Finding Mother
Lidoña Wagner’s Seed of Imagination: It’s about the journey
Upon meeting Lidoña Wagner I am presented with a guide to her book Seed of Imagination: An Ancestral Creative Journey. The guide is one printed … Continue reading
Year: 2020
Tampering with Tuition
The University of Oregon’s Tuition Fees and Advocacy Board (TFAB) has a new plan for undergraduate student tuition. The Guaranteed Tuition Program, if approved, would … Continue reading
Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue
The album was recorded over just two days in early 1959 and released in August of that year. With that, jazz turned a historic corner. … Continue reading
Saint Columbus
Ohio indie folk band Saintseneca bring new songs to Eugene
Fighting the flu is tough enough when you can stay home and rest. Zac Little, bandleader with the Columbus, Ohio, indie folk band Saintseneca has … Continue reading
On The Canning Bus
In his Hot Air Column (2/6), Tony Corcoran says the reasons to vote for Doyle Canning over Peter DeFazio are because DeFazio is “too old, … Continue reading
Commissioner History
Regarding the Feb. 6 Eugene Weekly article “Trieger Happy”: When the people of Lane County amended the county charter in 1976, five districts were created. … Continue reading
The Gorilla in the Square
The new farmer’s market buildings should be in harmony with City Hall AND Town Square
By Otto Poticha Recently, I attended the Eugene City Council work session and was very disappointed with what was presented as the suggested designs for … Continue reading
Blessed Be Thy Data
Book by UO philosophy associate professor dives into how data historically changed people
Sentimental music plays as an elderly man recounts memories of his late wife, Loretta. “Remember, Loretta loved going to Alaska,” the man says. A beep … Continue reading
Sinking Carbon
Amid Legislative tension, loggers and environmentalists fight over the definition of sustainability
Normally, when the Oregon Logging Conference comes to town, the conservationists at Oregon Wild just ignore it, along with its big logging rigs, pro-logging discussions … Continue reading
Men’s Violence
Eugene Weekly’s Feb. 6 article “A Wait Too Long” illuminates women’s and children’s long wait for hospital care after a man attacks and rapes them, … Continue reading