The Sound Of Slaughter
If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Early Thursday morning the quiet … Continue reading
Year: 2021
One for the School Books
Despite low turnout, the education-oriented special election brings diversity to some boards
By Henry Houston and Taylor Perse The May 18 special election didn’t have the national or state policy stakes of the two 2020 elections, but … Continue reading
Some Oregon Counties Requiring Parental Consent For Vaccinating Kids age 15 and up
Both Linn and Yamhill counties are involved in the ongoing discussion
Some Oregon leaders are concerned after finding out at least two counties are requiring parental consent before allowing youth age 15 and up to get … Continue reading
Mask Off
Gov. Kate Brown announces Oregon will follow CDC rules on masks
A few hours after President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris announced the CDC’s new regulations on masks, a maskless Gov. Kate Brown issued … Continue reading
Defund The Military
The summer of 2020, an extremely hot, dry one, was precipitated by decades of drought caused by rising world temperatures. The result was massive, sobering … Continue reading
Drawing from the Deep
Paleo nerds, it’s time to do some drawing and learn all about the spiked-toothed salmon that swam the Pacific Northwest from the Miocene to Pliocene … Continue reading
Coffin Nailed It
Thank you, Tom Coffin for revealing the insightful and horrific information contained in your Viewpoint essays (“Remembering Maria,” 5/6, and “Truth is the Only Currency,” … Continue reading
The Feral Cat Problem
Community volunteers, local nonprofits work to spay, neuter and release cats
On a hot summer day in 2016, Shane Popoff was cruising along one of his favorite bike trails on the outskirts of east Eugene when … Continue reading
McKenzie Recovery
The McKenzie and its banks can be restored in harmony with the river’s needs
By Pam Driscoll and Robert Emmons Rebuilding along the McKenzie River after the Holiday Farm Fire provides an opportunity to promote, establish and enforce measures … Continue reading
Born to Be Wild
EW heads to remote eastern Oregon to find and understand wild horses
Their stillness makes them almost imperceptible. But I know they are out there, so I cup my hands around my eyes and squint into the … Continue reading