Where Are the Girl Scout Cookies?
Girl Scout cookies are available for only about six to eight weeks out of the year (aka cookie season). The Girl Scout Council says this … 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.
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Youth Climate Case Continues
Ninth Circuit denies Trump's mandamus petition in Juliana v. US
“The Ninth Circuit clearly recognized the importance of a complete record at trial particularly as to the climate science. We will promptly ask the District Court for a trial date in 2018 so that the urgency of the climate crisis can be addressed through appropriate remedies,” said Philip L. Gregory of Gregory Law Group, co-lead counsel for the youth plaintiffs. Continue reading
Changing the Ballot
Local group seeks to transform the way we vote
Your average Democrat and even your average Republican probably isn’t entirely satisfied with how the 2016 presidential election turned out. Did you vote for Hillary … Continue reading
Environmental Shindig at the UO
The annual PIELC conference addresses green topics
Every year, as spring returns to Oregon, so do hordes of environmentalists and lawyers. This is the 36th year of the Public Interest Environmental Law … Continue reading
The Missing Clues!
Sorry about those missing clues in the Feb. 22 Jonesin' Crossword!
Whoops, sorry about the whole missing all the down clues after 32 thing. All the clues are below! It’s All Downhill”–make a run for it. … Continue reading
Best Local Distillery
Thinking Tree Spirits
Thinking Tree Spirits opened about a year ago last solstice, founder Emily Jensen says. “We’ve been busting our butts, and it’s exciting to hear people … Continue reading
Best Cocktail
Anything with whiskey in it
Jameson Sour, old fashioned, hot toddy, whiskey ginger. We admit we were looking for specifics when we asked you for your favorite cocktail in Lane … Continue reading
Replacing Phil Barnhart
Two Dems and a far-right GOP candidate file for Oregon House seat
Democratic candidates seeking to fill Rep. Phil Barnhart’s House seat in the Oregon Legislature kicked off their campaigns this month. So far two Democrats and … Continue reading
EW Hiring a Calendar Editor
Applications accepted through March 8
Eugene Weekly — an award-winning alternative newspaper in the beautiful Pacific Northwest — seeks a calendar editor with a writer’s sensibility to edit EW’s “What’s Happening” calendar. Our calendar … Continue reading
Stop Gun Violence Rally Tuesday
Local activists to hold rally on gun violence and gun control
Two local grassroots organizations, Indivisible Eugene and Take Action Eugene, are teaming up with Moms Demanding Gun Sense in America to hold a “rally to show … Continue reading