Wyden’s testimony on CIA torture
Sen. Ron Wyden speaks out on the ethics and effectiveness of coercive torture. Wyden disputes the CIA's claims of the usefulness of enhanced interrogation techniques. Continue reading
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Elliott forest sale plan shelved
This just in from Cascade Wildlands regarding a public hearing today. Continue reading
Excessive Force at Ducks Game?
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Photo recap of “Made in the U.S.A.” LGBTQ happy hour at The Barn Light
All photos by Athena Delene unless noted. On a blustery December weeknight like last night (Wednesday, Dec. 3), it's always a crapshoot what will draw Eugeneans out of their warm little nests and to downtown. Well it turns out Eugeneans will come out in hordes for a LGBTQ happy hour. Continue reading
Remembering Al Smith
Local longtime Native American activist Alfred Leo Smith died Nov. 19 two weeks after his 95th birthday. Smith was an influential voice in society and in the courts in support of Native American religious rites, such as peyote ceremonies. This video tells part of his remarkable life story. See also http://wkly.ws/1up Continue reading
The adorable cat/bear/ferret-like fisher is in trouble
Once upon a time, a weasel-like animal called a fisher roamed Lane County forests, but now, there are only pockets of fishers left scattered along the West Coast, with anywhere from a few hundred to 4,000 of them in the southern Oregon and northern California population. Continue reading
GTFs make their case
Graduate teaching fellows and their faculty supporters put out this statement today regarding their stalemate and strike with the UO administration. At the bottom is a list of signers. To the University of Oregon Administration: A Call for Ethical Discourse An open letter by instructors in the University of Oregon Composition Program Continue reading
Frank Zappa and the Watts riots
Violence in Ferguson stirs memories of the Watts riots in Los Angeles in 1965. Continue reading
Sturgill Simpson with Lucette live at Mississippi Studios in portland TUE, NOVEMBER 25, 2014
Sturgill Simpson with Lucette live at Mississippi Studios in portland TUE, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 Continue reading
Hey Mariota, Pat Robertson says speeding is not a sin
UO Ducks football player Marcus Mariota got a speeding ticket. And paid his fine, the R-G reports. Not only is he good with the law now. He's good with God. Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota on Thursday quickly put a speeding ticket behind him, pleading “no contest” to the traffic violation and paying off a $260 fine, according to Lane County Circuit Court records. Continue reading