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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.

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Best Vegetarian/Vegan

Best of Eugene 7 years ago

Café Yumm! 730 E. Broadway, 541-344-9866; 1801 Willamette St., 541-686-9866; 130 Oakway Center; 541-465-9866. Cafeyumm.com. Laughing Planet 760 Blair Boulevard, 541-868-0668; 2864 Willamette Street, 541-505-5399. Laughingplanet.com. Morning … Continue reading →

Best Local Politician

Best of Eugene 7 years ago

Peter DeFazio Jeff Merkley Kitty Piercy We don’t love politics lately, but there’s a lot to appreciate in this year’s top three for best local … Continue reading →

Best Meal Under $8

Best of Eugene 7 years ago

Tacovore 530 Blair Boulevard. 541-735-3518. Tacovorepnw.com. Café Yumm! 730 E. Broadway, 541-344-9866; 1801 Willamette, 541-686-9866; 130 Oakway Center; 541-465-9866. Cafeyumm.com. Laughing Planet 760 Blair Boulevard, 541-868-0668; 2864 … Continue reading →

Best Coffee Roaster

Best of Eugene 7 years ago

Wandering Goat 268 Madison Street. 541-344-5161. Wanderinggoat.com. Café Mam 4000 E. 22nd Avenue. 541-338-9585. Cafemam.com. Full City 842 Pearl Street. 541-344-0475; 295 E. 13th Avenue. … Continue reading →

Best Program for the Homeless

Best of Eugene 7 years ago

CAHOOTS341 E. 12th Avenue. 541-342-8255. Whitebirdclinic.org/cahoots. White Bird 341 E. 12th Avenue. 541-342-8255. Whitebirdclinic.org. St. Vincent de Paul 555 High Street. 541-344-2115; 100 E. 11th … Continue reading →

Our Children’s Trust Climate Case Delay

The case was taken off the court calendar but can still move forward

BlogNews 7 years ago

The Our Children’s Trust constitutional climate lawsuit lingers in limbo. The scheduled Oct. 29  hearing has been vacated and is no longer on the court … Continue reading →

How Green Is Brown

With environmental catastrophe at stake, Kate Brown outshines her opposition

News 7 years ago

Education, health care, a woman’s right to choose — much is at stake in the upcoming gubernatorial election. And in the wake of recent reports … Continue reading →

Timber-Funded Attack Ad Airs in House Race

Marty Wilde and House Democrats call the ad 'sleazy' and false

BlogNews 7 years ago

“Is this the kind of representation you want in Salem?” the voiceover hisses. A television attack ad claims Democratic Legislative candidate Marty Wilde mishandled an … Continue reading →

Haiku Death Match

Poetry gone wild at Tsunami Books

BlogCulture 7 years ago

Ladies and jellyspoons … it’s the moment you have been waiting for! Eugene’s first (as far as we know anyway) hand-to-hand haiku death match. There … Continue reading →

Local Attorneys Defend Antifascists Against Suit by Alleged Racist

Bethany Sherman of OG Analytical filed a SLAPP suit in San Francisco

BlogNews 7 years ago

In December of 2017, anonymous Antifa members posted a story on the Rose City Antifa and Eugene Antifa websites alleging that Bethany Sherman of prominent … Continue reading →

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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.

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