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Under the bridge, a woman who wants everyone to have breakfast
Lisa Levsen of Neighbors Feeding Neighbors is in charge of the daily churn of tasks that go into feeding people under the Washington Jefferson Bridge four days a week — in the face of city, police…
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Anti-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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4mLive updates: Northwestern and Oregon locked in close battle
Follow along as the Oregon Ducks host No. 20 Northwestern.
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Don'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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A 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 […]
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Who is standing up for Eugene's future? | Letter to the editor
QuickTake: Also, the owner of Sy’s New York Pizza is opening a Hawaiian grill next door on Alder Street, and Oakshire is keeping its Public House under the same owners. Why have more than 100 businesses, organizations, unions and community leaders endorsed Measure 20-388, the Eugene Clean Energy Fund? Because they recognize that the climate […]