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Local and Vocal Archive

Winds of Fear

Who is responsible when a neighbor’s clearcut threatens your home and property?

Guest Viewpoint 10 months ago

By Jim Evangelista We’re waiting for the winds. When 54 acres of deeply wooded forest beside our homes off Lorane Highway were suddenly clearcut, our … Continue reading →

Misleading Rhetoric

Affordable homeownership requires incentives for middle housing

Guest Viewpoint 10 months ago

By John Fischer, Tom Bowerman, Andrew Heben and Dylan Lamar As the investors and developers of the homes that make up the C Street Co-op … Continue reading →

A Step Toward Justice

Middle housing recommendations support affordable and climate-responsive housing

Guest Viewpoint 10 months ago

As a Eugene resident, parent and legal scholar who focuses on housing and climate justice, I am deeply concerned about a local petition circulating under … Continue reading →

Middle Housing is the Solution

Housing equity and climate change all require more housing density

Guest Viewpoint 11 months ago

By Alexis Biddle Steering out of a housing crisis requires leadership. And Councilors Claire Syrett and Jennifer Yeh are spot on: Eugene needs many more … Continue reading →

Local and Vocal

Readers weigh in on local and national issues

Guest Viewpoint 1 year ago

Traditional newspapers call opinion pieces written by the community “op eds” because they appear “opposite the editorial” page where the opinions of the editorial board … Continue reading →

A Death Dishonored

Attackers who beat a homeless man and left him for dead in 2017 went free when the Lane County DA dropped charges

Guest Viewpoint 1 year ago

By Scott McKee Steven Ray Scott was beaten and left for dead during a senseless argument over a crack pipe in Springfield. The reason his … Continue reading →

Get Over Yourself

Too often our anger is like trying to thread a needle while shouting curses

Guest Viewpoint 1 year ago

By Doyle Srader Over my decade and a half in Eugene, I’ve shared the city with Sabrina Ionescu and Marcus Mariota, and I am not … Continue reading →

Woodmen, Spare Those Trees

Massive timber project is disastrous for old growth and disastrous for the planet

Guest Viewpoint 1 year ago

By Deb McGee Thousands of majestic old trees in the mountains east of Eugene will soon be headed for lumber mills.  On the heels of … Continue reading →

The Iconoclast American Political Party

The party formerly known as the GOP is taking direct aim at American democracy

Guest Viewpoint 1 year ago

The term “Iconoclasm” stems from the Greek description of the movement to destroy cherished beliefs or venerated institutions on the grounds that they are erroneous … Continue reading →

Loss

Our humbled truth

Guest Viewpoint 1 year ago

The time of COVID — 2020, 2021 — was incredible for many many reasons. One poignant reason, I think we can agree on is loss: … Continue reading →

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