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Hood River County will see a citizen initiative on the ballot next May banning Nestle and other water companies from capturing and bottlng millions of gallons of fresh water. Click on the logo for a link to organizers' website. Continue reading
The National Science Foundation announced today that the White House awarded University of Oregon chemistry professor Geri Richmond a National Medal of Science, the nation's highest honor for achievements in science. She is one of nine awardees this year. Continue reading
Bernie Sanders has made strong statements about health care costs in the U.S. compared to other countries. Is he correct? Politifact takes a look. Continue reading
Mother Jones last week took a look at the hard-fought agreement hashed out over years on the Klamath water war. Continue reading
Sources at the Eugene Register-Guard tell EW that an email went out on Dec. 17 informing R-G staffers that N. Christian Anderson III is no longer editor and publisher of the paper. Anderson started at the R-G June 1, after leaving The Oregonian. EW sent an email to Wendy Baker, director of human resources and general counsel at the R-G, to confirm and ask the reason for the change. Continue reading
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Thursday Dec. 17 at 10 am, a patch of forest outside of Eugene goes to auction. That patch of forest, called the John's Last Stand timber sale by the Bureau of Land Management, is near the Willamette National Forest Hiking Trail and the Hardesty Mountain unroaded area. Continue reading
Research out of OSU looks at ocean temperatures and their affect on young salmon, with some surprising conclusions. Continue reading
Local videographer Daniel Dronsfield has made a part two to his "The Sale of Kesey Square" series. Dronsfield came to the Downtown Solutions Forum at LCC's downtown campus Dec. 2 and interviewed Mayor Kitty Piercy, Councilor Betty Taylor, Senior City Planner Nan Laurence, The Barn Light owner Thomas Pettus-Czar and business owner and UO senior instructor of finance Ali Emami. See the video below the highlights. Find links to all EW's coverage of Kesey Square below the video. Some highlights: Continue reading
The New York Times published an editorial Dec. 11 about how the U.S. arms industry is making millions off terrorism and fear. Continue reading