Lane County's watershed ‘rights’ measure has fatal flaws | Letter to the editor

Trump administration policy limits toilet access at Springfield Transit Station 

Lane Transit District officials have curtailed restroom access to passengers at the Springfield station in response to a Trump administration policy. To get access, you need to buy a haircut or taco. 

Gathering Together Farm seeks new owners to nurture community, sustain business

Nearly four decades after they started the organic farm near Philomath, owners John Eveland and Sally Brewer hope to find someone to carry on their legacy.

Oregon Climate Commission wants to double natural carbon storage on the landscape

The 13 members of the Oregon Climate Action Commissions have called to double goals they set just five years ago.

Oregon must act on clean energy. Here's how you can help. | Letter to the editor

It’s “fire season” again here in Oregon, giving us another reason to feel panic about climate change. But what if there was a future where we have turned the corner toward a return to climate stability? In fact, each of us has the power to advocate for policy solutions to reduce climate pollution. While this […]

Timber heir's support of county commissioners is politics at its worst | Letter to the editor

As President Donald Trump and his loyalists use grift, greed and misleading “alternative facts” to turn our public services into a privatized pay-for-play machine, let’s not take our eyes off our own backyard. This same playbook is being used by some Lane County commissioners. Local timber industry heir Kathleen Jones-McCann illegally built a house, garage, […]