Greetings to All
Untangling holiday greetings year-round
By Tova Stabin In the past when people were more apt to say to you “Merry Christmas,” I would, with as much politeness and honesty … Continue reading
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Clean Fun with an Electric Car
Have more fun driving and save the planet, too
By Phil Barnhart Driving an electric vehicle (EV) may be the best automotive decision of your life. EVs have an enduring but false image as … Continue reading
Lane County’s Kids Don’t Have Time For This Nonsense
You can’t deny the facts of climate change
By Dawn Lesley Hero youth activists such as Greta Thunberg, the Sunrise Movement and the plaintiffs in the Our Children’s Trust lawsuits don’t need lectures … Continue reading
A Collaboration of Kindness
Cultivating kindness to help the homeless
by Guy Maynard and John Kline Kindness spreads. As cold weather was setting in during the early days of autumn, Jeff Jones, 56, who shares a … Continue reading
Democracy and Education
Parents should resist the onslaught of corporate testing of kindergarteners
By Jo Schroeder One year ago, my family was gearing up for a change. Our eldest was heading off to kindergarten. He had attended our … Continue reading
A Different Kind of Prosecutor
Remembering Bill Warnisher
By Randy Harrington Bill Warnisher died Aug. 25 while battling acute leukemia. It was one day after his birthday. He was 62. And when I … Continue reading
County Commission Climate Denier
Jay Bozievich tells Sunrise Movement to listen to fake news
By Anika Nykanen Jay Bozievich, Republican member of the Lane County Board of Commissioners, revealed his climate change-denying beliefs several weeks ago in an email … Continue reading
Observing 9/11 at Guantanamo Bay
A Eugene lawyer defending an accused militant leader at Gitmo reflects on terrorism, torture and justice
By Rita Radostitz For the second year in a row, I spent the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. … Continue reading
The Legislature’s Unfinished Business on Climate
Oregon’s work on cap-and-invest is not done
By James Manning Out of more than four million Oregonians, 90 of us are blessed and fortunate to serve our fellow citizens in Oregon’s Legislature. … Continue reading
No Home at Homestead
A facility holding Migrant children is empty, but questions remain
By Anne Bridgman There are no more children at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Migrant Children. When I heard the news that Homestead had … Continue reading