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Bait and Kill: Soldier Resists More Deadly Missionsnew

A soldier who once participated in the Army's "bait and kill" teams in Iraq now suffers from PTSD now faces a court martial, prison and no treatment for his injuries for his refusal to fight in a war he does not believe in.

Eugene Weekly | Camilla Mortensen | 05-28-2008 | War

Tags: Iraq, AWOL, war resister, soldier, deserter, war & peace

Will an Island in Eugene Save the Columbia River's Salmon?new

What's behind low salmon numbers in the Columbia River Basin? The Army Corps of Engineers pins it on the Caspian tern, a fish-eating migratory bird species that likes to eat salmon smolt. The Corps' "relocation plan" will send the birds to other islands in Oregon and California, including one-acre square island recently built in the Fern Ridge Reservoir.

Eugene Weekly | Camilla Mortensen | 04-04-2008 | Environment

Tags: Army Corps, birds, caspian terns, salmon, environment

Why Aren't Oregon's Schools Protected from Pesticides?new

Parents drove up to Triangle Lake School and found it surrounded by a clearcut. Then they found out a timber company planned to spray pesticides and there's no laws to stop them.

Eugene Weekly | Camilla Mortensen | 03-01-2008 | Environment

Tags: environment, logging, pesticides, schools

Timber Versus Tourism: The New Rogue River Feudnew

Environmentalists team up with whitewater rafters and business owners to save Oregon's famous fishing river, the Rogue.

Eugene Weekly | Camilla Mortensen | 01-09-2008 | Environment

Tags: environment, recreation, fishing, river sports, Rogue River, whitewater

The Cowboy Way: Horse Training Goes Naturalnew

Move over Monty Roberts, Oregon has its own "horse whisperer."

Eugene Weekly | Camilla Mortensen | 01-09-2008 | Animal Issues

Tags: animal issues, Cowboy, horse whisper

More Freewaysnew

Oregon's local response to climate change.

Eugene Weekly | Alan Pittman | 12-06-2007 | Environment

Tags: Kyoto, environment

The Weapon of Satire: ¡Ask a Mexican! Weighs Innew

Columnist and OC Weekly staff writer Gustavo Arellano has caused much controversy since the Eugene (Ore.) Weekly began running the column in early November. We ask him about charges that he's a racist -- and whether satire can work when immigrants are under serious attack.

Eugene Weekly | Suzi Steffen | 11-30-2007 | Race & Class

Tags: interview, Mexican, Gustavo Arellano, racism, race, Latino, Ask a Mexican, race relations, Latina

Tales of Commitmentnew

Same-sex couples share their stories.

Eugene Weekly | Jes Burns | 01-12-2007 | LGBT

Tags: Oregon, gay, ceremony, commitment, marriage, wedding, weddings, Eugene, lesbian, homosexual, Multnomah, Multnomah County, same sex, same-sex

Who's Your Momma?new

Everything was perfect as Becky and Sharon Flynn went through Sharon's pregnancy -- until the local daily paper refused to print Becky's name in the birth announcement.

Eugene Weekly | Suzi Steffen | 12-26-2006 | LGBT