The Puzzle Issue
Letters Word Search! We get them in our inbox each week. now you can find the words we see again and again By Chelsea Lovejoy … Continue reading
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Small but Mighty Daffodils
It’s never too early to think about your spring bulbs
Why should you be thinking about spring flowering bulbs in August? Because the best time to order bulbs for fall planting and spring bloom is … Continue reading
Puzzling Around Eugene
A mother of five finds adventure at Groupon
If you’re like me and you have the attention span of a puppy in a tennis ball factory, conventional board games may not be your … Continue reading
Quickies
I took Molly with my best bud. We wound up cuddling and telling each other everything. We didn’t mess around—we’re both straight guys—but one of … Continue reading
Shrinkage
I’m an otherwise healthy male of 54. When I was a teen, my cock measured about six-and-a-half inches. Not small, not huge, pretty average. I … Continue reading
No Sermons to Be Seen
God, Guns and Liberty, and the coals of democracy
Recently, I attended a prayer vigil in support of migrant children and families. The first speaker was a man from Belize. He and his family … Continue reading
It’s About Time – August 2019
August is a quintessential month of summer in western Oregon: long days with hot afternoons and very little rain. One might expect it to be … Continue reading
One Home at a Time
Creating housing for the many people who can’t afford high rents and property prices in Eugene
Jeremy Mims, who goes by his drag name Labaux, lives in a little pink house in north Eugene with his Chihuahua, Lucy. Inside, a Marilyn … Continue reading
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Guns, God and ?
It's not The Onion
Sometimes satire hits a little too close to home. While covering the God, Guns and Trump (now God, Guns and Liberty) rally, Eugene Weekly was … Continue reading
Pride Grows
This year’s Pride festival features first-ever march and street party
The Eugene-Springfield Pride in the Park Festival is Saturday, Aug. 10, at Alton Baker Park from 11 am to 6 pm. It’s projected to be … Continue reading
Queering Language
Pride and the power of words
Words undeniably have power. And because they have power, it makes sense to use them thoughtfully. For example, the word “queer” has a lot of … Continue reading
Boundaries
I’m a 42-year-old single, straight female who recently started dating a 36-year-old man in a somewhat exclusive, long-distance relationship. We have known each other for … Continue reading
HIV Alliance Comes of Age
Celebrating 25 years of education and advocacy for its clients
It’s a tribute to perseverance and love in the face of fierce societal turbulence and often-intense private feelings of stigmatization among the people who walk … Continue reading
Beyond Binary
Local tech firms are making space for LGBTQ representation
Andy Darnall, co-founder of NuRealms who identifies as queer, genderqueer and afab (assigned female at birth), praises the game-development industry’s inclusivity. A part of what … Continue reading