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Whatever Trump may say, we are not the enemy
• We are not the enemy. On Aug. 16, more than 350 newspapers across the United States, led by The Boston Globe, have signed on … Continue reading
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End the Cycle of Slaughter
A retired federal judge calls for sensible arms regulations
By Thomas Coffin Mass shootings are a rampant disease in our nation. We are numbed by the incidents and carnage. A partial list includes: Virginia … Continue reading
A Town Square Critique
Time to seize the opportunity downtown
This is a really big deal for downtown Eugene. After being buried under a parking garage for 50 years, what we once knew as our Northwest … Continue reading
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• Mass shootings, hate rallies, wildfires, climate change, politics in general. Sometimes it feels like bad news fills up our pages. Eugene Weekly has a … Continue reading
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• How ironic that Oregon public schools finally have a real infusion of funds through the Student Success Act passed by the last legislative session and our … Continue reading
No Home at Homestead
A facility holding Migrant children is empty, but questions remain
By Anne Bridgman There are no more children at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Migrant Children. When I heard the news that Homestead had … Continue reading
Time to Pay Women More
Fred Meyer and Gender Pay inequality
By Claire Syrett In spite of many signs of increased equality between women and men in our society, the disturbing fact is that in 2019, … Continue reading
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• In 2014 Joshua Hunt wrote in The New York Times about rape allegations against three University of Oregon basketball players. Now he has an … Continue reading
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A Town Square Critique
Time to seize the opportunity downtown
This is a really big deal for downtown Eugene. After being buried under a parking garage for 50 years, what we once knew as our Northwest … Continue reading
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• Oregon has a Red Flag Law allowing courts to take weapons away from people who are at risk as a danger to themselves or others. … Continue reading
Seventy-four Years After Hiroshima
Planting a tree on Aug. 6 will celebrate peace and hope
By Susan Cundiff When the world’s first atomic bomb was dropped in the center of the city of Hiroshima in 1945, killing 140,000 people, survivors … Continue reading
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• Climate change isn’t real, right? Tell that to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which is contemplating building a retractable dome over its outdoor Allen Elizabethan … Continue reading
Rain Bomb
Work together to stop climate change
By Deb McGee I just experienced my first Oregon “rain bomb.” Living 40 years in Lane County, I know this rain was different. If you … Continue reading
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• News is everywhere that GateHouse — the mega-corporation that owns what’s left of The Register-Guard — is merging with Gannett, the newspaper chain whose … Continue reading