Life Is Unkind
I have been following the local “Choose Kindness” campaign with interest. Hard not to when you see yard signs all over the place in Eugene. … Continue reading
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Toothless Ordinance
Your Oct. 31 article “Perpetual Plastics” made it sound like Eugene was doing all it needs to do in regards to its Single Use Serviceware … Continue reading
Water for Warm Springs
MRG Foundation fundraises for tribe as water issues continue
Water is life, Chúush iwa Waqishwit in the Sahaptin language commonly spoken in Warm Springs. A motto that many tribal people have adopted takes on … Continue reading
Maybe Rake Instead?
Regarding the tragic shooting in North Eugene, where “a leaf blower was found in the street near the shooting”: I really dislike leaf blowers and … Continue reading
Prove Yourselves
Thank you, Mayor Lucy Vinis, for your leadership of the city’s draft of the Climate Action Plan 2.0. As you know, this will require personal … Continue reading
Slant
• A half century ago, Rachel Carson sounded the alarm in her book Silent Spring: We were killing off birds with the use of the pesticide … Continue reading
Black Culture Endures
UO’s new Black cultural center is a reminder of the uphill battle
We attended, my wife Cheri and I, the opening of the University of Oregon’s Lyllye Reynolds-Parker Black Cultural Center, a place first demanded 50 years … Continue reading
That High Tower
Now that the construction on Agate Street is really taking shape, it seems like Hayward Field is a name too homely and humble for such … Continue reading
Registering Dissent
Robert Knapp’s recent screed in Eugene Weekly (Letters, 11/7) misses the point not only of Reza Behnam’s letter about The Register-Guard, but the purpose of … Continue reading
Carbon-Free LTD
Living in Thailand for the first 13 years of my life, I know what pollution looks like. Despite being a small country, Thailand polluted our … Continue reading