A Star is Born
When air tankers had their day
I heard it before I saw it. The 1900 horsepower, 14 cylinder Pratt & Whitney rotary engine has a sound all its own. It’s a Grumman … Continue reading
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Local and Vocal
Readers weigh in on local and national issues
Traditional newspapers call opinion pieces written by the community “op eds” because they appear “opposite the editorial” page where the opinions of the editorial board … Continue reading
A Death Dishonored
Attackers who beat a homeless man and left him for dead in 2017 went free when the Lane County DA dropped charges
By Scott McKee Steven Ray Scott was beaten and left for dead during a senseless argument over a crack pipe in Springfield. The reason his … Continue reading
Get Over Yourself
Too often our anger is like trying to thread a needle while shouting curses
By Doyle Srader Over my decade and a half in Eugene, I’ve shared the city with Sabrina Ionescu and Marcus Mariota, and I am not … Continue reading
Woodmen, Spare Those Trees
Massive timber project is disastrous for old growth and disastrous for the planet
By Deb McGee Thousands of majestic old trees in the mountains east of Eugene will soon be headed for lumber mills. On the heels of … Continue reading
The Iconoclast American Political Party
The party formerly known as the GOP is taking direct aim at American democracy
The term “Iconoclasm” stems from the Greek description of the movement to destroy cherished beliefs or venerated institutions on the grounds that they are erroneous … Continue reading
Loss
Our humbled truth
The time of COVID — 2020, 2021 — was incredible for many many reasons. One poignant reason, I think we can agree on is loss: … Continue reading
The Failure of COP26
The 2021 climate conference in Glasgow ignored overpopulation
As the November climate conference in Glasgow sought agreement among nations to reduce the amount of carbon and methane in the atmosphere and in the … Continue reading
Fifteen Chronically Homeless Families Housed for the Holidays
Organizations partnering around the Housing First model is the best way to help the unhoused population find and maintain housing
By Michelle Hankes In a partnership between Homes for Good, ShelterCare, Lane County and Quantum Property Management, The Keystone, a 15-unit housing community for families … Continue reading
Towards a Black Social Service Agency
We need an action-oriented, evidence-based, best-practice-focused multi-ethnic coalition of health-care professionals
In 1974, two years before the Eugene Springfield NAACP branch was founded, I worked in a Los Angeles Black Community Mental Health Day Treatment center … Continue reading