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Progress is slow to replace dozens of offensive place names in Oregon

Oregon Public Broadcasting

Aug 24, 2026

Progress is slow to replace dozens of offensive place names in Oregon

Content warning: The following story contains reporting on place names that currently utilize racial and ethnic slurs through the use of anti-Indigenous, anti-Black, anti-East Asia…

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Progress is slow to replace dozens of offensive place names in Oregon

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