Pranali Garud
“I was a first generation learner,” says Pranali Garud, an ex-“untouchable” from a working-class family in a slum in Mumbai, India. “Our parents sent us … 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.
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Nick Furrow
When Eugene’s annual Whiteaker Community Thanksgiving Dinner was called off due to COVID last year, a group of neighbors in the Whit got together to … Continue reading
Cindy Munyon
“I’m kind of nutty about dogs,” says Cindy Munyon, who grew up on a small farm in rural Maryland, along with dogs and horses, two … Continue reading
Spencer Coleman
“I like special education so much,” says Spencer Coleman, who has worked for three years as a behavioral assistant in the Bethel Community Transition Network … Continue reading
Andrew LeCompte
“We pick up cans and plastic things, tennis balls and cups, plastic bags and beer cans,” says six-year-old Andrew LeCompte, known to his family and … Continue reading
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
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