‘Domicile Unknown’
New law to bring down the ‘wall of silence’ around homeless deaths
A new law will take effect in Oregon on Jan. 1 requiring that death reports disclose the housing status of the deceased. For those who die … Continue reading
Year: 2021
Slant
Happy New Year! We thought surviving 2020 was hard — and then 2021 hit. Historic high temperatures this summer and now icy cold snow, and, … Continue reading
A Fair Vision
If I were the king of Eugene, I would purchase the Lane County Fairgrounds and turn it into a mixed use development — housing for … Continue reading
Starry-Eyed Covid Analysis
Does your astrological sign influence your willingness to be vaccinated? Harpers Magazine, Jan. 22 issue, ran a chart from an October 2021 analysis of COVID-19 … Continue reading
A Corporate Tax For The People
The wealth gap in society continues to widen. Big corporations continue to grow, leaving the little guy behind. The middle class that once comprised the … Continue reading
Free Health Care
Volunteers In Medicine Clinic (VIM) has been providing free primary and behavioral health care to low-income, medically underserved adults in Lane County since 2001. VIM’s … Continue reading
Support Hospice
Hearts for Hospice is a resale shop that sells clothing, housewares, home décor, medical equipment and more. Powered by volunteers, all profits go to support … Continue reading
Responsible Choices
I feel the need to respond to Greg Williams’ argument (Letters, 12/23) that school shootings in part are due to former President Lyndon B. Johnson’s … Continue reading
Police Not Addressing Food Cart Burglary Spree, Owners Say
Amid a recent wave of robberies targeting Eugene food carts, business owners are fed up with EPD’s lackluster response.
Around 9 pm on Nov. 11, Dove and James Greenwood received a phone call from the police. Their food cart, Cheese Bliss, which is parked … Continue reading
Love in the ’70s
Licorice Pizza enthralls, confounds and restores
I had no idea I’d been waiting my entire adult life for the absurd and exhilarating spectacle of Sean Penn and Tom Waits chewing up the … Continue reading