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Eugene Clean Energy Fund is an investment in our community | Letter to the editor

As an educator and parent, I see the struggle in Eugene’s schools as budgets tighten, school infrastructure ages and student needs grow. In Portland, the Portland Clean Energy Fund is providing $50 million to schools to make them safer for students and staff during extreme weather. It’s also supporting student-led climate projects that give students […]

The two parties are failing us. Justin Filip gives us a third choice. | Letter to the editor

Presently, there are only two independent members of Congress in Washington, D.C., and both caucus with the Democrats. I suggest we need more who are truly independent. Electing Val Hoyle or Monique DeSpain (middle-of the-road Democrat versus Republican) in Oregon’s Fourth Congressional District might not be our best bet. They will constitute just another vote […]

Thomas Joseph Tracy

Thomas Joseph Tracy, 71, died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. He received his master's and doctorate degrees from the University of Oregon. Hallowell & James Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Daniel Beer

Daniel Beer, 49, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. Musgrove Family Mortuary & West Lawn Memorial Park is handling the arrangements.

When Eugene neighborhoods fight needed housing, my generation suffers

The infrastructure arguments Laurel Hill Valley Citizens use to oppose DevNW’s housing project are not inevitable. They are a result of the neighborhood association’s 52 years of resisting development and change.