Angels and Alligator Alcatraz in letters
A Fairy Angel Loved the squib about Opal Whiteley in your recent issue of the Weekly. What a unique American, a true original, and oh, … Continue reading
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Slant — SLUGs!
• Attention all slugs, queens and fans of slugs, queens and SLUG queens. The annual coronation of the Society for the Legitimization of the Ubiquitous … Continue reading
Bigger than Meets the Eye
AI and automated license plate readers in Eugene-Springfield raise objections
By Jennifer Gusset Objections are being raised to the recent (or imminent) installment of automated license plate readers in Eugene-Springfield traffic intersections. One point mentioned … Continue reading
Trees, homelessness and protests in letters to the editor
Helping, Not Complaining Bastille Day and the Chamber of Commerce came to the Eugene City Council in full strength July 14. No less than three … Continue reading
Slant — Sharing is caring
• For nearly 40 years, Eugene-based documentarian Tim Lewis has been chronicling protests from the timber wars to pesticide rallies to the World Trade Association … Continue reading
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
A search for loving kindness in a hate-filled world
By Victoria Koch My heart feels deeply broken by the hatred and deep cruelty — especially concerning our asylum seekers, migrants and immigrants — and … Continue reading
Amazon, Srader-Haters, Birds and Trash in Letters
Please Reply by July 22 In response to the article “Possible Amazon Distribution Center up for Public Comment” (EW, 7/10), as a local resident and … Continue reading
Slant — We have stuff
• We’re just back from the AAN Publishers (as the former Association of Alternative Newsweeklies is now called) conference, where longtime EW owner Anita Johnson … Continue reading
Public Good Over Corporate Profits
The city of Oakridge continues to fight the proposed mine on TV Butte
By Joe Berney, with Bryan Cutchen and Guenevere Patty DiGioia A few months ago, after Lane County Commissioners voted 3 to 2 in favor of … Continue reading
Thank Yous and Mad About Protest Opinion in Letters
From Black Thistle Street Aid On June 26 at Whirled Pies, Black Thistle Street Aid celebrated our five-year anniversary with a beautiful evening of fundraising, … Continue reading