The Uncomfortable Truth About Nuclear
In a recent viewing of The Washington Post’s video “The Future of Energy,” I’m reminded again that the subject of the nuclear option surfaces in … Continue reading
Year: 2021
Cyclists Don’t Need A Full Stop
Just so everyone is on the same page at intersections, folks on bikes may treat stop signs as a yield since Jan. 1, 2020. They … Continue reading
Newman For 4J School Board
I served on the 4J board with Judy Newman for two years (2019-2021) and was consistently impressed with her insight, experience and nuanced thinking. We … Continue reading
Margaret Prentice Just Wants to Paint
A show at White Lotus reflects a new beginning for the ‘retired’ Eugene artist
Just as artist Margaret Prentice was nearing retirement, she experienced a rebirth of sorts. She began a new way of working and even of seeing … Continue reading
Get The Facts Straight On City Hall
Please inform your letter writers that the old City Hall lot is now owned by Lane County and it being vacant is about county funding. … Continue reading
DeFazio Hosts Transit Roundtable
Local leaders joined the congressman in discussing the COVID support and rebuilding infrastructure
Congressman Peter DeFazio facilitated a virtual roundtable with local leaders April 7 to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on transportation and modernizing transit infrastructure in … Continue reading
Oregon DOJ Cracks Down on Deceptive Mailers
After a years long investigation, the Oregon DOJ fines Brad’s Cottage Grove, others for deceptive sales methods
Appearing like a Lottery scratch-off ticket, a mailer shows up in your mailbox, saying you could win thousands of dollars in cash or a new … Continue reading
White People Are Clueless About Race
I agree with Alex Lee (“Republican Reboot: The SHIT Party,” Letters 3/25). Look at the repulsive voter suppression laws that Georgian Republicans passed like cockroaches … Continue reading
Everything And Net
Locally produced film about high school in Alaska makes debut at California film festival
With the NBA season in full swing and March Madness winding down to the Final Four, basketball is on the minds of many people right … Continue reading
Erased From the Classroom
A Black rapper and Pulitzer Prize winner is taken out of 4J curriculum, leading to questions on how the Black experience is taught in schools
When Ashley Carr, a Black woman and local mental health therapist, found out songwriter and musician Kendrick Lamar had been removed from some Eugene School … Continue reading