Super cheap air conditioner
Check out this cool (literally) creation that uses a cheap fan, a piece of plumbing, a styrofoam cooler and a block of ice. Continue reading
Ted Taylor
Author: Ted Taylor
Fireworks ban coming?
Mayor Kitty Piercy has called for an emergency meeting of the Eugene City Council to discuss a fireworks ban over the holiday weekend in light of fire danger in the area. The mayor’s ability to call such a meeting is pursuant to ORS 192.640. Here is the statment from the mayor's office today: Continue reading
Merkley on ‘Fast Track’
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley released the following statement today after the U.S. Senate passed “fast track” trade legislation for the Trans-Pacific Partnership and other future trade deals: Continue reading
‘White privilege’ conference?
Fox News is all huffy this week over a "Coaching for Educational Equity" conference in Oregon, calling it a waste of taxpayer money that labels "white privilege as oppressive." The confab runs next week in Cottage Grove and the local Tea Party wingnuts are expected to show up carrying protest signs. All the conference really does is address issues of race and equity at an institutional and personal perspective. http://wkly.ws/21e Continue reading
How to fish in Oregon
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has a new series of videos intended to encourage recreational fishing in Oregon. Fishing license sales have been dropping over the years, which has reduced revenue for ODFW. Continue reading
Pam Wible’s latest pitch for healthy doctors
Local physician Pamela Wible, M.D., has a fun new video encouraging medical doctors to create better clinics. Continue reading
New video from Community Supported Shelters
This new video from Community Supported Shelters features people in the Eugene area who are homeless in "Safe Spots." Paula Goodbar of the CSS board produced the video. Click on the link above for the full video. Continue reading
Why join the military?
We celebrate our military and war movies are super popular. Here's a different perspective. Continue reading
Oakleigh Cohousing Sent Back For Public Input
The controversial Oakleigh Meadow Cohousing (OMC) planned unit development off River Road next to the Willamette River will go back for additional public comment following a decision May 15 by the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA). Continue reading
Trout Creek Calling
Spend some time on the rugged Deschutes River
Forget this remote BLM campground north of Bend if you hate bad roads, rattlesnakes, ticks, heat and bugs the size of your thumb that crawl up inside your pant legs. And forget your dog. This time of year brings acres of foxtails, nasty little barbed seedpods that can get up dog snouts and work their way into dog brains. Continue reading