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In Afghanistan • 2,290 U.S. troops killed (2,290 last week) • 19,514 U.S. troops wounded in action (19,496) • 1,452 U.S. contractors killed (1,452) • 16,179 civilians killed (updates NA) • $679.8 billion cost of war ($678.3 billion) • $281.1 million cost to Eugene taxpayers ($280.4 million) In Iraq • 4,423 U.S. troops killed, 31,941 wounded • 1,604 U.S. contractors killed (1,604) • 126,977 to 1.2 million civilians killed* (126,796) Continue reading
Egan Warming Center is in need of more trained volunteers as the weather continues to stay ridiculously cold. Those interested in volunteering can attend one of these two training events: Egan Warming Center Volunteer Training, 6:30-8:30pm Thursday, Dec. 12, Valley Covenant Church, 18th & Bailey Hill Rd. FREE. Continue reading
From Eugene Public Works, the latest on road conditions as of 3 pm today, Dec. 10: Continue reading
Thanks to Kathy Ging for the link to this video. Continue reading
• Local citizens concerned about the global climate crisis will gather at 12:30 pm Thursday, Dec. 5, at the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce, 1401 Willamette St., to give the Chamber a Golden Ostrich trophy, in recognition of the Chamber’s support for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its blockade of progress on addressing the climate crisis. Call 484-9167 for more information. Continue reading
City Club of Eugene is getting a new venue starting with its Jan. 10 meeting. We wrote about a City Club survey of its members in this column back on Sept. 19, and one of the preliminary top three favorites for a meeting place was the Downtown Athletic Club. Looks like the DAC beat out the Hilton and LCC Downtown Campus in the final selection, offering a “wider set of food options and price points, as well as a lower guarantee for the club,” according to the club’s website. Continue reading
For five years, Eugene’s Downtown Public Safety Zone exclusion ordinance allowed police to bar members of the community from the city center, without due process. About half the people excluded during that time were homeless. Continue reading
Sen. Ron Wyden released his long-awaited company bill to Rep. Peter DeFazio’s O&C Trust, Conservation and Jobs Act on Nov. 26, shortly before the Thanksgiving holiday. Environmental organizations such as Oregon Wild and Cascadia Wildlands immediately greeted the bill, which calls for “ecological forestry” on the controversial public lands, with disappointment and criticism. Continue reading
It’s a tough time to be a Chinook salmon, but members of the McKenzie Flyfishers and the Steamboaters are trying to make things easier for the threatened fish. Concerned by what they say are poor management practices in hatcheries that allow wild fish to breed with hatchery fish, changing their genetic integrity and making them less fit for survival, the Western Environmental Law Center (WELC) filed a lawsuit Dec. 2 against the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and the U.S. Continue reading
Duck confit, duck charcuterie, duck-fat ice cream … sometimes you have to break a few duck eggs and eat a few fowl in order to protect ducks and their habitat. On Dec. 11, local restaurant Party Downtown is teaming up with conservation group McKenzie River Trust (MRT) for an evening of duck feasting and river saving, along with celebrity hunter, gardener and cook Hank Shaw. Shaw is on tour promoting his new book, Duck, Duck, Goose: The Ultimate Guide to Cooking Waterfowl, Both Farmed and Wild. Continue reading