Training Spot
“I began as a volunteer at an animal shelter in San Diego,” Jen Biglan says. “I got hired as volunteer coordinator, but I wanted to … Continue reading
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Improving Oil Train Safety
Railroads will have to create contingency plans with HB 2209
Even before an oil train derailed and spilled its contents in the Columbia Gorge in 2016, the black tankers and their dangers were an ongoing … Continue reading
Chewing Bubble Gum and Kicking Ass
Locally owned company Run Gum is growing its brand across the U.S.
It’s 3 pm, and two-time Olympian and Run Gum CEO Nick Symmonds is chewing some Run Gum when I meet with him at the company’s … Continue reading
Chain Reaction
Trump’s increased tariffs hit locally owned bicycle manufacturer Bike Friday
“Dead or Alive” is playing on a nearby radio as Bike Friday president Hanna Scholz shows me how the Eugene-based company assembles from scratch its … Continue reading
City Council Votes Unanimously (At Last) to Condemn White Supremacy
Councilor's First Amendment concerns derailed earlier vote
Eugene city councilors on Wednesday, July 24, revisited the resolution condemning white supremacy that narrowly passed during Monday’s session with a 4-3 vote. That vote … Continue reading
City Council’s Divided Vote Against White Supremacy Causes Controversy
Community members are expressing outrage after narrow passage of resolution
The Eugene City Council on Monday, July 22, narrowly passed a resolution condemning white supremacy. The 4-3 vote came after councilors deliberated for more than … Continue reading
If Repubs Recalled Kate Brown, Oregon Might Still Have a Democrat for Governor
Next in line for the governorship must hold elected, not appointed, office
In the unlikely event that Republicans angry at Gov. Kate Brown for trying to stop climate change succeed in recalling her, Oregon might still have … Continue reading
CLDC Fights the Law
Eugene-based organization challenges constitutionality of Free Speech Plaza curfew
Inscribed on a plaque at the Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza is a quote from Founding Father Thomas Jefferson: “The will of the people is … Continue reading
Chasing Bigfoot
Local authors recover sasquatch research conducted in 1960s and ’70s by former L.A. County sheriff deputy
Joe Blakely remembers the day he saw sasquatch. Well, he says, he feels like he saw him. Early one morning in 1990, he was out … Continue reading
Twenty-Seven Candidates, One County
Eugene residents dish on whom they’re likely to vote for in the 2020 presidential election
Eugene Weekly went out in search of the low-down on how the city’s residents feel about the 2020 presidential candidates. We ran around town and … Continue reading