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Keep timber industry influence off Lane County Board of Commissioners | Letter to the editor
With the general election just a few weeks away, voters should consider where the financial backing for the various candidates is coming from. In the race for East Lane County Commissioner, Jake…
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A word on word choice when covering labor negotiations | Letter to the editor
Last week’s story in Lookout Eugene-Springfield on the tentative union contract agreement repeated language that I have long thought the media should be careful about using in labor negotiation stories. It said, “Workers had been demanding higher cost-of-living wage increases …” The typical next sentence, which did not appear in this story but very often follows in U.S. news coverage, goes something like this: “The administration had offered XXX …” When I taught copy editing, I used to engage my students in a thought experiment, asking them to flip around the verbs. “The administration (management, owners, etc.) demanded and the union […]
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3mDeveloper bets on 13th Avenue near campus for new bar and restaurant
The developer behind the 14-story Ellis student housing project at 13th and Alder has bought a property across the street where a shuttered bank branch sits.
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Dr. Sterling Ellsworth
Dr. Sterling Ellsworth, 93, died Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. Musgrove Family Mortuary is handling the arrangements.
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Sterling Grant Ellsworth
Sterling Grant Ellsworth, 93, died Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. Musgrove Family Mortuary is handling the arrangements.
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Margaret Swan
Margaret Swan, 88, died Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. Andreason's Cremation & Burial Service is handling the arrangements.