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How can PeaceHealth restore its reputation? With help from Congress. | Letter to the editor

The Lookout Eugene-Springfield Editorial Board recently weighed in on how PeaceHealth can recoup its reputation. PeaceHealth needs enough quality staff so that the work week is close to 40 hours and ER wait times meet the need for prompt, thorough care. I assume this means a lot more staff. Staff must be paid a living […]

This creamy controversy is gripping local coffee shops | Letter to the editor

I’ve had it. I can’t hold my tongue any longer. Excuse my frankness, but listen up coffee house baristas of the world — STOP KILLING MY CREMA! Crema is the thick, airy layer of golden creamy “heaven” that naturally sits on top of a properly made Americano coffee drink — shots of espresso and hot […]

Lane County considers closing some trash transfer stations to save money

Facing a $3 million shortfall in the waste management budget, commissioners are considering a combination of fee increases and station closures to balance the books, as Sanipac’s shipment of trash to a dump near Medford has hurt revenues.

Challenging hike in high Cascades leads to spectacular ‘disco-ball’ landscape

You'll pass by forests, lava flows, wildflowers, a waterfall, a spring, a lake and shards of obsidian on the famed Obsidian Trail.

Adored Albertsons employee checks out after 36 years on the job 

Nadine Clocksin knows peoples’ names, their families and gives hugs. As she prepares for retirement from the store where she’s worked for decades, customers are lining up to thank her and wish her well in retirement.