Everybody loves a parade, and this year we were smack d

The LaMichael James photo shoot: Behind the scenes• Thomas Boyd, photographer for the Oregonian, shows you how the photo shoot was done for the La

I mention “NVC” sometimes. Along with Zen and a few other things, it has informed my daily practice, and feels like a big part of who I am. Sometimes I hear curiosity about what it is, so I thought I’d try to talk about it a little. I can describe what it is pretty quickly, [...]

It's easy to forget how great Rod Stewart used to be (and what a tight band the Faces were). Here's a reminder. Follow me on Twitter Friend me on Facebook

Our pal Warren Moran wrote this review of his Echo Carbon 9′ 4wt. 4-piece: A Good Stick: Echo Carbon 9′ 4wt. 4 pc. This is a great rod and a nice compromise between power and grace. It’s also something everyman can afford. The matte finish on the blank and reel seat are really nice. It’s [...]

They are kind of freaky. Like the twin girls from The Shining.

According to a recent paper in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, individuals who drink alcohol have a longer life expectancy on average than those who do not. From Time Magazine: But even after controlling for nearly all imaginable variables — socioeconomic status, level of physical activity, num

Lane County Extension closes its doors today after 96 years of service.  We’re seeing this kind of thing happen all over the country because of the deterioration of the funding structure that requires financial commitments at the local, state, and federal levels.  It’s also happening because of deep, continuin

Here are a few articles worth digging into: Bakke lays out the case for rethinking hatchery programs in the Northwest Oregonian: Fish management agencies are continuing to contribute to the decline and extinction of wild salmon and steelhead, and that contribution is even more serious than that of land and water management

Beads, Cones, Eyes, now welcome Fish Skulls to the fly tying arsenal. Fish Skulls are a new way to create heads on bait fish patterns. Fish Skulls give the fly a realistic, perfectly formed head with eyes. Add epoxy or not to develop the head of the fly further. In this video Barrett demonstrates how [...]

Oregon football video: What to expect from New Mexico• Ken Goe and John Hunt preview the season opener. This video was shot on Tuesday and comes courtesy of

Some devout Mormons discuss why God won't heal schizophrenics. (Or amputees. Or quadriplegics. Or people with MS. Or with Alzheimer's disease. Etc.) None of them go near the Big Scary Answer, though. An answer to self-serving "no one could have known" excuses about Iraq: One thing we can be fairly sure about is that thou

I learned how to play cribbage when I was fairly young. My parents were friends with a couple who had two boys about my age; they would bring the boys over, we’d have dinner and then the grownups would drink beer and play cribbage while the kids watched a movie or played together. The real [...]

On Baseball Tonight this evening, analysts Aaron Boone and Steve Berthiaume gave the Boston Red Sox no hope. Boone has already pegged them dead in the water, saying, “it was a valiant effort.” Berthiaume went a bit further, believing the Red Sox had already hung up their spikes by giving guys like young outfield

the Houston Chronicle --the place, Dover New Hampshire high school.A student got an a electrocuted in class so severely that his heart stopped is suing the teacher for not warning him of the consequences.The student, Kyle Dubois [being the brainiac that he is] attached an electrical cord to his nipples and had another stude

Stephen Strasburg was must-see T.V. when he took the mound for the Washington Nationals, possessing a fastball that regularly hit 100 miles per hour. He overpowered opponents with his repertoire, becoming one of the more popular players in the game. There was so much hype surrounding him, and he lived up to it and then [...

Oregon Football 2009 Season Highlights from Pushplay Productions on Vimeo.• Video courtesy of PushPlay Productions, winner of the College Sports Media Awar

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MyEugene presents the second video in its series: Can you describe Eugene? Thanks to our summer University of Oregon intern and recent graduate, Alex Strack, for producing this fun piece! For those of you who missed Volume 1 in July 2009, visit our YouTube page here.

So… I shot this video on the McKenzie River with Chris Daughters a couple summers ago running Fish Ladder Rapid. Then a few weeks back, a couple buddies watching this video found Bigfoot in the background and turned it into an internet sensation. Here’s an enhanced version someone uploaded: Here is the original:

The end of this August mixes many moods and thoughts. This time last year, in the heat of summer, Jodie and I were less than 2 weeks away from our wedding day, in the thick of finalizing details. This year,...

In this video Jay Nicholas ties a very sparse wet fly style muddler. The fly is on a heavy wire hook with a yarn body. Designed to be swung subsurface for steelhead the fly could be tied in a variety of colors for both wing and body. One could also tie this pattern in very [...]

Coach Kelly answers the medias questions at yesterday's press conference. Video courtesy of KVAL.GO DUCKS!

Give people anonymity and they have plenty bad to say about Sarah Palin. Sweden is a socialist hellhole. Man Already Knows Everything He Needs To Know About Muslims. A homeopathic webcomic. Follow me on Twitter Friend me on Facebook

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It gave us music for the ears, candy for the eyes, treats for the tongue and stimuli for the soul. But, mostly, the 2010 Eugene Celebration gave us an excuse to dance – at any particular time, at any particular place, for any or for no reason (Hey, who says you need music to dance?). With [...]

Have you seen the individual(s) in the surveillance video? Two bank robberies in two weeks with similar suspect descriptions have lead Eugene Police to believe both crimes may have been committed by a single person. On August 23, at 4:29 p.m. officers responded to the Pacific Cascade Federal Credit Union, 1075 Oak Street, i

Led Zeppelin cover... with Eminem's twin sister on bass... j/k... I think.

Paul and I have been doing a lot of drawing lately, and recently finger painting. The finger paintings are gorgeous, and I decided to start working together with Paul’s designs. ...

I put this video together last weekend. Wind noise is a downer, but overall I’m happy with my video hack job. ...

Conservative talk radio is like professional wrestling: it is about sensationalism not substance. To this end:Aim to reach the segment of the population that has never heard the term "logical fallacy" and would think it was a liberal plot if they had. Never made a point that is too complicated to put on a bumper sticker.Acc

Eugene Police are participating in a special statewide campaign from now until September 12 to increase seatbelt use and decrease the number of speeding and/or impaired drivers. The campaign, called “3-Flags,” is a traffic enforcement program designed to reduce the number of motor vehicle-related deaths and injuries by

Last weekend we camped out at the mouth of the Deschutes River for the Native Fish Society River Steward retreat, hosted by NFS staffers Russell Bassett and Tom Derry. It was a great event, full of presentations by top fisheries biologists and policy-makers, and presentations by the River Stewards themselves. While that&#

• Anthony Gildon and Talmadge Jackson talk with reporters after the practice yesterday. Video courtesy of KVAL.GO DUCKS!

• DT talks with reporters after yesterday's practice in the Moshofsky Center. Video courtesy of KVAL.• FYI - Comcast is having issues this morning in my area and the broadband service is very spotty at best. Normal posts might be coming later than usual today.GO DUCKS!

A really powerful and gripping account of prison life (warning: it's pretty graphic sometimes, especially when he describes how inmates compensate for the inefficiency of homemade "shanks"; there's also some bad language). When an atheist feels lucky to be alive. Yet another study indicates that moderate alcohol consump

In 1995, the owner of the Oakland Athletics, Walter Hass Jr., died, and successors Stephen Scott and Ken Hofman floated on a different boat regarding the team’s philosophy. Hass had spent an abundant amount of money on players, and they wanted to go into an entirely different direction. The duo immediately implored th

This is a guide for canning troll-caught albacore tuna using a raw-pack method in a pressure canner.  It has been reviewed by a veteran Master Food Preserver and an excellent teacher, Dale Dow, who has opened her home and taught annual tuna classes to willing new MFP volunteers for many years.  I can’t replace Dale&

And if you return your jars with a note like this, you’ll probably get pickles for life! We’re easy to please. Filed under: funny ha-ha, joys, nostalgia, pickling, teaching Tagged: preservation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nick and Lynn of BlogTalkRadios' Nick & Lynnes Politics Conservative Corner will be hosting a Labor day marathon September 4,5,6 broadcasting live from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Pacific time along with 20 plus BlogTalkRadio Hosts nationwide to bring awareness of the issues that seniors, and less fortunate fac

San Francisco, CA - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected an attempt to strip protected status from wild steelhead trout in California’s Central Valley. A group of Central Valley irrigators had argued that ocean-going Central Valley steelhead population should be removed from the endangered species list base

• Comcast and the Oregon Sports Network preview the upcoming season and profile the defense in this clip.GO DUCKS!

• Comcast and the Oregon Sports Network preview the upcoming season and profile Kenjon Barner in this clip.GO DUCKS!

• Comcast and the Oregon Sports Network preview the upcoming season and looks at the QB's in this clip.GO DUCKS!