A Civil Union
Graduate student union looks to make a deal with UO
Four years ago, then-interim President Scott Coltrane and the University of Oregon refused to make a deal on whether the university would pay for higher … Continue reading
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Pedal the Stress Away
Eugene gets its first “boutique” cycling studio
When walking into the new StarCycle Eugene studio, the space is more akin to a yoga class than a heart-pumping cardio cycling experience — minus … Continue reading
Egan and the Homeless
Shelter from the cold for those who take nothing for granted
By day they are everywhere, in pockets small or large. They are seen and sometimes they are dodged. Mostly, they are ignored. By night they … Continue reading
End Single-Use Plastics
Urge the Eugene City Council to act on plastics
From city-level initiatives like the Urban Growth Boundary, the Climate Resiliency Ordinance and a ban on single-use plastic bags, to an extensive history of grassroots … Continue reading
Burning Questions on LNG
Proposed liquefied natural gas facility faces FAA concerns
If the powers behind the Jordan Cove Energy Project have their way, a large fracked-gas shipping hub will be sitting on the shores of Coos … Continue reading
Better Watch Out, Better Not Pout
Downtown surveillance helps the police watch every breath you take — if they want to
I’m sitting in Eugene police Lt. Doug Mozan’s unmarked SUV at 8th Avenue and Oak Street. He’s showing me how EPD can observe activity from … Continue reading
Two Glamazons Walk into a Bar (in Cottage Grove)
Local drag queens bring a show to the Axe and Fiddle
Eugene is a surprisingly active place for drag, according to queens Monique La Faye and Karess Ann Slaughter of the local troupe Glamazons. “There’s more … Continue reading
Pollution Update
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) sent Lane County Central Receiving Station an “expedited enforcement offer” (EEO) on Dec. 10 for violating its Clean … Continue reading
Local Racist Gets Marr’d in Corvallis
Nazi wannabe Jimmy Marr gets hospitalized after fight, right-wing strikes back online
Jimmy Marr was in Corvallis the other night. Apparently, he got in a street fight that I’d like to imagine was a lot like West Side Story — … Continue reading
Joy Marshall (revisited)
November 2004: The daughter of a Unitarian minister in Birmingham, Michigan, Joy Marshall grew up walking picket lines. “By age 6 or 7, I was … Continue reading