Looking Back at 2022
Exploring a news-filled year by what was most-read online
The year 2022 is on its way out, and what a news-filled time it’s been. We endured two elections, wildfires, a recall election that rocked … Continue reading
Election 2022
The Unseen Side of Endorsements
Two political candidates caution voters on passive voting
By Michelle Emmons and Ashley Pelton As first-time candidates running for office in a largely rural area, we are concerned about a broken component in … Continue reading
A Supreme Rally
Hours after the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, protesters rally, take the streets
About 1,000 protesters stood outside of the Wayne Morse Federal Courthouse in Eugene, holding up signs and chanting in support of Roe v. Wade and … Continue reading
Election Extra
Governor's race Q&A
Nearly three dozen candidates for governor are vying for their parties’ nomination in the May 17 primary election. In addition to reading Eugene Weekly‘s own … Continue reading
Web Letters
Readers dish on the May 2022 primary election
Here at Eugene Weekly, we love our letter writers, but with COVID still hurting our advertisers — and thus our page count — we can’t fit … Continue reading
Two Jennifers Enter a Race
Ward 4 Eugene City Council seat sees campaign competition
As Oregon’s May 17 primary election creeps closer, campaign signs are scattered around roads and neighborhoods, trying to grab residents’ attention. For the first time … Continue reading
Opening Up for the Nonaffiliated
Rise in nonaffiliated voters spurs push to open Oregon primaries
By Julia Shumway Oregon voters who aren’t registered with any political party reached a significant milestone in March: They now outnumber Democrats. Nonaffiliated voters have … Continue reading
Uniting the Fourth
Val Hoyle wants to address climate change and support working families
On a warm, sunny August morning in 2021, U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, Congressman Peter DeFazio and Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries Commissioner … Continue reading
‘It Wasn’t Even a Close Call’
The Oregon Office of the Secretary of State rules that Kristof doesn’t meet the three-year residency requirement to serve as governor
Former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof’s gubernatorial campaign has run into the obstacle that has been looming over his road to the May primary … Continue reading
Happy Together
Airbnb lobbyist and political newbie Andrew Kalloch is running for Congress and says the U.S. needs to have more civil discourse
Andrew Kalloch named his first-born child Selma in honor of the late activist and former congressman John Lewis. “Lewis was a patriot in the first … Continue reading