Jon Stewart lampoons the response to Obama
In case you missed it, here's the Today Show after Obama's State of the Union address. Continue reading
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How Boeing builds an airliner
For all you designers, engineers and construction geeks out there, this is what Boeing has done with Henry Ford's production line. Continue reading
Oregon labor response to Obama
Here is a statement today by Oregon AFL-CIO President Tom Chamberlain on Obama's State of the Union Address last night: Continue reading
John Ashcroft to sing in Eugene (really!)
Former attorney general John Ashcroft will be speaking and singing at 10 am Sunday, Jan. 25, at Willamette Christian Center , 2500 W. 18th Ave. Free. Ashcroft will be singing some of his original songs, including "Let the Eagle Soar" and presenting an inspirational message, says Pastor Rick Jackson. This video is one of many that either celebrate or lampoon the far right-wing Ashcroft's patriotic singing. Continue reading
Cover of The New Yorker this week
Go Ducks Go video
New blues rock video pays tribute to Oregon Ducks in honor of making the national championship game today. No credits on the video but we rcognize one Eugene musician, Paul Biondi on sax. Anybody else? UPDATE: We hear from Paul Biondi that The Revelators recorded this song at the new Ninkasi Studios in the Whiteaker. Musicians include John Swan, Biondi, Skip Jones, Byron Case and Rick Markstrom. Continue reading
City of Eugene May Expand Urban Growth Boundary
The sprawl is likely to happen despite the city’s commitment to make Eugene more bike and pedestrian friendly
Get ready to grow. Portland is focusing on infill to meet its growing population, but Eugene is looking to expand its city limits in the next few years. The sprawl is likely to happen despite the city’s commitment to make Eugene more bike and pedestrian friendly. Five years of community input and technical analysis have led to Envision Eugene expansion plans that appear to be favored by the city administration and the majority on the council, including Mayor Kitty Piercy. Continue reading
EmX gets kudos in new video
New video about bus rapid transit focuses on LTD's EmX system and Seattle's equivalent. Featured are Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy, Councilor Greg Evans, UO's Marc Schlossberg, PeaceHealth's Phil Farrington and others. See also best-oregon.org Continue reading
Jerry Brown’s inauguration
A full transcript of California Gov. Jerry Brown's inaugural remarks can be found today at http://wkly.ws/1vo His fourth address targets climate change and what California has done and can do to lower greenhouse gases and become more resilient to drought and other climate-related issues facing the state and nation. Continue reading
Newsroom interview on climate change
In case you missed it, The Newsroom recently aired a fascinating and scary fictional interview with a government official on climate change. Climate deniers are all over this, of course. We are blocked from embeding the segment here, but you can watch it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM0uZ9mfOUI Continue reading