Holiday Farm Fire victim: ‘I am stuck dead in the water right now’

Where are the basic literacy lessons in Eugene schools? | Letter to the editor

Regarding Jess Roshak’s guest column in Lookout Eugene-Springfield about child literacy concerns in Eugene School District 4J, would we give a first grader a calculator before teaching them addition? For years, 4J has prioritized an overreliance on technology in the classroom, thus reducing children’s capacity for literacy. Literacy is a complex process which unfolds through […]

A century on, the McKenzie River drift boat is still a force to be reckoned with

Rivers often have rapids, so the craft evolved to be lighter and more nimble.

Customer files lawsuit against 7-Eleven and clerk, alleging clerk pointed shotgun at him

A clerk named as a defendant in the lawsuit also faces criminal charges in connection with the incident which happened last November in Eugene.

‘Tradwife’? Been there, done that. Who knew there’d be such a hubbub on social media?

Such a fuss about gathering eggs. “Tradwives” might not show the brutally hard work — but why so much rage from their detractors?

Calvin Edwin Smith

Calvin Edwin Smith, age 77, passed away peacefully at the Pete Moore Hospice House from complications of diabetes. He was born in Eugene in 1949 to his parents June Merrell Smith and Dale Smith. Calvin was a lifelong Eugenian and Oregonian. He attended Eugene schools, Lane Community College and the University of Oregon. He spent […]