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

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

I must disagree with Joshua Purvis’ recent column in Lookout Eugene-Springfield about Christianity’s role in America, and agree with Sen. Josh Hawley, of all people. Christian Nationalists founded our democracy. Christian Nationalism began with the Holy Roman Empire spreading the faith throughout the European continent. Remnants of that empire brought the faith to the American […]

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 […]

Taylor Goebel's first Oregon Country Fair, told through food

The best way to experience any event might be through the food and here's whatTaylor Goebel at at her first Oregon Country Fair.