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Meet the man preventing pileups at the state champs finish line
Dan West takes his role seriously at the OSAA Cross-Country State meet. He keeps the chute clear, so every runner gets a chance to cross the line at full speed.
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Ceremony to honor victims of Hiroshima, Nagasaki set for Thursday
The annual Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6 at the Peace Pavilion at Alton Baker Park.
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5mDemocratic lawmakers propose three-year moratorium on new large data centers in Oregon
Oregon would join 15 other states that have proposed data center pauses in the last year.
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2mScam targets people with pending Lane County land use applications
Scam emails impersonating Lane County employees are targeting people with actual pending land use applications and asking them to pay bogus fees, according to a county news release.
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Lookout's reporting on Eugene man's deportation moved me to tears | Letter to the editor
I want to applaud Grace Chinowsky, Isaac Wasserman and the Lookout Eugene-Springfield team for investing in—and remaining committed to—true journalism. Thank you for bringing our community a deeply researched, compassionate and accurate account of a tragedy affecting our friends, neighbors and families. The article, “A dad deported. A family fractured,” left me in tears. Even […]
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5mWildfire smoke traps 'unhealthy' air in Eugene-Springfield
Wildfire smoke in Lane County is expected to stay for days, degrading air quality to unhealthy levels. More than 2 million acres have burned in Oregon this season, breaking the state's record for acres burned in a year — with weeks still left in the fire season.