I Dream of Eugene (And Beyond)
‘Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.’ — Gloria Steinem 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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Clearcut Proposed Near Roadless Area
A patch of forest near Dexter, Oregon, was auctioned off at 10 am Thursday, Dec. 17. That patch, called the John’s Last Stand timber sale by the Bureau of Land Management, is near popular hiking trails and the Hardesty Mountain Roadless Area and is just a little more than 20 miles southeast of Eugene. According to the BLM’s sale proposal, John’s Last Stand is being sold as a “regeneration harvest.” Conservation group Oregon Wild says the proposal calls for leaving only six to eight trees an acre — essentially a clearcut. Continue reading
R-G Editor Departs, Leaving Questions
N. Christian Anderson III was listed as the editor and publisher of The Register-Guard on the paper’s masthead Thursday, Dec. 17, but by the next day, his name was gone. Sources at the R-G tell EW that an email went out on Dec. 17 informing staffers that Anderson is no longer editor and publisher of the paper. Anderson started at the R-G June 1 after leaving The Oregonian, which he had led for the past five years. The O is Oregon’s largest daily paper, and the R-G is the third largest daily in the state by print circulation. Continue reading
R-G parts ways with Editor and Publisher N. Christian Anderson?
Sources at the Eugene Register-Guard tell EW that an email went out on Dec. 17 informing R-G staffers that N. Christian Anderson III is no longer editor and publisher of the paper. Anderson started at the R-G June 1, after leaving The Oregonian. EW sent an email to Wendy Baker, director of human resources and general counsel at the R-G, to confirm and ask the reason for the change. Continue reading
Groups seek to halt clearcut timber sale near Eugene
Thursday Dec. 17 at 10 am, a patch of forest outside of Eugene goes to auction. That patch of forest, called the John's Last Stand timber sale by the Bureau of Land Management, is near the Willamette National Forest Hiking Trail and the Hardesty Mountain unroaded area. Continue reading
EW and other local shout-outs in New York Mag
New York Magazine has thrown a little attention Eugene's way with a piece called "Go Green in Eugene: The Willamette Valley city has become a hub for sustainable brewing, outdoor adventuring, and locally focused cooking." Major points for only mentioning the UO and Ducks in the context of the art museusm, Ethos mag and the duck eggs served at Membrillo. Continue reading
Weed Ads Piss Off Prudish Postal Service
Some readers call us Eugene Weedly
Some readers call us Eugene Weedly thanks to our pot ads, so it’s no surprise EW has gotten calls from other media wondering if a recent U.S. Postal Service (USPS) notice about pot advertisements will affect the paper. On Nov. 27, the Portland district of the USPS gave the Chinook Observer, a small coastal newspaper in Longview, Washington, a warning that if a “mailpiece” contains ads for marijuana, it is “nonmailable.” The Observer is published by EO Media Group, which also publishes papers in Oregon. Continue reading
Self-Published Round Up
Every once in a while something crazy happens: Someone self-publishes a book and it takes off. The Celestine Prophecy started that way as did Still Alice, and 50 Shades of Grey started off as internet-published Twilight fan fiction. Lane County has a whole host of writers publishing themselves or getting published by a “vanity” press (Hey, it’s not vanity if it’s good!). They, and we, hope one of these books takes off. Here’s just a smidge of what got dropped off at EW this year. Continue reading
Newspaper Pot Ad Flap
A Nov. 27 notice mailed out by the U.S. Postal Service warns that if a "mailpiece" contains ads for marijuana it is "nonmailable." Continue reading
Routine Breast Self-Exam Leads Mayor Piercy to Find Non-Invasive Cancer
Mayor Kitty Piercy sent out a statement on her health today. According to the news release, the mayor found a small, non-invasive cancer through a routine breast self-examination. Following the discovery of a lump in her breast and a subsequent mammogram and biopsy, Mayor Piercy’s doctor has diagnosed ductal carcinoma in situ. Her understanding is that this is a very common cancer that is small, non-invasive and low grade. Next week, Mayor Piercy will meet with a surgeon and make arrangements for surgery soon. Continue reading