Trump Towers
Satire is alive and well in Bob Keefer’s “Making Architecture Great Again” (EW 2/13), a stunningly humorous take on the Wayne Morse Federal Courthouse as President … Continue reading
Year: 2020
Slant
• We asked for suggestions and you gave them. Turns out that once you look at the new Hayward tower and think “Hey, does that … Continue reading
Tony’s Trump Derangement
Stories and letters published in your paper lead to one obvious conclusion: Trump hatred makes people stupid. The most obviously stupid is Tony Corcoran, who … Continue reading
Sex, Death and Guinea Pigs
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s brilliant stage performance of Fleabag gets a limited run at Broadway Metro
You might think you know Phoebe Waller-Bridge. You might, like me, even think you love her a bit, a consequence of being seduced, and then … Continue reading
Coyote Blues
Possible ban on killing contests before the Legislature
At least 255 coyotes were killed in a single weekend in Harney County, Oregon last month. The incentive: Nearly $100,000 in cash and prizes. This … Continue reading
Your Last Right
Thank you, Pete Benson, for your letter explaining why some elder suicides are rational (“Rational Suicide,” 2/6). Many people do not care to linger on … Continue reading
Forests At Risk
Oregon’s Forest Protection Act (OFPA) has been on life support for some time. Written and enacted in 1972, it is a dinosaur in light of … Continue reading
Ski Free
Downhill isn’t the best debut of Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell duo, but we hope it’s not the last collaboration
With a résumé like Old School, Talladega Nights, Step Brothers and Anchor Man, Will Ferrell owned comedy during the 2000s. And Julia Louis-Dreyfus is hot … Continue reading
Solutions For Homelessness
I live relatively close to Opportunity Village Eugene. OVE residents clearly take pride in keeping their area of tiny houses neat and clean. Conversely, homeless camps … Continue reading
Uncertain Danger
New technology makes testing heroin for fentanyl safer, faster and cheaper
Douglas County issued an urgent public health report Jan. 7 after an unusually large number of heroin overdoses were reported in Roseburg in the span … Continue reading