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Guest Viewpoint

Author: Guest Viewpoint

Disengagement is Dangerous

The May primaries just ended. What’s next for voting in Oregon?

Viewpoint 6 days ago

By Demond Hawkins Last week, I read Eve Weston’s “The People Have Spoken,” (EW May 21) summarizing the May primary elections in Lane County. A … Continue reading →

A Really Long Walk

A book, the Camino and musings

Viewpoint 3 weeks ago

By Jim Arnold  I just finished reading Everything Changes Everything: Love, Loss and a Really Long Walk. At first, I thought this to be sort of … Continue reading →

Cleaning House

Racism, Eugene and the police body cam video

Viewpoint 4 weeks ago

By Sara Lopez Like some I was recently shocked as I listened to the recording of the Eugene Police Department (EPD) officer using racist tropes … Continue reading →

May Day in Eugene: Then and Now

A look at the past resonates today under Trump

Viewpoint 1 month ago

By Martin Bennett, Marion Malcolm and Dennis Reynolds May 1 or May Day is the annual global commemoration of workers’ rights and the struggle against … Continue reading →

A Justice Movement

Animal liberation is part of the social justice tapestry

Viewpoint 2 months ago

By Hope Bohanec  Right now, someone in our community is being confined against her will, subjected to forced pregnancy, and enduring painful body mutilations without … Continue reading →

Going to the Dogs

Far too many pet dogs in Eugene are neglected and miserable — spoiling them is not love

Viewpoint 2 months ago

By Doyle Srader I think dogs are wonderful, but their owners’ choices strain my affection, and it’s a very Eugene thing.  I don’t want to … Continue reading →

Emergency Care Is a Public Trust

As a nonprofit, PeaceHealth has moral obligations to the people it serves

Viewpoint 2 months ago

By Shawn Boles A few years ago, PeaceHealth closed the emergency department at the University District hospital in Eugene. All emergency care was consolidated across … Continue reading →

Turbine Trouble

University of Oregon backslides on emissions

Viewpoint 2 months ago

By Declan Zupo In early 2026, a student whistleblower leaked information from a closed-door meeting at the University of Oregon, where administrators proposed selling dirty … Continue reading →

Two Processions

Christian nationalism is not our Christ

Viewpoint 2 months ago

By Ryan Scott Today we gather on a road. A road that winds its way back through history, to another procession, another crowd, another moment … Continue reading →

Anti-Trans Hate Is More Dangerous Than Ever

Current anti-trans legislation and hateful rhetoric are leading to an increase in trans hate — and the campaign behind it is working on you, too

Viewpoint 3 months ago

By Matthew LeDoux Just last year, in 2025, 49 out of 50 U.S. states passed or attempted to pass bills that actively restricted or removed … Continue reading →

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