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
Guest Viewpoint
The Midnight Hour
WOW Hall • 9:00 pm • Tickets→
On Saturday, November 17, the Community Center for the Performing Arts proudly welcomes The Midnight Hour to the WOW Hall. The Midnight Hour is black … Continue reading
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Never Give Up!
A political newcomer reflects on his decision to fight for office
It’s been nearly four months since I was elected to represent Springfield on the Lane County Board of Commissioners. Though the race is now uncontested, … Continue reading
Neighbors and Legacies
Messiah Lutheran steps in to help the homeless
It’s hard to write about happy endings in the world of homeless services because homelessness, for most people, is a transitory situation. They had lives … Continue reading
Market-Based Policy with Clear Economic Benefits
Oregon has an opportunity to demonstrate what climate leadership looks like
With regional wildfires stoked by a warmer, drier climate, Oregonians are getting a taste of what climate change means. It is not tomorrow’s issue; its … Continue reading
Lost in Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood
Today's corporate education would break Fred Roger's heart
For weeks, Broadway Metro packed the house with viewers of Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, the heartwarming film about Fred Rogers, aka Mr. Rogers. The … Continue reading
It’s All We Got
Pinning hopes on travel and sports
A July 31 editorial in The Register-Guard highlighted Lane County workers’ low wages relative to other Oregon counties. The RG is correct and points to … Continue reading
The North Springfield Serial Rapist
Thirty years after the nightmare, a young victim thanks survivors, parents and police
I woke up to a stranger hovering over my bed. His hand clamped over my mouth. “Don’t scream. There’s nobody home to help you,” he … Continue reading
Where's the Light
The Gossamer Strings performing live
Eugene Weekly presents The Gossamer Strings performing ‘Where’s the Light’ for #lincolnstreetsessions live at the EW offices. Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are … Continue reading
Shakey Graves w- KOLARS opening
McDonald Theatre • 7:00 pm • Tickets→
The one man Americana band Shakey Graves will perform in the McDonald Theatre on Friday, December 7, 2018 with KOLARS opening the concert. All ages … Continue reading
Haiku Death Match
Poetry gone wild at Tsunami Books
Ladies and jellyspoons … it’s the moment you have been waiting for! Eugene’s first (as far as we know anyway) hand-to-hand haiku death match. There … Continue reading
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Eugene, We Can Do Better
Design Review: Riverfront Park Concept Plans
Like you, I’m looking forward to having a great new park on our downtown riverfront. I think we have a very talented team assembled to help … Continue reading
What Pride Means in 2018
A protest and a celebration
Pride started to honor a riot at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, a safer space for queer and trans people, POC, drag queens, sex … Continue reading
Art Pearl, Democracy and Education
Remembering a legend
Some people are legends. Most of us aren’t. Art Pearl, a founding member of CAPE, who died in July at the ripe age of 96, … Continue reading
Yes, There are Men in Eugene
Who Have Experienced Unwanted Sexual Contact
Many of us men in Eugene cheer on the #MeToo Movement. Some of us men have special, private reasons we are encouraged, because we have … Continue reading
Last Stand for The Grandstand
Pre’s East Grandstand is gone, but let’s learn from its history
On Sept. 3, 1974, Steve Prefontaine put down the megaphone he had just used to address the crowd in the East Grandstand at Hayward Field … Continue reading
Moving the Goal Posts
Why are we raising the bar for Oregon school kids?
Picture yourself applying for a home loan. Your credit is good, and you’ve worked hard to save the customary 20 percent down payment. That’s what … Continue reading