Not NIMBYs
Lynn Porter, you are mistaken (“That NIMBY Stink,” Letters, 8/1). The Lombard property has been re-zoned out of the flood plain, and therefore is fundable … Continue reading
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Seventy-four Years After Hiroshima
Planting a tree on Aug. 6 will celebrate peace and hope
By Susan Cundiff When the world’s first atomic bomb was dropped in the center of the city of Hiroshima in 1945, killing 140,000 people, survivors … Continue reading
Quite A Stretch
I find no difference between “white supremacy” and “male supremacy,” as far as they are both unfair and discriminatory. So will the Eugene City Council … Continue reading
Gender Politics
I just love it when men “correct” women’s opinions. Take, for example, my letter pleading for the plight of waterfowl being harmed by people feeding … Continue reading
Slant
• Climate change isn’t real, right? Tell that to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which is contemplating building a retractable dome over its outdoor Allen Elizabethan … Continue reading
No Hoax, Folks
I want to thank Linda Perrine for her Viewpoint piece (EW, 7/18) and her activism with 350.org. I applaud her efforts. Having said that, I … Continue reading
Ending Prohibition
American Government 101 is pretty clear: The chair of a committee can single-handedly determine if a bill is going to be called for a vote … Continue reading
That NIMBY Stink
There is a nasty class war going on in Eugene and most of the rest of the country, although locally no one wants to talk … Continue reading
Shaping Growth
Thank you for the Greenway Guardian Viewpoint regarding Homes For Good’s sale of 3.59 acres to Evergreen Housing. HFG’s mission is to develop low-income housing … Continue reading
Get the Hint, Jim
Jim Torrey doesn’t seem to understand that elections have consequences. The recently rejected candidate for re-election to the Eugene School District 4J School Board has … Continue reading