You Have to Serve Somebody
Rename Kesey Square
You have to ask yourself: Why such extreme prudence by our Eugene City Council when it comes to the official renaming of what everyone now … Continue reading
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Of Grand Bargains and Granfalloons
PERS, politics and the grand bargain in Salem
Remember back in 2013 when then Gov. John Kitzhaber, House Speaker Tina Kotek and Senate President Peter Courtney held a three-day special session of the … Continue reading
Oregon’s State Forests Under Fire
Oregon’s Department of Forestry sprays herbicides in protected drinking watershed
By Laurie Bernstein and Lisa Arkin Most Oregonians think of our state forests as places to camp, fish, hike and picnic with family and friends. … Continue reading
Asylum Seekers
Community to commemorate 3rd annual World Refugee Day with a focus on asylum seekers
In my travels to Tijuana, Mexico, three times in the last four months, I met many asylum seekers. Each morning I arrived at El Chaparral, … Continue reading
Oregon’s Land Use Program on a Slippery Slope
Bills would promote special interests
More than 50 years ago it was evident to those concerned about the loss of Oregon’s farm and forestland, natural areas and open space that … Continue reading
PeaceHealth Shouldn’t Own Birth
Don’t close the Birth Center
PeaceHealth dislikes solving Nurse Midwifery Birth Center problems. Unless this changes, the birth center will close. It almost closed in 2007 when PeaceHealth forgot to … Continue reading
70 Ain’t Old (If You Are a Tree)
Is age-ism woke, less woke or un-woke?
I finally made it up to the state Capitol in mid-May for the first time this session. I even found Magoo’s Sports Bar, my favorite … Continue reading
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Green New Deal is a Must
Climate change is a dire emergency
Americans are waking-up to the existential threat posed by climate change. Polling shows concern about global warming spiking among Americans while Democrats push the ambitious … Continue reading
Killing the Initiative
Time to change the tax break
“We did not lock in the design of the building… We didn’t know that what [Capstone] proposed would be so different from what they built. … Continue reading
A Step Forward
Educators stand up for school funding
Last week, less than a week after the historic statewide teacher walkout, the state Legislature approved the Student Success Act. The law will provide an … Continue reading
Super-Minority to Stupor-Minority
Republican Recalcitrance: Part 2
There’s five weeks left for the Oregon Legislature to complete its sole constitutional duty: present a balanced budget for Gov. Kate Brown to sign by … Continue reading
Republican Recalcitrance
Hot Air Society issues subpoenas!
Dear reader, I’ve got some good news and some bad news — and then more bad news. You figure out which is which. As I … Continue reading
Acting on Climate
Ya-Po-Ah Terrace is transitioning off fossil fuels
Oregonians young and old are sounding the alarm in communities across the state. They are attending town hall meetings, protesting pipelines, setting up treesits and … Continue reading