It’s About Time – June 2021
Suddenly, in the third week of May, pine siskins disappeared from our yard. Ever since last year’s Labor Day fire, our feeders have been crowded … Continue reading
Year: 2021
Slant
The controversial Bureau of Land Management’s Thurston Hills project has hit another legal roadblock. Federal Magistrate Judge Mustafa Kasubhai ruled June 4 that although the … Continue reading
Lane Goes in ‘Lower Risk’
County can start reopening effective June 9 after hitting 65 percent vaccination goal over weekend
Residents in Lane County are one step closer to a total re-open. On June 8, Gov. Kate Brown announced that Lane County — and two … Continue reading
Thurston Hills Project Loses in Federal Court, Again
BLM failed to follow past court order, according to June 4 ruling
Once again, the Bureau of Land Management’s controversial plans to log in a recreation area at Thurston Hills outside Springfield has been stopped in federal … Continue reading
Get Jabbed, Win Big
Lane County is offering sports tickets and joining the model of using a lottery to incentivizing vaccines
If you need more of an incentive to getting the COVID-19 vaccine, here’s your “shot.” Lane County Public Health is working with the University of … Continue reading
Davie Scott Hanes: 1965-2021
While living on the streets, Hanes took others under his wing
Davie Scott Hanes, known to many as Scotty, loved the Dallas Cowboys, pizza and his German shepherd, Holly. Those who knew him describe him as … Continue reading
Action, Not Protest, Ended The Vietnam War
“Yes, The Vietnam Protesters Ended The War” was the title of Matthew Johnson’s letter last week (5/27). Johnson writes that the anti-war movement set out … Continue reading
Mega-Dairy
Top Chef, Tillamook and the unsavory legacy of Oregon’s biggest cheese factory
By Kristina Beggen Tillamook Creamery earned mega media hits when it announced it was reality TV show Top Chef’s source of dairy products for the … Continue reading
Oregon Children’s Choir
It’s been a hard year away for everyone with the pandemic restrictions. For the Oregon Children’s Choir, it has meant Zoom rehearsals in the winter … Continue reading
Brewing Greenwash
Brewed up conservation? The concoction is greenwash. It’s not too late for Ninkasi and other local breweries to switch to organic grains and hops. In … Continue reading