Holvey Knows That Democracy Is About Building A Majority
My state representative, Paul Holvey, understands that democracy isn’t about “my way or the highway.” To get anything done, you need to work with people … Continue reading
Letters: Page 14
Trump’s Tacky Theater of the Absurd
I guess Trump is too busy defending his right to have classified documents dumped all over his Mar-a-Lago ranchero to realize how ridiculously embarrassing his … Continue reading
Web Letters: Bull Street feedback; Non-Fossil-Fuel Electric in Oregon
LOCKING PEOPLE UP MAKES THEM WORSE There are many things we could be doing about the problem of homelessness, but the recent Weekly article “Lessons … Continue reading
A Psychiatric Dark Age
I appreciate Bob Keefer’s perspective (“Lessons From Bull Street,” Eugene Weekly June 22) countering a popular narrative that all mental hospitals mirror One Flew Over … Continue reading
Holvey Recall Misplaced
A single labor union is trying to recall Rep. Paul Holvey. Don’t sign their petition. Holvey has a long history as a progressive labor and … Continue reading
Psychiatry Isn’t The Answer
Like Bob Keefer, I also worked as a psychiatric orderly many years ago, but in a private hospital in the suburbs outside St. Louis. Contrary … Continue reading
Donate Unused Items, Don’t Abandon Them
It’s the time of the year many people clean out garages, back yards, decks, etc. Oftentimes, unwanted items, found while cleaning, are placed on the … Continue reading
Government, State and Local
From the Rep. Paul Holvey recall effort to Lane County’s timber move
HOUSE DISTRICT 8 NEEDS A LEADER LIKE PAUL HOLVEY I have known Paul Holvey for nearly 20 years and had the privilege of working with … Continue reading
Rape and Corruption are not the Same Thing
In the June 15 Weekly, the final entry in Slant laments the fact that recent events demonstrate that Oregon’s leaders are not living up to … Continue reading
Don’t Join In The Deceitful Recall
As a proud former labor representative for SEIU Local 503 and the Oregon Nurses Association, I know how important it is for Oregon workers to … Continue reading