Yes, There are Men in Eugene
Who Have Experienced Unwanted Sexual Contact
Many of us men in Eugene cheer on the #MeToo Movement. Some of us men have special, private reasons we are encouraged, because we have … Continue reading
Year: 2018
An Apple a Day
Queener Farm, boasting a large variety of apples, will start delivering to Eugene this season
You might think Red Delicious or Fuji when you think apples, but Queener Farm, an apple orchard located about 20 miles southeast of Salem, has … Continue reading
It Ain’t Easy Being Wheezy
A strong grass seed industry keeps the allergy season going
The Willamette Valley is known is for its grass — and not just the kind you can smoke. It’s an industry that brings in more … Continue reading
Don’t Blame Ralph
Can we please stop repeating the lies about Ralph Nader’s costing Al Gore the election? Had Nader not run, Bush would have won by more … Continue reading
Derailed
If you connect a brain to a mind and then to a heart, what do you have? If brains were mistaken for trains and not … Continue reading
Smoke Gets in Your Lungs
Wildfires bring bad air quality to the Willamette Valley
The hellish wildfire smoke seen in the southern Willamette Valley last August and September 2017 was, by all counts, the worst summer of smoke this … Continue reading
Fake Heat Wave
America’s television networks have absurdly over-hyped the quite ordinary heat wave some parts of the U.S. experienced during July for obvious political reasons. Roy W. Spencer … Continue reading
Relish the Opportunity
Pickleball vs. Tennis (EW, 7/5): If Buzz Summers says pickleball is about finesse and strategy, and tennis is about power and pace, it must be … Continue reading
350 Eugene Protests Pipeline in South Eugene
A new 12-inch natural gas line is being installed underneath Amazon Creek
Construction crews for NW Natural have drilled 60 vertical feet under Amazon Creek to install a 2.5-mile natural gas pipeline that runs the length of … Continue reading
Empowering Our Children
Our kids are tomorrow’s environmental stewards
One of the biggest paradoxes I have encountered as a parent is how to teach my little one about our failing Earth without scaring the … Continue reading