Endorsements at a Glance
EW’s recommendations for the May 18 election
Lane Community College Zone 1 ✔️Holli Johnson Mark Boren Thomas Jennings Zone 5, 2 Year Unexpired Term ✔️Steve Mital Al King Eugene School District #4J … Continue reading
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J.H. Baxter’s New Suits
Two lawsuits have been filed against the wood treatment plant in Eugene
For decades, families in west Eugene have shared concerns about J.H. Baxter ranging from the plant’s pollution filling the air and causing health problems to … Continue reading
Slant
The University of Oregon announced on May 10 that all students, faculty and staff will be required to take the COVID-19 vaccination — with the … Continue reading
Eugene City Council Discusses Community Safety Initiative Survey Results
The survey results show community prioritization of how to distribute tax funds
A recent survey about Eugene’s Community Safety Initiative (CSI) found that community members want the payroll tax funds to go towards less policing and more … Continue reading
Cut Short
Juan Lopez-Robles entered Oregon’s juvenile justice system as a troubled 15-year-old. He was returned to his family three years later in an urn.
An 18-year-old young man from Ontario, Oregon, died of a fentanyl overdose while in the care of an Oregon Youth Authority (OYA)-operated home in Junction … Continue reading
Rock the Quarry
Oakridge residents worry the Old Hazeldell Quarry will compromise their tourist sector
The first time the Old Hazeldell Quarry was proposed to the Lane County Board of Commissioners, there was a conservative majority leading the governing body. … Continue reading
Sold!
A Eugene techie won our auction and paid $1,000 for a unique digital copy of an EW cover
Eugene software engineer Miguel Cervera has been a student of blockchain technology for years. “Many of the use cases for NFTs have not been discovered … Continue reading
The Disappearance
Rebekah Bramel has now been missing for 14 years
A timber crew planting trees in rural Clackamas County came upon human remains including a skull earlier this month, and the unidentified person’s death is … Continue reading
A Solution to Ending Homelessness Might Be in the Data
Data-driven approaches are eliminating homelessness in communities across the U.S. Is Eugene next?
On a dewy January morning, clipboard-toting volunteers met up in communities across the U.S., including Eugene, to walk through streets, parks, encampments, underpasses and woodland … Continue reading
Endorsements!
It’s an educational election in May
As they say, all politics is local, and in Lane County, local politics gets heated when it’s school board elections. The issues are huge in … Continue reading