Time Exchange trades skill for skill with cash alternatives
The idea of not paying for haircuts, meals or massages attracted many people to join the Emerald Valley Time Exchange over the past three years. With approximately 100 members and steady growth, they are optimistic about this year’s future. Time exchanges, which offer their members the opportunity to trade services instead of paying with cash,...
Student actors vie for Twelfth Night spotlight
He paced the hall, one hand balled in a fist. The other chopped the air with huge sweeping gestures. His voice rang off the tile walls as he practiced his lines in the precious few minutes before the audition. Other students sat cross-legged on the concrete floor, tabletops and in the scattered chairs, feeding each...
Meet the board
Johnston grows as LCC student, board member
LCC Board of Education member Susie Johnston started her very first college term as a student at the age of 59. She enrolled in 2006, after serving the board for less than a year — 40 years after she graduated high school. “I was incredibly reluctant to let anyone know I was on the board,”...
McCown aims
to improve communication
Former ASLCC President Tony McCown represents North Eugene on the LCC
Board of Education
LCC instructor Stephen Candee said it has been gratifying to see boardmember Tony McCown’s dedication to the LCC community. McCown represents District 2 — North Eugene — on the LCC Board of Education. “He is very balanced — not a strong ideologue — he’s pragmatic. He can see things from various viewpoints,” Candee said of...
Trauma, Trials, Triumph
How tragedy transformed one student
I’m a Survivor of traumatic brain injury. I’m going to have it for the rest of my life, and the easier I make it to live with, the easier it will be on me, and I want to live a long, happy life. -Jason Sprague Jason’s memories melt as quickly as snowflakes on a...
Changing the tide
Anthropology instructor builds a foundation with faith and culture to overcome obstacles
Dr. Don Addison feels at home in his office, surrounded by his collections from other cultures. The shelves that line one wall hold well-worn videos and books. The Choctaw Nation flag boldly claims a place next to a colorful African tapestry. He wears one of his signature Native American ribbon shirts, and a dramatic turquoise...
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