Activist Alert
• A discussion of “White Supremacy, Anti-Semitism and Building a Resilient Community” is 5:45 pm Saturday, May 13, at Temple Beth Israel, 1175 E. 29th … Continue reading
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LCC Budget Vote Postponed
Community seeks solution to avoid program cuts
During its May 10 meeting, the Lane Community College Budget Committee postponed a vote on the administration’s proposed 2017-2018 budget. Continue reading
Oregon Country Fair Cancels Story Pole
Local Natives decry ‘cultural appropriation’
A slow-motion collision between art and cultural politics led the Oregon Country Fair this week to cancel the planned installation of a 36-foot-tall Native-inspired carved … Continue reading
Lane County Area Spray Schedule
Giustina Land & Timber, 541-345-2301, plans to hire Northwest Reforestation Services LLC, 541-520-6215, to ground spray 55.3 acres near Lookout Point Lake with glyphosate, triclopyr … Continue reading
Eugene Word Games
A free little word fill is floating around town
You may have noticed Max and Julia’s Eugene Word Fill floating around Eugene. This free little puzzler is a local version of Mad Libs, a … Continue reading
Election Endorsements
It's a sign of the times
The election of President Donald Trump and the appointments he’s made since taking office have a silver lining: People are stepping up in ways large … Continue reading
Fighting the Invisible
UO’s initiative on lead in drinking water
The University of Oregon took swift action to address unsafe levels of lead in its drinking water after it found lead-tainted fixtures in its dorms, … Continue reading
A System of Neglect
Long-term care facilities across Oregon abuse residents and fail to meet standards
She moved into River Grove Memory Care in Lane County in October of 2016, needing a little more rehabilitation and care before she could go … Continue reading
Biz Beat
From co-housing to social bicycles
• A second, smaller cohousing project is forming downtown while the more ambitious Oakleigh Meadow project off River Road continues, despite legal delays. Eugene Cohousing Downtown will have 15 … Continue reading
Trouble on Water Lane
Will Alpine residents run out of water with new development?
For Southern Benton County resident Garrick Balsly, concern about his water supply and the health of his land started nearly five years ago when his … Continue reading