Electric Company
A 'current' proposal for saving the planet
By Phil Barnhart Now that we know that human civilization’s use of fossil fuel is unsustainable yet growing more rapidly than ever before, now that … Continue reading
Local and Vocal Archive
Helping Our Veterans
It’s not too late to get veterans the aid they deserve
We will lose 50 percent of Oregon’s veterans over the next 20 years. Currently, 54 percent of them are over age 65. Many of those … Continue reading
Murdering Democracy
After three years with Trump, it is time to decide the direction and fate of the country
By Thomas Coffin If three years of the Trump administration have demonstrated anything with clarity, it is that 2020 presents the nation with stark choices between … Continue reading
Voters Should Matter
Why are politicians in Eugene and Lane County so opposed to democracy?
By Paul Nicholson After a few weeks of grooming, flattery and free fattening food, it is not uncommon for our unpaid mayor and City Council … Continue reading
Empty Promises Agency (EPA)
Why the Triangle Lake area air sampling never happened
By Justin Workman On March 8, 2012, my heart sank after hearing the Highway 36 Human Health Exposure Investigation had been suspended. That sadness turned … Continue reading
Think Again
Why HB 2001 is the worst housing bill ever from the Oregon Legislature
You may have carefully purchased your home in Oregon thinking that the zoning laws and comprehensive plans protected you from excessive and overbearing development in … Continue reading
Psoccertherapy
Soccer for recreation and relief
I’ve long appreciated the psychotherapeutic value of soccer. Whenever saddened or stressed by personal problems, soccer has always provided me a reliable refuge of recreation … Continue reading
Big Tents and Family Feuds
A look at the next Oregon legislative session
The Oregon Legislature convenes Jan. 22 in Salem. Hide the children and hang on to your wallets, dear readers. Finally, Democrats truly rule! After all those years … Continue reading
Local and Vocal
The Citizen Commentary Issue
One of Eugene Weekly’s strengths has always been you, our readers. The community sees EW as its own paper, and in fact we are — as … Continue reading
The ‘Register Gag’
Missing what we had? Support what we have
I still subscribe to The Register-Guard, and I think you should too. Or, if you do not, you should be reading it regularly. Why? Because … Continue reading