Citizens United and Citizen Knight
‘Phil’s Bill’ moves to the Oregon Senate
We have a tradition in America of naming laws after real people. Laws named after people are often created so they can protect others. In … Continue reading
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The Birth Experience
Since hearing of the impending closure of the Nurse Midwifery Birth Center, I’ve been participating in my first protest of anything. Yet, my births were … Continue reading
Good Works
Shout out to a little known organization that provides free delicious and nutritious meals to patients undergoing chemo treatment, including their caregivers. Positive Community Kitchen … Continue reading
History Repeating
I grew up during WWII and America was at war with people who did this. The only difference now is there are not yet extermination … Continue reading
Slant
• Fireworks celebrations are a blast, and between Art and the Vineyard, the Creswell Fourth of July Parade and Springfield’s Light of Liberty, there will … Continue reading
Good for the Goose
One recent day I met a group of five geese along the river, four of which had “angel wing,” the deformity that is increasing among … Continue reading
Over the Edge
Lane County’s homeless population increases by about 130 per month. It is the cost of housing and living in general, imposed by government, which is … Continue reading
Fox-Hole
I saw a popular report that, because the last five years recorded the highest global temperatures on record since records began in 1880, we must … Continue reading
Swan Songs
Thank you so very much for printing Bob Keefer’s article “Music to Heal a Dying Planet: Contemporary Composers Contemplate the Apocalypse” (EW, 6-13). I have … Continue reading
Goodnight, Democracy
Tuesday night, June 18, Lane County residents addressed the county commissioners on the proposed spray ban initiative and the right to local community self-government initiative … Continue reading