Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
The University of Oregon football program reigns supreme in our community. Each year, the hopes of an entire region and state rest with 85 young men battling for supremacy in college and struggling for the holy grail – a national…
As consumers of American entertainment, we are well-versed in heroic action. A hero runs into a burning building to rescue a child. A hero administers lifesaving CPR to save a heart attack victim. A hero tackles a gunman before they…
Imagine throwing a huge party with all the best food, all the best drinks and all the best decorations and music, but neglecting to produce enough tables and chairs for all your guests? All your hard work could be undone…
I’m not lyin’, mountain lions, are, and should be allowed to thrive. I love to backpack. And more often than not, I do it solo. And I know that comes with certain risks. I was thinking about those risks when…
Recently, I had two interactions with people asking me for money in downtown Eugene that couldn’t have been more different, and they occurred nearly simultaneously. First, as I approached a pizza joint, a man sitting on the corner asked me…
We live in unprecedented times. There is so much confusion, so much anger, so much hopelessness, and so much division. It’s daunting. Many of us are looking for something – anything – to do that makes us feel useful, impactful,…
I want to state from the outset that this is not my original idea and that I’ve heard several people mention it before. But if this column can serve as even the tiniest platform for the idea – I feel…
It was a couple of years ago that I wrote a column about my experience being injured while descending from Mt. Hood. The theme of that article was about the kindness of strangers in helping me off that iconic mountain.…
Maybe they are the antidote to the “McMansion” craze of Western living, or a Hail Mary attempt to put a roof over more people’s heads, but the idea of tiny homes is one that seems like it’s here to stay.…
SPRINGFIELD — Believe me, there are many, many more crimes that occur in our community that warrant significant attention and resources above something like graffiti. Violent crime, hate crime, robbery, and so many more leap to mind. If those crimes…