SALEM, Ore.– Hundreds of students from more than 15 schools marched to the Capitol steps to ask legislators to make higher education more affordable. At the rally in Salem, students demanded increases to higher education budgets including: $850 million for universities, $510 million for community colleges, $15 million for the Oregon Opportunity Grant, Oregon’s only … Continue reading »
NAACP MLK March and Ceremonies
EUGENE, Ore. — Communities all over Lane County celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday Monday. One of the biggest and high-profile celebrations was the NAACP’s march traveling through Eugene. Lane County’s NAACP chapter lead the march through the fog and frost morning as hundreds gathered to honor MLK with their signs, presence and songs. The … Continue reading »
