Pollution Update – 2017-09-28
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) sent Quarren Avakian a warning letter Sept. 7 for failing to install certified vapor recovery equipment at Halsey … Continue reading
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Letters to the Editor 2017-09-28
PESTICIDE REFORM It’s fine for writers like Mark Robinowitz to express their opinions, but opinions should never be presented as facts. In his “Ban Aerial … Continue reading
Enter the Dream
My maiden voyage into the complex miracle of virtual reality
This year I’ve had not one but two experiences for which the descriptive powers of language fall woefully short. The first was witnessing the total … Continue reading
Cash for UO Courtesy Cars
Athletic department employees collect hundreds of thousands in stipends in lieu of actual cars
The University of Oregon athletic department, like many athletic departments in the country, has a “courtesy car” program, in which it provides its employees free … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Free health care for those in need, DACA clinic, saving the climate and more
• The group City Accountability says it has less than two weeks to complete signature gathering to put a Charter Amendment on the ballot amending … Continue reading
Job Programs for Programmers
Tech companies want local students to fill their job openings
There are 418 tech companies registered in Lane County, and many of them are hiring, according to Allison Weatherly, the event coordinator for Technology Association … Continue reading
Gender and Gaming
Two women discuss their experience in the game making industry
Rosalie Vile began making games at age 12 when she got her first copy of Game Maker, software that she uses exclusively now when she … Continue reading
County Strike
As negotiations stall, labor unions ramp up pressure on county
“You wouldn’t layoff a teacher and make them reapply every year,” says Emily Miller, an expanded practice dental hygienist for Lane County Public Health. Miller … Continue reading
What To Do About Scobert Gardens?
Talks to discuss controversial park space will begin this fall
Despite the sunny weather on a Thursday morning, Scobert Gardens Park on 4th and Van Buren is mostly empty. On one of the first smoke-free … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Free health care for those in need, DACA clinic, saving the climate and more
• Impact Your Health Eugene, a free community health care event, returns to the Lane Events Center, 9 am to 5 pm, Sept. 24 and … Continue reading