Perhaps the most widespread peril children face isn’t guns, swimming pools or speeding cars. Rather, scientists are suggesting that it may be “toxic stress” early in life, or even before birth.
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Taxed by scrambled taxes? There’s help handy
For some people, doing taxes each year is a bit of an ordeal — complicated filing instructions, long weekends working a calculator and perhaps a last-minute dash to the post office to mail everything off before midnight on April 15.
Chamber Honors 2011 First Citizen of Eugene
Eugene and Springfield honored a man who dedicated decades to serving others. The Eugene Chamber of Commerce honored Gerry Gaydos as its citizen of the year Wednesday night. During his speech, Gaydos, who has practiced law in Eugene for more than three decades, thanked those who helped him give back to countless charities.
A Poverty Solution That Starts With a Hug
Searching for long-term fixes to homelessness
I lost my best friend right before Christmas. His name was Bill Chace. Technically he was my ex-brother-in-law, but I considered him my brother. At 83 years old he had a series of heart attacks, and the decision was made to take him off life support. The news came to me in the middle of the aftermath of Occupy Eugene and the questions about what kind of “life support” our community offers to people who have no home.
Let’s face the challenge of homelessness now
Occupy Eugene has succeeded in one important task: to illuminate the pernicious problem of homelessness in our community. The Eugene City Council worked hard to put this awareness into action before voting Tuesday to close the movement’s encampment.
