Lane County Area Spray Information
• Weyerhaeuser Company, 541-744-4600, plans to aerial and/or ground spray 1,307 acres near North Fork Smith River, Whittaker Creek, Ferguson Road, Nelson Mountain Road, Triangle … Continue reading
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Cabbies Are People, Too
What happens when Uber and Lyft take off again in Eugene?
Catching a cab is serious business. If you need to call a taxi and it takes forever and a day to arrive, or doesn’t arrive … Continue reading
From Death to Life
A downtown mortuary building becomes a healing center
New life is invigorating a former mortuary in downtown Eugene as the Trauma Healing Project transforms once dark, windowless rooms into vibrant spaces for activities … Continue reading
Slant
Rebel flags, auditor update and other rumor-chasing notes and musings
• What’s with the Confederate flags flying from a business near Florence over the weekend? A Eugenean friend of ours asked the Florence Chamber of … Continue reading
Revised Elected Auditor Measure Fails with City Council
City Council voted 'no' on a revised elected auditor measure for November's ballot
Although both the elected and appointed auditor measures were rejected by Eugene residents in the May election, discussion for another potential measure was brewing at … Continue reading
Wyden finishes First Amendment tour in Eugene
Invites Eugene interfaith group to hear concerns of practicing religion
Inside the Wayne Morse Family Farm house, you can find the name of then-future senator Ron Wyden on a phone message for Sen. Wayne Morse. … Continue reading
To Pave or Not to Pave
A hiking trail will be turned into a road if a 14-lot residential development is approved on Spring Boulevard
Neighbors are opposing a planned unit development (PUD) that will pave over part of a public trail in the Fairmount Neighborhood between Spring Boulevard and … Continue reading
Three’s Company
Patrick Starnes challenges ‘big money’ in Oregon governor's race
Governor Kate Brown and challenger Knute Buehler knew the day after the May 15 primary election they would go on in November to run for … Continue reading
Press Conference to Update Case of Shooting Death of Brian Babb
Family of military veteran killed by Eugene police continues to advocate for change
On July 12, the family of a 49-year-old Army National Guard veteran killed by Eugene police is holding a press conference to again call attention … Continue reading
Families Belong Together in Eugene
Hundreds turned out to rally for immigrants at the federal courthouse
President Donald Trump says he’s reversed course on separating families at the border, but according to the Associated Press, the “Trump administration is still dealing … Continue reading