NRA Toadies
“Run! Hide! Fight!” These are the instructions our kids are getting in a school drill to prepare for an active shooter. Our kids are braver … Continue reading
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Rebel or Die
Climate disruption has become so apparent that many politicians and even corporate executives have begun saying that we can’t continue business as usual. Meanwhile, after … Continue reading
Alaskan Farce
Remember the Pebble Mine in Alaska? That environmental disaster we thought we’d averted? Well, it’s back. Encouraged by a new president, the same Canadian mining … Continue reading
Killing the Initiative
Time to change the tax break
“We did not lock in the design of the building… We didn’t know that what [Capstone] proposed would be so different from what they built. … Continue reading
Slant
• Bernie Sanders has been a popular candidate for president in Oregon. Eugene Weekly supported him in 2016 and we still applaud most of his … Continue reading
Slash and Burn
Dried-out piles of slash, hundreds of acres of barren land and soil erosion make it difficult to see how industrial timber and clear-cutting are allowed … Continue reading
Lost Trust
As a reader who has enjoyed Eugene Weekly for over twenty years, I was frankly shocked to read your feature about and endorsement of Jim … Continue reading
Pump the Brakes
As I read letters to the editor and gather my news from various media, it is plain to me that the answer to the problem … Continue reading
Save Midwives
The proposal to end the services provided by Riverbend midwifery is a gross misunderstanding of the essential function of the place and her people. Midwives … Continue reading
Go Clean, Eugene
Eugene’s City Council is currently undertaking a crucially important task for our clean energy future — determining how to decrease emissions from “natural” gas use … Continue reading