Protests Heat Up
Lawsuits and tear gas fly in Eugene and Portland
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
Camilla Mortensen
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.
Author: Camilla Mortensen
Grass Danger
Invasive foxtails can hurt your dog
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
Time Travel
Now is the time to plunge into historical dramas and memories
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
After the Hashtag
Eugene needs to change and combat racism
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
Black Lives Matter Rally Sunday
Eugeneans have organized a rally and march in protest of the most recent killings of African Americans around the country
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
EW is Looking for a Few Good Freelancers
Reporters will cover local civics and public meetings
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
COVID-19 Halts Oregon Country Fair 2020
In light of Oregon Gov. Kate Brown's canceling large events until September due to COVID-19, OCF will not take place
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
Pups and Downs
Training Spot adapts to online dog training
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
Register-Guard ‘Eliminates’ Role of Executive Editor, ‘Integrates’ with Other Northwest Newsrooms
The paper will be led out of Salem, together with other Northwest newsrooms
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
Turmeric Bliss
Coconut Bliss's new Golden Banana Brownie Swirl for your healthy pandemic 4/20 munchies
There are some themes running through the COVID-19 experience. Stress eating, trying to stay healthy, consuming more cannabis because one, this is Oregon and it’s … Continue reading