• Bern Johnson, who is retiring as executive director of Environmental Alliance Worldwide, tells reporter Corin Antonio in this week’s cover story that when his mom asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up, he knew he wanted to save rivers. His mom, Anita Johnson, was one of the longtime owners of Eugene Weekly; we still miss her and her deep involvement with the paper. She died in December 2024 at the age of 95, and her legacy continues. This commie rag is locally owned, not run by an out-of-state corporation, and still seeks to make this community and the world a better place. Not easy in these troubled times, but worth the time and these print pages! Support the local legacy at Support.EugeneWeekly.com or buy a damn fun T-shirt !

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