Web Letters – 2021-05-06
RIP, ROY KEENE, AN HONEST FORESTER Roy Keene, public interest forester in Eugene, died March 31 at the age of 77. He worked for the … Continue reading
Year: 2021
Thanks To Our Public Employees
Sunday, May 2, marked the beginning of Public Service Recognition Week. This year I am recognizing and appreciating the employees of the Eugene Public Library … Continue reading
The City’s Warped Priorities
It makes me feel sick that the city is about to spend $9 million on the Park Blocks Plaza when so many people are homeless … Continue reading
May is Bike Month
Are you bored with the pandemic restrictions? Who isn’t? Hop on a bike for some social-distance exercise and to get to know Eugene and Springfield … Continue reading
Slant
What we’re reading: The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos by Judy Batalion. As one of its reviewers … Continue reading
Ending Mayhem In The Streets
Senate Bill 395 was introduced earlier this year in the Oregon Legislature in order to address the high number of fatalities of people walking and … Continue reading
On Top of the World
Featuring various terrains, Oakridge’s new disc golf course is one of the best ways to spend your day
Fingers wrapped around the lip of my disc, I squint my eyes to focus on the target. It’s one of those days that can convert … Continue reading
Police Need More Training
With George Floyd’s murderer having been found guilty, here are a few random thoughts: It takes about 850 hours of training to become a police … Continue reading
The Disappearance
Rebekah Bramel has now been missing for 14 years
A timber crew planting trees in rural Clackamas County came upon human remains including a skull earlier this month, and the unidentified person’s death is … Continue reading
Excessive Force
In the middle of April, while in my living room in an apartment complex near downtown Eugene, I heard an explosion that shook my apartment. … Continue reading