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COVID-19

Schools Go Mask Optional

Springfield, Bethel, 4J and the UO decide to lift mask mandates

BlogEW-ExtraNews 1 year ago

Masks in schools have been a contentious subject, often leading to school board meeting disruptions and harassment. On Feb. 28, Oregon state leaders lifted mask … Continue reading →

Oregon Corrections Union Tries to Stop Vaccine Mandate

In federal filing, the union says state has overreached constitutional powers, inmates file in support of state to protect against COVID-19

BlogEW-ExtraNews 1 year ago

Months after Gov. Kate Brown announced a vaccine mandate for all state workers, the Association of Oregon Corrections Employees union has filed a lawsuit, attempting … Continue reading →

Supporting Essential Workers on Strike

As McKenzie-Willamette hospital workers strike what they call unfair labor practices, Congressman Peter DeFazio pays a supportive visit

BlogEW-ExtraNews 1 year ago

About 80 hospital workers and supporters are standing outside McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield, waving signs announcing an unfair labor practice strike. As drivers pass … Continue reading →

American Loneliness

A Texan in Eugene calls for more empathy and fewer bumper stickers to solve major problems

Viewpoint 2 years ago

By Doyle Srader In Eugene, we have our work cut out for us: homelessness, mental illness, self-medicating with substance abuse, all play out from one … Continue reading →

Roseburg Doctor Prescribes Ivermectin to COVID-19 Patients

The dewormer can cause severe side effects when used incorrectly

BlogNews 2 years ago

As the COVID-19 Delta variant continues to spread, one Roseburg doctor is turning to the medication ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug, to help patients recover, despite … Continue reading →

Eugene ER Physicians Urge Vaccinations

The 37 physicians and 13 physicians assistants of Eugene Emergency Physicians write the community a letter

BlogViewpoint 2 years ago

Dear Community Member: We are asking for a moment of your time on behalf of Eugene Emergency Physicians, a group of 37 emergency medicine physicians … Continue reading →

Get Jabbed, Win Big

Lane County is offering sports tickets and joining the model of using a lottery to incentivizing vaccines

BlogNews 2 years ago

If you need more of an incentive to getting the COVID-19 vaccine, here’s your “shot.” Lane County Public Health is working with the University of … Continue reading →

Shakespeare Festival Seeks Comeback, Cuts Indoor Shows

OSF will stage a single one-woman show followed by a holiday special for the 2021 season

BlogNews 2 years ago

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland has been having a rough time in the pandemic. In March 2020, after shutting down all three of its … Continue reading →

Some Oregon Counties Requiring Parental Consent For Vaccinating Kids age 15 and up

Both Linn and Yamhill counties are involved in the ongoing discussion

BlogNews 2 years ago

Some Oregon leaders are concerned after finding out at least two counties are requiring parental consent before allowing youth age 15 and up to get … Continue reading →

Mask Off

Gov. Kate Brown announces Oregon will follow CDC rules on masks

BlogNews 2 years ago

A few hours after President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris announced the CDC’s new regulations on masks, a maskless Gov. Kate Brown issued … Continue reading →

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