AltWeeklies Wire
Access Deniednew
Systematic statewide abuse of Oregon public records laws thwarts the people's right to know.
Eugene Weekly |
Alex V. Cipolle |
05-31-2016 |
Civil Liberties
Medicine Mannew
Award-winning Eugene grower Adam Jacques leads the way for medical cannabis.
Eugene Weekly |
Rick Levin |
01-15-2016 |
Health
Apathy Made Visiblenew
In Eugene, Oregon — home of the University of Oregon and the Ducks and counterculture — a cavalier city government is chipping away at public space, one city square at a time.
Eugene Weekly |
Alex V. Cipolle |
11-24-2015 |
Civil Liberties
Invest in Kidsnew
Preschool kids need widespread community support.
Eugene Weekly |
Amy Schneider |
10-16-2015 |
Education
Out of the Darknessnew
Did people in the Dark Ages suspect they were living in the Dark Ages? It’s tempting, considering recent circumstances — the endless mass shootings, the warehousing of the mentally ill in jails and prisons, the preponderance of the sick, homeless and addicted in Eugene — to tumble into despair over the state of mental health in this society.
Eugene Weekly |
Rick Levin |
09-29-2015 |
Health
Rolling it outnew
Oregon recreational users can buy pot at medical dispensaries starting Oct. 1, and other cannabis updates
Eugene Weekly |
Alex V. Cipolle |
09-29-2015 |
Drugs
Into the Institutionnew
As citizens struggle with mental illness, health care providers struggle with how to help them. Does Oregon's new state hospital mean that yet again we turn to institutions rather than community care?
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen and Rick Levin |
09-24-2015 |
Health
Single Without the Minglenew
“Self-dating” is a term for those flying solo with a self-oriented goal. It is a commitment to oneself — passions, career and dreams — and it builds an intimate relationship with yourself instead of hooking up with another person (or people) in the stereotypical romantic way.
It means getting to know yourself, for yourself.
Eugene Weekly |
Kelsey Anne Rankin |
09-03-2015 |
Features
Housing First?new
Has Salt Lake City solved "the homeless problem"? No, despite a flurry of excited stories, it has not. But the Housing First model and the collaboration and commitment from local groups and the government on all levels in combination with Housing First are a huge step in the right direction that other cities can follow.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
08-20-2015 |
Homelessness
What's the Big Idea?new
Eugene ideas inspire Oregon and the nation, and we need more of them.
Eugene Weekly |
Amy Schneider |
08-14-2015 |
Economy
Radical Predictionsnew
Emeritus natural resources professor Guy McPherson says the Earth's sixth extinction is already under way, we could see mass die-offs of humans and other species within 18 months and humanity has at best 10 to 20 years. What do noted climate scientists and authors think about these dire predictions?
Eugene Weekly |
Ted Taylor |
07-21-2015 |
Environment
Dirty Medicinenew
Butane hash oil, illegal pesticides, unregulated labs and a looming public health threat.
Eugene Weekly |
Alex V. Cipolle |
06-29-2015 |
Drugs
Dragged Through The Mud: Rape Survivors Endurenew
The University of Oregon let a sexual misconduct investigation "fall off the radar" then took the survivor's counseling records without permission.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
05-29-2015 |
Crime & Justice
The Teaching Poornew
Twenty-two percent of part-time faculty in Oregon are below the poverty line. That’s higher than the 16.2 percent of Oregonians in general that the U.S. Census says are below poverty.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
04-23-2015 |
Education
Hot on the Truffle Trailnew
It was a whim when I entered a crop-eared, scarred-up pitbull named Biggie in the Joriad North American Truffle Dog Championship at the Oregon Truffle Festival in January.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
04-02-2015 |
Features
