Appreciation and Questions in Letters to the Editor
Thanks to Public Servants After attending the Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) Member Appreciation Dinner March 7, I feel especially grateful for our public servants … Continue reading
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Slant — Strike Out?
• We have learned that our readers have a lot of feelings about fabric and yarn! Thanks to those who wrote in in response to … Continue reading
No Nukes Then; No Nukes Now
By Peter Bergel Nuclear power has been discredited in Oregon for 45 years, ever since a majority of Oregonians voted for Ballot Measure 7 in … Continue reading
Ms. Freeman Goes to Salem
Testifying in the Senate to prevent book bans
By Martha Freeman The hero of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a newbie U.S. senator who speaks on the Senate floor for 25 hours … Continue reading
Fire Service Fee and More in Letters to the Editor!
Keep the Fee With new threats to democracy emerging daily on the national level, it’s easy to lose sight of the ongoing need to protect … Continue reading
Slant — Sew Much?
By EW editorial staff • Eugene City Manager Sarah Medary quietly announced on March 11 that after 30 years with the city she plans to … Continue reading
Eugene SOS (Save Our Services)
Don’t cut the public services that let this community thrive
By Kitty Piercy and Dan Bryant A core principle of social justice is this: Budgets are moral documents. Whether city, county, state or federal, government … Continue reading
Supporting the Fire Service Fee
Once the cuts are made, it’s not easy to bring services back
By Lucy Vinis, Jennifer Yeh, Lyndsie Leech and Eliza Kashinsky The city of Eugene’s Fire Service Fee is a prudent action that enables the city … Continue reading
From Comics to Concerns in Letters
Give us ‘This Modern World’ I couldn’t care less about the F-word, but I’d gladly trade in a Savage Love for the occasional This Modern … Continue reading
Slant — Suits & Strikes
• Kudos to the Eugene 4J School District, which announced Feb. 26 that it was the first public K-12 district to join a federal lawsuit … Continue reading