A recent dispute over protections to an old-growth redwood tree in Lower Redway, California has once again invigorated scrutiny towards hazard tree designations, their justifications, and the uses to which they are put. In late 2025 Robert Scarlett, a mid-twenties...
1) Oregon Country Fair is located on an Indigenous burial ground and a traditional village site; 2) Archeology is rooted in racism; 3) Colonial nostalgia doesn’t rinse out in the sauna shower. A brief history of Oregon Country Fair playing Indian, disrespecting...
In May, federal law enforcement agencies made two arrests connected to civil unrest at the Eugene Federal Building in the beginning of this year. Soren Polzin, 18, and Ryan Bruce Gaither Jr., 37, appeared before a federal judge on May 5th and were released from...
For many, May 16th was a Saturday like any other. But for the Reformed Baptist Church of Douglas County (RBCDC), this was a very special occasion: it was time to show their out-of-town visitors the fine art of informing the sinners of Eugene, Oregon of their...
By: Mossy Marblington On May 14th, a federal judge ruled to cancel the sale of a forest containing some of the last remaining old growth forest in Oregon. Forest defenders had been closely tracking the forests after the sale, and discovered that many of the ancient...
On May 15th, the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) held a rally and vigil to observe Nakba Day. This year marks 78 years since the start of Al-Nakba or “the catastrophe” (or disaster) in Arabic. Throughout 1948, more than 750,000 Palestinian people...
