Can you fix PERS?
The Bellotti Effect is not football lingo!
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
Opinion: Page 334
Muting Goal One Goal
Citizens fight aerial sprays
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
Letters to the Editor – 2017-01-12
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
Slant
Comcast windfall and more
• 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
The Donald and The Dennis do Oregon
Scandal and legislative appointments
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
Lamentable Response
The UO loses a teachable moment
It is difficult not to lament the fate of the University of Oregon in light of the inept administrative response to what should have been … Continue reading
Two New Year’s Resolutions
On humor and intelligence
I’ve taught interpersonal communication to college students for 20 years and I thought Gayle Landt’s viewpoint, “Difficult Conversations” [EW 12/8] gave excellent advice. But part … Continue reading
Slant – 2016-12-29
• Resolution for 2017: Slant will not be “fair and balanced,” whatever Fox News means by that. • EW’s “Give Guide” issue was especially popular … Continue reading
Letters to the Editor – 2016-12-22
‘TIS THE SEASON Let’s take a diversion of comments on Trump, Eugene City Council, pot, election results, healthcare, housing, etc., and declare a “Merry Christmas, Best … Continue reading
On the Frontlines of the Unhoused
Eugene Needs More rest Stops
There is an old story about a village that dedicated itself to pulling children out of a river, until one day one of their members … Continue reading