‘Interesting Times’
A call to support small local businesses
I am standing behind the counter of a small business, Tsunami Books, a bookstore for the progressive mind, on the busiest street this side of … Continue reading
Viewpoint
‘1% for Wildlife’
Funding wildlife conservation through tourism dollars
By Sristi Kamal As crisp, brighter spring days made their way to Oregon, so did the charismatic wildlife that call Oregon home. The return of … Continue reading
St. Isidore
What’s in a name? More than you know.
St. Isidore of Seville is hardly a household name, but it is a name that will be widely associated with the separation of church and … Continue reading
Child Success
To strengthen families and communities, start at the start
By Judy Newman Every child deserves the opportunity to thrive. After working in early childhood for decades, I know how important it is for families … Continue reading
Eugene and Oregon Have A Pharmacy Crisis
HB 3212 Can Help Fix It
By Anne Harthman and Rep. Nancy Nathanson Across Oregon, community pharmacies are closing at an alarming rate, threatening the health and wellbeing of thousands of … Continue reading
Turn Out the Lights
Eugene has more light pollution than even Portland
By Misty Bowman We are destroying half the environment in our city every 24 hours — and most of us don’t know it. You may … Continue reading
Black Identity
Looking back at Kendrick Lamar at the Super Bowl
By Eden Omari Half of white America lost its mind, incensed and outraged over Kendrick Lamar’s February Super Bowl half-time performance. Lamar’s first words were … Continue reading
‘Hidup Buruh!’
Rename Hayward Field after garment workers like me
By Leni Oktira Sari My name is Leni Oktira Sari, and I have spent the last 14 years making Nike shoes in an Indonesian factory. … Continue reading
Funding Human Services
More to St. Vinnie’s pricing than meets the eye
By Bethany Cartledge and Shannon Rockwell We at St. Vinnie’s applaud Eugene Weekly for the entertaining and altogether worthwhile thrifting edition published on May 8. … Continue reading
Local and Vocal
EW’s periodic opinion roundup ranges from renaming Hayward Field to keeping Oregon’s skies dark
A newspaper not only provides information to its community, it also provides a forum for community members to weigh in on issues that matter to … Continue reading