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Deportation, Due Process, and the Threat to Democracy
July 18, 2025
“The emergency is here. The crisis is now.” New York Times columnist Ezra Klein wrote those words in April. Now, just a few months later, the changes to immigration enforcement have become even more drastic. U.S. citizens are being sent to prisons outside our country without due process. ICE agents …
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No Program on June 20
June 20, 2025
Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19 and in its honor, City Club of Eugene will not meet on Friday, June 20. We’ll return on Friday, June 27!
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Telling Our Collective Story: Local History Museums
June 13, 2025
How do you tell the story of a place? Why is such history important? What can we do to ensure that everyone’s story gets told? For generations, local museums have played an essential role in navigating the complexities, contradictions, and collective triumphs and tragedies of our past. Their job is …
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Economics of Sports and Travel: The Pre Classic
June 6, 2025
The Prefontaine Classic is more than just a track meet, though it’s one of the best in the world. Like other sports events in Eugene, the Classic is an economic driver, bringing tourists and their dollars into Lane County. The nature and extent of the contribution of this race is …
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Turtle Awards and Annual Meeting
May 30, 2025
Every year, City Club of Eugene gives Turtle Awards to community members who have stuck their necks out to advocate for a cause that others might have seen as lost. The Awards Committee is composed of Turtles from previous years; they submit nominations and make a collective choice. This year, …
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No Program on May 23 in Honor of Memorial Day
May 23, 2025
City Club of Eugene will not meet on Friday, May 23, in honor of the coming Memorial Day observance.
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Oregon Country Fair Update
May 16, 2025
The roots of the Oregon Country Fair were planted in 1969, when it was known as Oregon Renaissance Fair. Within a couple of years, the Fair found its forever name and forever home in a property west of Veneta. In the 56 years since it started, the Fair has evolved …
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Prevention: The Heart of Public Health
May 9, 2025
“Trust is like the air we breathe – when it’s present, nobody really notices; when it’s absent, everybody notices” ~ Warren Buffett It has been five years since the COVID global pandemic brought the world to its knees. The pandemic of 2020 laid bare social inequities in the U.S. and …
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50 Years of the Prefontaine Classic, Plus a Tour of Hayward Field
May 2, 2025
On July 5, the University of Oregon will host the 50th running of the Prefontaine Classic, the premier track and field meet in the United States. Since its inception in 1975, the meet has been a fixture on the global track and field calendar, earning a reputation for bringing the …
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Photographs from Around the World and Around Town (Part 2): City Club at Night
April 28, 2025
It is trite but true to say, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” These two programs will prove the truth of the saying, over and over again. Certain pictures are burned into your memory: the young woman with her arms outstretched, leaning over a body at Kent State; the …
