Military Spending
Two generals of the Army’s views on bloated Pentagon spending: They are Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. MacArthur: “Our government has kept us in … Continue reading
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Yes, There are Men in Eugene
Who Have Experienced Unwanted Sexual Contact
Many of us men in Eugene cheer on the #MeToo Movement. Some of us men have special, private reasons we are encouraged, because we have … Continue reading
Don’t Blame Ralph
Can we please stop repeating the lies about Ralph Nader’s costing Al Gore the election? Had Nader not run, Bush would have won by more … Continue reading
Derailed
If you connect a brain to a mind and then to a heart, what do you have? If brains were mistaken for trains and not … Continue reading
Fake Heat Wave
America’s television networks have absurdly over-hyped the quite ordinary heat wave some parts of the U.S. experienced during July for obvious political reasons. Roy W. Spencer … Continue reading
Relish the Opportunity
Pickleball vs. Tennis (EW, 7/5): If Buzz Summers says pickleball is about finesse and strategy, and tennis is about power and pace, it must be … Continue reading
Your Country On Drugs
Immigration will not be resolved by begging and appealing to selfish people. There are one billion people in the American continent; one third of them … Continue reading
Dirty Politics
Summertime is upon us, and most of Eugene is vacationing or busy preparing to attend or work at the Country Fair. City Manager John Ruiz … Continue reading
Presidential Compost
Many of my fellow citizens rue the triumph of Trump — his style of pre-emptive prevarication, his fraudulent contributions to the commonwealth. I argue that … Continue reading
Last Stand for The Grandstand
Pre’s East Grandstand is gone, but let’s learn from its history
On Sept. 3, 1974, Steve Prefontaine put down the megaphone he had just used to address the crowd in the East Grandstand at Hayward Field … Continue reading