Bountiful Breakfast
Morning eats in Springfield
Sashay over to Springfield for breakfast, and you can’t go wrong. There are morning repasts for early risers and late sleepers alike. We don’t recommend … Continue reading
Year: 2018
COLLATERAL DAMAGE
It seems the county commissioners don’t realize that the commission is the first level of government for all rural, non-incorporated areas of Lane County. They … Continue reading
BARK AND BITE
In mid-January, a subcontractor working for the city of Eugene’s Urban Forestry department chopped down my wonderful, prolific fig tree. When I insisted it must … Continue reading
It’s About Time
April comes with bees and nesting
April and May are the two busiest months in the annual cycle of native Oregon herbs and shrubs. Changes are fast and dramatic, spurred by … Continue reading
Beer Builds Brotherhood
Plank Town Brewing Co. offers more than just great food and drink
Wooden floors, tables and ceiling beams give Plank Town Brewing Co. its name. At the center of the brewery, a U-shaped counter glistens in the … Continue reading
SOMETHING WILDE
It is important to have representatives who fight the battles for equity and justice. It is even more important to have representatives who can win … Continue reading
THE GOOD REPUBLICAN
As a longtime observer of Eugene City Council, it seems to me that there is a great deal of truth to the criticisms leveled against … Continue reading
BAD ART
Designed to prove that football players are more than screws in a corporate bulwark, those who play for University of Oregon have self-portraits in green … Continue reading
Laughing Like Hell
The Death of Stalin dares to find humor, and lots of it, in the murderous mechanics of a totalitarian regime
If there is a God, and if he is indeed all-knowing and all-powerful and all that, what must he think of the human race and … Continue reading
The Eugene Community Prepares for Potential Harassment
Reports of 'Punish a Muslim Day' circulate locally
The FBI contacted the Eugene Islamic Center the morning of Monday, April 2, to alert the community about “Punish a Muslim Day” slated for today, … Continue reading