Column on religion's role in America's story missed the point | Letter to the editor

Fifty years of The Ritz, in all its naked, complicated glory 

The Ritz Sauna and Showers celebrated its 50th anniversary this year, a milestone that comes months after the death of co-founder and driving force George Braddock and a year after a man was arrested for recording people in the showers. But at the open air communal shower space at the far end of the woods, plenty of people flocked to feel refreshed under the sun.

Three days. 2,500 pounds of fish. One country fair

Ever wonder how an Oregon Country Fair food vendor makes the magic happen? Brandywine Fisheries snagged a booth for the first time ever at the fair this year. Lookout Eugene-Springfield followed the Springfield seafood market from the smoker to its stand in Shady Grove.

How a bunny hopped from a real-life artist’s yard to this year’s Oregon Country Fair poster

Poster artist Jill Carter based her artwork’s bunny on the real-life ones that nibble on dandelions in her yard in Olympia, Washington. The real-life ones are not wearing a large peach helmet.

‘A human encyclopedia’: George Brown, owner of Kiva Grocery and former city councilor, dies at 79

George Brown's family and former Eugene City Council colleagues remembered Brown, who died last month, as a deeply analytical thinker who always did his homework and cared deeply about his community.

Don't let politics break a lifesaving partnership | Letter to the editor

There is a low-head dam on the Willamette River that most people drive past without a second thought. The millrace low-head dam is a hydraulic trap — the kind of structure that can capture a swimmer and not let go. When that happens, every second matters. Right now, the team positioned to respond to that […]