It’s About Time – May 2021
With the flood of spring growth, this is an excellent time to wander in the woods, walking favorite trails slowly and quietly, paying attention to … Continue reading
Year: 2021
Art, Interrupted
Performance art from Hallie Ford Museum is being live streamed after a year’s pandemic delay
The art in Locating, an exhibit that runs through May 15 at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem, began when artist Cayla Skillin-Brauchle … Continue reading
Remembering Maria
A former federal prosecutor living in Eugene reflects on a murder — and our nation’s murderous border policies
In early November of 1979, Gabriel Felix Niebla, an undocumented migrant, came to the United States from Mexico seeking employment. He soon found a job … Continue reading
Save The Greenway
Help protect a precious environmental area called the Willamette River Greenway (also known as Potter’s Field at Lombard Street in Eugene) which is over three … Continue reading
Asking The Impossible Of Teachers
Middle and high school students return to school buildings under an extraordinary set of circumstances. In 4J this means small groups of students will sit … Continue reading
Butterflies Aren’t Just Symbols
Some fads are harmless fun while others do serious damage. Butterfly releases at funerals and weddings wreak ecological havoc and need to stop. The Pete … Continue reading
Lane County’s Treasure Hunters
A local metal detecting club searches for underground items and helps return lost things to community members
It’s a warm spring day at Alton Baker Park. Trees are blossoming and a small breeze drifts through an empty field of grass. But local … Continue reading
Rock the Quarry
Oakridge residents worry the Old Hazeldell Quarry will compromise their tourist sector
The first time the Old Hazeldell Quarry was proposed to the Lane County Board of Commissioners, there was a conservative majority leading the governing body. … Continue reading
Sold!
A Eugene techie won our auction and paid $1,000 for a unique digital copy of an EW cover
Eugene software engineer Miguel Cervera has been a student of blockchain technology for years. “Many of the use cases for NFTs have not been discovered … Continue reading
Lucky 13
Andrew Bird and Jimbo Mathus perform virtually at OSU
There’s something both cerebral and untamed in the pairing of musicians Jimbo Mathus and Andrew Bird. Their brand-new collaboration, These 13, out now, is a … Continue reading