 31. Douglas County Commissioners have asked … Continue reading
Love and Empire
Forbidden romance and imperial intrigue collide in Amma Asante’s A United Kingdom
There shouldn’t be anything more enjoyable than watching David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike making their way through a biopic deftly directed by Amma Asante (Belle). … Continue reading
Northwest Ten
Eight New Plays — and Beatles' References — in a Single Evening
There’s nothing quite like very short plays to whet or renew your appetite for live theater. Don’t like what you’re watching? Wait a few minutes, … Continue reading
Giving Back to the Scene
Eugene recording studio launches battle of the bands
Thaddeus Moore, owner and operator of Eugene’s long-running Sprout City Studios, jokes that he hates battles of the bands. Nevertheless, to celebrate Sprout City’s 20th … Continue reading
Washington Wine Month
Head north young (or old) wine drinker, head north
March is Wine Month in Washington (that state north of ours). Unless you have a passion for wine, that fact is not very important. If … Continue reading