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Local and Vocal Archive

Winds of Fear

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

Viewpoint 3 years 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

Viewpoint 3 years 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

Viewpoint 3 years 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

Viewpoint 3 years 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

Viewpoint 3 years 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

Viewpoint 3 years 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

Viewpoint 3 years 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

Viewpoint 3 years 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

Viewpoint 3 years 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

Viewpoint 3 years 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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