Lane County Spray Schedule
• Weyerhaeuser, 541-744-4600, plans to aerially spray 943.1 acres in many areas around Dexter Lake with clopyralid, glyphosate, imazapyr, triclopyr with amine, Induce, MSO Concentrate … Continue reading
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Fires Won’t Wait Another Month
City code gives property owners up to a month to get in compliance, but fires can come at any time.
A single spark could light up the dead grass and blackberry bushes blanketing the sidewalks and alleyways of Eugene’s neighborhoods. Even with this summer’s bone-dry … Continue reading
Taking the Paper Trail
Sen. Ron Wyden pushes for paper ballots in elections
Sen. Ron Wyden wants elections to go back to the future. Wyden, along with other senators including Sen. Jeff Merkley, introduced legislation to the U.S. … Continue reading
End of Newsprint Tariffs
One of the Trump administration's tariffs goes down
Newspapers around the country can breathe a sigh of relief — the tariffs on Canadian newsprint have been overturned by the International Trade Commission (ITC). … Continue reading
Stop the Presses! We Know Wyden’s Favorite Subway Sandwich
Which 'wich does Sen. Ron Wyden eat?
In Meerah Powell’s Aug. 30 cover story on Sen. Jeff Merkley, EW found out what Subway sandwich he eats: a six-inch Italian BMT, and he washes it down … Continue reading
Merkley 2020 (?)
Sen. Jeff Merkley on the potential for a presidential run, his nationally publicized activism and more
Merkley and I sat down to chat around 11 am on a Friday at the Subway restaurant on Gateway Street in Springfield — a quick … Continue reading
Sunny with a Chance of Clouds
Trump’s tariffs impact Oregon solar industry in different ways
It’s been more than six months since President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on imported solar cells and modules. Some manufacturers, like Oregon’s SolarWorld Industries America, … Continue reading
Activist Alert
• Health Care for All Oregon meets 7 pm, Sept. 3, (6:30 pm for “newbies”) at the First United Methodist Church of Eugene, 1376 Olive … Continue reading
Bittersweet Dismissal
Hayward Field protester's court case dropped
It’s been a little over two months since the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field was demolished. Community members are still feeling its legacy — emotionally, … Continue reading
Lane County Area Spray Information
• Lone Rock Timber Investments 1, 541-673-0141, plans to hire Western Helicopter Services, 503-538-9469, to aerially spray 141.9 acres near Camp Creek with glyphosate and/or … Continue reading