Transgender Day of Remembrance
Local nonprofit TransPonder hosts events Nov. 20
Nov. 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance honoring all those whose lives were lost to anti-transgender violence over the year. Nov. 13 to 19 is … Continue reading
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Do Cities Dream of Electric Stoves?
Local activists want gas utilities to pay for building electrification in Eugene. City officials say it won’t be enough.
Before making its way into your gas stove, natural gas begins its journey as super-heated, decomposed plants and animals deep beneath the Earth’s surface. From … Continue reading
Eugene Weekly wins Google Support for News Research
The Google News Initiative funding will help EW to research underserved news communities in and around Lane County
Eugene Weekly has won significant financial funding from internet giant Google to help boost engagement with underserved readers. The $87,500 in funding from Google News … Continue reading
Timber, Interrupted
Anti-logging environmentalists protest Freres Lumber Company's executive's presentation at Knight Law Center, the day after activists announce an occupation to stop post-wildfire logging
Dozens of protesters interrupted a presentation from Freres Lumber Company executive Tyler Freres at the University of Oregon Knight School of Law, shouting, “Stop corporate … Continue reading
Biden the Builder
Sen. Ron Wyden, Rep. Peter DeFazio and supporters celebrate Biden’s infrastructure legislative win
After months of negotiation and discussion, President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill finally survived Congress and landed on his desk. On Nov. 5, U.S. Rep. Peter … Continue reading
From A to Zerzan
Eugene is home to notable anarcho-primitivist John Zerzan, who’s recently released a collection of essays about civilization
Before the pandemic, notable anarcho-primitivist John Zerzan could be found in the University of Oregon’s Knight Library, gathering research for one of his books of … Continue reading
Oregon’s Miss Juneteenth Goes National
Aceia Spade wins the second national Miss Juneteenth Scholarship Pageant the same year Juneteenth is named a state and federal holiday
Just two years ago most people in Oregon had likely never heard of Juneteenth. But Aceia “Ace” Spade not only knew what it was, she … Continue reading
Slant
A little bird tells us that The Register-Guard is moving from the big building on Chad Drive to a smaller space on 10th and Mill … Continue reading
Cindy Munyon
“I’m kind of nutty about dogs,” says Cindy Munyon, who grew up on a small farm in rural Maryland, along with dogs and horses, two … Continue reading
Hard Days’ Work
In a matter of days, St. Vinnie’s was offered and accepted new transition housing, free through the winter
Last week, St. Vincent de Paul Executive Director Terry McDonald had no idea that new housing units would be delivered for the nonprofit on Nov. … Continue reading