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Alan Pittman was Eugene Weekly's longtime news reporter and later news editor.
News of a whale washing up on the beach at Devil’s Elbow has given the media an excuse to talk about video of ODOT mistakenly blowing up a previous whale. So…here’s the old video, seen 1.3 million times on YouTube: Continue reading
The Eugene City Council voted unanimously to consider delaying the imposition of pending street assessments to look for a fairer way to finance the projects. Continue reading
The Eugene City Council voted unanimously to send the recommendations of a subcommittee on the Police Auditor to a public hearing. Continue reading
The Eugene City Council voted 6-1 tonight to give WG development another six months to commit to a project to fill the pit across from the downtown library with a office and retail project. The council rejected a recommendation by City Manager Jon Ruiz to instead pursue a student housing project proposed for the site by Opus development. Continue reading
While students at the UO Emerald appear to have ended their strike and are working on resolving differences with the board, the newspaper, like many today, still faces big financial hurdles. That’s clear from a look at the non-profit paper’s tax forms, which are public documents by law. The most recent return available, for the year ending June 30, 2007, shows: Continue reading
Eugene Police say they cited three adults and four juveniles for drug possession and/or sales at Sheldon High School today. Police cited Matthew Pankey, 24, Christopher Pankey, 21, and Daniel Grossman, 23, for alleged possession and or delivery of marijuana, meth, and/or cocaine, according to an EPD press release. The police alleged they found less than 40 grams of the drugs in their vehicle. Police took Matthew Pankey to jail and cited and released the other two. Continue reading
Is rat shit organic food? According to the USDA, it may be. The New York Times reports: Continue reading
The Oregon Department of Transportation has stiffed the local unemployed and the environment on federal stimulus money. Continue reading
CarrotMob could make Eugene a greener place. The local idea from the GreenLane Sustainable Business Network goes like this: clipped from greenlane-sbn.org Continue reading