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Bentley Freeman

Author: Bentley Freeman

Q&A: 2024 DNC Oregon Delegates

Eugene Weekly discusses the 2024 Democratic National Convention with Oregon delegates state Sen. James Manning Jr. and Eugene City Councilor Matt Keating 

EW-Extra 1 year ago

It’s election season, so state Sen. James Manning Jr. and Eugene City Councilor Matt Keating are giving Eugene Weekly an inside scoop on the inner … Continue reading →

Cottage Grove Council Cock Up

St. Vincent de Paul was to reopen a homeless shelter and build a new one to the tune of $2.3 million, while costing the city nothing — until Cottage Grove’s city council and its community-at-large pushed them out

News 1 year ago

More than 140 residents of two homeless camps in Cottage Grove will be evicted on August 22 and moved into a much smaller “kennel-type” dusk-to-dawn … Continue reading →

‘Come As You Are’

Lane County’s online Diverse Business Directory highlights LGBTQIA+ owned businesses

News 1 year ago

Lane County’s Diverse Business Directory spotlights minority-owned businesses across Lane County to “enhance their online visibility and gain business from allies.” Anyone interested in finding … Continue reading →

Helicopter Horse Roundup

On August 15, BLM will begin rounding up over 700 wild horses in South Steens — using helicopters to herd the equines and their young foals into traps

News 1 year ago

Throughout the Western U.S. over 75,000 wild horses roam free, grazing on public lands under the watch of the Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse … Continue reading →

County Commission Votes Down Election Integrity

Lane County Board of County Commissioners voted 3-2 to push a private law firm’s suggestions to the ballot — which include a redistricting of county commissioner districts in 2025 

EW-Extra 1 year ago

The Lane County elections clerk is calling the August 6 vote by the Board of County Commissioners to send a redistricting proposal from a private … Continue reading →

‘Ya, I Was At Jan 6th’

In a response on Facebook to EW’s story, the son of the Republican nominee for Oregon State House District 12 confirms he was at the attack on the Capitol

EW-Extra 1 year ago
Images of rioters at the Capitol Jan. 6.

“Ya, I was at Jan 6th, along with thousands of other Americans,” Tyler Harbick writes in response to a recent Eugene Weekly story about his … Continue reading →

Bats, Beers and Buds

PLAY Eugene holds everything you need for a good Saturday night within its walls 

Chow 1 year ago

I want a beer. A nice cold one. Not that 4 percent Coors Light crap, mind you. I’m talking real beer. Beer for men. Beer … Continue reading →

Across the Bridge, a Village

In 1949 Lane County government bulldozed Ferry Street Village, a thriving Black community at the site of what’s now Alton Baker Park

News 1 year ago

Before Autzen Stadium. Before Alton Baker Park. Before Coburg Road and before the Ferry Street Bridge there was Lane County’s first Black community — Ferry … Continue reading →

P is for Pride (and Parking)

Eugene Pride parking solutions include bike valet, free LTD bus rides and onsite parking for carpoolers and ADA

EW-Extra 1 year ago

After several meetings with the ownership of Cuthbert Amphitheater, city of Eugene and Eugene Police Department, Eugene Pride on August 10 will have several options … Continue reading →

‘That Could Have Been One of Them’ 

NAACP Lane County 1119 Unit hosts a vigil for Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman murdered by sheriff’s deputies in her own home near Springfield, Illinois

EW-Extra 1 year ago

On July 25, NAACP Lane County held a candlelight vigil and march for Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman and mother of two murdered in … Continue reading →

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