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Whatever Trump may say, we are not the enemy
• We are not the enemy. On Aug. 16, more than 350 newspapers across the United States, led by The Boston Globe, have signed on … Continue reading
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Shovels and Rope
Hi-Fi Music Hall • 7:00 pm • Tickets→
The indie folk-rock band Shovels and Rope will perform an all ages concert in the main hall of Hi-Fi Music Hall on Sunday, September 16, … Continue reading
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• You asked for it; you got it. Our online calendar listings are back as a list for your browsing pleasure. Find them at eugeneweekly.com … Continue reading
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• In 2014 Joshua Hunt wrote in The New York Times about rape allegations against three University of Oregon basketball players. Now he has an … Continue reading
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EW’s editorial board muses on the Annapolis shooting, another go at an auditor, the loss of musician Richard Swift and more
• Learning about the shooting and five people killed in a targeted attack at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis has left us reeling. EW’s … Continue reading
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Keynote speaker at the Slow News conference — no, that’s not a typo — June 25 at the University of Oregon was none other than … Continue reading
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Where’s Walden?, 5th Street Market district development and what we’re reading
• Where’s Walden? Call and write his offices in Oregon and D.C. We have not heard one word from Oregon Congressman Greg Walden about the … Continue reading
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Trump and Korea, downtown, turtles, Hayward and more editorial opinions
• A bold MSNBC commentator reminded us during the Singapore meetings between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un that both leaders are avowed big-time liars. That’s … Continue reading
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Dissing the RG redesign, racist graffiti and more
• The newly arrived Eugene Voters’ Pamphlet is overwhelming, and it’s hard to imagine anyone plowing through all the arguments regarding elected vs. appointed auditors. … Continue reading
Miguel w/ Dvsn opening
The Cuthbert Amphitheater • 5:30 pm • Tickets→
The singer, songwriter, actor and record producer Miguel, real name Miguel Jontel Pimentel, will perform in The Cuthbert Amphitheater on Friday, September 24, 2018 with … Continue reading
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RG sold, OBF, auditor and other editorial opinions
• We heard Oregon House Majority Leader Jennifer Williamson talk to a gathering of Eugene Democrats last summer after the 2017 legislative session. Williamson said … Continue reading
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Walden and the Year of the Woman, Merkley fights for immigrants and more opinions and notes from the editorial board
• It’s an uphill climb to “repeal and replace” Greg Walden, conservative congressman from Oregon’s District 2 in eastern Oregon, but the state Democratic Party … Continue reading
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• If the East Grandstand of Historic Hayward Field is so hazardous, why were so many track fans allowed to sit on it during the … Continue reading
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The election, ‘This is America’ and what we are reading
• We’re among the more than 100 million people who have watched Childish Gambino (Donald Glover)’s “This is America” video again and again. And again. … Continue reading
More on the auditor measure, new City Club pres, and what would Bowerman do?
• One last word from us on the elected auditor measure on the May 15 ballot: Opponents of Measure 20-283 complain it was drafted behind closed doors … Continue reading
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• The debate over elected vs. appointed auditors continues, and adding to the discussion last week was a nationally recognized expert on city auditors who … Continue reading
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• The Friday the 13th auditor forum at the City Club of Eugene was not as civil as most City Club meetings. Bonnie Bettman McCornack … Continue reading