R.L. Stollar, Journalist.
Eugene Daily News
Political Kisses and Sewer Misses: The News Week in Review
October 11 was National Coming Out Day. An internationally observed day of celebrating individuals who publicly identify as bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender, the day was founded in 1988 by New Mexico psychologist Robert Eichberg and National Gay Rights Advocates head Jean O’Leary. They chose October 11 because it is the anniversary of the 1987 National March on Washington … Continue reading
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Take on Swoosh City
Seattle superstars Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will take to the McDonald Theatre stage on Saturday, October 20. As the artists’ fame has taken a meteoric rise in the last year, the Eugene show is sold out. The only place you can buy tickets now is on Craigslist — and they are being marked up by about 200% … Continue reading
Presidential Debates Give Debate a Bad Name
“A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don’t have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed.” ~ Nelson Mandela As a former academic debater and debate coach, I try to watch the … Continue reading
In a World of Environmental Policy, Tevyn East Champions Art
As economic growth has come to a halt, people everywhere are struggling to make ends meet by pinching pennies and cutting unnecessary expenditures. Education systems are no different. At every level of education across the United States, schools are cutting what they consider to be either the unimportant or the less-important programs. For better or worse, … Continue reading
Out of the Darkness: Hope for Suicide Prevention
On April 22, 2009, Kyle committed suicide. He was only 15 years old. Kyle was not alone that year. Over 30,000 people kill themselves every year in the U.S., making suicide the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. April 22, 2009 was a dark day for Kyle’s family. But out of that darkness came … Continue reading
Remembering 9/11
“Names lifted from a hat Or balanced on the tip of the tongue. Names wheeled into the dim warehouse of memory. So many names, there is barely room on the walls of the heart.” ~ Billy Collins, “The Names” Today is a good day for the industry of information. As it is the 11th anniversary of … Continue reading
High Priestess has done it again.
High Priestess has done it again. First they cybersquat on Sugar Candy and Memento Ink in such a blatant way that EDN picked up the story. Then they squat on Pure Devotion in such a way that KEZI picked up the story — and merely a few weeks later, mind you. While High Priestess’ owner … Continue reading
Big Money Behind Oregon’s Initiatives
To get an initiative on the ballot in Oregon, you need almost 100,000 signatures for a legislative change, and over 100,000 for a constitutional change. That’s a lot of signatures. Due to the work involved, chief petitioners for ballot measures almost always turn to professional help—namely, the industry of signature gathering. As I discuss in Part … Continue reading
Pesticides in Lane County
Local groups are rallying to expand buffer zones to include people, not just fish. The rally comes in the midst of Day Owen’s (as well as other Triangle Lake residents’) fight against pesticide use near Triangle Lake. “Day is one of several residents of Triangle Lake who has been documented to have the pesticides 2,4-D … Continue reading
Yet Another Big Oops for the Oregon Marijuana Policy Initiative
First there was the $65,000 fine by the Oregon Secretary of State. OregonLive reports: “Oregon elections officials slapped a $65,000 fine on the chief petitioner of a marijuana legalization measure, saying he violated the state’s constitutional prohibition against paying a bounty for each signature collected.” Now that chief petitioner, Bob Wolfe, is worried that his signatures … Continue reading
