Celebrating The Whit
As a recent transplant I again attended the Whiteaker Block Party — an amazing event celebrating a highly influential neighborhood in this wonderful city. Because … Continue reading
Year: 2018
Downgrading Rape
I live in Springfield and would love to ride my bike to work in west Eugene during the dry season, but it’s not the fear … Continue reading
Eco-Saboteur Captured After 12-Year Run
Critics denounce government rhetoric as biased
Cuban authorities apprehended a Seattle man on Friday, Aug. 10, after he had ben on the run for 12 years from a 2006 indictment that … Continue reading
Not Worth The Jobs
I wonder what Oregonians would think to learn that the liquefied natural gas pipeline has been rejected two times by local jurisdictions in the past … Continue reading
Pollution Update
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) sent Corvallis-based Truax Corporation a pre-enforcement notice July 13 for failing to submit its 2018 first quarter report … Continue reading
Democrats and Dystopia
Post-Obama politics
We all know the world changed two years ago. Oregon Republicans now embrace Cambridge Analytica, the Mercers, the Koch brothers and the Trump clan: It’s … Continue reading
Politicians: You’ve Got Mail
Eugene’s Erika Leaf has created a line of postcards to inspire political activism
Eugenean Erika Leaf found inspiration for activism in the 2016 election. After thinking about what she could do to change the alarming status quo, she … Continue reading
Simple Kindness
The owners of a local shoe repair shop asked me to fill in for them for a week. I agreed. My first day there, Sonja, … Continue reading
The Noise Ordinance
Eugene Noise Fest comes to WOW Hall
With only 12 tones, Western music can sometimes seem like a limited medium. After all, there are only so many ways to combine tempo, harmony … Continue reading
Out on a Limb
Cottage Theatre tells a tale of love and loss in the world premiere of Joe Musso’s Treehouse
It was a packed house at the Cottage Theatre this weekend, which is hosting the world premiere of Joe Musso’s play Treehouse. Cottage Theatre was … Continue reading