Category Opinion & Editorial

Dear Editor, Sean VanGordon cares. He cares about the Springfield area community and the individuals, families, and businesses that make it up. And, because he cares, no matter who you are, he listens. Sean and I served together on the Springfield City Council from 2011.…

By Sid Lelken With Lane County’s ongoing budget challenges, why would increasing our garbage rates become a way to deal with this issue? Last year the Lane County Board of Commissioners, in a 3-2 vote moved forward on a waste processing facility called Clean Lane.…

Heather Buch has been a stellar county commissioner for East Lane County, but now she’s being challenged by two extremists. Political consultant Jake Pelroy, who ran David Loveall’s campaign four years ago, has taken some meaty donations from Ed King, the winery king of Lorane…

Spring! I love a country morning in the springtime! As I stand in our backyard, I hear the birds sing, the bright yellow daffodils bring joy to my heart, the new green leaves in the trees, and then the call of geese as two pairs…

By Theresa Hausser and Kate McMichael Perspective is a funny thing. Kids, too. As members of Oregon Women in Timber, a statewide, all-volunteer nonprofit organization dedicated to forestry education, we were interviewing one of our members, Kit LaBelle, for our Women Who Know the Woods…

Illegal dumping isn’t just an eyesore: it’s a costly, environmentally damaging problem that affects neighborhoods, waterways, and wildlife. Lane County is taking a proactive step to address this issue with the launch of its new Report Illegal Dumping (R.I.D.) tool, an easy-to-use online platform that…