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Guest Viewpoint

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Measure 117: A Better Democracy for All

Ranked choice voting has benefits beyond enfranchising those typically ignored by special interest

EW-ExtraViewpoint 3 months ago

Brian Smith “We need a better democracy” is what Eugene Weekly said in its endorsement of Measure 117, which would give Oregon voters the option … Continue reading →

Deserving the Truth

No on a candidate that doesn’t reflect local values

EW-ExtraViewpoint 3 months ago

By Walter Scott Bartlett Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to have our local voice in Congress be a conservative Republican — … Continue reading →

Witnessing the Start of a War

A year later the complicated conflict continues in Gaza and Israel 

Viewpoint 4 months ago

By Karen McCowan The morning of Oct. 7, 2023, I sat with a small group of Eugene-Springfield residents at Bethlehem Bible College in the West … Continue reading →

A Call For Men to Engage

Eugene needs a community discussion around recent rape cases

Viewpoint 4 months ago

By Larry Kaplowitz Here’s the situation: Last week a man raped a woman who was hiking alone on the Wild Iris Ridge trail in broad … Continue reading →

An Appeal to Build Networks of Care for Collective Health

An Open Letter to the Whiteaker Community Council and all neighbors in the Whit

OpinionViewpoint 4 months ago

Recently, a letter has been circulating from the Whiteaker Community Council to the city of Eugene and its Parks department requesting that they “revoke any … Continue reading →

Because It Can Happen Here

Oregonians Fight Book Bans, Celebrate the Freedom to Read

Viewpoint 5 months ago

By Martha Freeman Twenty years ago, my book The Trouble with Babies was removed from a school at the request of a trustee horrified that … Continue reading →

Not a Trashy Controversy

Conservative county commissioners seek to sabotage a proposed recycling facility

Viewpoint 5 months ago

By Joe Berney You may have heard about the recent controversy surrounding a facility that will recycle over 80,000 tons of materials annually, convert methane … Continue reading →

There’s No Place Like Home

From immigrants to the unhoused, everyone deserves a home to come back to

Viewpoint 5 months ago

By Victoria Koch As a child I quickly learned from my father the importance of having a place to call home. He made our modest … Continue reading →

Resisting Eugene’s War On the Homeless

Forcing the city to do something on homelessness 

Viewpoint 5 months ago

By Lynn Porter  A local activist wrote, “The city is crushing the homeless faster than we can save them.” Another tells me the city’s homeless … Continue reading →

In Defense of ‘Career Politicians’

There is much to be said for the benefits that come from those making politics a career

Viewpoint 6 months ago

By Bob Bussel In a campaign ad titled “Money and Power,” a woman supporting Monique DeSpain’s candidacy for Congress declares: “I do think career politicians … Continue reading →

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