Eugene Weekly

Nathan Fillion, right, and Jon Huertas in the Arcimoto Pulse prototype Continue reading →

Why does the weather suck? Eugene is at the nozzle end of a 6,000-mile long plume of wetness jetting all the way across the Pacific. We’re hosed. Continue reading →

Have you got a few ideas about how this country ought to be run? Maybe a notion as to what “American values” really means, or how the government can work toward American prosperity? The Republicans would like to hear from you. Just as soon as they can get their website sorted out. At the moment, it tells me that many Americans are speaking out. Can I wait a moment, then try again? You bet I can. Because America is speaking out, and it has a sense of humor. Continue reading →

The department that brought you “officer blow job” is now testing a new police “muscle car” made famous by a Superbowl ad criticized as misogynist: Here’s the ad: Continue reading →

At the Oregon and Washington Society of Professional Journalists’ annual awards banquet on Saturday, EW picked up a handful of nifty certificates. While SPJ has the year’s award recipients listed on a nifty PDF, we thought it might be helpful — or at least potentially interesting to one or two people — to give a quick rundown with handy-dandy links. Second place, special section The State of Suds Continue reading →

The New York Times writes today on how a city — “usually seen as an enclave of hippies, marijuana dispensaries and rock climbers — has become a hotbed of capitalism.” Continue reading →

After Kip Kinkel shot up Thurston High School a dozen years ago, Springfield never got ongoing funding for more school counselors or better gun laws. But this week, the city got a big new gun store. Here’s a sampling of what you can buy at Cabela’s: Continue reading →