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Letters to the editor should be less than 250 words and sent to letters@eugeneweekly.com along with your address and phone number for our files (not … Continue reading
A refresher in African American history is in order. Kidnapped Africans were first brought as slaves to the future USA in 1565, at St. Augustine, … Continue reading
Police brutality is at one end of the school-to-prison pipeline. Schools are at the beginning of it. If we are serious about doubling down against … Continue reading
Thank you, Karen Cross (“Don’t yell, get a bell,” Letters 5/28). In my lifetime I have been a pedestrian, a bicyclist, a motorcyclist and a … Continue reading
OK, people, recently I took a hike up Spencer Butte. I was amazed that only about one in eight people were wearing masks. I know … Continue reading
Many thanks to the writers of the extremely informative “Why They Had to Go: Statement on The Fall of The Pioneer Statues” (EW, 6/25). I … Continue reading
A great example of institutional racism is exclusionary zoning, something very relevant to Eugene. Pretty much all of Eugene is zoned as low density housing, … Continue reading
Eugene Police Chief Chris Skinner weighed whether his department should continue crackdowns on Eugene homeless encampments at the July 9 Eugene Police Commission meeting, while … Continue reading
Have you read Michelle Obama’s bestseller Becoming? What a delightful read! It would convince anyone the importance of increasing funds for education. A free community … Continue reading
FREEDOM TAKES WORK On July 4 we recognized the Declaration of Independence defining the American dream as inalienable natural liberties including life, liberty and the … Continue reading
The slavery which started in 1619 and which theoretically ended in 1863 has since been replaced by wage discrimination. People of color and women have … Continue reading
Covering your nose and mouth keeps you from spreading virus during the hours before you feel sick or if you are mildly infected. This is … Continue reading
Cops and their apologists keep talking about “a few bad apples” re the murders of black folk and the beatings of completely peaceful protesters. Well, … Continue reading
I understand that due to the inevitable association the term “Civil War” has with slavery, the traditional rivalry between the Beavers and the Ducks will … Continue reading