Slant From Missing People to Online Extras
• Third issue back! And we did warn you there would be some bumps along the way! To those of you who noticed we didn’t … Continue reading
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Our Justice System and Democracy in Peril
The November election is all that stands between us and a dictatorship
By Thomas Coffin A critical foundation to our democracy is an independent justice system which impartially dispenses justice to and for the people without regard … Continue reading
From homeless action to thoughts on power in letters
PROTEST LEADS TO ACTION I greatly appreciate the EW article on Eric Jackson. I credit his 2018 large Butterfly Lot camp with leading to the … Continue reading
Trees, ballet and 4J in Slant
• We got a note from a reader who heard about us through all the media coverage of the community’s efforts to keep this paper … Continue reading
The Clown Car
The OLCC is in way over its head with legal cannabis
I wonder, in the history of Oregon state government, has there ever been a bigger mismatch than the Oregon Liquor Control Commission overseeing the newly … Continue reading
I am Anti-Racist
Breaking the cycle of power in the systems
As an oppressed person, it’s hard to write this. I think of how my oppression is so socialized and normalized by everyone and everything within … Continue reading
Letters are back in print with concerns from traffic lights to Savage Love
HIGH STREET TRAFFIC LIGHT CONCERN Anyone else noticed the lack of signage at the 18th and High Street traffic light? It’s the beginning/ending of the … Continue reading
We’re back with Slant!
• Frequent Slant readers know we like to reference The New York Times, but we’re pretty sure that’s not what led the NYT to cover … Continue reading
We’re back! And more in Slant
• We’re back, baby! Eugene Weekly is hitting the streets Feb. 8. Live, in person (on paper). Read all about us in The New York … Continue reading
UO workers, shelters for the unhoused, the Ems and more in letters
SUPPORT UO WORKERS Eugene would not be the same without University of Oregon, and UO could not function without its classified staff. They are working … Continue reading