Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
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 obligated to say my peace.…
20 years ago … The 2024 election called to mind the 2004 election as it related to Creswell. After 10 months of campaigning for a tax-supported library district for Creswell, the issue was on the ballot on Nov. 2, 2004. The campaign committee…
In my job, I run across many screaming statistics about solid waste, pollution, and climate change that sometimes make me stop and say, “Yikes.” Just in time for the holidays, I ran across these statistics from the nonprofit ReFED regarding Thanksgiving food waste. Last year,…
Fairy lights — even the name sounds magical. They’re pretty, calming, and definitely historical. What do you mean you don’t know what Fairy Lights are? Sure, you do — you just don’t know it — Christmas lights! But in all honesty, I had never heard…
‘A Day of Publick Thanksgivin’’ — Proclamation by George Washington, 1789 I imagine our family celebrates Thanksgiving in pretty much the same fashion as many, many others. To begin, we cook enough for Hannibal’s Army. Well, not all of us actually cook, but more about…
There are times I’m asked to define “hyper-local” – our brand of journalism and, unapologetically, our north star. While credible state, national, and international news are important parts of any media diet, The Chronicle focuses on where people can make the most difference. It’s why…
The League of Women Voters of Lane County (LWVLC) wants to help you prepare for the Nov. 5 general election. We are a nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and expand voting rights. The League empowers voters and defends democracy through advocacy, education, and litigation…
Lane County voters should choose the members of the Lane County Board of Commissioners. A member of the Board of Commissioners should not be allowed to choose his or her “voters.” Ballot Measure 20-362 does just this. It does this by prohibiting the Commissioners or…
Ballot Measure 20-362, a redistricting proposal on your November ballot, seeks to amend the Lane County Charter to establish a Citizens Redistricting Committee and to redraw district voting maps before the next election in November 2026 rather than waiting for updated U.S. Census data in…