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We all make mistakes, but The Register-Guard wins typo of the week with this one in the article "Final Frontier" from the Feb. 21 issue: “'Microgreens will be the first cash flow boost,' Jason Waligoske said. 'That will be followed by mescaline, baby spinach, other greens." In the print version, it appears after the jump under "Unusual varieties planned." Continue reading
As of noon Monday, Feb. 23, a petition to UO trustees entitled "Stop suing rape survivors University of Oregon" has garnered more than 500 signatures. Continue reading
The band Con Brio, from San Francisco, spent the last night of their tour here in Eugene. With Ziek McCarter as the vocals, Benjamin Andrews on guitar, Micah Dubreuil on keyboards, Jonathan Kirchner on the bass, Andrew Laubacher on drums, Marcus Stephens on tenor saxophone, and Brendan Liu on the Trumpet they had quiet the set up on stage. They filled the room with soulful funk music that was reminiscent of an era long gone but not forgotten. Continue reading
Update: Kitzhaber has resigned and Oregon has the nation's first openly bisexual governor. Continue reading
The ongoing battle between car sharing service Uber and the city of Eugene has taken to social media. Let the Twitter wars begin! Uber has launched an online petition asking Eugene to back down on its stance that the ride service must obtain the same $400 permits local taxi companies have. It is using the hashtag #EugeneNeedsUber. Continue reading
John Oliver is back on the air and takes a hard (and funny) look at the pharmaceutical industry and its impact on all of us. Continue reading
Rachel Maddow loves talking about the peculiarities of Oregon and now she has more fodder with the Kitzhaber controversy and attacking owls in a Salem park. Continue reading
The Los Angeles Times has a story today about California's experience with a open primary with top-two candidates advancing to the general election, regardless of party. A similar law was turned down by Oregon voters in November. So far, the promises made by top-two advocates in California, such as improved primary turnout, have not materialized in the first couple of election cycles. See http://wkly.ws/1xs Continue reading