Sidney Campbell
“My uncle trained elephants at the San Diego Zoo,” says Sidney Campbell, who grew up in nearby Los Angeles County. “I spent time at the … Continue reading
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In The Name of Community
The Native American Arts and Crafts Market brings people together
It is the calmness of the market that is striking. Perhaps there is someone playing the soothing Native American flute or lightly tapping drums. That … Continue reading
Planting a Movement
It’s been 50 years since a bunch of idealistic hippies started a multi-million dollar tree planting cooperative that changed Eugene forever
In the early ’70s Jerry Rust did what any ambitious hippie with long hair to match would do: co-found a tree planting co-op called Hoedads. … Continue reading
Ward 7 Election Looming
Barbie Walker and Lyndsie Leech go head to head in the Ward 7 City Council election Nov. 7
The runoff election for the Eugene City Council Ward 7 seat, vacated by a recall election in October 2022, is Tuesday, Nov. 7, and ballots … Continue reading
Drafting a Campaign
Architect, former track star and political neophyte Kaarin Knudson has plans to be mayor of Eugene
Kaarin Knudson has never actually held elected political office since graduating from college. But that doesn’t mean she lacks ideas about how to run City … Continue reading
UO Graduate Students Hold Funeral for the School’s ‘Public Promise’
Graduate students protest an ‘unfair contract’ amid bargaining for better pay
On Friday, Oct. 13, the University of Oregon’s Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation held “a funeral for the UO’s public promise” in front of the school’s … Continue reading
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
First Christian Church downtown is facing problems of money, support and what to do with its historic 1911 building
Eugene’s First Christian Church is face-to-face with quite the predicament due to the declining number of volunteers who run their programs. The church either shares … Continue reading
Garden Guerrillas
Community members have turned a plot of unused land into a neighborhood garden, complete with weekly work parties and free produce for all
Over the summer, the little plot of land just off West 15th Avenue and Jefferson Street has come alive. The space sits on the city … Continue reading
Big Man on Campus
The 19th University of Oregon president on AI, Oregon Hazards Lab, the Ballmer Institute and more
John Karl Scholz has come to the right place, as a former marathon runner and a wine drinker, Oregon is perhaps the perfect fit for … Continue reading
LCC Workforce Partnership
Lane Community College develops a new Workforce Development program
Summer has come to an end, and as a new school year has begun, Lane Community College prepares big plans for its future. Working closely … Continue reading