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Henry Houston

Henry Houston is a Eugene Weekly staff writer covering news, arts, sports and more. Find him at twitter.com/hwhouston1.

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Building Support

Now awaiting Senate approval, Rep. Peter DeFazio said Biden administration’s Build Back Better legislation has some of the largest anti-poverty programs since LBJ’s Great Society

BlogEW-ExtraNews 4 years ago

One way that Rep. Peter DeFazio describes President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act is by comparing it to former President Donald Trump’s tax cuts.  … Continue reading →

Get magical at Old Nick’s Pub’s fourth annual Yule Ball

Culture 4 years ago

Eight years ago, Old Nick’s Pub owner Emily Nyman says she was undergoing cancer treatment — and the Harry Potter series was an escape for … Continue reading →

Timber, Interrupted

Anti-logging environmentalists protest Freres Lumber Company's executive's presentation at Knight Law Center, the day after activists announce an occupation to stop post-wildfire logging

BlogEW-ExtraNews 4 years ago

Dozens of protesters interrupted a presentation from Freres Lumber Company executive Tyler Freres at the University of Oregon Knight School of Law, shouting, “Stop corporate … Continue reading →

For the Family

Northwest Prevention Science is developing a family-centered mental health software

Health 4 years ago

What started as academic research at the University of Oregon is on its way to the marketplace.  Created at the UO’s Northwest Prevention Science Institute, … Continue reading →

From A to Zerzan

Eugene is home to notable anarcho-primitivist John Zerzan, who’s recently released a collection of essays about civilization

News 4 years ago

Before the pandemic, notable anarcho-primitivist John Zerzan could be found in the University of Oregon’s Knight Library, gathering research for one of his books of … Continue reading →

Hard Days’ Work

In a matter of days, St. Vinnie’s was offered and accepted new transition housing, free through the winter

BlogEW-ExtraNews 4 years ago

Last week, St. Vincent de Paul Executive Director Terry McDonald had no idea that new housing units would be delivered for the nonprofit on Nov. … Continue reading →

Friends in High Places

Nicholas Kristof’s campaign contributions has big names and big dollars

BlogNews 4 years ago

In his Oct. 28 visit to Eugene, the day after officially jumping into politics, former New York Times columnist and current gubernatorial candidate Nicholas Kristof … Continue reading →

Eugene Educators Exhausted, Some Want to Quit

Eugene Education Association president provides state of educators at Nov. 3 board meeting, 4J board members to discuss offering no-instruction days

BlogEW-ExtraNews 4 years ago

In a few months, the COVID-19 pandemic will hit its two-year anniversary, and according to a union report, educators at Eugene School District 4J are … Continue reading →

Emergency Powers

The union representing some of Eugene’s public workers says the city wants the power to lay off workers when it wants, doesn’t offer equitable benefits

EW-ExtraNews 4 years ago

Founded in 1963, Eugene’s AFSCME union chapter predates the Oregon law allowing public employees to unionize.  One of the core reasons for organizing, back then … Continue reading →

Political Tightrope

Fresh to the Oregon governor’s race, former NY Times columnist Nicholas Kristof stops in Eugene

BlogNews 4 years ago

Hours before Nicholas Kristof came to Eugene, the New York Times published his farewell essay. The essay was the now-former columnist’s reflection on his decades … Continue reading →

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Henry Houston

Henry Houston is a Eugene Weekly staff writer covering news, arts, sports and more. Find him at twitter.com/hwhouston1.

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