Letters to the Editor 2017-08-10
WE NEED REAL COOLING CENTERS The recent spate of hot weather is more than something to complain about. For the very young, the very old, … Continue reading
Opinion: Page 322
Eulogy for an Eco-Advocate
Tom Giesen June 25,1940 - March 4, 2017
Many of the relatives, friends and colleagues gathered at Tom Giesen’s memorial on a sunny April afternoon at McKenzie River Eco-Lodge had been joggers, cyclists … Continue reading
Letters to the Editor 2017-08-01
THE FACE OF THE FAIR I wasn’t able to go the Oregon Country Fair this year, so on Saturday afternoon while making lunch I turned … Continue reading
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Tank gets a home, heat wave and single payer
• We were excited to hear from Greenhill Humane Society that Tank, the pit bull who has waited more than 500 days to find a … Continue reading
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The independent performance auditor debate rages on
• Sen. John McCain voted in favor of beginning the process to repeal the Affordable Care Act. McCain returned to the Senate floor with stitches above … Continue reading
Letters to the Editor 2017-07-27
HEALTHY POLITICS Sen. Ron Wyden sets a great example of transparency and listening to the public with his town halls and the recent interview with … Continue reading
Kate’s Score
Is The Register-Guard always Right and never Left?
The Register-Guard recently won 30 awards from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Thank god it didn’t finish first for editorial board content. The R-G editorial … Continue reading
It’s The Jobs, Stupid
Economic development should be about stable employment
Why write a column about economic development? Lots of people just yawn when they hear the term. But, as they say, write about what you … Continue reading
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We need to elect more progressive Democrats
• When even our 10-year-old friend asks what’s going to happen on the old city hall/new county courthouse lot in downtown Eugene, it must be … Continue reading
Letters to the Editor – 2017-07-20
‘BA-ROCK’ SPIRIT AT BACH FEST Applause for Will Kennedy’s “Bach for the 21st Century” (July 13). I especially appreciated Kennedy’s “outsider” probes about the festival’s … Continue reading