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August 2026 Issue
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Help us make this a news outlet that captures what our community is all about. We welcome writing (news articles, essays and op-eds, poetry, letters to the editor, etc.), visual art (drawings, comics, etc.), and tips on local events and resources. While you’re at it, don’t miss the opportunity to get advice from our resident conflict and chaos specialist, Darling Tonia in the one and only Dear Darling advice column. Got an idea for a new column? Pitch it to us!
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disabled love – addiction is human
content warning: addiction and overdose My faerie friend mentioned how addiction is natural, part of the human experience. Absolutely it is. We both love men who we lost to overdose. ...
Riding the Waves of Repression
“Trust your instincts. To all people, and across all civilizations, you know what ‘normal’ is. You know what ‘beautiful’ is. You know what ‘good’ is. You know that families are right. You know that...
Jail Sit Vignette
Eugene Jail Sit started after people participating in an action in defense of Palestine on April 15th 2024 were held in the Eugene jail. When they were released, supporters were waiting to welcome...
Reportback from the Lochiel Tree Sit
By: Poppy The nearly 2,000 mile long border dividing the U.S. and Mexico begins at the Pacific Ocean, cuts through the Sonoran Desert, then the Chihuahuan, and eventually meets the Rio Grande river...
Local Opposition to Data Centers and How Artificial Intelligence, Military, and Global Exploitation are Entwined
by Paprika In local news, residents of Salem are actively resisting the proposed construction of the Verrus AI data center. Verrus is backed by Alphabet, the parent company of Google. The city of...
Walking in the Shadows of Giants: A People’s Guide to the University of Oregon
With the help of research collaborators combined with his tireless curiosity on the topic, recent University of Oregon alum and community organizer Valentine Bentz has published the university’s...
Forgetting the Revolution
I love it when the children laugh at me. They think I'm silly. Sometimes I forget where we are and ask about something from the past like prisons or police, and the children laugh and say "Silly...
Poetry: What You’re Here For
A few weeks ago my friend of 35 years took his own life. In my aching to understand his final act in the context of the society and system in which we exist, I had to ask myself, how much of his...
Private Stake in Public Land on 1059 Willamette: MUPTES, Opportunity Zones, and More Tax Exemptions for Developers
Across states and spanning decades, the allowance of federal and state tax breaks for property developers has been a hotbed of debate. Numbers are crunched, independent consultants are acquired, and communities provide private and public comments regarding their elected officials’ plans to allocate public money to property developers to, presumably, increase the availability of housing.
The Forest Fights Back
On Tuesday, July 7th, the bimonthly meeting for the Washington State Board of Natural Resources began like every other. After a few formalities, Dave Upthegrove, State Commissioner of Public Lands,...
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