• Oregon Women’s Basketball is off to Tampa, Florida, to compete in the Final Four, the first time in program history after beating Mississippi State 88-84 on Sunday, March 31. The women have gotten close in previous years, but 2019 is their year. Much of this is thanks to Sabrina Ionescu, who raked in 31 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and a steal in that March 31 game. If Ariana Grande is right about God being a woman, we’re certain it’s Ionescu.
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• Gov. Kate Brown named 83-year-old Republican Bev Clarno of Redmond to fill the vacancy in the office of the Secretary of State left by the death of Dennis Richardson. While there’s State Treasurer Tobias Read, Oregon is mostly governed by women. However, in Congress both of our senators and all but one member of the House are men. A woman gave Rep. Greg Walden a real race in 2018, and that could happen again in 2020.
• An environmental lawyer who came to Eugene in the spring of 2017 for the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide Fellows Program has been elected president of Slovakia in a stunning upset. You may remember Zuzana Caputova speaking in May 2017 at an ELAW Global Community Conversation at Sam Bond’s in Eugene. She won the important Goldman Environmental Prize in 2016. New York Times reporter Marc Santora writes: “Beyond Slovakia, Ms. Caputova’s unlikely rise and broad support in this deeply conservative country has given hope to opposition leaders in other countries, who sense that a backlash against populists may be brewing.” A global environmental law network, ELAW is headquartered in Eugene.
• Speaking of April Fools, EW’s annual satire issue took some readers by surprise. The goal of satire is to hold up our follies, laugh at them and call attention to them to fix them. Sometimes that hurts a little, but it’s in good fun and out of the belief we as a newspaper and as a metro area can improve. So no, Phil Knight did not buy EW, Fyre 2.0 is not coming to Eugene, as far as we know the University of Oregon is not building over the Pioneer Cemetery and, finally, Mayor Lucy Vinis is not secretly Kitty Piercy, though we appreciate both their hard work on homeless issues and the environment.
A Note From the Publisher
Dear Readers,
The last two years have been some of the hardest in Eugene Weekly’s 43 years. There were moments when keeping the paper alive felt uncertain. And yet, here we are — still publishing, still investigating, still showing up every week.
That’s because of you!
Not just because of financial support (though that matters enormously), but because of the emails, notes, conversations, encouragement and ideas you shared along the way. You reminded us why this paper exists and who it’s for.
Listening to readers has always been at the heart of Eugene Weekly. This year, that meant launching our popular weekly Activist Alert column, after many of you told us there was no single, reliable place to find information about rallies, meetings and ways to get involved. You asked. We responded.
We’ve also continued to deepen the coverage that sets Eugene Weekly apart, including our in-depth reporting on local real estate development through Bricks & Mortar — digging into what’s being built, who’s behind it and how those decisions shape our community.
And, of course, we’ve continued to bring you the stories and features many of you depend on: investigations and local government reporting, arts and culture coverage, sudoku and crossword puzzles, Savage Love, and our extensive community events calendar. We feature award-winning stories by University of Oregon student reporters getting real world journalism experience. All free. In print and online.
None of this happens by accident. It happens because readers step up and say: this matters.
As we head into a new year, please consider supporting Eugene Weekly if you’re able. Every dollar helps keep us digging, questioning, celebrating — and yes, occasionally annoying exactly the right people. We consider that a public service.
Thank you for standing with us!
Publisher
Eugene Weekly
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