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Lane County home sales down as mortgage rates and economic uncertainty rise

The number of sales that closed in May was the lowest total for that month in four years. The Iran war has sent oil prices and mortgage interest rates higher, and appears to be keeping would-be buyers on the sidelines.

A day in the life: RiverBend emergency department physician Bianca Jacobs

What tethers her to emergency medicine, an unrelenting and exhausting job, is that she gets to problem-solve in the moment. She must be an expert in distinguishing quickly between the superficial and the serious, the chronic and the critical.

City Club of Eugene meeting focuses on police oversight

The Friday, June 12 meeting of the City Club of Eugene will focus on public oversight of the city’s Police Department — how complaints are investigated, how residents can get involved and how the system impacts local law enforcement.

Slow and slimy wins the race: Inside a Eugene snail showdown

More than 200 people gathered at a South Eugene farm to watch snails race. (No, it did not take all day: snails are faster than you think.)

The J.H. Baxter plant is my neighbor. After two family deaths, I worry about my own health. | Letter to the editor

I live on Baxter Street, directly across from the former J.H. Baxter & Co. plant on Roosevelt Boulevard. The property is one of two that did not get cleaned up before state funding ran out. Last week, I hung a sign on the bicycle path telling people to NOT eat the beautiful cherries hanging over […]