New Year, Same Politics
Big Monstrous Bill Everyone reading this letter has learned from multiple news sources that at least 20 million Americans will be uninsured in 2026, because … Continue reading
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Slant — Sometimes stunned
• This week in the hell in a handbasket that is life under the Trump administration: Robert F. Kennedy is merrily dooming children by dialing … Continue reading
Springfield, Do Something
The City Council should not be silent about the humanitarian crisis for immigrants
By Callee Ackland ICE raids in Oregon have surged this year, as part of a nationwide sweep that is inflicting widespread emotional trauma on immigrants … Continue reading
Homelessness, Activism and More in Letters
Activism and Ridicule Because you’re reading the Weekly, you’re old enough to feel old occasionally. Your favorite movie gets re-released on its 20th anniversary, but … Continue reading
Slant — Signing in!
• Well, hello there, 2026. What fresh new hell or mad delights will you bring? The Weekly’s New Year’s resolution is to be a joy, … Continue reading
Fredrick Deforest Thrush: July 7, 1948 – June 22, 2021
A very belated thank-you, Freddie the baker
By Laura Allen Should I write an obituary? No one else had. I’m not family or even a close friend; I didn’t even know his … Continue reading
Mutual Aid, Moral Lines and Local Stakes
Saw It in the Weekly There was a thank you letter in the Oct. 2 Weekly for a lost earbud our club [Coil and Diggers … Continue reading
Slant — Satan’s little helper
• Dear Santa Claus: Thank you for your $100 contribution to Eugene Weekly all the way from the North Pole! The support from you and … Continue reading
Activist Hope
In a time of attacks on immigrants and a cruel world
By Victoria Koch Tuesday, I get up early to be at the Lane County Public Service Building for the Lane County commissioners meeting. I am … Continue reading
Slant — Santa’s not here yet
• ICE Box: Portland Immigration Rights Coalition updated on Dec. 15 that 60 detentions were reported between Dec. 8 and Dec. 14. Sixteen were in … Continue reading