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Fox News is all huffy this week over a "Coaching for Educational Equity" conference in Oregon, calling it a waste of taxpayer money that labels "white privilege as oppressive." The confab runs next week in Cottage Grove and the local Tea Party wingnuts are expected to show up carrying protest signs. All the conference really does is address issues of race and equity at an institutional and personal perspective. http://wkly.ws/21e Continue reading
Members of the group Honor the Treaty of 1864 saddled up their horses in Chiloquin, Oregon and have been riding their mounts over the Cascades to the state Capitol in Salem. They plan to arrive in Salem Wednesday, June 24 and rally on the issues of tribal water rights, the Klamath Basin Water Agreements, Senate Bill 133 and a proposed LNG pipeline. Continue reading
Words by Bryan Kalbrosky • Photos by Todd Cooper When Joey Bada$$ pulled into WOW Hall with the Pro Era tour bus around 5pm after an 11 hour drive on Thursday, June 18, it was his first time in Eugene. Continue reading
Though the date to file candidacy for the 2016 Eugene race for mayor isn't until September, ShelterCare Developmental Director Lucy Vinis told EW today that she is "in a very serious exploration" and has "a serious intention of running" for mayor of Eugene in 2016. Vinis says she moved with her husband and son to Eugene in 1991, and it was an excellent place to raise a family. "I just want other families to have that experience of Eugene, to live well in this community," she says. Continue reading
Going viral in a political-geek sort of way is a video compilation of Oregon state legislators reading mean emails from constituents. In the vein of Jimmy Kimmel's "Celebrities Read Mean Tweets" your elected representatives read the nasty emails they've been getting. Continue reading
Today marks the first day of Oregon Cider Week, June 18-28, and beergarden. (777 W. 6th Ave.) is teaming up with WildCraft Ciderworks for Snakebite Night. Don't worry, it doesn't involve any actual snakes — snakebites are alcoholic beverages composed of equal parts beer and cider. According to its Facebook page, beergarden. is tapping four snakebites, all made with WildCraft Ciderworks cider, tonight (June 18) from 6 to 8 pm: Continue reading
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has a new series of videos intended to encourage recreational fishing in Oregon. Fishing license sales have been dropping over the years, which has reduced revenue for ODFW. Continue reading
Local physician Pamela Wible, M.D., has a fun new video encouraging medical doctors to create better clinics. Continue reading
As EW worked on its latest story on the issue of rape on the University of Oregon campus, HBO's Vice contacted us for permission to use our cover image from last year's story on sexual assault, created by our own Trask Bedortha. If you watch the intro sequence you will see EW up there with Time Magazine. Continue reading