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About 300 students at North Eugene High walked out of school this morning to protest Trump administration immigration enforcement efforts. They gathered along River Road at the Randy Papé Beltline interchange to demonstrate. Reporter Lilly St. Angelo and photographer Isaac Wasserman were there.

A court-approved settlement awarded $200,000 to four people who sued J.H. Baxter & Co., saying the wood treatment company’s polluted site diminished the value of their nearby properties. However, it’s not likely the four people will receive any payment, as the company is insolvent. Jaime Adame reports.

If you think you’ll be needing a laugh come May, comedian John Mulaney will join Mike Birbiglia and Fred Armisen in a show at the Cuthbert Amphitheater. Tickets will be available soon. Annie Aguiar has the details.

Finally, some girls and boys high school basketball teams are still battling for playoff spots. Mike McInally has this week’s prep hoops roundup.

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North Eugene High School students walk out to protest ICE actions

By Lilly St. Angelo

Students walked from the high school down River Road to the Beltline interchange with signs, chanting at passing cars to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arresting children and detaining immigrants. Some students have been personally affected by the fear of ICE detaining family members.

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$200,000 judgment awarded to four who sued J.H. Baxter over pollution

By Jaime Adame

However, a judge’s ruling notes that attorneys have “no real expectation” that the plaintiffs will ever receive payment, as the company is insolvent.

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How to get tickets to see comedian John Mulaney at the Cuthbert in May

By Annie Aguiar

Comedian John Mulaney will be joined by Fred Armisen and Mike Birbigila for a show at Eugene’s outdoor venue in May.

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No, an ICE facility on the Oregon Coast is not a good idea | Letter to the editor

By Letters to the Editor

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Bob

Bob Passaro has been a reporter and editor since the 1990s. He has worked at The Associated Press, The Post Register in Idaho Falls, Idaho; The Salt Lake Tribune in Utah; and for 14 years at The Register-Guard in Eugene. He also spent about 10 years as co-owner of a design and web development agency in Eugene. And he is co-founder of the obituary platform Elegy.us