Slant
In checking out the bars for this week’s Swizzle issue we did some hanging out in downtown Springfield. Tavern on Main, Public House, Planktown, Monkey’s … Continue reading
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Uniting the Fourth
Val Hoyle wants to address climate change and support working families
On a warm, sunny August morning in 2021, U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, Congressman Peter DeFazio and Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries Commissioner … Continue reading
Sense of Relief
Eugene School District 4J and the Eugene Education Association reach tentative contract agreement after months of bargaining
More than 700 people and dozens of educators, dressed in red as an expression of solidarity, attended the Thursday, Feb. 17 Eugene School District 4J … Continue reading
Schools Go Mask Optional
Springfield, Bethel, 4J and the UO decide to lift mask mandates
Masks in schools have been a contentious subject, often leading to school board meeting disruptions and harassment. On Feb. 28, Oregon state leaders lifted mask … Continue reading
Lawsuit Filed in Homeless Death
As she slept in a parking lot in 2019, Annette Montero was run over by a Sanipac truck
More than two years after a homeless woman was run over and killed by a garbage truck as she slept in a parking lot near … Continue reading
Nathan and Jenna Tilley
“We are just starting up with classes,” says organic farmer Nathan Tilley, who manages the Parker Learning Gardens on Rivers Turn Farm north of Coburg, … Continue reading
TRIPS for Journalism
You can now support local journalism around Eugene with tax-deductible donations to a new foundation started by EW
Eugene Weekly has launched a new nonprofit foundation to boost community journalism in the southern Willamette Valley. The nonprofit Twin Rivers Institute for Press Sustainability … Continue reading
Preventing Second Injury
The Trauma Intervention Program provides emotional support during sudden tragedies
In August 2008, Linda Wall returned from a brief trip out of town to find her husband dead in their home in Gresham, Oregon. Wall … Continue reading
Oregon to Remove Indoor Mask Requirement
Joint decision with West Coast states starts 11:59 pm March 11
When you wake up on March 12, wearing masks indoors throughout the West Coast will no longer be required. The decision has been moved up … Continue reading
For the People
A proposed ballot measure would give everyday Oregonians more money
When Oregonians file their state income taxes this year, many of those getting tax refunds will see a larger sum than usual because of the … Continue reading