The Bear Lies
Smokey Bear is still loose and spreading the same old lies, according to the ad in your paper on page 26 (EW, 8/8). The old … Continue reading
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Thanking Pete
Deb McGee, in a disingenuous opinion piece sub-titled “Work together to stop climate change” (“Rain Bomb,” 8/1), lumps Rep. Peter DeFazio in with those abetting … Continue reading
Slant
• How ironic that Oregon public schools finally have a real infusion of funds through the Student Success Act passed by the last legislative session and our … Continue reading
No Home at Homestead
A facility holding Migrant children is empty, but questions remain
By Anne Bridgman There are no more children at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Migrant Children. When I heard the news that Homestead had … Continue reading
We’re Doomed
This past week, I held a conference and brought folks from all over the country to a place in Eugene, east of the university. To … Continue reading
Ending The Times
You’ve probably heard that Starbucks has announced it’ll stop selling newspapers next month. That will mean a reduction of about 20 area places where print-loving old … Continue reading
Time to Pay Women More
Fred Meyer and Gender Pay inequality
By Claire Syrett In spite of many signs of increased equality between women and men in our society, the disturbing fact is that in 2019, … Continue reading
God, Guns And Eugene
The God, Guns and Trump rally/protest on Saturday was (fill in your take). As a far-left liberal, some things stood out to me. The conspiracy … Continue reading
Rethink ‘Envision Eugene’
Scarcely an issue of EW has come out lately, without an article, op-ed or gaggle of letters condemning ugly “development” in one part or another of our … Continue reading
Torrey A Huge Mistake
The Eugene 4J school board made a huge mistake last week when they chose to appoint Jim Torrey back to the board after the people … Continue reading