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‘Respectful but relentless': Longtime community organizer Marion Malcolm remembered
Marion Malcolm was an activist and organizer who was a driving force behind social justice efforts in Eugene and Springfield from the 1960s onward. She served as a mentor to young activists and a…
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3mDon't let politics break a lifesaving partnership | Letter to the editor
There is a low-head dam on the Willamette River that most people drive past without a second thought. The millrace low-head dam is a hydraulic trap — the kind of structure that can capture a swimmer and not let go. When that happens, every second matters. Right now, the team positioned to respond to that […]
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3mTaylor Goebel's first Oregon Country Fair, told through food
The best way to experience any event might be through the food and here's whatTaylor Goebel at at her first Oregon Country Fair.
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2mHalf-kilometer race to benefit Lane County's Senior Meals Program
The sixth annual “A Race for the Rest of Us,” a half-kilometer jaunt, is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 2.
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3mCrowd gathers in newly opened federal building plaza to honor man killed by ICE in Texas
The vigil took place in a courtyard closed to the public earlier this year until activists sued, winning a preliminary injunction to remove fencing the government had installed in April.
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5mOregon Country Fair may be for kids of all ages, but actual young kids play a big role
Young attendees of the fair are often the children of workers and vendors. Growing up attending the fair gives them opportunities to learn essential skills and gain lifelong connections.