Election Endorsements
It's a sign of the times
The election of President Donald Trump and the appointments he’s made since taking office have a silver lining: People are stepping up in ways large … Continue reading
EW Staff
Author: EW Staff
Letters to the Editor 2017-04-27
EW FAILS TO SAVE PLANET Earth Day has become something of a joke, an ineffective gesture now pretty much forgotten. But nobody told Eugene Weekly. … Continue reading
Slant
Turtle Awards, Pete DeFazio and Resistance
• The combination of Jane VanBoskirk, Eleanor Roosevelt and Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon filled every seat in the Wildish Theater on April 20. In … Continue reading
Slant
Stop slashing education!
• Mike McGinn just announced that he is running again to be mayor of Seattle. A former staffer for Congressman Jim Weaver of Eugene, McGinn came … Continue reading
Letters to the Editor 2017-04-20
IMMIGRANT LOVE Love seeing the last issue about immigrants (EW, 4/6). It’s always important to hear the stories of the newbies. It connects us to … Continue reading
Slant
Immigrants DO pay taxes and more on local politics
• It’s an oft-repeated accusation, a drum beaten by the Trumpians, that undocumented immigrants don’t pay taxes and are a drain on the U.S economy. … Continue reading
Letters to the Editor 2017-04-13
BEACH BEER! If anybody enjoys drinking a beer or a glass of wine on the beach like free Oregonians have always been able to do, … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Peter DeFazio in Florence, Oregonians for Science and Reason workshops, co-housing
• Oregonians for Science and Reason is offering a three-part workshop to help attendees develop a more critical eye towards social media content and current … Continue reading
Biz Beat
Jazz, Coalesce, Sequential and more
• April is Jazz Appreciation Month (shouldn’t that be every month?) and the Willamette Jazz Society is celebrating. The nonprofit has been providing the Eugene … Continue reading
Saving Public Education
An Evening of Dialogue with Diane Ravitch and Yong Zhao
By Roscoe Caron, Larry Lewin and Rachel Rich It is certainly true that Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s new U.S. Secretary of Education, poses a distinct … Continue reading