‘I don’t think the industry can survive this’: Oregon regulators propose steep psilocybin fee hikes

Critics of EPD would benefit from some nuance | Letter to the editor

QuickTake: Junction City and Creswell are eyeing a regional partnership for their future wastewater needs. Local leaders say it could spur more housing growth.  Having recently read several accounts of the local Pride activities and comments made by some involved with that movement about the Eugene Police Department, it highlighted for me an ongoing problem […]

Keep Lane County's rural trash transfer stations open | Letter to the editor

Growing up in a rural community, I can say that closing transfer stations where residents take their trash, as Lane County is considering, isn’t a good option. If the Walton and Low Pass transfer stations were to close, it would just cause more problems, because many residents are too old, disabled and poor. People would […]

Feds withdraw their request for a stay of fence-removal order

Government attorneys have withdrawn a legal challenge to a judge’s order requiring removal of fencing at the Eugene Federal Building as the case remains ongoing.

Accreditation commission seeks answers from LCC officials, board

A delegation from LCC will travel to Seattle this week for a meeting with Board of Commissioners of the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. The meeting comes after a tumultuous year for the LCC Board of Education.

Fight for universal healthcare is about to heat up | Letter to the editor

I believe everyone deserves access to reliable, affordable healthcare.  A recent Oregon Health & Science University study found that when people with diabetes or other chronic conditions lose access to healthcare, their health gets worse. Managing chronic illnesses takes regular checkups, medication adjustments and consistent treatment. When that care is interrupted — whether because someone […]