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We Need A Deeper Affordability Option
We need to do more to provide a more accessible pathway to homeownership
By Andrew Heben As someone with a background in urban planning and a general interest in creating a more livable Eugene with a diversity of … Continue reading
We Are Changing
Our Housing Needs to Change
By Stan Honn Change can be hard. It’s also inevitable, and something we should strive to participate in productively. I’ve lived in Eugene for nearly … Continue reading
The Real Challenge in 4J Schools
The expertise of teachers and parents needs to be central to our decision making – along with administrators
By Gordon Lafer In a recent Slant column, Eugene Weekly accused me and several other members of the Eugene District 4J Board of Directors of … Continue reading
But, context.
Historical context, Black bodies and vaccines
“This country is under structural transformation. In a very real way. Our worth and our value is not supposed to be compared to the worth … Continue reading
Time to Address Systemic Inequity
Eugene needs to address renters in its redistricting process
By Timothy Morris and Rebecca Murphy Redistricting is a cornerstone of democracy and a core component of good governance. The redistricting process requires those drawing … Continue reading
Eugene Can Lead the State On Climate Action
The City Council should regulate natural gas and begin transition to 100 percent renewable electricity
By Dylan Plummer Despite yet another summer of climate-driven wildfires, droughts, and a heatwave that killed more than 100 people across the region, the methane … 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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Ducks Are Stronger Together
Oregon football is a top ranked program right now. It’s time the players unionize
By Rajeev Ravisankar With the excitement around the return of Oregon Ducks football, an important question about their season opener was completely neglected: Why is … Continue reading
The Protectors
Where are the men in stopping the Texas abortion ban?
This piece may howl conformity of gender roles, and even assume sexuality, and it is not directly intended to do so. However, I’m going to … Continue reading
American Loneliness
A Texan in Eugene calls for more empathy and fewer bumper stickers to solve major problems
By Doyle Srader In Eugene, we have our work cut out for us: homelessness, mental illness, self-medicating with substance abuse, all play out from one … Continue reading
#StopHazaraGenocide
Hazara have born the brunt of the violence by the Taliban in Afghanistan
By Michael Copperman In the video of the bombing of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul airport Aug. 26, we see hundreds of people … Continue reading
Development at Any Cost?
Capital Hill construction threatens neighborhood
By Kim Toner In 2013 neighbors started to hear rumors about a proposed development at the top of Capital Hill in Eugene, adjacent to Hendricks … Continue reading
Eugene ER Physicians Urge Vaccinations
The 37 physicians and 13 physicians assistants of Eugene Emergency Physicians write the community a letter
Dear Community Member: We are asking for a moment of your time on behalf of Eugene Emergency Physicians, a group of 37 emergency medicine physicians … Continue reading