Healing Those Who Heal
A doctor and his dog brave COVID-19 together
At Mckenzie Willamette Medical Center, Dr. Mark Brauner works strange hours — and he’s virtually always on call. When COVID-19 began ramping up in March, … Continue reading
Donald Morrison
Author: Donald Morrison
Forgotten Murder
A 20-year-old man was stabbed to death in Florence over a viral Facebook post in a case of mistaken identity
About a week before he was murdered, 20-year-old Damien DeTar told his brother and his girlfriend that he was ready to slow down. He’d been … Continue reading
Unable to Help
The city threatens a one-time Eugene mayoral candidate and her family with crippling fines for allowing the homeless to camp during the pandemic
Since April, 75-year-old Pat Hadley has been living in a tent on a planting strip between busy W. 11th Avenue and the home of a … Continue reading
Free From Fines — For Now
The coronavirus and the ensuing shelter-in-place orders created an unexpected safe haven for Eugene’s unhoused community
Laura Mills sits in the shade atop a thin piece of mattress padding outside of her blue tent. She’s nursing an Eagle cigarette and staring … Continue reading
Fiery Protest
A night of destruction, including, fires and looting, rocks Eugene at a time of national unrest
The protest started as a reaction to the killing of George Floyd and other acts of police violence against black people that have gone on … Continue reading
Timber Sale Protest
A group of about 40 protesters spent the morning of May 28 blocking the entrance of Seneca Jones Timber Company in West Eugene
Wearing protective masks and gloves — and observing social distancing guidelines — the protesters gathered to raise awareness about the Bureau of Land Management’s decision to … Continue reading
Painful Past
Lane DA candidate accused of 2005 sexual assault. He denies the allegations.
This is not the first time Portland lawyer Shenoa Payne has come forward about her alleged 2005 sexual assault. She brings the painful story up … Continue reading
Trauma and Transformation
Eugene author releases second novel while under quarantine
When Eugene writer Marjorie Celona was working on their (Celona prefers they/them pronouns) first best-selling novel, 2012’s Y, they used money earned from teaching to … Continue reading
Race for Top Cop
The Lane County DA's race brings up the 'bowl of dicks' and other issues
A former University of Oregon public safety whistleblower, James Cleavenger, who won nearly $1 million from the university in 2015, is running against incumbent Patty … Continue reading
Descendant of the Download
Eugene’s Khalil Romeo just wants you to listen
It’s not like Eugene-based Khalil Romeo takes any sort of weird pride in producing his own hip-hop music. He isn’t quick to note that he … Continue reading