Join Together
The upcoming presidential election needs impactful action
By Zach Klonoski With the 2024 election just 75 days away as I write this there is a renewed sense of determination similar to “hope … Continue reading
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There’s No Place Like Home
From immigrants to the unhoused, everyone deserves a home to come back to
By Victoria Koch As a child I quickly learned from my father the importance of having a place to call home. He made our modest … Continue reading
From MAGA to Horse Puckey in Letters to the Editor
MAGA Tactics I wholly concur with Deb McGee’s letter (“MAGA and the County Charter,” EW, 8/15) and Bentley Freeman’s story (“It’s Bullshit,” EW, 8/22) regarding … Continue reading
Slant — and Skewered
• Bikes, bikes, bikes! Check out reporter Bentley Freeman’s story on his adventure riding with Critical Mass this issue, and tell us what you think about … Continue reading
Resisting Eugene’s War On the Homeless
Forcing the city to do something on homelessness
By Lynn Porter A local activist wrote, “The city is crushing the homeless faster than we can save them.” Another tells me the city’s homeless … Continue reading
Letters to the Editor
Help the Ferals Lane County has a terrible cat overpopulation problem. Rescues and shelters are full and struggling to do all they can. Yes, the … Continue reading
Slant — Curses Again!
• We love Cottage Grove, but this week we hear some of the right-wing folks there didn’t like our coverage of the city moving its … Continue reading
In Defense of ‘Career Politicians’
There is much to be said for the benefits that come from those making politics a career
By Bob Bussel In a campaign ad titled “Money and Power,” a woman supporting Monique DeSpain’s candidacy for Congress declares: “I do think career politicians … Continue reading
Love Through Hate
Kamala Harris and surviving and exceeding in white culture
Right now Black women are focusing on the greater good in no other way or direction that we have ever had in the history of … Continue reading
From Gerrymandering to Loud Classical Music in Letters
The Power of Three? At the start of the Lane County Commission meeting, to vote on a last-minute proposal from a private law firm, Commissioner … Continue reading