Eugene streetcar track unearthed
Eugene’s former streetcar rails were rediscovered by work crews as they prepared Willamette Street for a repaving project.
Year: 2013
Obamacare is for business, not for Congress
Earlier this month, President Obama took the unusual step of involving himself in an administrative matter that would have been otherwise handled by people many levels below the Oval Office. He personally approved a “solution” to a “problem” affecting health insurance benefits for members of Congress and their staffs.
Life on earth may have started on Mars
BBC: New research supports an idea that the Red Planet was a better place to kick-start biology billions of years ago than the early Earth was.
Texting drivers may violate law in New Jersey
CNN.com: A New Jersey state appeals court warns don’t knowingly text a driver — or you could be held liable if he causes a crash.
Scientists close in on age-related memory loss
CBS News: New research is helping identify early warning signs of age-related memory problems and its causes.
Fast food workers prepare for nationwide strike
Boston Globe: Thousands of workers in 50 U.S. cities are expected to take part in a one-day strike Thursday, demanding $15-an-hour wages and the right to unionize.
PeaceHealth cuts 500 jobs
Vancouver-based PeaceHealth is cutting 500 jobs, mostly in Southwest Washington, as a service contract with Kaiser Permanente ends.
Logging campaigns increase
Campaigns on proposals to increase logging in western Oregon federal forests are ramping up.
Strapworks warehouse expands
Eugene-based Strapworks is celebrating the grand opening of its new 30,000-square-foot, $2 million factory.
Marylhurst University president steps down
Judith Johansen stepped down as president of Marylhurst University. Retired Willamette University president Jerry Hudson was named interim president.