Tax Day Penny Poll Time!
Where would you put your taxes?
Every year the folks from Community Alliance of Lane County (CALC) take a penny poll to see where taypayers would actually put their hard-earned federal … Continue reading
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Chasing Banks
Activists rally in national day of action against JPMorgan Chase
The crowd of 20 organized under drizzly skies on Wednesday afternoon, April 10, their backs turned on the Willamette Street traffic. Their signs, paintings of … Continue reading
A New Sheriff in Town — Soon
Byron Trapp issues resignation, sets sights on retirement
Sheriff Byron Trapp has worked for the Lane County Sheriff’s Office for 31 years but Monday, April 16, will be his final day working in … Continue reading
The Kombucha Party
Oregon lawmakers introduce bill targeting taxes on kombucha
Oregon lawmakers pushed their acronym skills to the max when reintroducing legislation that would update federal alcohol taxes on kombucha companies in Oregon and throughout … Continue reading
Hi Fi Music Hall is Now Sessions Music Hall
Downtown music venue changes name, set to reopen
Since December 2018, popular downtown music spot Hi-Fi Music Hall has been in a state of semi-dormancy, opening only periodically as a venue and bar … Continue reading
Gone Shootin’
EPUD and Tillamook People's Utility District work together through weaponry
Lane County is still feeling the after-effects of February’s “snowpocalypse.” Eugene-Springfield has more or less recovered — except for some people who have left tree … Continue reading
Where Did the Sex (Ed) Go?
Parents upset abstinence-only education taught in 4J schools
Abstinence-only education has been proven not to work. Study after study reveals that abstinence-only education as a state policy is ineffective in preventing teenage pregnancy … Continue reading
Merkley Chooses Not to Run
Oregon's junior senator says there's work to be done in Congress
It wasn’t the gold mine that’s necessary to run for president or the crowded field of candidates that influenced Sen. Jeff Merkley’s decision not to … Continue reading
Junction City Schools Have Simply the Best Snow Day Announcements Ever
Simon and Garfunkel parody sets off even more videos
Administrators at Junction City School District made the the most of their snow day… making a snow day parody music video to announce school was … Continue reading
Pacific Greens Weigh in on Venezuela
Oregon Pacific Green Party says it opposes attempts by the Trump administration to foment a coup in Venezuela
The U.S. has a history of interfering in Venezuelan politics. Who are we kidding? The U.S. has a long history of interfering in all of … Continue reading