It had been a while since I had spent much time at either of our two designated camping sites for the unhoused in Cottage Grove.   With three city councilors under threat of recall due to the public’s displeasure on how the City of Cottage Grove has attempted to navigate[Read More…]

Dear Editor, Certain registered voters should by now have received their ballots for the recall decision on State Representative Paul Holvey. It bears repeating that recall elections are meant to address serious criminal offenses by the elected official. Policy disagreements and other disputes not meeting that standard are to be[Read More…]

We introduced The Chronicle Foundation last week, dedicating our entire Sept. 7 cover to the urgency and importance of keeping this news and information business alive.  We know you know this: Our mission, our North Star, is to serve the communities we cover with hyper-local news about family, friends, and[Read More…]

A few months ago, I was lucky to meet a Springfield School District school cafeteria employee during a community event. I was handing out materials about preventing wasted food when she relayed what her school was doing to avoid wasted food. As a sustainability professional and Springfield taxpayer, I was[Read More…]

Noel Nash, publisher  I had an opportunity to participate in a mock interview event as part of the Lane County CPT program. It was hosted at the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce on Main St. Garrett, who runs Summer Jobs Program, organized the event in partnership with Paige at the [Read More…]

Dear Editor,  I dedicated over 31 years of my life to serving my nation day-in and day-out as an air traffic controller. When I applied for my social security benefits, I knew I would be impacted by the unfair Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) but I[Read More…]