Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Sometimes, being a journalist requires going on field trips, and when I was invited to tour the Short Mountain Landfill, I let my curiosity outweigh my distaste of pungent smells … and I couldn’t resist recruiting some interns to come along for the ride. In…
Monday I went to the local post office (not in my town) to mail a two-day priority mail letter. After paying $9.65, I was told that the letter would arrive on Thursday. I learned that it arrived on Saturday that week. Why does the USPS…
ICYMI: Chronicle on air at KLCC EUGENE — Recently on KLCC’s Oregon On the Record hosted by Michael Dunne, guest panelists explored the ever-changing media landscape, and what that means for local news and information. Noel Nash, Chronicle owner and publisher, Chris Pietsch, local leader…
I read in the Oct. 26 edition of The Chronicle of Mcdonald’s plans to move to Creswell. I have several concerns about McDonald’s plans after reading this article. While McDonald’s is a known brand with a proven performance track record, it does not seem to…
Much evidence shows the importance of celebrating small victories when undertaking big projects. Whether building a house or teaching a history course, acknowledging milestones on the way to completion can improve project participant morale, increase productivity, and nurture a sense of community. Our collective energy…
It’s been a challenging season of sport fishing, a lack of consistency between fisheries and regions being the main driver. Fall fishing was good in a few places, fair on some rivers and poor on most others. My fall favorite has always been steelhead fishing…
We are new subscribers to The Chronicle, and have been enjoying the newspaper. So far, we have found the reporting to be thorough, and mostly bipartisan, which is important for a local news organization. I think the Oct. 26 article, “In Moratorium,” missed the most…
Now that we’re sliding into fall, it’s worth looking back on our summer – the hottest in several years. And I’m not talking about the temperature. Our communities have been crackling with news, The Chronicle launched a nonprofit foundation to help preserve credible hyper-local coverage,…
It’s one of those early mornings, and I’m hoping my ablutions are uneventful. I pull my scleral contact lenses, insertion device, and lens solution, decide to open an additional bottle of solution (nothing like not enough saline to make lens insertion go horribly awry), and…