Activist Alert
• Ward 1 Eugene City Council candidate Emily Semple’s campaign has GOTV (get out the vote) activities planned for the next two weeks. Learn more … Continue reading
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Why Don‘t You Run for Office?
A lot of candidates run unopposed here in Lane County
While a couple local positions were hard-fought races in the primary election in May — the Eugene mayor’s race and the Ward 1 City Council seat, … Continue reading
Who Runs the City?
It’s time to examine how Eugene’s city government works
With elections just around the corner, it’s time to examine how Eugene’s city government works, and what we’re electing these folks to do. Eugene has … Continue reading
LCC to Host Documentary on Family Leave
The United States, it turns out, is not the best at everything. “Only 12 percent of U.S. private sector workers have access to paid family … Continue reading
Civics Lessons
This election year feels toxic. The current rhetoric and anger of the presidential race seems to be permeating everything. How did we wind up with … Continue reading
Slant 2016-10-20
• A curious line of reasoning is leading some Oregon editorial writers to say we need to elect some Oregon Republicans on Nov. 8 to … Continue reading
Why Care about the County Commission?
Votes by the five-member Board of Lane County Commissioners affect people in 12 cities and 4,620 square miles of land
The five member Lane County Commission administers the approximately $450 million that federal, state and local taxpayers provide to Lane County, South Lane Commissioner Pete … Continue reading
KEPW Online Launch Party
It's Beatlemania in Eugene
Beatlemaniacs should get their Sergeant Pepper jackets dry-cleaned for this one. Local up-and-coming radio station KEPW hosts an Oct. 29 Beatles-themed Halloween party to celebrate … Continue reading
Slant
Not enough talk on global warming
• We left the 4th district candidate forum sponsored by the City Club of Eugene Oct. 7 hoping that Congressman Peter DeFazio lives a very … Continue reading
Activist Alert
• How do we keep public spaces like the Park Blocks and Kesey Square active, vital places where everyone wants to be any day of … Continue reading