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Hood River County will see a citizen initiative on the ballot next May banning Nestle and other water companies from capturing and bottlng millions of gallons of fresh water. Click on the logo for a link to organizers' website. Continue reading
• Native-American author, activist, musician and actor John Trudell died Dec. 8 and a gathering in his memory will be from 6 to 9 pm Tuesday, Dec. 29, at the LCC Longhouse on the main campus. Trudell often visited Eugene, spoke about justice and human rights, and met with friends from around the state. A potluck dinner will be followed by the showing of the documentary Trudell. The event will wrap up with drumming, singing and memory-sharing. Call 687-1023 for more information. Continue reading
‘Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.’ — Gloria Steinem Continue reading
Back in the 1980s, University of Florida student Jim Evangelista and his roommates had a sign that read “Welcome to Reality Kitchen.” Later, when he started painting murals, Evangelista adopted the name for his Gainesville storefront studio, and Reality Kitchen evolved into a 24/7 coffee house and community center. “We had music every night,” he says. After three years, he got back to murals and began building scenery for film and TV. He got married, had a son, Diego, and, in 1992, took a cross-country trip in a converted school bus. Continue reading
Dwight Dickinson Local musician and satirist Continue reading
Lisa Arkin Executive director of Beyond Toxics The southern Willamette Valley is defined by the forces of the Willamette River, which deposited fertile soils as it weaved from the Cascades to the ocean. West Eugene is the recipient of the river’s largesse, Class I and II soils, so rich in nutrients they are capable of growing nearly any edible crop. I dream of a bounty of crops erupting from the seeds planted by a new generation of land stewards. Continue reading
Juan Carlos Valle Founding president of The League of United Latin American Citizens of Lane County My dream for Glenwood is to be an iconic area that connects both Eugene and Springfield cities. A destination point where a beautiful riverfront public access and a convention center harmonize and complement each other. Continue reading
Kitty Piercy Eugene mayor Continue reading
All staff pick We dream off a permanent publicly run, staffed and funded shelter for the unhoused, or series of shelters across Lane County. We could fund it by asking businesses like local breweries to “round up” on their purchases and donate to supporting a shelter and staff. Ted Taylor Editor Continue reading
In the Pacific Northwest’s damp, dark days of winter, it’s hard to imagine any beckoning outdoors spaces, like say the twinkling age-old Christmas markets of Germany. But we do have a pocket of possibility right in the heart of the city: Kesey Square. Rather than look at its brick shell as some unintended consequence of ad-hoc city planning — where some local developers want to plop a building — we ask you to dream of the possibilities. Continue reading