Letters to the Editor 2017-03-23
MINING TV BUTTE The Lane County Board of Commissioners has approved the land use change on a 4-1 vote, allowing for the destruction of a … Continue reading
Opinion: Page 341
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Longtime writer Tom Giesen’s Celebration of Life, arts grants and government transitions
• Close on the heels of the news that conservative Councilor George Poling was stepping down from the Eugene City Council, longtime conservative Lane County … Continue reading
Nightingale Health Sanctuary Seeks a Site
Rest stop for the unhoused needs a home and an answer from the city
Nightingale Health Sanctuary (NHS), a city-sanctioned rest stop, needs help from its supporters. As many of you know, the Eugene Mission generously gave NHS a … Continue reading
Measuring Media Bias
An Examination of The Register-Guard’s School Coverage
One way the news media demonstrate bias is by what they report and what they leave out. Another is the negative or positive content of … Continue reading
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WTF dog ban?
• When the president of your country talks violently about women, what message does that send? That was one of the niggling questions that came … Continue reading
Any-Town, USA
Don’t turn farmland into industrial parks
Take a drive out Highway 99 to Clear Lake Road and turn west. As soon as you leave the busy industrial highway you are in … Continue reading
Letters to the Editor 2017-03-16
LOGGING SCHEME The Aufderheide National Scenic Byway out of Oakridge, one of the nation’s most scenic drives, has been severely degraded by Willamette National Forest … Continue reading
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RG layoffs and Mercer Money
• Rumor has it that The Register-Guard is laying off another 20 employees. The toll this time includes reporter Lillian Schrock, who was let go … Continue reading
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
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