GOP Is Blocking Election Security
In 2016, Russian hackers probed voting databases and systems in all 50 states in what the Department of Homeland Security and FBI believe was simply … Continue reading
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No, You Can’t Keep That Book Forever
To my fellow patrons of the Eugene Public Library: Isn’t it great that we get to check things out of the library again! However, there … Continue reading
COVID-19 and Long-Term Care of Oregonians
Long-term care residents and employees need support
Our vulnerable citizens residing in long-term care and skilled nursing facilities, often physically and/or mentally disabled, are in dire need of our support and help. … Continue reading
Black Girl From Eugene
Assimilation is not a gift
By Ayisha Elliott I was born in Eugene. A Black baby of two revolutionary Black parents and the fifth child of our crew. I grew up … Continue reading
Brace Yourselves, Eugene
It’s time for a reality check and the unspoken truth. In two months our city will experience the arrival of an army of COVID-19 spreaders. … Continue reading
Protect the People
Oregon Legislature’s steps on improving policing
By Sen. James Manning and Rep. Marty Wilde Oregonians deserve peace officers who will serve and protect the public, not control the public. During the … Continue reading
Local & Vocal
Local Voices, Global Problems
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A Dream Deferred No Longer
The coronavirus is not the only out-of-control pandemic
By Joe Berney Seventy years ago, the American poet Langston Hughes wrote about Black lives and Black discontent in Harlem: What happens to a dream … Continue reading
Let’s Clean Up The Mess
“Statues matter. People not so much.” This seems to be the slogan being advanced by our current president. We think it is time for a … Continue reading
The Assault on St. John’s Church
The June 1 attack on peaceful protesters sums up Trump’s administration
By Thomas Coffin Certain dates are never erased from memory. Dates such as July 4, 1776; Dec. 7, 1941, and Sept. 11, 2001. Perhaps June … Continue reading