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Camilla Mortensen is the editor-in-chief of Eugene Weekly. She has a doctorate in comparative literature, a masters degree in folklore and a passion for journalism. She teaches writing and news writing at Lane Community College. She also has two horses, one of which she competes in three-day eventing, a cat, and an assortment of dogs.
It’s been a while since the Eugene Police Department has been called out by Amnesty International. Back in 1997, EPD sprayed tree-climbing protesters with so … Continue reading
The late summer days are growing hotter and more intense, and so are the Black Lives Matter protests in Eugene and Portland. President Donald Trump’s … Continue reading
The first morning I saw it, it was just a red patch on my dog’s paw — a little puffy and oozing. Probably an allergy, I … Continue reading
When the coronavirus shelter-in-place started in Oregon, I joined what I later found out was called a “quarantine family.” I am single and live alone … Continue reading
In 1991 Rodney King, a black man, was violently beaten by Los Angeles police officers. The beating was caught on film, and of the four … Continue reading
The video of George Floyd being killed by a Minneapolis police officer, who knelt on Floyd’s neck while the handcuffed black man lay helpless on … Continue reading
Eugene Weekly is looking for three freelance journalists to cover local government in a project funded by a Facebook Journalism Project grant as well as … Continue reading
Oregon Country Fair just celebrated its 50th anniversary. But like so many popular events, COVD-19 has taken OCF off the calendar. Wally Bomgaars, OCF executive … Continue reading
The last time I took my genial and easily distracted dog Aksel to dog school at Training Spot it was a fun and vibrant class … Continue reading
The Register-Guard announced on Sunday, April 26, that Eugene’s daily paper had “increased efforts to create a strong Oregon-based journalism collaborative with the Statesman Journal … Continue reading