Category Opinion & Editorial

As we approach another wildfire season, let’s talk about fires and what we can do to help prevent them.  Let’s start with the facts. Last year, Oregon suffered a record-breaking wildfire season –more than 1.9 million acres burned.  That’s 3,000 square miles, or about a…

By Dr. Nakeia Council Daniels Director of the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Reflecting on Memorial Day, where memory and mission converge, is a profound honor. This day is not one of celebration. It is a day of solemn remembrance — when our nation pauses…

By Aleah Abeyta, Springfield Oregon and Springfield’s adoption of middle housing laws has cut the public out of the conversation about what gets built in our neighborhoods. The City of Springfield asked for public comment, as required, on several occasions regarding the Game Farm Road…

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 I recently did a radio…

By Autumn Prieto Prom is meant to be one of the most inclusive and memorable nights of a high schooler’s life. But at some schools, the ticket pricing quietly tells a different story, one that favors couples and sidelines those who attend alone. At Thurston…

Over the past six years, we’ve shared in this space many instances of threats and crises to our existence as a credible, independent, hyper-local news and information business. Our readers and stakeholders in the community have always responded, too. We exist still today, in large…

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 for some spare change. I…

Snakes. One doesn’t need ESP to acknowledge they are one of the most condemned creatures on the planet. Most folks have their reason(s) to dislike them so intensely, but why do so many of us have such a negative perception of a relatively harmless animal…

Dear Editor, I recently learned of a gap in our state’s ability to ensure that all Oregonians have the food they need. Senate Bill 611 will help close that gap, allowing children and elders access to SNAP benefits, no matter their immigrant status or background.…