John Q (KEPW 97.3 Whole Community News)
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Eugene joins nationwide protests after ICE shooting death of legal observer Renée Nicole Good
Patty Hine: We've been distracted and complacent too long, but there's still time to act if we act now. Communities across our country can and are resisting, and we can win, but we must show up in huge…
Patty Hine: We've been distracted and complacent too long, but there's still time to act if we act now. Communities across our country can and are resisting, and we can win, but we must show up in huge…
Eugene joins nationwide protests after ICE shooting death of legal observer Renée Nicole Good
Patty Hine: We've been distracted and complacent too long, but there's still time to act if we act now. Communities across our country can and are resisting, and we can win, but we must show up in huge numbers.
wholecommunity.news
January 9, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Eugene joins nationwide protests after ICE shooting death of legal observer Renée Nicole Good
Patty Hine: We've been distracted and complacent too long, but there's still time to act if we act now. Communities across our country can and are resisting, and we can win, but we must show up in huge…
Patty Hine: We've been distracted and complacent too long, but there's still time to act if we act now. Communities across our country can and are resisting, and we can win, but we must show up in huge…
Eugene to promote economic development for Clear Lake Road, OSU-UO corridor
Sen. Floyd Prozanski has also been discussing legislation on automated license plate readers.
Sen. Floyd Prozanski has also been discussing legislation on automated license plate readers.
Eugene to promote economic development for Clear Lake Road, OSU-UO corridor
Sen. Floyd Prozanski has also been discussing legislation on automated license plate readers.
wholecommunity.news
January 9, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Eugene to promote economic development for Clear Lake Road, OSU-UO corridor
Sen. Floyd Prozanski has also been discussing legislation on automated license plate readers.
Sen. Floyd Prozanski has also been discussing legislation on automated license plate readers.
EWEB board considers urging ‘No’ on watershed measure
John Barofsky: I don't believe that this ballot measure would advance this utility’s mission. I think it would impede a lot of the things that we are trying to do to maintain and protect our watershed and our clean drinking water.
John Barofsky: I don't believe that this ballot measure would advance this utility’s mission. I think it would impede a lot of the things that we are trying to do to maintain and protect our watershed and our clean drinking water.
EWEB board considers urging ‘No’ on watershed measure
John Barofsky: I don't believe that this ballot measure would advance this utility’s mission. I think it would impede a lot of the things that we are trying to do to maintain and protect our watershed and our clean drinking water.
wholecommunity.news
January 7, 2026 at 6:35 PM
EWEB board considers urging ‘No’ on watershed measure
John Barofsky: I don't believe that this ballot measure would advance this utility’s mission. I think it would impede a lot of the things that we are trying to do to maintain and protect our watershed and our clean drinking water.
John Barofsky: I don't believe that this ballot measure would advance this utility’s mission. I think it would impede a lot of the things that we are trying to do to maintain and protect our watershed and our clean drinking water.
Lane County, Marcus Vejar praised in CFAA agreement
Lane County Counsel Rob Bovett: I've been getting phone calls—from other county lawyers in particular but also from some of Eve's colleagues—wanting to thank Lane County, the two of you commissioners, as well as specifically calling out Marcus in…
Lane County Counsel Rob Bovett: I've been getting phone calls—from other county lawyers in particular but also from some of Eve's colleagues—wanting to thank Lane County, the two of you commissioners, as well as specifically calling out Marcus in…
Lane County, Marcus Vejar praised in CFAA agreement
Lane County Counsel Rob Bovett: I've been getting phone calls—from other county lawyers in particular but also from some of Eve's colleagues—wanting to thank Lane County, the two of you commissioners, as well as specifically calling out Marcus in particular.
wholecommunity.news
January 7, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Lane County, Marcus Vejar praised in CFAA agreement
Lane County Counsel Rob Bovett: I've been getting phone calls—from other county lawyers in particular but also from some of Eve's colleagues—wanting to thank Lane County, the two of you commissioners, as well as specifically calling out Marcus in…
Lane County Counsel Rob Bovett: I've been getting phone calls—from other county lawyers in particular but also from some of Eve's colleagues—wanting to thank Lane County, the two of you commissioners, as well as specifically calling out Marcus in…
Public comment: Lane County must endorse separation of church and state
Austin Fölnagy: Let us return our focus to professional administration of our county. Let individuals' faiths guide our personal morality, and let public governance be guided solely by our laws. As elected officials, we have a…
Austin Fölnagy: Let us return our focus to professional administration of our county. Let individuals' faiths guide our personal morality, and let public governance be guided solely by our laws. As elected officials, we have a…
Public comment: Lane County must endorse separation of church and state
Austin Fölnagy: Let us return our focus to professional administration of our county. Let individuals' faiths guide our personal morality, and let public governance be guided solely by our laws. As elected officials, we have a responsibility to the public good.
wholecommunity.news
January 6, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Public comment: Lane County must endorse separation of church and state
Austin Fölnagy: Let us return our focus to professional administration of our county. Let individuals' faiths guide our personal morality, and let public governance be guided solely by our laws. As elected officials, we have a…
Austin Fölnagy: Let us return our focus to professional administration of our county. Let individuals' faiths guide our personal morality, and let public governance be guided solely by our laws. As elected officials, we have a…
Faith leaders emphasize personal accountability during ‘State of the County’
Chris Cirullo: In the Old Testament, God commanded the Israelites not to harvest the edges of their fields. That food was left for the poor, but the poor had to go glean it. They had to work. Provision was made, but…
Chris Cirullo: In the Old Testament, God commanded the Israelites not to harvest the edges of their fields. That food was left for the poor, but the poor had to go glean it. They had to work. Provision was made, but…
Faith leaders emphasize personal accountability during ‘State of the County’
Chris Cirullo: In the Old Testament, God commanded the Israelites not to harvest the edges of their fields. That food was left for the poor, but the poor had to go glean it. They had to work. Provision was made, but effort was required. And the point of this was so that dignity could be preserved through providing opportunity to work.
wholecommunity.news
January 6, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Faith leaders emphasize personal accountability during ‘State of the County’
Chris Cirullo: In the Old Testament, God commanded the Israelites not to harvest the edges of their fields. That food was left for the poor, but the poor had to go glean it. They had to work. Provision was made, but…
Chris Cirullo: In the Old Testament, God commanded the Israelites not to harvest the edges of their fields. That food was left for the poor, but the poor had to go glean it. They had to work. Provision was made, but…
Anti-war speakers ask protesters to organize
We are in this position because our institutions have failed and continue to fail us. We cannot rely on them and instead must take up the fight ourselves... Become grains of sand in the gears of war. Become rocks in the gears of war. And let’s all work…
We are in this position because our institutions have failed and continue to fail us. We cannot rely on them and instead must take up the fight ourselves... Become grains of sand in the gears of war. Become rocks in the gears of war. And let’s all work…
Anti-war speakers ask protesters to organize
We are in this position because our institutions have failed and continue to fail us. We cannot rely on them and instead must take up the fight ourselves... Become grains of sand in the gears of war. Become rocks in the gears of war. And let’s all work together to bring this deadly machine to a stop.
wholecommunity.news
January 5, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Anti-war speakers ask protesters to organize
We are in this position because our institutions have failed and continue to fail us. We cannot rely on them and instead must take up the fight ourselves... Become grains of sand in the gears of war. Become rocks in the gears of war. And let’s all work…
We are in this position because our institutions have failed and continue to fail us. We cannot rely on them and instead must take up the fight ourselves... Become grains of sand in the gears of war. Become rocks in the gears of war. And let’s all work…
KEPW News covers US takeover of Venezuela
Rob Fisette: We all understand that the reason that we can't have things here like health care, food, child care, housing, is because all of those resources are tied up in going into these terroristic wars to undermine the sovereignty of other nations, to…
Rob Fisette: We all understand that the reason that we can't have things here like health care, food, child care, housing, is because all of those resources are tied up in going into these terroristic wars to undermine the sovereignty of other nations, to…
KEPW News covers US takeover of Venezuela
Rob Fisette: We all understand that the reason that we can't have things here like health care, food, child care, housing, is because all of those resources are tied up in going into these terroristic wars to undermine the sovereignty of other nations, to steal their minerals and oil and wealth.
wholecommunity.news
January 4, 2026 at 2:55 AM
KEPW News covers US takeover of Venezuela
Rob Fisette: We all understand that the reason that we can't have things here like health care, food, child care, housing, is because all of those resources are tied up in going into these terroristic wars to undermine the sovereignty of other nations, to…
Rob Fisette: We all understand that the reason that we can't have things here like health care, food, child care, housing, is because all of those resources are tied up in going into these terroristic wars to undermine the sovereignty of other nations, to…
United Academics: Drop anti-union, anti-university partners
Jeff Schroeder: We should disallow their use of the UO brand or at least make some kind of statement, a concerted effort to distance the University of Oregon from this toxic, anti-education discourse that's being put forward in the name…
Jeff Schroeder: We should disallow their use of the UO brand or at least make some kind of statement, a concerted effort to distance the University of Oregon from this toxic, anti-education discourse that's being put forward in the name…
United Academics: Drop anti-union, anti-university partners
Jeff Schroeder: We should disallow their use of the UO brand or at least make some kind of statement, a concerted effort to distance the University of Oregon from this toxic, anti-education discourse that's being put forward in the name of Oregon Ducks.
wholecommunity.news
January 2, 2026 at 10:38 PM
United Academics: Drop anti-union, anti-university partners
Jeff Schroeder: We should disallow their use of the UO brand or at least make some kind of statement, a concerted effort to distance the University of Oregon from this toxic, anti-education discourse that's being put forward in the name…
Jeff Schroeder: We should disallow their use of the UO brand or at least make some kind of statement, a concerted effort to distance the University of Oregon from this toxic, anti-education discourse that's being put forward in the name…
KEPW News reports from the Tuesday ICE protests
Dahlia: We as a community are responsible for what goes on here. And if we let ICE do this, we're not only complicit in a true tragedy of our generation, but we're also responsible to our community members and neighbors, just as good citizens and as…
Dahlia: We as a community are responsible for what goes on here. And if we let ICE do this, we're not only complicit in a true tragedy of our generation, but we're also responsible to our community members and neighbors, just as good citizens and as…
KEPW News reports from the Tuesday ICE protests
Dahlia: We as a community are responsible for what goes on here. And if we let ICE do this, we're not only complicit in a true tragedy of our generation, but we're also responsible to our community members and neighbors, just as good citizens and as members of these communities.
wholecommunity.news
January 1, 2026 at 3:27 PM
KEPW News reports from the Tuesday ICE protests
Dahlia: We as a community are responsible for what goes on here. And if we let ICE do this, we're not only complicit in a true tragedy of our generation, but we're also responsible to our community members and neighbors, just as good citizens and as…
Dahlia: We as a community are responsible for what goes on here. And if we let ICE do this, we're not only complicit in a true tragedy of our generation, but we're also responsible to our community members and neighbors, just as good citizens and as…
Instead of destroying neighborhoods, use land value capture to build subsidized housing
With subsidized housing, people who don't have as much economic mobility can choose where they want to live.
With subsidized housing, people who don't have as much economic mobility can choose where they want to live.
Instead of destroying neighborhoods, use land value capture to build subsidized housing
With subsidized housing, people who don't have as much economic mobility can choose where they want to live.
wholecommunity.news
December 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Instead of destroying neighborhoods, use land value capture to build subsidized housing
With subsidized housing, people who don't have as much economic mobility can choose where they want to live.
With subsidized housing, people who don't have as much economic mobility can choose where they want to live.
UO builds its brand by highlighting 4 signature research areas
Carol Keese: We're the kind of institution that can play in culturally relevant spaces with a great deal of credibility and fluidity in ways that no, Dartmouth couldn't. No offense, Dartmouth.
Carol Keese: We're the kind of institution that can play in culturally relevant spaces with a great deal of credibility and fluidity in ways that no, Dartmouth couldn't. No offense, Dartmouth.
UO builds its brand by highlighting 4 signature research areas
Carol Keese: We're the kind of institution that can play in culturally relevant spaces with a great deal of credibility and fluidity in ways that no, Dartmouth couldn't. No offense, Dartmouth.
wholecommunity.news
December 31, 2025 at 1:51 AM
UO builds its brand by highlighting 4 signature research areas
Carol Keese: We're the kind of institution that can play in culturally relevant spaces with a great deal of credibility and fluidity in ways that no, Dartmouth couldn't. No offense, Dartmouth.
Carol Keese: We're the kind of institution that can play in culturally relevant spaces with a great deal of credibility and fluidity in ways that no, Dartmouth couldn't. No offense, Dartmouth.
And finally: A tribute to Sam Broadway and KEPW Newsday
To wrap up each edition of KEPW Newsday, Sam Broadway adds a final feature story that begins with the words: “And finally.”
To wrap up each edition of KEPW Newsday, Sam Broadway adds a final feature story that begins with the words: “And finally.”
And finally: A tribute to Sam Broadway and KEPW Newsday
To wrap up each edition of KEPW Newsday, Sam Broadway adds a final feature story that begins with the words: “And finally.”
wholecommunity.news
December 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
And finally: A tribute to Sam Broadway and KEPW Newsday
To wrap up each edition of KEPW Newsday, Sam Broadway adds a final feature story that begins with the words: “And finally.”
To wrap up each edition of KEPW Newsday, Sam Broadway adds a final feature story that begins with the words: “And finally.”
Echo and KEPW welcome Ballet Folklórico Colibrí
The colibrí or hummingbird has many, many legends and a very, very deep connection to the Mesoamerican community.
The colibrí or hummingbird has many, many legends and a very, very deep connection to the Mesoamerican community.
Echo and KEPW welcome Ballet Folklórico Colibrí
The colibrí or hummingbird has many, many legends and a very, very deep connection to the Mesoamerican community.
wholecommunity.news
December 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Echo and KEPW welcome Ballet Folklórico Colibrí
The colibrí or hummingbird has many, many legends and a very, very deep connection to the Mesoamerican community.
The colibrí or hummingbird has many, many legends and a very, very deep connection to the Mesoamerican community.
LUBA again rejects CleanLane site
Before the decision was issued, Lane County Counsel Rob Bovett suggested that it would be appealed.
Before the decision was issued, Lane County Counsel Rob Bovett suggested that it would be appealed.
LUBA again rejects CleanLane site
Before the decision was issued, Lane County Counsel Rob Bovett suggested that it would be appealed.
wholecommunity.news
December 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
LUBA again rejects CleanLane site
Before the decision was issued, Lane County Counsel Rob Bovett suggested that it would be appealed.
Before the decision was issued, Lane County Counsel Rob Bovett suggested that it would be appealed.
PSL: How to end the current US war for Venezuelan oil
The U.S. is constantly 'threatened' by developing countries in the Global South that want to exercise their sovereignty and wish to freely associate with other sovereign states.
The U.S. is constantly 'threatened' by developing countries in the Global South that want to exercise their sovereignty and wish to freely associate with other sovereign states.
PSL: How to end the current US war for Venezuelan oil
The U.S. is constantly 'threatened' by developing countries in the Global South that want to exercise their sovereignty and wish to freely associate with other sovereign states.
wholecommunity.news
December 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
PSL: How to end the current US war for Venezuelan oil
The U.S. is constantly 'threatened' by developing countries in the Global South that want to exercise their sovereignty and wish to freely associate with other sovereign states.
The U.S. is constantly 'threatened' by developing countries in the Global South that want to exercise their sovereignty and wish to freely associate with other sovereign states.
CleanLane scrutiny draws attention to $5M in unpaid system benefit fees
Dan Hurley: If waste is hauled out of the county where the system benefit fee applies, the hauler is supposed to remit a report saying how much tonnage went out and provide payment at that time... We're going to be in a crisis…
Dan Hurley: If waste is hauled out of the county where the system benefit fee applies, the hauler is supposed to remit a report saying how much tonnage went out and provide payment at that time... We're going to be in a crisis…
CleanLane scrutiny draws attention to $5M in unpaid system benefit fees
Dan Hurley: If waste is hauled out of the county where the system benefit fee applies, the hauler is supposed to remit a report saying how much tonnage went out and provide payment at that time... We're going to be in a crisis situation here in Lane County if we don't get this resolved.
wholecommunity.news
December 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
CleanLane scrutiny draws attention to $5M in unpaid system benefit fees
Dan Hurley: If waste is hauled out of the county where the system benefit fee applies, the hauler is supposed to remit a report saying how much tonnage went out and provide payment at that time... We're going to be in a crisis…
Dan Hurley: If waste is hauled out of the county where the system benefit fee applies, the hauler is supposed to remit a report saying how much tonnage went out and provide payment at that time... We're going to be in a crisis…
McKenzie $5.5M ADU program could be template for future wildfire recovery
Tabitha Eck: "When a community comes together, we can truly make things happen. Impossible things."
Tabitha Eck: "When a community comes together, we can truly make things happen. Impossible things."
McKenzie $5.5M ADU program could be template for future wildfire recovery
Tabitha Eck: "When a community comes together, we can truly make things happen. Impossible things."
wholecommunity.news
December 24, 2025 at 4:12 AM
McKenzie $5.5M ADU program could be template for future wildfire recovery
Tabitha Eck: "When a community comes together, we can truly make things happen. Impossible things."
Tabitha Eck: "When a community comes together, we can truly make things happen. Impossible things."
For Eugene, Oregon, on the occasion of the Winter Solstice
The Winter Solstice is the most universally celebrated of all seasonal festivals in the northern countries.
The Winter Solstice is the most universally celebrated of all seasonal festivals in the northern countries.
For Eugene, Oregon, on the occasion of the Winter Solstice
The Winter Solstice is the most universally celebrated of all seasonal festivals in the northern countries.
wholecommunity.news
December 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
For Eugene, Oregon, on the occasion of the Winter Solstice
The Winter Solstice is the most universally celebrated of all seasonal festivals in the northern countries.
The Winter Solstice is the most universally celebrated of all seasonal festivals in the northern countries.
Eugene marks ‘Longest Night’ with homeless memorial ceremonies
Julie Lambert: Tonight, we remember lives that were too often unseen, unheard, or overlooked... We remember them as humans, as our people. May this gathering remind us that how we care for the most vulnerable among us reflects who we…
Julie Lambert: Tonight, we remember lives that were too often unseen, unheard, or overlooked... We remember them as humans, as our people. May this gathering remind us that how we care for the most vulnerable among us reflects who we…
Eugene marks ‘Longest Night’ with homeless memorial ceremonies
Julie Lambert: Tonight, we remember lives that were too often unseen, unheard, or overlooked... We remember them as humans, as our people. May this gathering remind us that how we care for the most vulnerable among us reflects who we are as a community.
wholecommunity.news
December 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Eugene marks ‘Longest Night’ with homeless memorial ceremonies
Julie Lambert: Tonight, we remember lives that were too often unseen, unheard, or overlooked... We remember them as humans, as our people. May this gathering remind us that how we care for the most vulnerable among us reflects who we…
Julie Lambert: Tonight, we remember lives that were too often unseen, unheard, or overlooked... We remember them as humans, as our people. May this gathering remind us that how we care for the most vulnerable among us reflects who we…
Lane County to skip unsheltered point-in-time count this year
Carly Walker said the county has demonstrated that the point-in-time counts are very close to counts reported by the Homeless Management Information System. "That's what makes me feel comfortable that we can skip a year and be okay."
Carly Walker said the county has demonstrated that the point-in-time counts are very close to counts reported by the Homeless Management Information System. "That's what makes me feel comfortable that we can skip a year and be okay."
Lane County to skip unsheltered point-in-time count this year
Carly Walker said the county has demonstrated that the point-in-time counts are very close to counts reported by the Homeless Management Information System. "That's what makes me feel comfortable that we can skip a year and be okay."
wholecommunity.news
December 21, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Lane County to skip unsheltered point-in-time count this year
Carly Walker said the county has demonstrated that the point-in-time counts are very close to counts reported by the Homeless Management Information System. "That's what makes me feel comfortable that we can skip a year and be okay."
Carly Walker said the county has demonstrated that the point-in-time counts are very close to counts reported by the Homeless Management Information System. "That's what makes me feel comfortable that we can skip a year and be okay."
We The People: Revisiting the corporate charter
Alan Cohen: The opportunity to incorporate is a gift of a society made available to benefit the society and to profit those forming the corporation only as an incentive to provide something of value to that society.
Alan Cohen: The opportunity to incorporate is a gift of a society made available to benefit the society and to profit those forming the corporation only as an incentive to provide something of value to that society.
We The People: Revisiting the corporate charter
Alan Cohen: The opportunity to incorporate is a gift of a society made available to benefit the society and to profit those forming the corporation only as an incentive to provide something of value to that society.
wholecommunity.news
December 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
We The People: Revisiting the corporate charter
Alan Cohen: The opportunity to incorporate is a gift of a society made available to benefit the society and to profit those forming the corporation only as an incentive to provide something of value to that society.
Alan Cohen: The opportunity to incorporate is a gift of a society made available to benefit the society and to profit those forming the corporation only as an incentive to provide something of value to that society.
Homes For Good prepares for atmospheric river
Homes For Good has a plan for operating during severe weather events, though the universe sometimes throws a curveball.
Homes For Good has a plan for operating during severe weather events, though the universe sometimes throws a curveball.
Homes For Good prepares for atmospheric river
Homes For Good has a plan for operating during severe weather events, though the universe sometimes throws a curveball.
wholecommunity.news
December 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Homes For Good prepares for atmospheric river
Homes For Good has a plan for operating during severe weather events, though the universe sometimes throws a curveball.
Homes For Good has a plan for operating during severe weather events, though the universe sometimes throws a curveball.
PHB updates: The storm is less severe than anticipated
Veneta City Councilor Alexa Benson: "Poverty is everywhere, homelessness is everywhere, in every country. And it's really up to us to determine to what extent we allow people to get to that point."
Veneta City Councilor Alexa Benson: "Poverty is everywhere, homelessness is everywhere, in every country. And it's really up to us to determine to what extent we allow people to get to that point."
PHB updates: The storm is less severe than anticipated
Veneta City Councilor Alexa Benson: "Poverty is everywhere, homelessness is everywhere, in every country. And it's really up to us to determine to what extent we allow people to get to that point."
wholecommunity.news
December 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
PHB updates: The storm is less severe than anticipated
Veneta City Councilor Alexa Benson: "Poverty is everywhere, homelessness is everywhere, in every country. And it's really up to us to determine to what extent we allow people to get to that point."
Veneta City Councilor Alexa Benson: "Poverty is everywhere, homelessness is everywhere, in every country. And it's really up to us to determine to what extent we allow people to get to that point."
Immigrants, allies call for no work, no school, no shopping Dec. 18
The Oregon farmworkers union PCUN is organizing a series of visibility actions leading up to a nationwide general strike on May 1, 2026.
The Oregon farmworkers union PCUN is organizing a series of visibility actions leading up to a nationwide general strike on May 1, 2026.
Immigrants, allies call for no work, no school, no shopping Dec. 18
The Oregon farmworkers union PCUN is organizing a series of visibility actions leading up to a nationwide general strike on May 1, 2026.
wholecommunity.news
December 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Immigrants, allies call for no work, no school, no shopping Dec. 18
The Oregon farmworkers union PCUN is organizing a series of visibility actions leading up to a nationwide general strike on May 1, 2026.
The Oregon farmworkers union PCUN is organizing a series of visibility actions leading up to a nationwide general strike on May 1, 2026.