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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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We’ve Got an Even Bigger Problem Now

Former Oregon congressman Les AuCoin remembers resisting Reagan, looks toward new problems

News 6 years ago

Shortly after President Ronald Reagan took office in 1981, he urged Americans to call their representatives and tell them to support his economic plan, which … Continue reading →

Stockholm Syndrome

Gov. Kate Brown’s stay in London and Stockholm before 2019 track and field championships cost taxpayers nearly $40,000

News 6 years ago

On her way to Doha, Qatar, for the 2019 Track and Field Championships, Gov. Kate Brown and a team of staffers stopped in London and … Continue reading →

Smooth Criminal

Cottage Theatre’s production of Oliver! is stacked with a cast and crew of talent

Theater 6 years ago

Oliver! is set in an industrial England where work homes dealt with the poor who were given the short end of the privatization stick. It’s … Continue reading →

Wise up for the Holidays

Picc-A-Dilly Flea Market brings together an eclectic group of vendors, offering unique gifts

Gift Guide 6 years ago

Three women sit at a table, poking diamond-shaped beads on canvas. It’s sort of like Paint by Numbers but an even more minute process that … Continue reading →

Seattle Takeover

Whiteaker Tales remembers the World Trade Organization protests of 20 years ago

News 6 years ago

On Nov. 30, 1999, Seattle hosted the third World Trade Organization Ministerial in Seattle. The summit brought leaders from more than 160 countries and drew … Continue reading →

Eugene Weekly Makes its Pro Wrestling Debut

During POW! Pro Wrestling show, two wrestlers use EW's Nov. 5 'Nerd Issue' in match

BlogCulture 6 years ago

Some of pro wrestling’s deadliest weapons include kendo sticks, steel chairs, barbed wire-wrapped baseball bats and flaming tables. Now joining the ranks of wrestling tools … Continue reading →

People-Powered Climate Action

Renew Oregon backs initiative petitions as Legislature decides how to tackle greenhouse gas emissions 

News 6 years ago

Oregon could have had a cap and trade law after the 2019 Legislative Session, but a few things went wrong. Republicans in the Senate fled … Continue reading →

The Merry Pranksters

Culture 6 years ago

Nothing lasts forever — except remembering the 1960s. Oregon State University’s College of Liberal Arts is wrapping up its series titled, “The 60s: The Decade … Continue reading →

What We’ve Learned from Eugene’s Climate Action Plan 2.0

Spoiler: Eugene's climate looks bad and heavy consumption has a big role in greenhouse gas emissions

BlogNews 6 years ago

As time runs out to do something meaningful to mitigate the amount of damage climate change will do to us, the Trump administration notified the … Continue reading →

King of Eugene’s Ring

Eugene finally gets its own indie pro wrestling promotion

Culture 6 years ago

When indie pro wrestler Joey Ryan walks out to the classic Rupert Holmes’ song “Escape (The Piña Colada Song),” with a sucker in his mouth, … 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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