Ruth Duemler (revisited)
November 2001: Los Angeles native Ruth Duemler began a career of political activism in the 1960s, battling cancer-causing smog in her hometown. “I learned to … Continue reading
Paul Neevel
Paul Neevel is the longtime photographer and writer of Happening People in EW. Find his HP archive at paulneevel.com/hp.html.
Author: Paul Neevel
Bruce and Debra Harrow
“Debra and I were high school sweethearts,” Bruce Harrow relates, but after graduation from Westchester High School in Houston, Texas, they went separate ways. “We … Continue reading
Peter Eberhardt
The son of a U.S. Foreign Service consular officer, Peter Eberhardt spent four years of his childhood in Cuba, where he chased butterflies and heard … Continue reading
Linda Hamilton
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 18, the Eugene Human Rights Commission presented its annual Human Rights Award to Linda Hamilton, a 30-year … Continue reading
Jack McGaughey
“I was a few weeks short of being old enough to vote in 2016,” says Jack McGaughey, who was then a senior at Marist High … Continue reading
Matt and Eve Hawkins
“I grew up with animals,” says Eve Hawkins, who spent her childhood years along the McKenzie River east of Eugene. “We had everything from reptiles … Continue reading
Raymond Block
“I love nature,” says Raymond Block, founder of Leaven No Trace, an organization dedicated to cleaning up roadside trash in western Oregon. “I’m trying to … Continue reading
Dennis Hoerner
“Along the way, I coined the phrase ‘The Little School with the Big Heart,’” says Dennis Hoerner, who retired in June after 20 years as … Continue reading
Willa Bauman
Born and raised in Eugene, Willa Bauman is the daughter of Dana and Colleen Bauman, who opened their Dana’s Cheesecake Bakery booth at the Eugene … Continue reading
Sarah Williams
When she was three years old, growing up in Chicago, Sarah Williams and her three sisters were taken from their mother, an addict with drug-induced … Continue reading