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McKenzie Recovery
The McKenzie and its banks can be restored in harmony with the river’s needs
By Pam Driscoll and Robert Emmons Rebuilding along the McKenzie River after the Holiday Farm Fire provides an opportunity to promote, establish and enforce measures … Continue reading
Fifty Years Ago
The Vietnam anti-war movement in Eugene
By Dennis Gilbert, Martin Bennett and Paul Gratz The last national protests against the Vietnam War occurred 50 years ago, in late April 1971: 500,000 … Continue reading
Remembering Maria
A former federal prosecutor living in Eugene reflects on a murder — and our nation’s murderous border policies
In early November of 1979, Gabriel Felix Niebla, an undocumented migrant, came to the United States from Mexico seeking employment. He soon found a job … Continue reading
Truth is the Only Currency
Does the Second Amendment protect guns over people?
I have written a number of articles about the arms industry’s distortion of the Second Amendment as it traffics in ever more lethal weaponry to … Continue reading
The Right Kind of Change in Springfield
Springfield must consider who benefits from Glenwood development
By Tim Morris The people of Springfield will be impacted by an important decision that the Springfield Economic Development Agency (SEDA) has to make and … Continue reading
Democracy on the Ropes
The events of Jan. 6 and the cries of “stolen election” evidence the need for passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act
The events of Jan. 6 are fresh in our minds, as is the refusal of the Senate to hold the chief insurrectionist accountable for the … 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
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Here We Are Again
The persistent invisibility and tokenization of Asian/Americans must be recognized
By Lynn Fujiwara Six Asian women were murdered in Georgia, and the world waits to see if the investigation will determine that the targeted violence … Continue reading
Calling All Sexual Violence Survivors
UO student magazine creates platform for survivors to share their stories
By Jozie Donaghey The author recognizes that all gender identities, not just women, are affected by sexual violence, with LGBT people disproportionately affected. The author … Continue reading
Missing the Mark
Cops policing cops will never bring us the justice our community demands
By Sarah Alvarez On March 25, 2021, Springfield Police Department’s “independent” expert, former police chief Rick Braziel, released an assessment of SPD’s response to the … Continue reading
Out Loud
Name white man's violence
Tragedy strikes — again, and then again. After the initial shock from the swift return to the realities of pre-COVID white man violence towards any … Continue reading
4J Song and Dance
North Eugene High School has removed a Black songwriter from its curriculum
By Ashley Carr I am a Black individual and concerned resident of Lane County, and I recently learned that the North Eugene High administrator and the … Continue reading
We Are Massage Therapists Because…
An LMT of Asian descent in Eugene responds to the Georgia murders related to possible massage business
By Sara Miura Zolbrod After the face-down part of this imaginary massage, my young client — let’s call him Robert Aaron Long — turns face-up. … Continue reading