Activists challenge the Thurston Hills timber sale with protest The Bureau of Land Management has moved forward with the Thurston Hills timber sale despite community opposition from nearby landowners and Cascadia Wildlands, a grassroots conservation group in Eugene. On May 28, activists gathered at Seneca Sawmill in Eugene to protest the sale of Thurston Hills,…
Lane Community College’s Cottage Grove campus to be the site of the first federally qualified health center in Lane County area outside Eugene and Springfield. The clinic, which will occupy a portion of campus, will be focused on providing healthcare to underserved populations that may not be able to access services otherwise, including individuals covered…
I’ve been one half of a long-distance relationship for the past ten months — my partner lives in Portland and I’m in Eugene. We’re both self-described hermits and, while the long-distance part has not been without its occasional challenges, we thrive when doing our own thing. Fast forward to March 2020 when the novel coronavirus…
Oregon, since 1934, has been one of only two states — the other being Louisiana — that allows non-unanimous jury votes. Except in the case of first-degree murder, split verdicts have been permitted for criminal felony cases, including rape and arson, with a 10-2 or 11-1 vote. Those in opposition have cited racial, religious and…
Get caught up on relevant news in four minutes. (500 words) As updates and projections regarding Covid-19 continue to saturate the daily news, readers may be wondering what else is going on in the world. It can be challenging to sift through the myriad of articles on the internet to find stories that are both…
Spring term at Lane Community College officially started on April 6 with many students and faculty scrambling to figure out how they will access computers, internet and other resources during the online term. In regard to enrollment impact, LCCEA President Adrienne Mitchell said, “We will know a lot more by April 6 and April 13,…
Six girls – four from Eugene – recovered from Portland-area hotel The Eugene Police Department held a press conference Monday, Feb. 24, at 1:30 p.m. in regard to the recovery of teen human trafficking victims in the Portland area on Feb. 20. Following a call reporting shots fired as well as “possible abduction of juveniles”…
Student Activity Fee Committee seeks to fairly distribute funds to student groups Students tend to look at their tuition bills and wonder what student activity fees actually fund. The Student Activity Fee Committee is working toward demystifying and fairly allocating these funds with second-year Lane Community College student Laney Baehler at the helm. Student activity…
Women take first, men take second in the northwest Lane’s cross country program has a lot to be proud of. For the first time since 2005, the women’s team brought home first place at the Northwest Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships on Nov. 18. following a consistently dominant season, including a perfect score at the…
