Welcome to Dystopia
The Great and Powerful Oz, dba the city of Eugene, wants to pretend it cares to listen to the public’s input on its Potemkin “Town … Continue reading
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Slant
• We are proud to announce that former Eugene Weekly intern (now Wall Street Journal intern) Michael Tobin won Best Article of the Year in … Continue reading
Nature’s a Bitch
Breaking News: Mother Nature found living in a cave near Grants Pass, Oregon. When confronted by FBI interrogators, Mother Nature confessed to killing uncountable numbers … Continue reading
Getting Kids Engaged
I would like to call attention to the lack of public attendance to community meetings. It is a social dilemma that needs to be resolved. … Continue reading
Of Grand Bargains and Granfalloons
PERS, politics and the grand bargain in Salem
Remember back in 2013 when then Gov. John Kitzhaber, House Speaker Tina Kotek and Senate President Peter Courtney held a three-day special session of the … Continue reading
Global Funding
I agree that a small step on our part can make a difference (“Making a difference,” Letters, 6/6). The letter refers to a possible AIDS-free … Continue reading
BLM Mandate
The Bureau of Land Management is proposing a timber sale in the Shotgun area northeast of Eugene. Right now we all have the opportunity to … Continue reading
Thanks, But You Drove?
At Tacovore on Sunday, I had a margarita — a really good margarita. I’m not much of a drinker, so after bussing my glass I … Continue reading
Don’t Forget the Whit
Your summer guide of events (EW, 6/6) missed a crucial community event: the Whiteaker Community Market. The Whiteaker Community Market is 11 am to 4 … Continue reading
Oregon’s State Forests Under Fire
Oregon’s Department of Forestry sprays herbicides in protected drinking watershed
By Laurie Bernstein and Lisa Arkin Most Oregonians think of our state forests as places to camp, fish, hike and picnic with family and friends. … Continue reading