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Historian donates rare 1918 copies of Opal Whiteley book
Steve Williamson donated two original copies of “The Fairyland Around Us,” featuring famed Cottage Grove author Opal Whiteley’s original notes and pasted-in animal pictures. Proceeds from the sale of…
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5mIn Ducks’ 34-26 upset of No. 20 Northwestern, Raoila lives up to the hype
Oregon's quarterback passed for 336 yards and three touchdowns.
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3mAnti-Eugene Clean Energy Fund mailer was dishonest in more ways than one | Letter to the editor
Recently I received a letter opposing Measure 20-388, the Eugene Clean Energy Fund, on the general election ballot. It was from Laura Sedwick, who introduced herself as “a neighbor.” I live in southeast Eugene. Friends in the Jefferson Westside, Whiteaker, Churchill and River Road areas also received such a letter. So apparently Sedwick’s idea of a neighbor is not someone who lives within a mile or two. The return address on the envelope was the Eugene Chamber of Commerce address, though that was not stated. Sedwick didn’t mention her ties to the Chamber in the letter. A description of her online […]
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5mFINAL: Oregon upsets Northwestern 34-26
Follow along as the Oregon Ducks host No. 20 Northwestern.
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1mDon't support Oregon's anti-choice candidates | Letter to the editor
Don’t be fooled by their sweet-talking ads. Monique DeSpain and Cristine Drazan are Republicans through and through. They are anti-choice and pro-ICE. They don’t care about climate change or your cost of living. They are bankrolled by the same billionaires that brought you the war in Iran and the abandonment of Ukraine. If elected they […]
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2mA surefire way to fund Oregon schools? Raise marijuana taxes | Letter to the editor
When Oregon first allowed recreational marijuana, it imposed a relatively modest tax of 17% and gave communities the option of adding an additional 3% for a total 20% tax. The stated purpose of the tax being set at that level was to encourage the legal market. The state of Washington taxes marijuana at 37%. Inflation […]