HEALTH CARE FOR ALL
Did you know Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) is a nonprofit research and educational organization of 20,000 physicians, medical students and health professionals … Continue reading
Year: 2018
CITY’S SMOKE AND MIRRORS
Someone pointed out to me that they hadn’t seen anything from the supporters of the City Council’s so-called “auditor lite” initiative. I couldn’t help but … Continue reading
The State of Cycling
A lifelong bike advocate takes a hard look at the past, present and future of Eugene’s bike culture
Eugene is a cycling failure and has been for nearly a decade. How can that be? We have bike lanes and buffered bike lanes. We … Continue reading
True or False?
True Solomon’s seal isn’t native
At a plant sale last year I found some nice specimens of Solomon’s seal wrongly placed on a table reserved for Oregon native plants. And … Continue reading
Oregonians for Organ Donation
HB 4019 encourages organ donations
One of the most rewarding aspects of my role as a state representative has been connecting people, especially young people, with their government and showing … Continue reading
Jesus Masochist
Le Rev performing live at the EW offices.
Eugene Weekly presents Le Rev performing ‘Jesus Masochist’ for #lincolnstreetsessions live at the EW offices. Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are a series … Continue reading
Deeds from the Dead
Developers dig up the past for new houses
On a gray winter day, mist hangs above the hills that surround Eugene. From the eastern end of the Ridgeline Trail, which runs along the … Continue reading
Soul Satisfied
Take a road trip to see Portland’s genre-blurring Soul’d Out Music Festival
Nicholas Harris tells me that nine years ago, Portland’s Soul’d Out Music Festival was founded because “the Pacific Northwest was painfully lacking in the diversity … Continue reading
Underneath the Oily Surface
Community members and professionals share details of the McKenzie River spill
To his knowledge, river guide Aaron Helfrich was the first person to find and report the oil spill in the McKenzie River from Springfield paper … Continue reading
Silence of the Lambs
A family struggles to survive in absolute quiet in the apocalyptic horror thriller A Quiet Place
The first third of director John Krasinki’s horror film A Quiet Place is smart and plenty creepy, but it had me wondering: Why all the … Continue reading