Earth Day Cometh
Beyond Toxics focuses on food justice, among other local events
In Eugene it sometimes feels like every day is Earth Day, with our focus on environmentalism. Then again, on a national and global scale — … 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
Tax Day Penny Poll Time!
Where would you put your taxes?
Every year the folks from Community Alliance of Lane County (CALC) take a penny poll to see where taypayers would actually put their hard-earned federal … Continue reading
To Market, to Market
Changes at the Wayne Morse Terrace on Saturday Market days cause confusion
Hedin Manus Brugh got his start selling potted plants on a blanket at the Wayne Morse Terrace across from the officially sanctioned Saturday Market. Years … Continue reading
Equine Redemption
A wild horse and an angry prisoner make a story that doesn’t grow old in The Mustang
It’s the plot of half the horse books I read and loved as a child: A troubled girl who doesn’t fit in comes across a … Continue reading
Babb Shooting Case Can Proceed
Judge rules on motion for summary judgment
Brian Babb was shot and killed by a Eugene police officer March 30, 2015. Almost four years later, on March 28, a judge ruled that … Continue reading
New Building, Old Idea
A center for women’s sports will be built over the Pioneer Cemetery
The University of Oregon has developed a novel concept to facilitate its expansion, making use of what the school calls “wasted space.” The university will … Continue reading
What It Means to Impede
Eugene homeless advocates concerned about proposed changes to City Code
The city of Eugene says it’s looking to clarify some hard-to-explain terms like “impede” and “willful” in a proposed administrative order from the city manager’s … Continue reading
Farewell to Sleuth and Mole
Eugene educator and EW wine writer Lance Sparks remembered
After longtime Eugene Weekly wine columnist Lance Sparks retired, the paper briefly searched for another wine writer. Then EW stopped the search, because it wasn’t … Continue reading
What’s Up With Sex Ed?
Parents upset abstinence-only education taught in 4J schools
Telling kids not to have sex has been proven not to work. Study after study reveals that abstinence-only sex education is ineffective in preventing teenage … Continue reading
Political Echoes
Two local authors discuss their works
It’s almost impossible to get away from politics these days. Hate him, love him or somehow merely tolerate him, but Donald Trump polarizes even the … Continue reading