Slant
• What we’re reading: Bob Woodward’s Fear: Trump in the White House. We’re skimming this book because we’ve already been told so much of what … Continue reading
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Star-Crossed Voting
STAR voting is a terrible idea (“When You Wish Upon a STAR,” Sept. 13). Turning our elections into popularity contests, with voters having to assign … Continue reading
Police State
On Tuesday, I passed five cops surrounding a single man on the sidewalk near the intersection of Hilyard and 19th. Multiple cop cars blocked traffic, … Continue reading
The Rule of Law
Multiple letters opposing Measure 105 (End Oregon’s Sanctuary Policy) have recently appeared in EW and The Register-Guard. The writers appear to be working off talking … Continue reading
Market-Based Policy with Clear Economic Benefits
Oregon has an opportunity to demonstrate what climate leadership looks like
With regional wildfires stoked by a warmer, drier climate, Oregonians are getting a taste of what climate change means. It is not tomorrow’s issue; its … Continue reading
Eugene Groupthink
Eugene City Council loves to pronounce imaginary doctrines like this, and repeating them endlessly they adopt them as the truth: They consider Eugene already in … Continue reading
No on Prop 105
For more than 30 years Oregon law has prohibited the use of state and local resources to enforce federal immigration law if a person’s only … Continue reading
Beware Big Clearcuts
The potential for an out-of-control forest fire in our own backyard is now very real, thanks to the BLM’s timber sale auction adjacent to the … Continue reading
Midsummer News Nightmare
I have a character in a play living in a wilderness lodge who once a week makes the wintry drive to the nearest post office … Continue reading
Keep Abortion Safe
As a high school counselor, I know this fact: Young women are capable of making excellent decisions about their reproductive health, especially when they are given … Continue reading