New 4J Board
With the election of new members and the resignation of Laural O’Rourke, maybe the community will again have a functional school board. The students deserve … Continue reading
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BIPOC Oasis Uses Joy as Resistance
Find your tribe at the Oregon Country Fair, and fight to hold on to it!
I’ve just returned from the Oregon Country Fair, for what I believe was my fifth time attending. After the 50th year, I had decided that … Continue reading
Art House Love
Thank you, EW, for the nice story on the Art House; we hope it encourages folks to head back to the theater! After being displaced … Continue reading
Rebuilding for the Future
Democrats deliver for Oregonians
By Julie Fahey After three years of responding to crises like the pandemic and wildfires, Oregon’s 2023 legislative session was an important opportunity for lawmakers … Continue reading
City Hall Abides
First the good news. Eugene’s long wait for a new City Hall may finally be over. The rag-tag assortment of satellite offices has found a … Continue reading
Eugene Mayor on Fossil Fuels, Former UO Pres Messes Up, 4J School Board Resignation and More in This Week’s Slant
Now that national Pride month has wrapped up and Eugene’s official Pride celebration is on the horizon for August, we are pondering where, for the … Continue reading
Fairmount Neighbors Clarifies Its Position
In Eugene Weekly June 29, there was a full-page paid advertisement titled “Request to Stop Franklin Blvd Transformation.” To some readers, the top portion of … Continue reading
Why Subsidize a Private Baseball Business?
Like Rachel Bitecofer (“A New Civic Stadium,” July 6), my family and I have enjoyed attending Eugene Emeralds baseball games over the years. However, I … Continue reading
Eugene’s Fossil Fuel Repeal and Climate Change Future
The mayor explains the vote to repeal the city’s natural gas ordinance
The climate crisis is here, and Eugene is already experiencing its impacts first hand. We just weathered the hottest July 4th holiday on record in … Continue reading
Fossil Fuels Are So Over
A couple of weeks ago a grandmother wrote in who was concerned about her grandson’s health (“What If It’s The Gas Stove?” Letters, June 8). … Continue reading