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A Horrific Death
The system of policing is inherently based in dominance. We should create alternative ways to care for people in our community who are experiencing distress … Continue reading
EWEB Has Planned For The Future
EWEB is the best provider of any service that I’ve ever had. I’ve been a customer since 1974. One hundred percent of the time when … Continue reading
Death From A Thousand Cuts
The board of the Southwest Hills Neighborhood Association, SHiNA, voted (7-0) July 6 to oppose EWEB’s proposed 40th and Patterson water project until and only … Continue reading
Time To Talk About Urban Fire Risks
If the last few years, especially 2020, have taught us anything, it is that we need to start having serious conversations about the risks our … Continue reading
The Reservoir Is Worth It
Regarding the controversy about EWEB’s plan for two new large water reservoirs on its 11 acre property in the Eugene south hills known as Patterson … Continue reading
Why Aren’t Addicts Being Helped?
Self destructive behavior is rampant. But sometimes people aren’t successful in taking their own lives, so they get others to do the dirty work. I’m … Continue reading
Crabs
I’m a gay male in my 40s and I’ve been married to my husband for nine years. There was some mild infidelity on his part … Continue reading
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Meth Caused The Death, Not Police
Ardeshir Tabrizian said (“A Hidden Death,” EW 7/22) the Eugene police “set into motion a chain of events” that led to the death of Landon … Continue reading
Why People Aren’t Working
As a veteran of close to 25 years in the commercial sector of the food service industry, I feel I have the background to speak … Continue reading
Don’t Build Unnecessary Reservoirs
EWEB needs to hold a public hearing before putting two reservoirs at 40th and Patterson (EW 6/3). This forest is a Eugene treasure, something to … Continue reading
Share The Waters
I love summer and am so happy to use our rivers and lakes for recreation: swimming, fishing, boating, all warm weather pleasures. We do share … Continue reading
That Foxy Wagner
Kudos to Eugene Symphony’s maestro Francesco Lecce-Chong for choosing to give us Richard Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde in palatable portions (EW 7/15). I went to … Continue reading
The Things Veterans Carry
I would like to address Winston Nyoki’s letter of 7/15 and help this person get the facts correct. It was not tens of thousands of … Continue reading