It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again
It was bad under Reagan, but this is much worse
My biggest fears from a presidential election gone horribly wrong are coming to pass. For me, the major issue for a president has always been … Continue reading
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Unbranding Kesey Square
No one spent $1 million to call it Kesey Square
Let’s see, what should we call Kesey Square? Last week the Eugene City Council voted 4-3 to form a committee to explore other names for … Continue reading
Slant
Civility in politics, silence from the Oregon Bach Fest
• When Republican Jack Roberts and Democrat (and EW columnist) Tony Corcoran shared the stage at the City Club of Eugene on Sept. 22, the … Continue reading
Letters to the Editor 2017-09-21
SCORCHED EARTH Rebuild? Do we understand this is a new world and we have to change where we can live? Do we understand that this is … Continue reading
Democracy and Education
Too Young to Test?
By Roscoe Caron and Laura Farrelly Kindergarten: It’s German for “children’s garden.” Kindergarten is traditionally based on playing, singing, story-time, creative activities and social interaction. … Continue reading
Slant
EW in the New York Times, EmX expansion and more on Oregon Bach Fest
• Seeing our name in the New York Times doesn’t happen every day. In fact, we’re not sure Eugene Weekly has ever been mentioned in … Continue reading
Letters to the Editor 2017-09-14
DICKLESS DOLLS Kari Johnson (“Rejecting Barbie,” Letters, Aug. 24) gives us a very old feminist lecture I’ve heard years ago, taking on what seems to … Continue reading
Slant
Rule of law in the age of Trump
• We’ve been covering the politics of judicial appointments, first online and today in print, because the rule of law is so critical in the age of … Continue reading
Seeking Truth
About Vietnam
By John Henry, Mike Kimball, Michael Peterson, Michael Carrigan, Guy Maynard and Carol Van Houten Beginning Sunday, Sept. 17, PBS will present a 10-episode, 18-hour … Continue reading
Slant
The opera, Dolores Huerta and performance auditors
• Eugene Opera’s dramatic resurrection from near bankruptcy continued this week with the naming of Andrew Bizantz as artistic director and Erika Rauer as executive … Continue reading