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Meerah Powell

Meerah Powell is a multimedia journalist and alumna from the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communication. She’s done visual, audio and written work with Eugene Weekly, Daily Emerald and other publications/organizations. She was a staff writer and web editor and the producer of EW’s What’s Happening podcast and is now breaking news for Oregon Public Broadcasting.

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A Light in the Dark

A new queer venue called Spectrum will fill in the gap left by the Wayward Lamb

Culture 7 years ago

Bill Sullivan has been living in Eugene for the past 40 years, and he has been an organizer of, and participant in, local LGBTQ+ events … Continue reading →

New Data Reveal Extent of Oregon Student Loan Debt

More than half of Oregon college grads are in debt

BlogNews 7 years ago

More than 50 percent of Oregon college grads are in debt, and Oregon is ranked 22nd in the country for its amount of average student … Continue reading →

Money for the Manager

Eugene’s City Manager receives a five-figure raise

News 7 years ago

Eugene City Manager Jon Ruiz got a salary raise of  $15,421 at the July 23 City Council meeting. Approval for the raise came after Ruiz’s … Continue reading →

The Choice to Choose for Others

Oregonians may get the chance to vote on an anti-abortion measure in November

News 7 years ago

November may seem pretty far out, but it’s always election season somewhere in America. In Oregon, July 6 was the last day to submit petition … Continue reading →

Youth Climate Change Case Holds Oral Argument Hearing

Both plaintiffs and defendants argued their positions in a pre-trial hearing for the Youth v. Gov. case

BlogNews 7 years ago

Although the Juliana v. U.S. case — also known as Youth v. Gov. — doesn’t start its trial until late October, both plaintiffs and defendants … Continue reading →

Exclaiming Environmental Excitement

Plaintiffs of a landmark environmental lawsuit will take the stage for a spoken word performance at OCF

Culture 7 years ago

Although it takes place near Veneta, Oregon Country Fair is inherently a very Eugene thing: weird, wacky, peaceful and creative — all descriptors Eugene, and … Continue reading →

From Dog Ban to Puppy Ban

A new Eugene ordinance allowing only vaccinated dogs downtown overlooks puppies

News 7 years ago

Although Eugene’s controversial downtown “dog ban” lapsed late last year, another recent restriction aims to limit dogs downtown by banning those without rabies vaccinations. Unfortunately … Continue reading →

Revised Elected Auditor Measure Fails with City Council

City Council voted 'no' on a revised elected auditor measure for November's ballot

BlogNews 7 years ago

Although both the elected and appointed auditor measures were rejected by Eugene residents in the May election, discussion for another potential measure was brewing at … Continue reading →

To Pave or Not to Pave

A hiking trail will be turned into a road if a 14-lot residential development is approved on Spring Boulevard

News 7 years ago

Neighbors are opposing a planned unit development (PUD) that will pave over part of a public trail in the Fairmount Neighborhood between Spring Boulevard and … Continue reading →

UO Law School Osprey Chicks Win Supremely Courtly Names

Blog 7 years ago

The public has spoken: The osprey chicks that hatched on top of the UO Knight Law Center earlier this month have been named. By popular … Continue reading →

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Meerah Powell

Meerah Powell is a multimedia journalist and alumna from the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communication. She’s done visual, audio and written work with Eugene Weekly, Daily Emerald and other publications/organizations. She was a staff writer and web editor and the producer of EW’s What’s Happening podcast and is now breaking news for Oregon Public Broadcasting.

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