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School board says sí/yes to bilingual immersion
With a delayed but enthusiastic vote Wednesday, the Eugene School Board cleared the way for River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School to launch Lane County’s first dual English/Spanish immersion program next fall.With the decision, bumped to the new...
The Register-Guard – Jan 8, 2009 07:55 AM [GMT] – comment?
With a delayed but enthusiastic vote Wednesday, the Eugene School Board cleared the way for River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School to launch Lane County’s first dual English/Spanish immersion program next fall.With the decision, bumped to the new...
The Register-Guard – Jan 8, 2009 07:55 AM [GMT] – comment?
District weighing transfer limits
Anxious families may know as soon as next week whether the Eugene School District will take a hard line on new middle or high school transfer limits, or grant some leeway for students already in the pipeline.Superintendent George Russell told the board W...
The Register-Guard – Jan 8, 2009 07:55 AM [GMT] – comment?
Anxious families may know as soon as next week whether the Eugene School District will take a hard line on new middle or high school transfer limits, or grant some leeway for students already in the pipeline.Superintendent George Russell told the board W...
The Register-Guard – Jan 8, 2009 07:55 AM [GMT] – comment?
Getting down to work
Kitty Piercy on Wednesday kicked off her second term as Eugene mayor, naming job creation as the city’s priority for the year.During her fifth State of the City address, Piercy said Eugene should seek federal economic stimulus money to create local jobs....
The Register-Guard – Jan 8, 2009 06:54 AM [GMT] – comment?
Kitty Piercy on Wednesday kicked off her second term as Eugene mayor, naming job creation as the city’s priority for the year.During her fifth State of the City address, Piercy said Eugene should seek federal economic stimulus money to create local jobs....
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Activist who inspired a global peace project dies in Eugene at 84
International peace activist and artist Justine Merritt has died in Eugene at age 84 of cancer.Merritt, best known for inspiring thousands to create artistic panels that, pieced together, became a 14-mile “ribbon for peace” wrapped around the Pentagon in...
The Register-Guard – Jan 8, 2009 05:54 AM [GMT] – comment?
International peace activist and artist Justine Merritt has died in Eugene at age 84 of cancer.Merritt, best known for inspiring thousands to create artistic panels that, pieced together, became a 14-mile “ribbon for peace” wrapped around the Pentagon in...
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Sutherlin High will open late today
SUTHERLIN — Sutherlin High School will start two hours late today due to a bomb threat.All other Sutherlin schools are on a regular schedule, the school district announced Wednesday. Buses will run on a two-hour delay schedule for high school students an...
The Register-Guard – Jan 8, 2009 05:54 AM [GMT] – comment?
SUTHERLIN — Sutherlin High School will start two hours late today due to a bomb threat.All other Sutherlin schools are on a regular schedule, the school district announced Wednesday. Buses will run on a two-hour delay schedule for high school students an...
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Oregon conservationists hope for greener future
Conservation groups that spent the past eight years battling the Bush administration over logging, wildlife and global warming are hoping for major changes from the Obama administration and a more strongly Democratic Congress.
KVAL CBS 13 – Jan 8, 2009 05:54 AM [GMT] – comment?
Conservation groups that spent the past eight years battling the Bush administration over logging, wildlife and global warming are hoping for major changes from the Obama administration and a more strongly Democratic Congress.
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Protesters make PETA point in vivid, street corner display
Nothing like plopping down a large steel-jawed trap at Broadway and Willamette Street, then sliding your “bloodied” legs inside to draw attention.But then that was the idea.“It’s definitely a good attention-getter,” said Sam Schwarz of Eugene, who was r...
The Register-Guard – Jan 8, 2009 04:54 AM [GMT] – comment?
Nothing like plopping down a large steel-jawed trap at Broadway and Willamette Street, then sliding your “bloodied” legs inside to draw attention.But then that was the idea.“It’s definitely a good attention-getter,” said Sam Schwarz of Eugene, who was r...
The Register-Guard – Jan 8, 2009 04:54 AM [GMT] – comment?
Head goes right along top up here
The city of Eugene is looking for someone to fill a soon-to-be-vacant seat on the Civilian Review Board, the five-member committee that monitors investigations of complaints against police officers.Review Board member Munir Katul submitted his resignatio...
The Register-Guard – Jan 8, 2009 03:55 AM [GMT] – comment?
The city of Eugene is looking for someone to fill a soon-to-be-vacant seat on the Civilian Review Board, the five-member committee that monitors investigations of complaints against police officers.Review Board member Munir Katul submitted his resignatio...
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Lumber outlook
Usually entering a New Year brings a sense of optimism and a chance for a fresh start.That’s not the case for the lumber industry in the Western United States, according to a forecast released Wednesday by the Western Wood Products Association.Western m...
The Register-Guard – Jan 8, 2009 02:54 AM [GMT] – comment?
Usually entering a New Year brings a sense of optimism and a chance for a fresh start.That’s not the case for the lumber industry in the Western United States, according to a forecast released Wednesday by the Western Wood Products Association.Western m...
The Register-Guard – Jan 8, 2009 02:54 AM [GMT] – comment?
FP01-2 Miller SB headly herey
Despite having more than a year to prepare for the Jan. 1 expansion of Oregon’s Bottle Bill to include water bottles, some retailers and manufacturers are failing to display the new 5-cent deposit decal on water bottles they are selling in the state.Stat...
The Register-Guard – Jan 8, 2009 02:54 AM [GMT] – comment?
Despite having more than a year to prepare for the Jan. 1 expansion of Oregon’s Bottle Bill to include water bottles, some retailers and manufacturers are failing to display the new 5-cent deposit decal on water bottles they are selling in the state.Stat...
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