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Loved ones celebrate life of caring tailor, known to some as ‘mushroom man’
Jean “Fritz” Pierre Louis, who died while foraging for mushrooms near Oakridge, was remembered Sunday by friends and family in Eugene. They honored his humble caring nature and his skill as a tailor.
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8mCity plans $1.2 million Trainsong Park cleanup to cap – not haul – toxic soil
Eugene plans to use money from a federal grant to cap dioxin-contaminated soil at the park. A city official says the J.H. Baxter plant has been ruled out as a source of the pollution, but state regulators say only that the source is unknown and no link can be proven.
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2mEugene police investigating reported sexual assault at Alton Baker Park
A woman told Eugene police a man she encountered at Alton Baker Park sexually assaulted her Thursday, Sept. 24.
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3mFormer Hynix factory in west Eugene is listed for sale
The property at 1830 Willow Creek Circle has been sold three times since Hynix shut down operations. The current owner is Stratacache, an Ohio-based digital sign company.
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We need more energy-efficient homes. The Eugene Clean Energy Fund will help. | Letter to the editor
As Oregon works to address our housing shortage, we must remember that a house is more than four walls and a roof; it is the essential framework of life for the people it shelters. I was proud to be a part of passing the state’s recently updated residential and manufactured building codes that put human […]
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Eugene shouldn't rubber-stamp dangerous housing developments | Letter to the editor
QuickTake: Brian Trapp’s “Range of Motion” isn’t directly about his brother Danny, who had cerebral palsy, but it’s an effort to write more characters like him into literary fiction. Equitable, safe and accessible housing, as well as how Eugene is developed, should be a concern for everyone. For decades, citizens have fought for better planning […]