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Green Party Candidate Heading for Eugene, Corvallis?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Looks like there have been some delays. He is expected to hold a press conference at 9 am Wednesday at the Lane County Elections Office, 275 W. 10th Ave. in Eugene. Not sure about his Corvallis plans at this point. Call (916) 320-6430 for updates. Seth Woolley of Portland is in Newport today and will be making a Corvallis stop in his statewide campaign bike tour at about noon Tuesday, Sept. 18, at the Pacific Green Party’s campaign office at SE 3rd St. and Bridgeway Avenue. The public is invited to attend. Continue reading →

Obo Addy Dies at 76

News 13 years ago

(This information provided by Chris Crabb, crabbsoup@comcast.net) Obo Addy — master drummer, award-winning composer, brilliant musician, and skilled teacher — passed away peacefully at 4 pm Sept. 13 surrounded by family and friends. He had been battling liver cancer since 2007. Addy was 76 years old. Continue reading →

Public Hearing-palooza

News 13 years ago

City Council will certainly get an earful Monday night. The 7:30 pm public hearing schedule at the downtown library Bascom-Tyson room includes these three topics: Ordinance on bikes on sidewalks in the downtown core Ordinance on the Downtown Public Safety Zone Ordinance on a plastic bag ban This oughtta be good! Continue reading →

Toxic Sprays in Oregon’s Forests

News 13 years ago

The Triangle Lake/Hwy 36 pesticide sprays were featured on PBS's NewsHour this week. The people around Triangle Lake have been fighting the timber industry over toxic sprays for years. Companies such as Roseburg, Weyerhaeuser and Seneca Jones say they have the right to spray on their private lands, and that the sprays are necessary to regrow the clearcut forests for future wood products. Continue reading →

Peace Day 2012

News 13 years ago

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Rabid Transit

The drive toward West 11th EmX heats up

News 13 years ago

In an age when money is speech and corporations are people, following the money doesn’t always produce a clear, well-documented trail of dollars. The opposition to Eugene’s planned West 11th EmX extension is no exception. Now the issue is heating up in anticipation of a Sept. 26 City Council work session. Continue reading →

DOJ drops Handy investigation

News 13 years ago

The Oregon Department of Justice sent a letter to the Lane County Counsel today informing the county of the decision not to pursue the investigation against Handy due to insufficient evidence he had violated any criminal laws. The county apparently sent out its press release about the issue before contacting Handy's attorney. Handy said in response to the news and the press release: Continue reading →

Dog Shaming

News 13 years ago

I have dogs. They do bad things, like sniff crotches and open the fridge and eat all the butter (Zella). And now, next time they do something bad, like eat all the seatbelts in my car (Rhoda) there's a place to shame them publicly for their wrongs. Dog-shaming.com Pages and pages of dogs doing bad things. Cutely. It's like cat videos only for dog people. And with less movement. Well, you know what I mean. Continue reading →

Put Down the Duckie

News 13 years ago

So the UO sent a link to a "press conference" today. Yes, according to the UO, the Duck is running for president, or so he says via his interpreter. He even has a website: http://duck2012.com/ Continue reading →

Problem-Solving Stoves

Cottage Grove sends stoves to the world

News 13 years ago

On Colgan’s Island there are roses and a vegetable garden to attend to. There’s music blaring from a stereo in a workshop barn. There’s a gang of chickens and a tail-wagging black Labrador. There’s a former slaughterhouse and there’s a bright blue cottage. At the moment, this equally peaceful and industrious setting is the scene of many ongoing changes, and they all have to do with stoves. Continue reading →