Misleading Rhetoric
Affordable homeownership requires incentives for middle housing
By John Fischer, Tom Bowerman, Andrew Heben and Dylan Lamar As the investors and developers of the homes that make up the C Street Co-op … Continue reading
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Labeling Divorce
Responding to news of a friend’s breakup requires empathy
By Nicole Dahmen I got divorced last year. [Cue standard response: Awkward platitude combined with a head nod, a move made famous by Tom Selleck’s character, … Continue reading
A Step Toward Justice
Middle housing recommendations support affordable and climate-responsive housing
As a Eugene resident, parent and legal scholar who focuses on housing and climate justice, I am deeply concerned about a local petition circulating under … Continue reading
The Meta… what?
Welcome to virtual everything
Facebook has been renamed Meta and is poised to roll out the metaverse. Simply put, this is where digital and virtual come together, aiming at … Continue reading
The Oppression of Suffering
A COVID meditation on the pandemic and the system’s attacks on the body
A violent attack, PTSD, anxiety, oppression, COVID, depression — we, as a society, are entrenched in a myriad of suffering, experienced collectively, voluntarily or not. The byproduct … Continue reading
Championing Mental Health Care
Lane County is establishing a crisis stabilization center for youth and adults
Every day, all over our county, we have friends, neighbors or even family members that may be facing a mental health crisis. Time and again … Continue reading
Wake Up America
The nation’s claim of democratic governance is feeble and teetering on life support
In 1970, Congress tackled the nation’s organized crime problem by enacting the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO or Racketeering Act). While primarily motivated … Continue reading
Middle Housing is the Solution
Housing equity and climate change all require more housing density
By Alexis Biddle Steering out of a housing crisis requires leadership. And Councilors Claire Syrett and Jennifer Yeh are spot on: Eugene needs many more … Continue reading
Vaccines Are the Problem?
Critical thinking has gone missing
It’s said that when a big ship goes down it pulls everything down with it, sucked into a vortex. Looks to me a good metaphor … Continue reading
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