Category Opinion & Editorial

Measure 110 helps access to substance abuse treatment

In November 2020, Oregonians voted to transform the way our state responds to substance use by passing Measure 110. The measure generated significant controversy by decriminalizing the possession of controlled substances – including methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl. It created a new system to deliver treatment,…

Diversity right in front of us … if we’re looking

Recently I had the privilege of sitting down with two talented Black members of our community to discuss their respective projects, achievements, and the hopes they have for Lane County.  Lyta Blunt is a dynamic drag queen, DJ, singer/songwriter, and producer who has taken the…

Lorane loses another community staple

Sadly, the community of Lorane has lost one of its own this past month.   Bill Mitchell was one of the few remaining “old-timers” of my generation who was born and lived his whole life in Lorane. He and his wife, Charlotte, who preceded him…

Fifty First Names Only – February, 2023

Noel Nash, publisher My wife and I attended an open house recently in Springfield at the PeaceHealth “Heartfelt House,” part of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon & SW Washington. Steve, a former beat reporter for the Register-Guard who covered UO sports, is on…

Take notice: Change in law would kill weeklies

This past Thursday night my wife and I attended the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce’s 73rd annual awards banquet, along with many of our Chronicle teammates and many hundreds of business leaders. Inside the Wildish Theater, nestled between various retail shops and restaurants in Springfield’s…

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