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Fifteen Chronically Homeless Families Housed for the Holidays

Organizations partnering around the Housing First model is the best way to help the unhoused population find and maintain housing

NewsViewpoint 5 years ago

By Michelle Hankes In a partnership between Homes for Good, ShelterCare, Lane County and Quantum Property Management, The Keystone, a 15-unit housing community for families … Continue reading →

Housing is a Defense Against Climate Change

Low-income and historically marginalized communities bear the brunt of climate impacts

Viewpoint 5 years ago

By Ryan Moore and Dylan Plummer Low-income and historically marginalized communities bear the brunt of climate impacts As temperatures regularly soared above 100 degrees this … Continue reading →

We Need A Deeper Affordability Option

We need to do more to provide a more accessible pathway to homeownership

Viewpoint 5 years ago

By Andrew Heben As someone with a background in urban planning and a general interest in creating a more livable Eugene with a diversity of … Continue reading →

We Are Changing

Our Housing Needs to Change

Viewpoint 5 years ago

By Stan Honn Change can be hard. It’s also inevitable, and something we should strive to participate in productively. I’ve lived in Eugene for nearly … Continue reading →

The Real Challenge in 4J Schools

The expertise of teachers and parents needs to be central to our decision making – along with administrators

Viewpoint 5 years ago

By Gordon Lafer In a recent Slant column, Eugene Weekly accused me and several other members of the Eugene District 4J Board of Directors of … Continue reading →

Time to Address Systemic Inequity

Eugene needs to address renters in its redistricting process

Viewpoint 5 years ago

By Timothy Morris and Rebecca Murphy Redistricting is a cornerstone of democracy and a core component of good governance. The redistricting process requires those drawing … Continue reading →

Eugene Can Lead the State On Climate Action

The City Council should regulate natural gas and begin transition to 100 percent renewable electricity

Viewpoint 5 years ago

By Dylan Plummer Despite yet another summer of climate-driven wildfires, droughts, and a heatwave that killed more than 100 people across the region, the methane … Continue reading →

Ducks Are Stronger Together

Oregon football is a top ranked program right now. It’s time the players unionize 

Viewpoint 5 years ago

By Rajeev Ravisankar With the excitement around the return of Oregon Ducks football, an important question about their season opener was completely neglected: Why is … Continue reading →

American Loneliness

A Texan in Eugene calls for more empathy and fewer bumper stickers to solve major problems

Viewpoint 5 years ago

By Doyle Srader In Eugene, we have our work cut out for us: homelessness, mental illness, self-medicating with substance abuse, all play out from one … Continue reading →

#StopHazaraGenocide

Hazara have born the brunt of the violence by the Taliban in Afghanistan

Viewpoint 5 years ago

By Michael Copperman In the video of the bombing of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul airport Aug. 26, we see hundreds of people … Continue reading →

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