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Good morning, Eugene-Springfield,
There are three recovery schools in Oregon that focus on students struggling with addiction. But grants that had been planned to start additional schools, including one possibly in Eugene, were canceled because of uncertainty in the Oregon budget. Mike McInally spoke with Mike and Marianne Dyer, who are leading the local effort.
Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development was asked by lawmakers to review the rules governing farm stands, particularly the restriction that only one-quarter of a farm stand’s income can come from events, retail items or foodstuffs not produced by that farm. Khushoo Rathore from the Oregon Journalism Project has the story.
City correspondent Grace Chinowsky reports on how city planners are working on a project aimed at confronting past and present exclusionary planning and housing practices in Eugene.
Vanessa Salvia catches up with longtime Eugene food writer Jan Roberts-Dominguez, whose recipes and watercolor illustrations graced Pacific Northwest newspapers for decades. Her focus now is on landscape art, but she left a lasting impact on Oregon’s food-writing culture.
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- New physical, occupational rehab unit takes shape near RiverBend
- Jerry Seinfeld show protested in Eugene over Palestine comments
- ‘Peace can only come if each side hears, acknowledges trauma of the other’
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Grant falls through, but advocates for Eugene recovery high school vow to push on
By Mike McInally
Recovery schools focus on students struggling with addiction. Three are now operating in Oregon. But grants that had been planned to start additional schools, including one possibly in Eugene, were canceled because of uncertainty in the Oregon budget.
Why Oregon’s governor had to intervene on pumpkin patches
By Khushboo Rathore / Oregon Journalism Project
Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development had been asked by lawmakers to review the rules governing farm stands, particularly the restriction that only one-quarter of a farm stand’s income can come from events, retail items, or foodstuffs not produced by that farm.
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Have a great start to your week.
Dann
