Letters to the Editor 2017-10-12
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT I enjoyed David Turner’s Along the Long Tom River: Observations from the Past and Present, and Blake Andrews’ interview with David … Continue reading
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Activist Alert
Fracking, judges and police chiefs
• The city of Eugene is hosting a series of community forums in October “to discuss what type of police chief the city should seek.” … Continue reading
Slant
Kesey Square, protests and wildfires
• Who could have imagined that professional football players would be leading the way with a profound free speech statement about racial justice and human … Continue reading
Slant
Mass shootings and Sen. Jeff Merkley for president
• What links the largest mass shootings in the U.S in the past 30 years? The common denominator is guns. We can talk about mental … Continue reading
Letters to the Editor 2017-10-05
YOU CAN CUT IT WITH A STICK Thursday’s Eugene Weekly (Sept. 21) brought a much-needed update on Scobert Park. We learned that a lot of … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Know your rights, yoga and a forestry tour
• On Saturday, Oct. 14, you can attend a four hour intensive training from the Civil Liberties Defense Center. The training will impart knowledge and … Continue reading
Taking a Knee
Even “rich white girls” get to express political opinions
By Amy Samson Sheldon High School is a world away from the streets of Ferguson, Cleveland, Baltimore or Tulsa. But when soccer players from South … Continue reading
Letters to the Editor 2017-09-28
PESTICIDE REFORM It’s fine for writers like Mark Robinowitz to express their opinions, but opinions should never be presented as facts. In his “Ban Aerial … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Free health care for those in need, DACA clinic, saving the climate and more
• The group City Accountability says it has less than two weeks to complete signature gathering to put a Charter Amendment on the ballot amending … Continue reading
Slant
Civility in politics, silence from the Oregon Bach Fest
• When Republican Jack Roberts and Democrat (and EW columnist) Tony Corcoran shared the stage at the City Club of Eugene on Sept. 22, the … Continue reading