Fire News Omits Animal Deaths
Humans’ cruel disregard for animal life is evident in media coverage of forest fires. When I hear of hundreds of thousands of acres burning, I … Continue reading
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Housing the Rich
City promotes racially exclusionary zoning by promoting higher density housing
by Paul Conte Mixing willful ignorance and cocksure zealotry, Eugene planners and planning commissioners are irresponsibly pushing residential zone changes that would deepen racial exclusion … Continue reading
Slant
What we’re reading: Jane Mayer’s fine article in the Aug. 9 New Yorker, “The Big Money Behind the Big Lie: Trump’s attacks on democracy are … Continue reading
Disaster Capitalism
I’ve been putting off traveling up the McKenzie River corridor for about 10 months since the fires in September 2020 because I knew it would … Continue reading
Don’t Coddle Legislative Criminals
Expelled Oregon legislator Mike Nearman was fined and sentenced to community service after pleading guilty to official misconduct for letting right-wing protesters into the closed … Continue reading
EWEB’S Opportunity To Do More Than Build A Water Tank
I support the community’s concerns about EWEB’s new proposed water reservoir project at 40th and Patterson. What an opportunity to give something special to this … Continue reading
Triggered?
It’s time the Olympics gets its act together
For the first time in recent history, a number of Black athletes are speaking up about how they’ve been treated, are currently treated and how … Continue reading
The Bottle Bill Turns 50
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Oregon Bottle Bill (OBB), the first modern bottle bill. The goals emphasized recycling containers and reducing litter, … Continue reading
Slant
Let’s say it again for those in the back: Get your damn vaccine. COVID cases are skyrocketing in Lane County. According to reports from hospitals … Continue reading
Eugene Will Never Run Out Of Trees
I can’t help but chuckle over the Honey Boo Boo drama coming from local tree huggers who are protesting the EWEB water reservoir project on … Continue reading