What Can We Do About Trump?
We have the voice and the people
“They call them huddles, Vicki, not meetings,” my sister Annabelle said over the phone. She was telling me about her weekend event with the L.A. … Continue reading
Opinion: Page 331
Letters to the Editor 2017-03-09
LACK OF ENVIRO ENFORCMENT Gratifying to see a thorough piece of investigative reporting leave the ivory tower and enter the public arena (“DEQ Has Oregon … Continue reading
King’s Quarrelsome Quarry
Tribal Council approves resolution to protect TV Butte
In January the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs of Oregon’s Tribal Council approved a resolution to protect TV Butte in Oakridge. Lane County has nevertheless … Continue reading
The Turning Point Downtown?
The Park Blocks and Kesey Square
When people come to Eugene for the 2021 World Track and Field Championships, they will, like all tourists, spend a large majority of their time … Continue reading
Slant
Defense of truth and the dog ban
• When Trump was elected in November, who could have imagined that a few short months later The New York Times would be running full-page … Continue reading
Letters to the Editor 2017-03-01
SE BUSCA AYUNDANTE While walking down a narrow aisle at a local store, I passed a young Latino family. Dad moved aside and mom clutched … Continue reading
Slant
Focus on the homeless around the county
• A campaign already is coming together to take on County Commissioner Faye Stewart in the May 2018 election. James Barber, who lives in Walterville, … Continue reading
Education Needs a Champion
The fight against Betsy DeVos
What should we make of the appointment of Betsy DeVos as the U.S. Secretary of Education? The answer is, perhaps, “Not very much.” For professional … Continue reading
Nuclear Issues in the Time of Trump
Joseph Cirincione, president of Ploughshares Fund, speaks via Skype on campus
In the flurry of disturbing and provocative executive orders coming out of the new presidential administration, it is understandable that some of us may have … Continue reading
Of Sawdust & Chips — Part II
Business development and Oregon’s economy
It’s almost impossible to overstate how devastating the 1980s recession was for Oregon. The early 1980s had the largest percentage of job loss since World … Continue reading