Newspaper Pot Ad Flap
A Nov. 27 notice mailed out by the U.S. Postal Service warns that if a "mailpiece" contains ads for marijuana it is "nonmailable." Continue reading
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Routine Breast Self-Exam Leads Mayor Piercy to Find Non-Invasive Cancer
Mayor Kitty Piercy sent out a statement on her health today. According to the news release, the mayor found a small, non-invasive cancer through a routine breast self-examination. Following the discovery of a lump in her breast and a subsequent mammogram and biopsy, Mayor Piercy’s doctor has diagnosed ductal carcinoma in situ. Her understanding is that this is a very common cancer that is small, non-invasive and low grade. Next week, Mayor Piercy will meet with a surgeon and make arrangements for surgery soon. Continue reading
Activist Alert 12-3-2015
• The challenges facing bees is the topic at City Club of Eugene at noon Friday, Dec. 4, at the Downtown Athletic Club. Speakers include Ramesh Sagili of OSU, Aimee Code of the Xerces Society for Invetebrate Conservation, and Jen Hornaday of Healthy Bees = Healthy Gardens. $5 for non-members. The following week, Dec. 11, City Club will hold its annual “Gifts to the City” program with various speakers. See cityclubofeuegene.org. Continue reading
Biz Beat 12-3-2015
• One of the pleasures of the holidays in Eugene is our chance to visit the studios and homes of talented artists. That includes potter Faith Rahill whose holiday studio sale runs from 5 to 8 pm Friday, Dec. 4, at 2581 Monroe Street; potter Ken Stanhardt whose home studio sale is from 5 to 8 pm Friday, Dec. 4, at 55 W. 27th Ave.; jeweler Hannah Goldrich and painter Mike Pease who open the Pease home for their annual show and sale from 11 am to 4 pm Saturday, Dec. 5, at 768 W. 10th Ave.; plus so many others listed in our Calendar. Enjoy. Continue reading
Is King Estate A Haven Or Hazard For Birds?
The rolling hills of the King Estate have become a magnet for birds of all kinds
The rolling hills of the King Estate vineyards and winery south of Eugene on Territorial Road have become a magnet for birds of all kinds, from migrating songbirds to raptors, that breed, rest and feed on its sprawling acres, but some birds have been crashing into the big windows at the pavilion building. Continue reading
Voodoo Doughnut, Community Group Want Kesey Square Kept Public
The debate about Kesey Square’s future heats up.
The outcry was prompted by a proposal City Manager Jon Ruiz passed on to the Eugene City Council this fall from private developers who want to purchase Kesey Square and build apartments in its place, with retail on the ground floor. Continue reading
UO Students Rally To Support Refugees
More than four million Syrians are fleeing civil war.
Students at UO rallied Nov. 30 in response to the backlash aimed at Syrian refugees. More than four million Syrians, three-quarters of them women and children according to the U.N., are fleeing civil war in that country. In the wake of the Nov. 13 Paris attacks that killed 130, at least 24 U.S. governors have said they would refuse to cooperate with federal efforts to resettle refugees, citing security concerns. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown was not one of them. Continue reading
Families on the Edge
Unpaid child support and outdated welfare tip moms into homelessness
Robin Calhoon stands in front of the Family's van with baby Prema and daughter Indra. Photo by Todd Cooper. Continue reading
Paris Climate Talks cartoon
One way to track the Paris Climate Talks is througj the website for the Union of Concerned Scientists. Continue reading
New VA clinic to open in late January
This just in from the Roseburg VA: The Roseburg VA Medical Center will soon open its new Health Care Center at 3355 Chad Drive in Eugene on Monday, Jan. 25. VA staff, city leaders and veterans’ groups will mark the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 am. Tours of the new clinic will be provided prior to the ceremony during the month of January. The public is welcome and all veterans are encouraged to come see the facility. Continue reading