Remember those barn-red newspaper recycling boxes that used to be on every street corner, supporting the Eugene Mission? Redemption rates for newsprint plummeted, so the Mission abandoned the program a few years ago, but we can recycle their blueprint for do-goodery.
Bottle Returns Can Help Our Homeless
August 7th, 2015 1 Comment
Tags: Container deposit legislation in the United States · Lane County · Nickel · Recycling · Recycling in the United States · Waste management
Inside a Grand Jury
December 16th, 2014 4 Comments
Every day, we got a steady stream of indictments for our consideration. We got to know all the assistant district attorneys and their individual styles. We saw many of the same policemen over and over. We witnessed the camaraderie between law enforcement professionals.
Tags: Grand Jury · Juries · Lane County · Law/Crime
Has Lane County Finally Solved Its Paradox of Plenty?
September 26th, 2014 3 Comments
When your wealth is in the ground, “dig deeper” is not a moral metaphor. It’s an economic strategy.
Tags: Cinemark Theatres · Joey Harrington · Lane County · Michael Hogan · Otto Poticha · Thom Mayne
Hunger is a Small Part of Food Insecurity
January 17th, 2014 1 Comment
Long before the body feels any physical effects of calorie deprivation, the mind encounters a host of fears.
Tags: food · food assistance · food insecurity · Lane County
Lawn Sign Democracy
November 8th, 2013 1 Comment
It’s time to admit that voting in America has become a quaint formality, like kissing Grandma after Thanksgiving dinner. You have to do it, and you have to look like you mean it, at least to her.
Tags: Elections · Lane County · Lawn sign · Nate Silver · Politics
Lane Metro Partnership Can Now Switch Gears
October 1st, 2013 1 Comment
Small business owner-operators — people ready to hire a dozen people with specific skills if they can find the right location — should get more of our attention.
Tags: Business/Finance · Jack Roberts · Lane County · Lane Metro Partnership
Five is Too Few County Commissioners
March 5th, 2012 No Comments
If we had nine commissioners, three like-minded politicians — or even four — could gather without having a quorum at a non-public meeting.
Tags: Handy · Lane County · Open Meeting Law · quorum · Sorenson
Elders’ Dystopian Vision Hits Today’s Youth
October 6th, 2011 2 Comments
Toasters don’t jump off our counters to follow it. But the fears of one generation have been visited on the next. We have designed a machine that we cannot stop.
Tags: Alton Baker · Apple Inc. · Don Kahle · fridays@dksez.com · Lane County · model of corporate greed · Pizza · Supreme Court · The Register-Guard · toasters