Farmers Markets Don’t Just Happen
Celebrating 25 years of national Farmers Market Week
By Rachael Ward Summer is in full bloom, and for local food lovers that means trips to the farmers market to stock up on crunchy … Continue reading
Guest Viewpoint
Author: Guest Viewpoint
More Than a Festival
Pride in the Park is a life-saving event for many and needs the support of community leaders
By Eugene Pride Board For 30 years, Eugene Pride has been an annual tradition for our area’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other LGBTQ+ … Continue reading
Rules of the Road
Advice for foot travelers from an experienced pedestrian
By Doyle Srader So I’ve lived in Eugene for 17 years. The entire time, I’ve commuted to work on foot, two miles in the morning … Continue reading
Accessing OCF
How the Oregon Country Fair can be more accessible
By Shasta Kearns Moore The Oregon Country Fair has been a bright thread woven throughout the fabric of my life. My first Fair was in … Continue reading
What They Said
Cooperation between movements is key
On the Fourth of July, 25 people rallied at the Federal Building against the rush of June Supreme Court decisions. I loved these talks for … Continue reading
Inspiration from the Aging
What can you do to bring hope to this world?
By Victoria Koch I come home from a walk and there is a man with his bike loaded with all his possessions, sleeping on the … Continue reading
Remembering Jane Doe
I witnessed a community member overdose over the weekend down the street from my home in the Whiteaker. I want them to be remembered. I … Continue reading
Through 10 Countries to a New Life
An Afghani immigrant’s story for World Refugee Day, June 20
By Nasrat Ibrahimi I was born in Afghanistan in 1995 — the same year as the Taliban. The radical Islamic group seized power rapidly. In … Continue reading
Gaza 2024
By Jesús Sepúlveda The body of Christ is a bombed strip. Mural of horror Sore hands Eternal smoke. More than 30 thousand mutilated bodies Dunes of … Continue reading
Anne Locke and Key Lime Pie
A poem
By Kristi Wallace i know my life is nothing a cube windowless i am the willing whore unpaid unseen relegated to dirt-floor corporate cabins waiting … Continue reading