LOCAL and VOCAL
Local voices on national problems — politics, protests and more
From We The People (sans Robert F. Kennedy) to what days protests happen to radical elders and everything in between Eugene Weekly has it all … Continue reading
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Becoming a Radical Elder
The older generation has your back
By Victoria Koch There is an old Buddhist story about an older man and his son walking along a receding river path where there are … Continue reading
Zombie Time
Modern day addictions — drugs and screens
Many people seem to be mesmerized by small, portable screens and can’t take their eyes from them for long. Yesterday, in less than a two-block … Continue reading
Algorithms or Reality?
Power demonstrating its ability to erase reality in plain sight under Trump
By Zach Klonoski Imagine the early 1940s with today’s technology and media environment. “Relocation camps” trend on TikTok, framed by official accounts as “re-education centers.” … Continue reading
Never on a Sunday
Protests and an inclusive resistance
By tova stabin I’ve been attending political rallies and events of one sort or another since I was about 12 years old — so well … Continue reading
Of, By, and For The People
Time for a new political party
By Alan Cohen The United States was intended by its founders to be the answer to an age-old problem: inequality. The founders’ solution was first … Continue reading
‘Civil Unity’
Can we really disagree with respect in today’s world?
By Laura Ray You might think that a Black man, raising two Black daughters, would not have many words of hope or optimism to share … Continue reading
Local and Vocal
EW’s periodic opinion roundup ranges from renaming Hayward Field to keeping Oregon’s skies dark
A newspaper not only provides information to its community, it also provides a forum for community members to weigh in on issues that matter to … Continue reading
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Arts to the Inevitable in Letters to the Editor
The Wrath of the UO Bob Keefer’s article (“Art of Politics,” EW 7/31) describes a University of Oregon administration that has lost its moral bearings. … Continue reading
Slant — Squeaky wheels
• In case you missed the memo last week — Friday, August 8, is the annual SLUG queen pageant and coronation. If you haven’t been, the … Continue reading
Promoting Unity in the Cause of Love
Political action and the progressive purity test
By Dawn Lesley Watching the shredding of our constitutional democracy in a massive wealth grab by the wealthy who somehow never feel wealthy enough, watching … Continue reading
Angels and Alligator Alcatraz in letters
A Fairy Angel Loved the squib about Opal Whiteley in your recent issue of the Weekly. What a unique American, a true original, and oh, … Continue reading
Slant — SLUGs!
• Attention all slugs, queens and fans of slugs, queens and SLUG queens. The annual coronation of the Society for the Legitimization of the Ubiquitous … Continue reading
Bigger than Meets the Eye
AI and automated license plate readers in Eugene-Springfield raise objections
By Jennifer Gusset Objections are being raised to the recent (or imminent) installment of automated license plate readers in Eugene-Springfield traffic intersections. One point mentioned … Continue reading