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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, two of the best contemporary comedians, may make the Golden Globes watchable again. The SNL alums, Baby Mama co-stars and friends will host the January 2013 awards show and hopefully we can expect the silliest of antics. As a nod to the awards, and the presidential debate tonight, here's a look at one of the pair's best moments. Continue reading
A recent story from In These Times alleges that the Koch Brothers are trying to control employee votes in Oregon. Eugene is home to a Georgia-Pacific plant that we featured in a recent cover story on toxics in west Eugene. The election story begins: Koch Sends Pro-Romney Mailing to 45,000 Employees While Stifling Workplace Political Speech Continue reading
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I have to admit I wasn't following the mayoral race in Ashland this fall. It's a little out of EW's range. But like a lot of people I get some of my election news from Comedy Central these days. John Stewart and Stephen Colbert from debating Bill O'Reilly to Super Pacs (Making a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow) make elections worth following even for the most jaded of politics-haters. (I'm not a jaded politics hater, but I sympathize). Continue reading
The dramatic music … the dramatic opening. "It is a place time seems to have left behind. A neighborhood literally seen by thousands of eyes every day … yet seemingly noticed by none … a dwelling where death at times is nothing more than an opportunity to recycle life … welcome everyone to THE WHIT!" Continue reading
Here's a video from New York about not riding your bike in the bike lane. This is exactly why you need to know your rights — don't miss the surprise ending! In other bike news, the number of bikes sold in Italy has overtaken the number of cars for the first time since WWII. Continue reading
There were a lot of things to critique in the debate last night. But there was one thing that really stuck out for a lot of people. Gov. Mitt Romney not only is mean to dogs. He wants to take out Sesame Street. He told moderator Jim Leher of PBS's NewsHour at last night's debate: Continue reading
This evening after the presidential debates, Ramon Ramirez of PCUN, Oregon's Farmworker Union, will speak on the topic of “Worker Justice and Wage Theft in Oregon.” Ramirez will speak at a free bilingual event from 7:30 to 9 pm Wednesday, Oct. 3, at Temple Beth Israel, corner of University Street and East 29th Avenue in Eugene. Event sponsors are Temple Beth Israel, Beyond Toxics, ESSN, Lane County Immigration Integration Network, Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics and the UO Labor Education Research Center. Continue reading