Given Oregon’s abhorrent history on race relations, it’s easy to assume the worst about the origins of the name “Swastika Mountain.”
There Doesn’t Have to be a Swastika Mountain, and Other Silly Oregon Place Names
EDITORIAL: You Can Do Better, Eugene Pride. Here’s How.
Let Eugene Pride be another example for kink acceptance – and it doesn’t have to be a Folsom Street Fair-type event.
Hippie Christmas, or, How To Find Beauty In A Big Pile of Garbage
There’s no better metaphor for Reaganomics, is there?
Dancing for Peace Near the Persimmon Tree
o, even though communities around the world recognize the catastrophic effects of nuclear weapons and are still mourning the losses from the 1945 bombings, disarmament is not a top priority.
EDITORIAL: How to Make Pride for Straight People
I’m going to be frank — what the fuck?!
I’m Going to Miss Taking a Dip in the Willamette When It’s Hot and I’m Feeling Lonely
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.
A Mural Two Years in the Making
“I really hope that the Latinx community feels included in the City of Springfield. The Latinx community is growing here in Springfield and it’s so nice to have something that we as Latinos can identify within our city limits.”
Goodbye, Eugene: A Series of Stories About Things I’ll Remember Fondly
Saying goodbye–a real, tearful, honest, final goodbye–is one of the hardest things to do.
Black Unity Returns to Thurston
On Aug. 3, Black Unity returned to Jesse Maine Memorial Park to protest the Springfield Police Department–and the so-called Springfield Neighborhood Watch–hosted “National Night Out in your Neighborhood Park.”
Wang & Christensen Contact the DoJ: 19-year-old Suspect is Arrested in Their Case
Maxwell Adam Lewis, age 19, was arrested and booked into the Lane County Jail around 12:45 p.m. on August 1 by the Lane County Sheriff’s Office on a single count of 3rd Degree Criminal Mischief.