Celebrate Peace
Eugene’s Nobel Peace Park promotes good in the world
By Andy Walcott and John Attig Hark! Now is the time to visit the Nobel Peace Park in Eugene. It is the first park in … Continue reading
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Old-Timers Back ‘Climate Change Kids’
We are paying the price for lack of action
By Larry Morgenstern and Ron Verzuh We are paying the price for lack of action The lawsuit Juliana v. United States, now before the Court … Continue reading
Hold on Tight to Your Gift Packages!
Helping our children find their way through school
“All children are gifted — they just unwrap their packages at different times.” As a teacher for more than 20 years, I firmly believe in … Continue reading
Oregon’s State Forests Under Fire
Oregon’s Department of Forestry sprays herbicides in protected drinking watershed
By Laurie Bernstein and Lisa Arkin Most Oregonians think of our state forests as places to camp, fish, hike and picnic with family and friends. … Continue reading
Asylum Seekers
Community to commemorate 3rd annual World Refugee Day with a focus on asylum seekers
In my travels to Tijuana, Mexico, three times in the last four months, I met many asylum seekers. Each morning I arrived at El Chaparral, … Continue reading
PeaceHealth Shouldn’t Own Birth
Don’t close the Birth Center
PeaceHealth dislikes solving Nurse Midwifery Birth Center problems. Unless this changes, the birth center will close. It almost closed in 2007 when PeaceHealth forgot to … Continue reading
Green New Deal is a Must
Climate change is a dire emergency
Americans are waking-up to the existential threat posed by climate change. Polling shows concern about global warming spiking among Americans while Democrats push the ambitious … Continue reading
A Step Forward
Educators stand up for school funding
Last week, less than a week after the historic statewide teacher walkout, the state Legislature approved the Student Success Act. The law will provide an … Continue reading
UO Budget Slash
We need to save LERC and other UO outreach programs
For more than 40 years, the Labor Education and Research Center (LERC) at the University of Oregon has provided a wide range of workshops, training … Continue reading
Climate Laws
When it comes to Clean Energy Jobs, tired myths die hard
By Lucy Vinis and Kitty Piercy Oregon is on the verge of the biggest climate protection legislation in state history: the Clean Energy Jobs bill … Continue reading