Psoccertherapy
Soccer for recreation and relief
I’ve long appreciated the psychotherapeutic value of soccer. Whenever saddened or stressed by personal problems, soccer has always provided me a reliable refuge of recreation … Continue reading
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Clean Fun with an Electric Car
Have more fun driving and save the planet, too
By Phil Barnhart Driving an electric vehicle (EV) may be the best automotive decision of your life. EVs have an enduring but false image as … Continue reading
Water for Warm Springs
MRG Foundation fundraises for tribe as water issues continue
Water is life, Chúush iwa Waqishwit in the Sahaptin language commonly spoken in Warm Springs. A motto that many tribal people have adopted takes on … Continue reading
Black Culture Endures
UO’s new Black cultural center is a reminder of the uphill battle
We attended, my wife Cheri and I, the opening of the University of Oregon’s Lyllye Reynolds-Parker Black Cultural Center, a place first demanded 50 years … Continue reading
Lane County’s Kids Don’t Have Time For This Nonsense
You can’t deny the facts of climate change
By Dawn Lesley Hero youth activists such as Greta Thunberg, the Sunrise Movement and the plaintiffs in the Our Children’s Trust lawsuits don’t need lectures … Continue reading
A Collaboration of Kindness
Cultivating kindness to help the homeless
by Guy Maynard and John Kline Kindness spreads. As cold weather was setting in during the early days of autumn, Jeff Jones, 56, who shares a … Continue reading
Democracy and Education
Parents should resist the onslaught of corporate testing of kindergarteners
By Jo Schroeder One year ago, my family was gearing up for a change. Our eldest was heading off to kindergarten. He had attended our … Continue reading
A Different Kind of Prosecutor
Remembering Bill Warnisher
By Randy Harrington Bill Warnisher died Aug. 25 while battling acute leukemia. It was one day after his birthday. He was 62. And when I … Continue reading
She Who Watches: Mauna Kea
Native Hawaiians fight to protect a sacred site
Around the U.S. many tribal people hold particular places in high regard. Indigenous people have sought spiritual guidance from these sites creating a timeless bond … Continue reading
County Commission Climate Denier
Jay Bozievich tells Sunrise Movement to listen to fake news
By Anika Nykanen Jay Bozievich, Republican member of the Lane County Board of Commissioners, revealed his climate change-denying beliefs several weeks ago in an email … Continue reading