Heady Writing From the Streets of Eugene, Oregon
On July 23, this year’s Lane County Fair at the Lane Events Center in Eugene began. Since then, at least three separate posts on social media from astonished fairgoers have been published claiming that...
“This is an indictment of the political leadership of this city. We prioritize Phil Knight, we prioritize Brian Obie, we do not prioritize the LGBTQ community and our festival, we do not prioritize the Black community in this town.”
Today, April 29, students at the University of Oregon joined the rising tide of campus protests happening across the United States calling for divestment from Israel and companies that do business with the country that...
On Feb. 6, the Springfield Police Department held its annual awards ceremony for its officers and their families. One officer in particular was awarded twice. Kraig Akins, whose initial following and subsequent traffic stops...
Editor’s Note: Upon publication, a representative for Riverstone Mobile Home Park in Cottage Grove responded that, fortunately, no deaths occurred there. While we at DSM do not consider ourselves qualified enough to declare this...
On Nov. 29, the local community suffered a sudden and profound loss with the passing of outspoken houseless advocate and local human rights activist Eric Jackson. He was 57. Jackson’s story is an inspirational...
Well, we think it’s only right that we acknowledge “the elephant in the room:” we’ve published three new articles since announcing, at the beginning of September, that we would shut down our operations. Simply...
On Oct. 20, it was reported by KEZI 9 that a “Halloween decoration” was causing controversy in Springfield and, if that doesn’t sound like something new, that’s because it isn’t. Springfield’s Thurston neighborhood has...
Update: According to Lane County Jail records, the counter-protester who was arrested has been identified as Jonathan James Wisbey. Wisbey, age 51, was charged with 1st Degree Menacing, 2nd Degree Disorderly Conduct, and Bias...
Hi all, James here. First, I want to say what an incredible honor it has been to be the editor-in-chief for Double Sided Media these last two years. When I joined the team as...
