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Lots of people have opinions on city budget shortfalls, school funding crises, parent education challenges and the problems facing at-risk youth. Laura Illig has been hard at work tackling all these problems. Continue reading
One day, a patient with diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and depression walked into a doctor’s clinic in Milwaukee, Wis. Due to the limited time they had for the appointment, the doctor told the patient they could only treat one of the afflictions during that visit. The patient chose to tackle the weight issue, completely ignoring all of the other problems. For Dr. Leigh Saint-Louis, that was the moment she knew she could never practice medicine this way again. Continue reading
Patricia Cortez started volunteering in 1997 at Amigos, an organization that assists Latino families arriving in the U.S. after experiencing political violence and torture. Since then, not only has Cortez held every position within the organization, she created Juventud Faceta, a leadership program for Latino youth. “The social norm is that young people are a trouble, and are the problem of many communities,” Cortez says, but she challenges this idea in her work every day. Continue reading
Kelsey Juliana and Olivia Chernaik are suing Gov. John Kitzhaber and the state of Oregon under the Public Trust Doctrine, and their climate change case came before the Oregon Court of Appeals in January. The young women say the governor and state are failing to protect essential natural resources, including the atmosphere, state waters and coastlines. “I’m the first person that should be stepping up,” Juliana says. “You don’t have to be an ‘activist’ to do something. You can be a kid or a parent.” Continue reading
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) assessed a penalty of $7,608 against Michael Brown of Oakland, Ore., on March 4 for sewage-related violations at Saginaw Mobile Home Park north of Cottage Grove. DEQ has expressed “particular concern” due to Brown’s “prior history of discharging partially treated sewage onto the ground” and noted that the treatment system at this site “may be causing harm to public health or the environment.” DEQ sent Brown a “warning letter with opportunity to correct” back in November following a DEQ visit to the site in late October. Continue reading
• Giustina Land and Timber Co., 345-2301, plans to hire Western Helicopter Services Inc., (503) 538-9469, to aerially spray herbicides including Atrazine, 2,4-D, Clopyralid, Hexazinone, Sulfometuron Methyl and Triclpopyr Amine on 69 acres near tributaries of South Fork Ferguson Creek, Owens Creek and the Long Tom River. See ODF notice 2014-781-00273, call State Forester Robin L. Biesecker at 935-2283 with questions. Continue reading
In Afghanistan • 2,312 U.S. troops killed (2,310 last month) • 19,673 U.S. troops wounded in action (19,656) • 1,481 U.S. contractors killed (1,481) • 16,179 civilians killed (updates NA) • $703.2 billion cost of war ($699.1 billion) • $290.8 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($289 million) In Iraq • 4,423 U.S. troops killed, 31,941 wounded • 1,605 U.S. contractors killed (1,605) • 135,459 to 1.2 million civilians killed* (134,734) Continue reading
Want to understand the history of Crimea better? One scholar writing on the topic this week is John Quigley. The below essay can be found on the Cambridge Journal of International and Comparative Law, see http://wkly.ws/1ph Continue reading
Another busy road repair season is under way in Eugene. Here's the latest press release from city Public Works on which streets are to be avoided: Wildish Construction began mobilizing equipment on Goodpasture Loop in north Eugene late last work and work began Monday on sidewalk access ramp installations and repairs. The sidewalk work will be followed by a pavement overlay the full length of the loop and some reconstruction work in the commercial area on the north end of the loop. Work on that project is projected to be completed by mid-May. Continue reading
"Let's do 71-pound cannonballs in mud puddles then chase squirrels!" Someone needs to adopt this dog who "sports the very particular features of her watchdog ancestors but none of their discipline." Bindy is adoptable through Greenhill Humane Society and the ad is pure puppy genius. Continue reading