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#DisruptJ20 defendants
After relentless advocacy, the 82,500-acre Elliott State Forest in the Oregon Coast will remain in public ownership. To celebrate this environmentalist victory, Cascadia Wildlands, Mountain … Continue reading
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We need to elect more progressive Democrats
• When even our 10-year-old friend asks what’s going to happen on the old city hall/new county courthouse lot in downtown Eugene, it must be … Continue reading
Letters to the Editor – 2017-07-20
‘BA-ROCK’ SPIRIT AT BACH FEST Applause for Will Kennedy’s “Bach for the 21st Century” (July 13). I especially appreciated Kennedy’s “outsider” probes about the festival’s … Continue reading
Letters to the Editor 2017-07-13
ORPHANED ANIMALS Excuse me, but I was just wondering … Would it be at all possible to some way check the empty University of Oregon … Continue reading
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Val Hoyle to run for labor commissioner
• Val Hoyle, our popular Lane County Democrat who was majority leader of the Oregon House, told EW this week that she is going to … Continue reading
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2016 Hate and Bias Report
• Staff from the Office of Human Rights and Neighborhood Involvement, Eugene Police Department, elected officials and members of the groups including the NAACP, Trans*Ponder … Continue reading
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Oregon Country Fair and the Donald's proposed budget
• The Oregon Country Fair is kicking off, and we treasure this quirky annual celebration and all it does to revel in the hippie culture … Continue reading
Letters to the Editor – 2017-07-06
HAIL QUEEN HILLARY I enjoyed Rick Levin’s perceptive article about Ashland’s culture [“Taming of the Shrewd,” June 29], except for his line comparing Hillary Clinton … Continue reading
The Circus is in Town
Circus acts from jugglers to acrobats come to the fair
Everyone loves a circus. Acrobats, contortionists, clowns — the whole shebang. And now that the folks at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus … Continue reading
Money Creates Barriers
Breaking down obstacles to participating in our democracy
I know firsthand that running for political office costs money. As a candidate for House District 14 in West Eugene and Junction City, I made … Continue reading