Trump’s signature bill rewards Oregon for its high food stamp error rate

Sharpening the Axe: South Eugene works to rebuild its football culture

South Eugene officials canceled the team’s varsity Midwestern League football schedule as part of an attempt to rebuild a football culture at the school — and to bring more players onto the fold. One game showed how far the program has to go, but also offered glimpses of hope.

Are Springfield councilors willing to work for desperately needed behavioral health campus?

We cannot continue lamenting the intersection of mental illness, homelessness and the criminal legal system while rejecting the infrastructure that could change it. Springfield found a path through its land-use rules when it wanted to build a jail. Surely it can work just as hard to find a path towards keeping people out of one.

‘Present to win’: Teachers, students start year at Meadow View School with eyes on attendance

As pressure to improve attendance grows, teachers and administrators juggle beginning-of-the-year chaos with laying the groundwork for ensuring kids attend school.

Kitson Hot Springs attracts Lane County buyers who plan to develop the site 

A Eugene-area couple intends to turn the hot springs location near Oakridge into a retreat and day use site. 

Springfield needs young leaders like Callee Ackland | Letter to the editor

In my nearly five decades in both private and public leadership positions, I have overseen the hiring of hundreds of individuals, and Springfield City Council candidate Callee Ackland would rank high in the top of that list. Springfield voters are fortunate to have Ackland, a highly trained representative of a newer generation that Springfield needs […]