Fundraising For Good
Black Thistle Street Aid, a local health care nonprofit dedicated to providing services to Eugene’s unhoused population, hosts its annual fundraiser Friday, August 21 at … Continue reading
Eve Weston
Author: Eve Weston
Roadless Rule Still Under Threat
Trump’s USDA announces it is moving forward with its controversial plan to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule
Trump’s U.S. Department of Agriculture secretary, Brooke L. Rollins, announced August 18 that the USDA Forest Service is moving forward with a plan to rescind … Continue reading
Small Business, Happy Pets
Smaller veterinary practices say local is better than corporate
Local veterinary providers say corporate-owned vet practices are becoming more common as the cost of operating an independent practice increases. Vets say cost of medications … Continue reading
Learn from the Burn
More than three decades ago, Eugene activists staved off a logging operation and made environmental history
It all began 34 years ago on Oct. 10, 1991. Arsonists, who were never caught, started a blaze that burned almost 9,000 acres of old-growth … Continue reading
Revolution from the Inside
Green Party congressional candidate Justin Filip wants to show voters they have more than two choices
“What we’re trying to do is a revolution, a peaceful revolution,” says Justin Filip, Green Party candidate for Oregon’s 4th Congressional District. Filip, a University … Continue reading
Health Care at the Fair
White Bird Rock Medicine provides care to fairgoers
In 1969, when the Oregon Country Fair was still in its infancy, a small group of White Bird Clinic volunteers showed up with a box … Continue reading
Those Dammed Fish
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is continuing hydropower in the Willamette Valley and looking at new fish passage measures
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it will conduct “deep drawdowns” at several reservoirs to improve passage for threatened native fish, while continuing hydropower … Continue reading
Finding a Place
As more people flee red states, Cascades Community Placement Services is trying to help
More and more LGBTQIA+ people are fleeing red states, says Sasha Violet, outreach director and board secretary of Eugene-based Cascades Community Placement Services (CCPS), a … Continue reading
Fed Fence Removal Postponed
Judge extends removal order for Federal Building security fence to July 1
U.S. District Court Judge Mustafa Kasubhai granted an extension to the federal General Services Administration, allowing an extra seven days to remove a controversial security … Continue reading
First Amendment Win
The fence around the Eugene Federal Building to come down as the GSA hangs two ‘Freedom 250’ banners on the prominent protest spot
A controversial security fence is set to be removed from the downtown Eugene Federal Building per a federal judge’s order as the federal government drapes … Continue reading