Heady Writing From the Streets of Eugene, Oregon
The report acknowledges that “the struggles of 2020”–meaning the pandemic, economic anxiety, civil unrest, and all that political street fighting–likely contributed to the rise in hate and bias crimes last year.
Given Oregon’s abhorrent history on race relations, it’s easy to assume the worst about the origins of the name “Swastika Mountain.”
There’s no better metaphor for Reaganomics, is there?
ut I’m never alone here, and that’s probably for the best. The patches of beauty still left in the world are best enjoyed with other people.
Saying goodbye–a real, tearful, honest, final goodbye–is one of the hardest things to do.
I don’t have to understand why the old men with the model trains are so enamored with their hobby
It has been over three months since Double Sided Media published our seven-part “Eugene Rising” series. Since its inception, and in our efforts to be as transparent as possible, both its authors, MG Belka...
The investigation was conducted by Rick Braziel, a longtime police officer–including a five-year stint as the Chief of the Sacramento Police Department–and current Vice Chair of the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
We do not know each other, and we’ve never spoken a word to each other, but he often looks sideways at me, too. It seems clear, to me at least, that we’re well aware of our respective affiliations.
I’ve been feeling real low for the past few weeks. I always do this time of year. Maybe it’s because this is the time that the long, dark winters start to get to me....
