Eugene Status Quo
Hello vegans and carnivores: I hold my comments back every day I go among people, so I won’t insult anyone individually for his or her eating habits. But … Continue reading
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The Leftist Agenda
Henry Houston has done his usual good job with his piece on Rep. Peter Defazio (Nov. 29). DeFazio’s comment that he plans to stay in … Continue reading
Art and Commerce
It’s worth noting the Masterworks On Loan program (“Masterworks on Loan,” Nov. 21) brings acclaimed art to the Schnitzer created by famed artists dead and … Continue reading
The Inconvenient Homeless
Regarding “Downtown Businesses Thank City for Nixing City Hall Shelter” (EW blog Nov. 15): Call me naive, but I see the “stakeholders” as the ones … Continue reading
Eat Roadkill
If Oregonians must eat animal carcasses, roadkill is a superior option to the neatly shrink-wrapped plastic packages of meat in the grocery store. Eating roadkill … Continue reading
DeFazio on Climate Change
The congressman responds to critiques of a quote in Politico
In response to Jim Neu’s letter to the editor “Get With It, Pete” (Nov. 21) on the issue of climate change and fossil fuel and … Continue reading
At Least Try
On Nov. 16, Politico quoted Congressman Peter DeFazio: “The idea that in five years or 10 years we’re not going to consume any more fossil fuels is … Continue reading
Ham Ad Speciesist
In most cases I find irony to be amusing or at least interesting. The irony in last week’s EW, not so much. In the article … Continue reading
Slant
• Eugene has lost an icon. Chez Ray Sewell, former chef to the Grateful Dead and the Merry Pranksters, proprietor of a number of restaurants … Continue reading
Sidewalk Rules
About bikes on sidewalks: In Eugene, only in the downtown “fire district one” area are bicycles prohibited on sidewalks (also, sandwich boards are only allowed … Continue reading