Atlanta-based storage facility developer buys land off I-5 in Glenwood

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After the 2023 Priceboro Fire burned close to home, members of the Mount Tom community in the Coburg Hills took it upon themselves to protect their homes from fire, recently earning official designation as a Firewise community.

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For somewhere between 15 and 22 hours per week, the indefatigable Sullivan, 80, points shoppers to the aisle they need.

E-bikes coming to Eugene bike share

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Merkley plans town hall meeting Thursday in Springfield

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley plans a Thursday, Sept. 10 town meeting in Springfield as part of his “Stop the Corruption” tour of Oregon.

Eye-popping donations in a Lane County commissioner race show the dark side of politics | Letter to the editor

In spite of the Citizens United decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, the vast majority of Americans of both parties agree that large donors to political campaigns have undue influence over elected officials. Polls by Ipsos, Pew and others show that over 80% of voters see such spending as a direct threat to American democracy. We see it on the national level, and we see it here in Lane County. That political candidates accept and encourage large donations shouldn’t be a surprise. Raising money is an arduous and distasteful task, and large donations make the job simpler. But those large donations […]