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News: Page 70

Building on a Foundation

House Speaker Tina Kotek is behind some of Oregon’s recent important legislation and says she’s running for governor to build on it

News 4 years ago

Before moving to Oregon in 1987, Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek was a college dropout.  She was living in Washington, D.C., where she had attended … Continue reading →

Shandee Franke 1996-2021

An animal lover and rescuer, the young homeless woman died by suicide at 25 years old

NewsObituary 4 years ago

Shandee Franke was a bright, devoutly Christian young woman with a passion for animals. She took her own life in her mother’s bathroom on Oct. … Continue reading →

Nick Furrow

Happening PeopleNews 4 years ago

When Eugene’s annual Whiteaker Community Thanksgiving Dinner was called off due to COVID last year, a group of neighbors in the Whit got together to … Continue reading →

Building Support

Now awaiting Senate approval, Rep. Peter DeFazio said Biden administration’s Build Back Better legislation has some of the largest anti-poverty programs since LBJ’s Great Society

BlogEW-ExtraNews 4 years ago

One way that Rep. Peter DeFazio describes President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act is by comparing it to former President Donald Trump’s tax cuts.  … Continue reading →

Anti-Maskers Delay Eugene School Board Meeting

After disruptive start and EPD response, 4J board chooses Chicago firm to lead superintendent search

BlogEW-ExtraNews 4 years ago

Community members protested face mask requirements and vaccine clinics at Wednesday, Nov. 17’s Eugene District 4J school board meeting, leading to a delay in proceedings. … Continue reading →

Transgender Prison Rights

Transgender inmate files lawsuit against state for gender discrimination, describes instances of harassment and assault 

News 4 years ago

A transgender woman was housed in a men’s prison by the state of Oregon and assigned to share a cell with a known sexual predator … Continue reading →

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Local nonprofit TransPonder hosts events Nov. 20

News 4 years ago

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 →

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.

News 4 years ago

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

BlogNews 4 years ago

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

BlogEW-ExtraNews 4 years ago

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 →

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