Betsy Wheeler
On Friday, June 8, at 8 pm, and 2 pm Sunday, June 10, the University of Oregon Disability Studies Minor and the Shenanigans Theater Company … Continue reading
Year: 2018
Parks Are Not Commodities
Lane County Park’s latest plan for the 2,200-acre Mount Pisgah Park is to commercially log more than 1,000 acres in the name of “restoration.” In … Continue reading
Pollution Update
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) fined San Mateo, California-based J.H. Baxter & Co. Inc. $19,200 on May 8 for repeated Clean Water Act … Continue reading
Kombubeer?
Rogue Ales Debuts Its Beer-Kombucha Combo, And We Give It A Shot
Rogue Ales recently sent Eugene Weekly a press release about its new, slightly strange-sounding beer, Kulture Clash — a combination of beer and kombucha. On … Continue reading
Restorative Justice
To help solve the issue of guns and violence we need to begin with how we educate our children. Let us think about the value of … Continue reading
Photography Then and Now
Two exhibitions at the Schnitzer show how photography has matured as an art form
Once upon a time, photography was a simple affair. The photographer’s job was basically to record light onto a surface. Fun fact: The word photography … Continue reading
The Wild West
First, you don’t “got to do something,” but you should consider shootings as public health crises. President Obama ordered a gun violence study by Centers … Continue reading
Remembering Luna
She loved sitting on the grass lawns and in my garden while I gardened. She loved to sit and wait while I did yard work. … Continue reading
First Principles
Does WAR (Wacky Arrogant Religious) define “US” as a people, wallowing around in a quagmire of fear, greed and hate? Where is the consensus in … Continue reading
Birth of a Nerf Herder
Solo movie looks at the origins of Star Wars’ iconic anti-hero, with mixed results
The galaxy far, far away hasn’t been a nice place for a long time. We’ve known this since we saw Alderaan blow up in the … Continue reading