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I’d love to support the Lane County Watersheds Bill of Rights. Here are some reasons I can’t.
Even if the watersheds measure passes, it will be challenged in court and likely blocked. Water pollution in Lane County is regulated by the Oregon Department of…
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Elon Glucklich, Community Voices/Opinion Editor
Elon Glucklich is a lifelong Oregonian, with more than a decade of experience at news organizations around the state. As Lookout’s Community Voices/Opinion Editor, he envisions an opinion section that serves as Lane County’s town square. Learn more about Elon here.
Better late than never, Oregon is acting on junk science in the courtroom
For decades, American courts admitted forensic techniques that leading scientists later found to be unreliable, and juries convicted people based on them. Oregon Senate Bill 1515, signed this year by Gov.…
Eugene has supported its library for more than a century. Our next chance is approaching.
This is the first time in 20 years that the Eugene public library has asked for a levy increase. That levy, which will cost the “average home owner” about $54 per…
Eugene’s sidewalks are finally getting attention. Let’s make it last.
Sidewalks aren’t amenities. They’re a vital part of our public transportation network, especially for the roughly 30% of Eugene residents who don’t drive. When sidewalks fail, these residents don’t have a…
From planes to pickleball: The noisy history of Westmoreland Park
The complaints about the Westmoreland pickleball courts aren’t the first time neighbors have objected to noise at that location. A century ago, the problem was the loud sounds, and danger, of…
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