A Refugee Camp By Any Other Name
Regarding last week’s cover [“Disaster Kit,” EW 8/5] it is easy to see that we are becoming refugees in our own country. The homeless camps … Continue reading
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The Time To Fix The Climate Is Now
The greatest threat to our national security is the changing climate. With that being said we need to have our elected leaders advocate for it. … Continue reading
It’s Not The Time To Cut Trees
I am concerned about EWEB’s cutting of trees in Eugene. If they have reservoirs they are decommissioning, why aren’t they keeping those reservoirs going vs. … Continue reading
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
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