When Is A Mob Not A Mob?
What’s the difference between a mob injuring officers and breaking into and trying to burn down federal buildings in a city and a mob breaking … Continue reading
Year: 2021
It’s About Time – January 2021
Along the trail to Trestle Creek Falls, above Brice Creek in southern Lane County, I found a solitary, ancient rock sword fern (Polystichum imbricans). It … Continue reading
Betty Taylor Has Left the Building
Or she would have, if Eugene still had a city hall
For the better part of 24 years, Betty Taylor spent every other Monday night at Eugene City Council meetings. Whether they were held at the … Continue reading
If Not Now, When?
If Not Now, When? No, seriously, when? The Maude Kerns Art Center is hosting an art show where the theme begs the question to be … Continue reading
Slant
The prevailing of democracy, the shattering of a glass ceiling, the calls for unity from the same stage where the last president called for, and … Continue reading
Georgia on Their Mind
Staffers for Peter DeFazio worked door to door in Georgia to help Democrats win back the U.S. Senate
It had been a long few days walking through the neighborhoods of Savannah, Georgia, and the miles were starting to catch up to Sierra Dameron. … Continue reading
Escaping the Future
Eugene sci-fi author touches on climate change, corrupt governments and the coming apocalypse in the second book in his four-part series
The Foreseeable Future, the second book in the SEEDER series from Eugene-based sci-fi author Howard Libes, is a gripping and well-paced expansion of the universe … Continue reading
A Time To Step Up And Help
The housing crisis is at an all time high here in Lane County. According to county information there are at least 9,600 homeless people living … Continue reading
No-Maskers, Unmasked
Today [Jan. 16] there were the “no-maskers,” an aggressive group of less than 20 young men and women shouting at people walking by Market of … Continue reading
Government For Sale
Want to buy a senator? It’s easy, and you don’t even have to win the lottery! I sent Jon Ossoff $50, and he won! And … Continue reading