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We want our minimum to be above any line labeled as poverty, so let’s add 10 percent to declare a non-poor minimum wage of $12.82 for 2015. That’s not a bumper sticker number; it’s a “we did our homework” number.

What would companies charge for up to 4 million customers, on one bill? Probably less per person than you and I are paying right now.

… calling it what it is — an expensive and profitable business venture, an economic stimulus for the school and the region, and a source of immense civic pride.

If you drive east from here, you don’t have to go very far until you are in the middle of nowhere. No cell phone signal, no lights visible in any direction, no sign of anyone anywhere. That’s not only possible in eastern Oregon; it’s almost unavoidable.

Springfield looks likely to adopt a pot tax and Lane County has scheduled a hearing for next Tuesday. Charging a nickel for grocery bags seemed silly to them, but they may double down with a tax on dime-bags.

Between Ken Kesey Square at the heart of downtown Eugene and all of the University of Oregon buildings that bear Phil Knight’s imprimatur, it’s easy to overlook the legacy of Bill Bowerman and the culture of excellence he attempted to instill here.

Here’s how we can do Merkley’s concept one better, and fund our children’s higher education in a more self-reliant way.

Boulder’s total population is 99,000, giving it double Eugene’s density of university students. By that measure, Boulder is twice the “college town” as Eugene.

The two cities’ currencies have different colors. Reno trades in glistening gold. Eugene settles its accounts with green — literally.

I cannot describe the mixture of fear and comfort I felt in that tree trunk.