Local & Vocal
Local Voices, Global Problems
Black Girl From Eugene Racialized Inequality A Dream Deferred No Longer The Assault on St. John’s Church Protect the People A Changing Restaurant Scene
Guest Viewpoint
Latest
The Arms Industry
Repeal the federal legislation which grants immunity to the arms industry based on a warped contortion of the Second Amendment
Military weapons were generally never available to the public until relatively recently. Beginning in the 1970s, the NRA and arms industry began to advocate a … Continue reading
People Over Profits
It’s time for Eugene to say ‘Enough!’ to NW Natural
By Nicholas Tippins The city of Eugene has long touted itself as a climate leader, yet fossil fuel corporations like NW Natural have obstructed city … Continue reading
It’s A River That Lost Its Light
By Jesús Sepúlveda The frost sticks to windows Winter coven Feel the tide rise through my mouth It’s a river that lost its current In … Continue reading
Examine Your White Privilege
The Jan. 6 insurrection calls attention to the need to examine unconscious participation in systematic racism
Dear White People: We all witnessed the uncorked anger of white people feeling robbed of their privilege. White privilege, for white people, is hard to … Continue reading
The Greatest Threat to Our Democracy
The votes of the people are not fraud
By Thomas Coffin We had an election on Nov. 3. The incumbent president lost the popular vote by a margin of just over 7 million … Continue reading
The Threat of the Virus
The fight with COVID in prison is not only physical but mental as well
By Will Dead three times. Blown up. Three plane crashes. Ninety-one firefights. Shot, stabbed, run over, 115 para jumps, hundreds of hand-to-hand encounters. Drowned. A … Continue reading
A Life Steeped in the Arts
In Memory of Lois Wadsworth, 1936-2019
My mother was a gatherer of people. She could draw someone she had just met into conversation, then into friendship, almost before they knew what … Continue reading
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
Popular
Bulldozing the Homeless
Eugene offers no substitute shelter as it destroys homeless encampments
By Bridgette Butler and Mackenzie Ni Flann Two weeks ago, city of Eugene workers and the Eugene Police Department evicted more than 100 unsheltered residents at … Continue reading
Inaction on Courage
Some things haven’t changed since the Civil War
The distribution of votes in this neverending election is screaming something else other than a democracy in crisis. Most people who voted saw this election … Continue reading
Cold Realities
Stretched by early cold and COVID-19 complications, Egan Warming Center needs a new coming together of resources
By Terry McDonald Winter is coming. But its icy fingers precede its formal Dec. 21 arrival: Temperatures below 30 degrees are likely to activate the … Continue reading
The Road Less Traveled
Time for climate leadership on Oregon’s roads
By Aimee Okotie-Oyekan There are approximately four million miles of road in the United States alone. To put that in perspective, that’s about 16.7 times … Continue reading
Listen!
By Doyle Srader We all knew the story of the 2016 and 2020 elections: Donald Trump won in 2016 because Democrats either stayed home or … Continue reading
Exposed Truths
Hate and evil hide behind truth and justice at Springfield police
By Scott McKee At the beginning of my police career a seasoned training officer uttered words to me that would echo throughout my 35-year Oregon … Continue reading