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Camilla Mortensen is the longtime local editor of Eugene Weekly, the area’s alternative newspaper. The paper, which has been in print since 1982 (originally as What’s Happening) continues to print more than 27,000 copies a week in addition to its popular email newsletters and website. Camilla has a masters degree in folklore and mythology from UCLA and a doctorate in comparative literature from the University of Oregon. She has been a reporter and editor at EW since 2007 and teaches journalism at the UO in the mornings before heading to the Weekly’s office. She also teaches newswriting at Lane Community College and advises The Torch student newspaper.
The Lane County Board of Commissioners is meeting on Oct. 31; what scary things might be on the agenda in honor of Halloweeen? (The board will be meeting on Wednesdays only through early December, then they will move to Tuesdays to avoid conflict with the Eugene City Council, which is currently sharing Harris Hall, and footed part of the bill for its renovation.) Continue reading
Hurrican Sandy is hitting, and our Facebook and Twitter feeds are full of dramatic pictures of the storm. And fake pictures of the storm. That inspiring shot of the soldier guarding the tomb of the Unknown Soldier? It's recent … from September. Continue reading
Just to keep you up-to-date on Lane County news: We are a hotbed of gonnorhea. Number of STI Cases in Lane County Spike According to Health Officials FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Continue reading
While coal trains have been in the news lately, they aren't the only potentially damaging fossil fuel export coming through Oregon's backyards, ranches, forests and streams. Liquified natural gas (LNG) is still a looming issue. To learn more, check out this video by Rogue Riverkeeper, KS Wild and Balance Media. Continue reading
UPATE: The agenda AND materials are posted on the Board of Commissioners' website several days before the next meeting. Woohoo! Looks like they want to change their regular meeting day to Tuesday, rather than Wednesday. ***** Continue reading
A recent story from In These Times alleges that the Koch Brothers are trying to control employee votes in Oregon. Eugene is home to a Georgia-Pacific plant that we featured in a recent cover story on toxics in west Eugene. The election story begins: Koch Sends Pro-Romney Mailing to 45,000 Employees While Stifling Workplace Political Speech Continue reading
I have to admit I wasn't following the mayoral race in Ashland this fall. It's a little out of EW's range. But like a lot of people I get some of my election news from Comedy Central these days. John Stewart and Stephen Colbert from debating Bill O'Reilly to Super Pacs (Making a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow) make elections worth following even for the most jaded of politics-haters. (I'm not a jaded politics hater, but I sympathize). Continue reading
The dramatic music … the dramatic opening. "It is a place time seems to have left behind. A neighborhood literally seen by thousands of eyes every day … yet seemingly noticed by none … a dwelling where death at times is nothing more than an opportunity to recycle life … welcome everyone to THE WHIT!" Continue reading
There were a lot of things to critique in the debate last night. But there was one thing that really stuck out for a lot of people. Gov. Mitt Romney not only is mean to dogs. He wants to take out Sesame Street. He told moderator Jim Leher of PBS's NewsHour at last night's debate: Continue reading
Long before Nadia Raza thought about getting a graduate degree and teaching at a college, she was a student at a community college, and that’s where she first encountered an honors class. While at Costa Mesa Community College in California she signed up for an evening course and found herself enrolled in the school’s pilot honors program. Continue reading