Activist Alert
#DisruptJ20 defendants
After relentless advocacy, the 82,500-acre Elliott State Forest in the Oregon Coast will remain in public ownership. To celebrate this environmentalist victory, Cascadia Wildlands, Mountain … Continue reading
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Shawn Donnille
Environmentalist and owner of Mountain Rose Herbs
“My parents were apolitical,” says Shawn Donnille, who grew up in Orange County, California, a Republican stronghold. “Every summer we spent two weeks in Nevada … Continue reading
Lane County Area Spray Information
Douglas and Lane Counties
Roseburg Resources, 541-679-3311, plans to spray 122.1 acres in Douglas and Lane Counties with a long list of chemicals on their lands south of Veneta … Continue reading
Land Swap
A meeting of minds on the future of downtown Eugene
A meeting at the Eugene Weekly office on July 12 brought together city and county politicians and bureaucrats to discuss the future of downtown Eugene. … Continue reading
‘A Little Taste’
Q&A with former mayor Kitty Piercy on her trip to Cuba
Former Eugene mayor Kitty Piercy and her husband, David Piercy, went on a trip to Cuba earlier this year. After nearly a century of United … Continue reading
What’s Theirs is Mines
For economic future, Eastern Oregon looks to its past
Chance Dewitt is sowing grass seed on a farm outside his hometown of Lebanon, Oregon. But this isn’t where he makes a living. After a … Continue reading
Senator Ron Wyden on Health Care, Russia and Trump
The Oregon congressman drops by Eugene Weekly for a visit
Before holding his 54th town hall meeting of the year, Oregon U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden sat down with Eugene Weekly to answer questions about single-payer … Continue reading
Activist Alert
2016 Hate and Bias Report
• Staff from the Office of Human Rights and Neighborhood Involvement, Eugene Police Department, elected officials and members of the groups including the NAACP, Trans*Ponder … Continue reading
County Commissioners to Decide on Sanctuary
After lengthy process, sanctuary rules go to a vote
“This shouldn’t have taken so long because this is a pressing issue,” Phil Carrasco says. “People are feeling the fear and pressure right now, they’re … Continue reading
Biz Beat
KLCC and Mckenzie River Trust
• KLCC public radio is seeing major changes this summer. A celebration of life was held July 1 for longtime Music Director Michael Canning who … Continue reading