Education for Life
Don’t choose a major based on what pays well this week
I’ve taught college for almost 30 years. Over the past decade and a half, I’ve averaged a teaching award every three years. Next year I’m … Continue reading
Guest Viewpoint
Author: Guest Viewpoint
Local and Vocal
All the commentary that’s fit to print
For the Children of Uvalde Education for Life Live With No Regrets
For the Children of Uvalde
How about we regulate our ‘well-regulated militia’?
By Dan Bryant The newspaper said that I choked back tears as I addressed the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Another said I … Continue reading
Still Possible to Unite
Making HB 2001 a housing plan for all of us
By Diana Bilovsky I often find the discussion concerning House Bill 2001 hard to watch. The disagreeableness, coupled with competing facts, make the city of … Continue reading
Save the Urban Farm
The longtime beloved University of Oregon program faces destruction from the Knight Campus
By Gracie Schatz People often ask me where my career in food began, assuming that I have a mother or grandmother who is a wonderful … Continue reading
Winds of Fear
Who is responsible when a neighbor’s clearcut threatens your home and property?
By Jim Evangelista We’re waiting for the winds. When 54 acres of deeply wooded forest beside our homes off Lorane Highway were suddenly clearcut, our … Continue reading
Misleading Rhetoric
Affordable homeownership requires incentives for middle housing
By John Fischer, Tom Bowerman, Andrew Heben and Dylan Lamar As the investors and developers of the homes that make up the C Street Co-op … Continue reading
Labeling Divorce
Responding to news of a friend’s breakup requires empathy
By Nicole Dahmen I got divorced last year. [Cue standard response: Awkward platitude combined with a head nod, a move made famous by Tom Selleck’s character, … Continue reading
A Step Toward Justice
Middle housing recommendations support affordable and climate-responsive housing
As a Eugene resident, parent and legal scholar who focuses on housing and climate justice, I am deeply concerned about a local petition circulating under … Continue reading
Championing Mental Health Care
Lane County is establishing a crisis stabilization center for youth and adults
Every day, all over our county, we have friends, neighbors or even family members that may be facing a mental health crisis. Time and again … Continue reading