We live and learn slowly here, so we’re hoping you can speed things up for us. We love to process everything here, even if it means the world sometimes passes us by. But your little experiment could quicken us.
Entries Tagged as 'You-gene'
Google Could Quicken Eugene
March 12th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Arr-Gee published · Civic · You-gene
Mac Court’s Future Second Life
March 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Architects and urban planners are beginning rediscover “old and improved.” Building standards are beginning to calculate and consider the energy that went into building the original structure as something worth saving. The future is calling AAA to reuse the past.
Tags: Arr-Gee published · Urban Design · You-gene
Sewers and Civilization
February 25th, 2010 · No Comments
If Coburg votes for sewers, they will be voting to make room for more and other future Coburg residents. That faith in the future is what drives civilization forward — regular people trying to make things just a little bit better.
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Renewing Urban Renewal
February 25th, 2010 · No Comments
The city has gotten admirably creative about swapping with Springfield or with Lane County to achieve shared goals, but this issue demands no fancy footwork. A nickel lost by our schools is a nickel paid to our schools. Period.
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Mascot for Thinkers & Drinkers
February 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment
How about a big, squishy, orange Umbrage? Whoever leaves as the most aggrieved party could take Umbrage with them, but they’d then be responsible for its care of feeding, until somebody else took Umbrage.
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Of Tasers and Dots
January 28th, 2010 · No Comments
Accepting responsibility is just one more act of everyday heroism we should be able to ask of our police officers. Instead, we blame the system, arguing that everyone shares responsibility, so nobody has to own it.
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Rebuild Downtown’s Credibility First
January 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments
If a chicken and a pig get together to make some ham and eggs, the chicken’s involved, but the pig has to be committed.
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Vacancies Tax Downtown’s Viability
January 8th, 2010 · No Comments
Busy storefronts have merchants inside. They open their doors and sweep their sidewalks. They shoo away miscreants. They call the police when things get out of hand. Empty buildings don’t do any of that. Empty buildings cause most of the trouble downtown, yet their owners pay less for the services that aim to keep downtown safe, clean and attractive.
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Buying Local Celebrates Local
December 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Wandering through the Lane County fairgrounds this time of year, I often feel like a fly on a spin-art machine. Holiday Market is colorful and dizzying, in equal measure.
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Food and Familiarity Downtown
November 27th, 2009 · No Comments
Shelter and clothing keep humans warm by covering them from the outside. But food isn’t warmth until the body processes it. Likewise, respect is a fuel that can be converted into dignity — another warmth.
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