Fake Heat Wave
America’s television networks have absurdly over-hyped the quite ordinary heat wave some parts of the U.S. experienced during July for obvious political reasons. Roy W. Spencer … Continue reading
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Relish the Opportunity
Pickleball vs. Tennis (EW, 7/5): If Buzz Summers says pickleball is about finesse and strategy, and tennis is about power and pace, it must be … Continue reading
Your Country On Drugs
Immigration will not be resolved by begging and appealing to selfish people. There are one billion people in the American continent; one third of them … Continue reading
Dirty Politics
Summertime is upon us, and most of Eugene is vacationing or busy preparing to attend or work at the Country Fair. City Manager John Ruiz … Continue reading
Presidential Compost
Many of my fellow citizens rue the triumph of Trump — his style of pre-emptive prevarication, his fraudulent contributions to the commonwealth. I argue that … Continue reading
Last Stand for The Grandstand
Pre’s East Grandstand is gone, but let’s learn from its history
On Sept. 3, 1974, Steve Prefontaine put down the megaphone he had just used to address the crowd in the East Grandstand at Hayward Field … Continue reading
Judge Not
You had me with “Love is the only way that is” (Letters, “Ganja Love,” June 7). You then backed it up with how you arrived … Continue reading
Not Tickled About Pickleball
I believe your recent article on pickleball missed a few essential points. Former UO tennis coach Buzz Summers is paraphrased as saying that pickleball, “requires … Continue reading
Time To Act
Love David Wagner’s column title: It’s About Time in the Weekly (7/5). So many possibilities of content, the old John Denver song of the same … Continue reading
Antifa Tactics
To Portland’s Antifa: I love the First Amendment, though I wince at pornography and cry rage at hateful lyrics. My question: Isn’t the First Amendment … Continue reading