Union Blues
I recently received a flyer in the mail from the anti-union, anti-worker group OptOutToday. Following the 5-4 Supreme Court decision (Janus v. AFSCME), union members … Continue reading
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Uber-Convenient
As an Uber user when visiting family in Los Angeles, I can say it’s a friendly, convenient and cost-effective way for me to navigate the … Continue reading
Shame on Eugene
Another damaging blow to our fragile and precarious democracy has been struck, this time in “liberal” Eugene. Eugene’s mayor and six city councilors voted against … Continue reading
Liberal Mouthwash
Elisha Young provided a very positive review of Mary DeMocker’s The Parents’ Guide to Climate Revolution (EW, 7/19). The book takes a “holistic approach” to … Continue reading
Slant
• In 2014 Joshua Hunt wrote in The New York Times about rape allegations against three University of Oregon basketball players. Now he has an … Continue reading
What’s the Dill?
Now that The Register-Guard has eroded into mass-produced mediocrity, you’d expect Eugene Weekly to rise above its modest function as an arts and entertainment guide … Continue reading
Capturing Gas
In regards to “350 Eugene Protests Pipeline in South Eugene” (EW, 7/19): In the heat of summer, it can be difficult to remember the value … Continue reading
Grow Up
Regarding the July 12 “Slant” column: What? Let’s get to our “greatest challenge,” the election of effective candidates, “only four months away,” without the help … Continue reading
Homeland Insecurity
While we are not yet longtime residents of Eugene, we have lived here for three wonderful years. Many sights have become very familiar to us. All … Continue reading
Art Pearl, Democracy and Education
Remembering a legend
Some people are legends. Most of us aren’t. Art Pearl, a founding member of CAPE, who died in July at the ripe age of 96, … Continue reading