Turning the/into Tools
The images — black and white photos framed by mixed media of frail and filthy children — are damning and haunting, and that’s what Eugene-based … Continue reading
Year: 2021
Anti-Vaxxers Are Hurting Others
I’m waiting for a surgery they’re calling an elective surgery. I’ve been flat on my back for months. I can barely walk because lightning strikes … Continue reading
EW’s Slant Asked What We Think Of Phil Knight. He’s True To His School
It’s clear that Phil and Penny Knight have made a huge game changing difference for the University of Oregon. And it’s still a work in … Continue reading
Thank You, Firefighters!
In the early morning hours of Oct. 11, our family was awakened by a fire in an outbuilding on our family homestead that was rapidly … Continue reading
Capitalism Giveth — And It Taketh Away
I turn 69 next month. I just got hit with a 9.8 percent rent increase for 2022. This increase will swallow my Social Security COLA … Continue reading
Electric Vehicles Use Fossil Fuels, But Save More
As Greg Williams informs us (Letters, 11/24), it is impossible to produce batteries, wind or solar devices or electric vehicles, without fossil fuels. That, as … Continue reading
Slant
Peter DeFazio has represented Oregon’s 4th Congressional District since 1987. But the venerable politician has announced he will not seek re-election in 2022, ending his … Continue reading
Community Waits on Pollution Fine Enforcement
West Eugene residents report uptick in odors as DEQ talks settlement with JH Baxter
By Cole Sinanian and Clayton Franke The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and wood-treatment facility JH Baxter are continuing settlement talks over a fine the … Continue reading
Starnes Would Help The Homeless If Elected Governor
The primary causes of homelessness in Oregon are a lack of affordable housing and rising rents, which are putting tens of thousands of Oregon children … Continue reading
Winter Reading
Eugene Weekly’s annual cold weather roundup of the books that make us warm
Did you read something you loved this year? Did you read something that made you cry or pissed you off? We did. Year after year, … Continue reading