Slant
• In 2014 Joshua Hunt wrote in The New York Times about rape allegations against three University of Oregon basketball players. Now he has an … Continue reading
Year: 2018
Summer Standards
OFAM opens up the American Songbook one more time
Every summer, The Shedd’s Oregon Festival of American Music approaches its two-week series of concerts, films, talks and more from different angles, but its perennial … Continue reading
My Pet Alpaca Gave Birth to a 19-pound Baby
Not to mention one big-ass placenta and plenty of stress for her owner
The ominous text messages from the alpaca farmhand started around 1:30 pm on June 1. “Something is up with Shimmer,” read the first text. I … Continue reading
What’s the Dill?
Now that The Register-Guard has eroded into mass-produced mediocrity, you’d expect Eugene Weekly to rise above its modest function as an arts and entertainment guide … Continue reading
Lane County Area Spray Information
Spray season is heating up
• Weyerhaeuser Company, 541-746-2511, plans to aerial and/or ground spray 575.5 acres north of the Fall Creek area with glyphosate, imazapyr, metsulfuron methyl, sulfometuron methyl, … Continue reading
Three Peas in a Pod
A Dixie summer means a toe-tapping mess of sun-kissed lovers, crisp iced tea and endless days spent soaking up the open air. Folk band Five … Continue reading
Capturing Gas
In regards to “350 Eugene Protests Pipeline in South Eugene” (EW, 7/19): In the heat of summer, it can be difficult to remember the value … Continue reading
Let’s Speak to the Animals
Some pets can actually talk back— in words
Consider a member of the parrot family. These smart, sassy birds — the family includes everything from small parakeets to giant colorful macaws — not … Continue reading
Political Pup
Peter DeFazio brings home a rescue dog
When politicians visit Eugene Weekly’s offices for endorsement interviews, I have been known to judge them on how they interact with my dogs, who snuggle … Continue reading
Fire Season
Fire professionals provide insight and advice about the summer fire season
Summer 2017 in Oregon was hazy and smoky. People wearing not-always-helpful surgical masks were a common sight, and climate change worked with unique conditions to … Continue reading