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

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, […]

Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce named national chamber of the year

The national award recognized the chamber's work on a five-year economic plan projected to support 3,800 jobs and its role in a coalition of more than 50 organizations tackling homelessness in Lane County.

At Lane County Fair, 4-H animals strut their stuff as kids learn skills 

4-H youngsters across Lane County gain skills in responsibility as they raise animals and prepare them for the fair. 

With a little Love: How one summer school teacher reaches a diverse set of learners

Second-year teacher Lanelle Love guides kindergarten and first-graders through intensive reading practice every morning for six weeks, while also giving them room to be themselves.

Oregon initiative that would have banned most killing of animals won’t be on November ballots

Backers of the initiative had less than 75% of the valid signatures required to make it onto the November ballot.