Eugene Weekly

Regarding the July 12 “Slant” column: What? Let’s get to our “greatest challenge,” the election of effective candidates, “only four months away,” without the help … Continue reading →

While we are not yet longtime residents of Eugene, we have lived here for three wonderful years. Many sights have become very familiar to us. All … Continue reading →

Two generals of the Army’s views on bloated Pentagon spending: They are Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. MacArthur: “Our government has kept us in … Continue reading →

Can we please stop repeating the lies about Ralph Nader’s costing Al Gore the election? Had Nader not run, Bush would have won by more … Continue reading →

If you connect a brain to a mind and then to a heart, what do you have? If brains were mistaken for trains and not … Continue reading →

America’s television networks have absurdly over-hyped the quite ordinary heat wave some parts of the U.S. experienced during July for obvious political reasons. Roy W. Spencer … Continue reading →

Pickleball vs. Tennis (EW, 7/5): If Buzz Summers says pickleball is about finesse and strategy, and tennis is about power and pace, it must be … Continue reading →

Immigration will not be resolved by begging and appealing to selfish people. There are one billion people in the American continent; one third of them … Continue reading →

Summertime is upon us, and most of Eugene is vacationing or busy preparing to attend or work at the Country Fair. City Manager John Ruiz … Continue reading →

Many of my fellow citizens rue the triumph of Trump — his style of pre-emptive prevarication, his fraudulent contributions to the commonwealth. I argue that … Continue reading →