Activist Alert
• We’ve been running our Activist Alert updates for years, but now more than ever we realize that as people get “woke” they need to … Continue reading
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Trump Endangers NEA Funds for Local Arts
What, we wondered, will happen around here exactly if the Trump regime manages — as he promised in January — to abolish the 62-year-old National … Continue reading
Sarah J. Swofford
Author of From Ouch! To Ahhh … The New Mom’s Guide To Sex After Baby
The daughter of a pair of Methodist missionaries, Sarah Swofford grew up from age three to eight in Montevideo, Uruguay. “I was old enough to … Continue reading
Executive Director Ends 10 Years at Willamette Food and Farm Coalition
Lynne Fessenden is stepping down
Lynne Fessenden is stepping down from her decade-long position as the executive director of the Willamette Farm and Food Coalition, a nonprofit focused on developing … Continue reading
Future of Eugene Parks Will Be City Club Topic
Eugene parks face a $2.3 million operational maintenance budget gap
Lack of funding in recent years has led to cracked pavement, aging playground equipment that needs to be replaced and other maintenance needs in Eugene’s … Continue reading
Millions of Women Marched, Now What?
What are the next steps?
On Jan. 21, a sea of pink pussyhats and vibrant signs promoting women’s rights and denouncing President Donald Trump swelled across the nation. Cries of … Continue reading
Oregon Bach Festival comes home to UO’s new Berwick Hall
If you’ve sidled by the University of Oregon campus just west of the Pioneer Cemetery recently, you’ve undoubtedly seen a huge construction project underway. The … Continue reading
Kicking the Trump Funk
Tips from a local therapist for staying sane while staying informed
Look around and see signs of political burnout, in more than just eyes red and raw from excessive newsfeed scrolling. Listen and hear it in … Continue reading
Does City Hall Need a Redesign?
As Eugene’s downtown continues to thrive, it’s easy to forget that only a couple years ago the urban core was widely regarded as lacking a … Continue reading
Food Fight: Forked Author Discusses Food Industry Labor Issues
Seventeen states, as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, still pay the federal minimum wage of $2.13 per hour to workers who … Continue reading