A Sense of Place
A tale of one city square and the city that wouldn’t save it
Photo by Todd Cooper. Kesey Square is the last public space in Eugene that has no curfew. Continue reading
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Oregon Wild Horse Roundup Spurs Debate
About 1,400 wild horses are currently being gathered in the range of Oregon’s famous Kiger mustangs
About 1,400 wild horses are currently being gathered (aka rounded up) via helicopter from Oregon’s public lands in an area known as Beaty’s Butte on Oregon’s east side. Wild horse advocates are questioning the management of the area and what will ultimately happen to the mustangs once they have been removed from the range. Continue reading
Babb Shooting Investigation Flawed
The veteran’s family has questioned the events and policies that led to Babb’s death
Since the day Brian Babb was shot by a member of the Eugene Police Department, the veteran’s family has questioned the events and policies that led to Babb’s death. However, Eugene’s police auditor Mark Gissiner says a flawed report by the Lane County Interagency Deadly Force Investigation Team (IDFIT) means the family still doesn’t have closure, and indicates to Gissiner that the way deadly force investigations are handled in Lane County needs a number of improvements. Continue reading
A Bid for the Forest
Wonderland Auction raises money for Oregon’s ecosystems
Every year, a local conservation group turns an otherwise staid meeting hall into a winter wonderland. It’s not so much the decorations — if there are any, aside from nicely draped tables, I’ve never noticed — but rather the spirit with which the 300 or so attendees show up ready to enjoy themselves and spend money to support Cascadia Wildlands and its work to preserve Oregon’s forests and ecosystems. Continue reading
The Center for Public Integrity recently gave the state of Oregon a grade of “F”
Pollution Update 11-19-15
The Center for Public Integrity recently gave the state of Oregon a grade of “F” in its 2015 State Integrity Investigation, which is a “a comprehensive assessment of state government accountability and transparency done in partnership with Global Integrity.” Oregon also received an “F” on the public access to information component of its overall integrity grade, which is consistent with the “F” given to Oregon by the National Freedom of Information Coalition for lack of transparency. Continue reading
War Dead 11-19-2015
In Afghanistan • 2,349 U.S. troops killed (2,349 last month) • 20,071 U.S. troops wounded in action (updates NA) • 1,616 U.S. contractors killed (1,599) • 16,179 civilians killed (updates NA) • $719.5 billion cost of war ($716.1 billion) • $286.4 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($285.4 million) Against ISIS • $7 billion cost of military action ($6.4 billion) • $3.1 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($2.6 million) Continue reading
UO Young Americans for Liberty Poker Night Gun Give Away
On Friday Nov. 20, the UO's chapter of Young American for Liberty is hosting a poker night on campus with raffle prizes of a two handguns and a rifle. According to a Facebook event page, YAL believes the university's gun ban "puts students in danger." And the free poker night seeks to "spur a campus wide discussion on gun rights and the right to protect yourself on campus." Continue reading
ISIS vs. Muslims
Jen Sorensen cartoon on Daily Kos today. Continue reading
Al Jazeera looks at NW quake danger
Al Jazeera's America network has a story this week on The Big One, the Pacific Northwest's next mega-earthquake. One interesting angle regards Native American oral tradition, old legends of the earth and water in upheaval. Continue reading
Portland area to keep its UGB
Eugene city government has for decades tried to push out our urban growth boundary, but Portland has taken another look at the impact of sprawl. Short but interesting story on OPB this week. Continue reading