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Harriet Beecher Stowe said, “Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” I’ve always lived by that view. … Continue reading
INCONVENIENT TRUTHS I appreciated Shawn Boles’ clear-eyed viewpoint on the Nancy Shurtz Halloween party flap [12/29]. The professor was, perhaps unwisely, injecting her professorial role … Continue reading
Dear Community Alliance for Public Education: Every year we hear about this “opting out” business. We aren’t big fans of standardized tests, but we don’t … Continue reading
We each bring all our past, including childhood traumas we have been working to heal from, to every experience we have, every day. Being arrested … Continue reading
• Let the games begin! Pete Sorenson’s announcement that this is his last four-year term as Lane County commissioner opens the floodgates for candidates to step … Continue reading
Just to be clear about my biases: I despise The Oregonian editorial board because it despises public employees and it misrepresents Oregon political reality because … Continue reading
One goal of Oregon’s statewide land use program is “citizen involvement,” providing opportunities for public participation in all phases of the regulatory system. Public awareness … Continue reading
RENAME SKINNER’S BUTTE I live next to Skinner’s Butte and propose that we restore its name to what it was called by the Native Americans … Continue reading
• Eugene got a windfall of sorts with a nearly $19 million Comcast payment from a fee for broadband services. Take $8.7 million of that payment and put it towards a new City Hall Continue reading
Republicans Donald Trump and Dennis Richardson do not lack chutzpah! Both the recently elected president and the recently elected Oregon secretary of state were already … Continue reading