Best Coffee Shop
1. Wandering Goat 268 Madison St. 541-344-5161. WanderingGoat.com. 2. Vero Espresso 205 E. 14th Ave. 541-654-0504. VeroEspressoHouse.com. 3. Dutch Bros DutchBros.com. Wandering Goat Coffee is … Continue reading
Jack Forrest
Author: Jack Forrest
Best Thing About Surviving COVID-19 in Lane County
1. Parks, trails and open spaces 2. Being alive/not dead 3. Being close to nature This is the first — and, god willing — the … Continue reading
Getting COVID Isn’t Cool
I’m a student who got COVID so you don’t have to
I woke up Friday, Sept. 18, feeling stressed — significantly more than the usual levels I’ve come to know since mid-March. A friend of a friend … Continue reading
Fire Delays School Start Date
The Holiday Farm Fire raging just to the east of Springfield leads local school districts to move the first day of school to Sept. 21
As smoke chokes the Willamette Valley from the Holiday Farm Fire currently spanning 156,000 acres straddling the McKenzie River, Eugene and Springfield’s three K-12 school … Continue reading
Math Program’s Claims Don’t Add Up
4J recently approved nearly $200,000 for an online K-8 online math program that a board member says doesn’t live up to its promises
Students put their headphones on, open their laptops and begin clicking away as they progress through adaptive levels of gameplay. Collect money to buy new … Continue reading
School Districts Lay Out Plans for Reopening
4J, Bethel and Springfield school districts announce plans for reopening using a hybrid learning model, the first term to be online
Eugene School District 4J School District Superintendent Cydney Vandercar started off her update to the school board on Aug. 19 with a song. For community … Continue reading
Springfield Police Advisory Board Meets, Discusses Protests
Committee meets for first time since February, talks Thurston response, vacant diversity seat
The Springfield Police Advisory Committee met for the first time since February to hear from the public, discuss recent protests and announce an opening on … Continue reading
Black Lives Matter Protests in Springfield
Recent Black Lives Matter protests and police violence in Springfield highlight the need for representation by people of color in that city
Tyshawn Ford was afraid he was going to die. He saw the police push through the crowd, targeting him and the other Black leaders. They … Continue reading
EPD Arrests People Two Months After Protest
Eugene police arrest 11 people who allegedly participated in what EPD is calling a riot on May 29
Eugene Police Department announced it arrested nine adults and two minors on Wednesday, Aug. 5 for alleged crimes on May 29 that police now call … Continue reading