Water pipes are freezing and breaking all over Eugene. We’ve been ok, but I’m sure my winter vegetables and spring hopefuls (e.g., cabbage, snow peas, fava beans, maybe strawberries??, artichokes, onions, garlic, and shallots, and herbs) have frozen solid. I’m not sure if they’re going to make it, not to [...]
The Texas Rangers missed out on the playoffs this past season, but they improved drastically. They finished a distant second place to the Anaheim Angels in the American League West, yet had an eight-win improvement over their 2008 campaign. Their offense hit 224 home-runs, a stellar amount, but their success [...]
Number of comments: 1 Daily Tidings--Bellview Elementary School Principal Michelle Zundel, who decided to remove the schools Christmas holiday tree and replaced it with snowmen after a family and a couple students complained that the tree was offensive and a religious symbol decided to return the tree after more than 300 people were upset [...]
Trout Unlimited and our coalition partners campaign to remove hatchery trout from the Mckenzie River remains in high gear. Over the course of the next week or so I’m going to look at some of the criticisms directed at the campaign and of course, refute them.
Critics say we are “greedy” (I’ve [...]