A World Without Joy
As we continue reading how the present five-month-old pandemic has affected our downtowns, our malls, our delicate restaurant industry, schools, courts, hospitals, music industry, sports … Continue reading
Opinion: Page 181
Changing Lanes
Lane County is named after Joseph Lane, a pro-slavery territorial governor of Oregon who ran as the 1860 vice presidential candidate on the pro-slavery southern … Continue reading
Slant
• This week we present to you another “Local and Vocal” roundup of local voices on the issues that affect people locally and globally. Eugene Weekly … Continue reading
No Deals on Aerial Pesticide Spraying
SB 1602, the legislative deal brokered by some environmental groups and timber industry representatives, falls well short of actually protecting residents and the environment. Longtime … Continue reading
I’m A Free Man!
I’ve had it! Enough with the government telling me what I can do! “Wear a mask!” “Socialistic distancing!” And the highways are the worst! “Drive … Continue reading
A Changing Restaurant Scene
Adapting and changing to save local dining
By Jeffery Passerotti, Wendy Watson and Kiyallah Heatherstone With the COVID-19 pandemic in full roar, we the small, independent restaurants, are facing an existential crisis. … Continue reading
Share The Trails
In response to the July 9 letter (“Damned Cheapskate Cyclists!”) written by Edgar Darwin: I am more than sympathetic to the majority of complaints regarding … Continue reading
Defund the Pentagon Budget
The oversized military budget has cost us health care, health research and personal protective equipment
By Gwen Jaspers Tweeted by Rep. Barbara Lee of California late last month, “Defund the Pentagon Budget” is four words that would have been quickly … Continue reading
This All Has A History
A refresher in African American history is in order. Kidnapped Africans were first brought as slaves to the future USA in 1565, at St. Augustine, … Continue reading
Treat Causes Of Racism
Police brutality is at one end of the school-to-prison pipeline. Schools are at the beginning of it. If we are serious about doubling down against … Continue reading