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
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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
Journalism Under Attack
An open letter to our journalism students and the University of Oregon community
By faculty and staff in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon Dear students, colleagues and our community, Journalism and freedom … Continue reading
The Inevitable Press Release
An accident waiting to happen on 33rd Avenue in Eugene
By Lorraine Berry I am a writer and occasional journalist, and so as a service, I’ve prepared a press release for an event that is … Continue reading
Vegan Living
Our personal food choices affect our community
By Hope Bohanec The current tumultuous political climate has left many in our community feeling powerless and vulnerable. Amidst immediate concerns like climate disasters, declining … Continue reading
Finding Our Way
Moving forward in uncertain times as a Black woman
I am a Black woman born and mostly raised in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. For those who don’t know, that area is … Continue reading
Angry Compassion
The system fails us all on purpose — the voice of a CAHOOTS worker
By Mick Harty Today, for me, is a day of mourning and grief, for as of today I no longer have the job my heart … Continue reading