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Enriching Library Services during the Pandemic and Beyond
June 3, 2022
As community-serving institutions, public libraries had to pivot quickly as the pandemic shifted needs and circumstances again and again. With each change, the Eugene Public Library had to figure out the safest way to keep its collections circulating and resources available. Thoughtful analysis of the patrons’ responses generated new ideas …
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Annual Meeting, Elections, Annual Turtle Awards
May 20, 2022
Annual Meeting and Elections City Club Bylaws require an Annual Meeting and Election of President-Elect and Board members in May. At this meeting, President-Elect Kaarin Knudson will assume the presidency. She will announce the result of members’ vote for director nominees Marti Ravits, Miles Pendleton, and Sally Bell and plans …
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UO Women in Science: The Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Researchers
May 13, 2022
Do pigs have a proper role to play in filbert orchards? Is the arrival of a Whole Foods store the cause or the result of gentrification? Does a technological miracle of modern science work as miraculously in Africa as in Oregon? What kind of public health messages increase willingness to …
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Candidate Forum: Republican Candidates for House Districts 12 and 14
May 6, 2022
Republican candidates for House District 12 and House District 14 speak to City Club of Eugene.
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Candidates’ Forum: East and West Lane County Commissioners
April 29, 2022
Hear from candidates for West Lane County and East Lane County Board of Commissioners.
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No Program This Friday!
April 23, 2022
Because of City Club of Eugene’s two-hour candidate forum last Friday, we will not meet this week. Please join us for next week’s program featuring candidates for the East and West Lane County Commissioner seats, and watch the past program on Congressional District 4 Democratic candidates for the House of …
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Who Will Represent the Dems in the CD4 Race?
April 15, 2022
The open seat in #CongressionalDistrict4 has generated eight #Democratic Party candidates in the May primary. The winner will face #Republican Alek Skarlatos this fall. Hear from the eight candidates in a special two-hour City Club of Eugene program. #elections #HouseofRepresentatives #vote
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The Great Resignation and the Great Awakening: What Workers Want and Need Today
April 8, 2022
Sarita Gupta, Ford Foundation, discusses the labor situation and workforce issues as the 2021-22 Wayne Morse Chair for Law and Politics at the University of Oregon.
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Landlords and Tenants: What’s Fair?
April 1, 2022
The 53% of Eugeneans who are renters know that our community is a tough place to find housing. RentCafe reported that in 2021 Eugene had the most competitive rental market in the US, with a rental vacancy rate of just 1.6%. When a unit came on the market, 30 or …
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~CANCELLED~Barriers to Latino Engagement in Lane County Governance
March 25, 2022
An on-going study from the University of Oregon documents the systemic ways in which local government could be more accessible to Latino, Latinx and Latinas who want to participate.
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Eugene City Council Candidate Forum: Ward 4
March 18, 2022
Jennifer Yeh (incumbent) and Jennifer Solomon (challenger) are vying to be Eugene’s Ward 4 city council representative. They will speak at the March 18, 2022 City Club of Eugene meeting.
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Redistricting Oregon Style
March 11, 2022
What has Oregon’s redistricting done to political boundaries? Jim Moore explains its impacts.
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Adult Mental Health, Trauma and Care
March 4, 2022
Adult mental health has suffered in the pandemic. City Club of Eugene looks at how adults are faring and how their behavioral health can be improved.
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Racism in Medicine
February 25, 2022
Why are people of color less likely to receive medical care than white people? Why do people of color have poorer health outcomes than white people? Why are people of color less likely to trust the medical system? The Tuskegee Experiments might have something to do with it. The Immortal …
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Kids’ Mental Health: How They’re Doing and How We Can Help
February 11, 2022
In fall 2021, a coalition of the nation’s leading experts in pediatric health—including the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Children’s Hospital Association—issued a joint declaration of national emergency in child and adolescent mental health. Two months later, in December 2021, the U.S. Surgeon …
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Should Nuclear Be Part of The New Energy Future?
February 4, 2022
As symptoms of climate change accelerate, providing Oregonians with carbon-free energy has become a priority for the Oregon Department of Energy. In parallel, Oregonians’ awareness of green energy options has been seeded with an increase in publicity about developments in nuclear energy, specifically small nuclear reactors. Does Oregon need nuclear …
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Collaborating on Permanent Housing Solutions
January 28, 2022
Coordination of several kinds of community resources is a recurring challenge in supporting people who need affordable, safe, and permanent housing. Sometimes special services are required to allow them to live as independently as possible. Abundant evidence shows that effective support increases stability and reduces long-range costs for all concerned. …
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Can Eugene Save the Ems?
January 21, 2022
We could lose the beloved Eugene Emeralds. The only option to keep the Emeralds in Eugene-Springfield is to build a new stadium. Otherwise, Major League Baseball will move the franchise to a new market, and the Emeralds will be gone. But hope is renewed: On December 14, the Lane County Board of …
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Lessons from the Pandemic: UO’s Impact on the Next Normal
January 14, 2022
President Michael H. Schill will provide an update on the University of Oregon, where in-person instruction and activities successfully resumed this fall. He will discuss some of the lessons learned during the pandemic and the ways the university is applying those lessons to meet its mission of teaching, research, and …
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Student Leadership in Climate Education in Eugene SD 4J
January 7, 2022
Students from Eugene School District 4J’s four high schools are leading the way on environmental stewardship. Effective environmental stewardship—like most complex civic activities—relies on knowing how the patterns and substance of everyday life contribute to good practice. Public education has always played a role in building the knowledge and skills …
