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Guest Viewpoint

Author: Guest Viewpoint

A Dream Deferred No Longer

The coronavirus is not the only out-of-control pandemic

Viewpoint 5 years ago

By Joe Berney Seventy years ago, the American poet Langston Hughes wrote about Black lives and Black discontent in Harlem: What happens to a dream … Continue reading →

A Changing Restaurant Scene

Adapting and changing to save local dining 

Viewpoint 5 years ago

By Jeffery Passerotti, Wendy Watson and Kiyallah Heatherstone With the COVID-19 pandemic in full roar, we the small, independent restaurants, are facing an existential crisis.  … Continue reading →

Defund the Pentagon Budget

The oversized military budget has cost us health care, health research and personal protective equipment

BlogViewpoint 5 years ago

By Gwen Jaspers Tweeted by Rep. Barbara Lee of California late last month, “Defund the Pentagon Budget” is four words that would have been quickly … Continue reading →

Writer’s Block

An award-winning writer struggles to explain himself to the parole board

Viewpoint 5 years ago

By James I entered the criminal justice system 8,643 days ago. I was 17 years old. My crime shocked many, including myself. I was sentenced to … Continue reading →

Why They Had to Go

Statement on the fall of the Pioneer statues

Viewpoint 5 years ago

By the faculty of the UO Native American Studies Program and the Department of Indigenous, Race and Ethnic Studies On June 13, protesters pulled down a … Continue reading →

Part of the Solution

Attending protests is not enough to address pervasive racism

Viewpoint 5 years ago

By Jailany Thiaw I didn’t go to the recent Black Lives Matter protests because it’s hard to march against police brutality with the same people who … Continue reading →

Change the Camping Ordinance

Homelessness and COVID-10 make the need more pressing

OpinionViewpoint 5 years ago

By Wayne Martin and Sara Burant Quietly and with the necessity borne of the pandemic season, 30 unhoused individuals took up residence in tents and … Continue reading →

UO’s Thin Commitment to Racial Justice

Weak support from administration for leading scholar of race, incarceration and policing

NewsOpinionViewpoint 5 years ago

By Charise Cheney, Lynn Fujiwara, Brian Klopotek, Sharon Luk, Ernesto Martínez  The University of Oregon is on the verge of losing one of its only … Continue reading →

Now Is Not the Time for Compromise on Pesticides

Oregon communities must hold the line against the timber industry

NewsOpinionViewpoint 5 years ago

By Kai Huschke The COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide uprisings are making systemic societal change possible. People are open to thinking big and structurally. Ahead of … Continue reading →

My Burden is Yours

The murders of black men and women in America have altered who I am

Viewpoint 5 years ago

By Kristi Wallace These words are only my own.  The last time someone called me “nigger” out loud was 1976.  It was broad daylight and … Continue reading →

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