With a bevy of international standouts, Ducks volleyball surprises the Big Ten

'Drowning machine' dam can come out, city says — if there's money

A full removal of the low-head dam in the Willamette River would cost about $4.8 million, city staff and partners said at a packed open house. But no agency owns the dam, and there’s no funding yet.

Eugene needs safer streets. Red-light cameras would help. | Letter to the editor

QuickTake: Florence residents and Jerry Rust, the vice chair of LCC's Board of Education, say the effort has been kept under wraps and that there's no need to develop what one resident calls "a rare piece of the coastal old-growth ecosystem." This shouldn’t be the way traffic safety works on our streets.  If you spend […]

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For a limited time, all Lookout Plus and One-for-One members can get a full year of digital access to The Wall Street Journal at no cost.

Revisiting Oregon’s land-use legacy 50 years on

We know Eugene hasn’t built enough housing to keep prices affordable for median-income families. So why would anyone oppose new housing if it’s already in a place the city envisions for homes? Turns out there are plenty of reasons. And it happens more frequently in Eugene than in many other Oregon cities.

Ex-employee sues LTD alleging he faced discrimination because of sexual orientation

John Gangl, a former eight-year employee of the Lane Transit District, says in a lawsuit he was subjected to homophobic slurs from managers before he was fired.