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Oregon's state song awaits an official makeover April 18 2021 A House resolution, which moves to the Senate, changes a few words that some argue reflect a racist past. Oregon's official state song, nearly a century old, is about to get a makeover to remove words that advocates of change say reflect a racist past. The Oregon House has adopted and sent to the Senate a resolution that changes some of the words to "Oregon, My Oregon," which the Legislature approved as the state song in 1927. House Concurrent Resolution 11, which passed 47-6 on Friday, April 16, replaces the first ver...

PETER WONG Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon's official state song, nearly a century old, is about to get a makeover to remove words that advocates of change say reflect a racist past. The Oregon House has adopted and sent to the Senate a resolution that changes some of the words to "Oregon, My Oregon," which the Legislature approved as the state song in 1927. House Concurrent Resolution 11, which passed 47-6 on Friday, replaces the first verse by J.A. Buchanan: "Land of the Empire Builders, Land of the Golden West/Conquered and held by free men, Fairest and the Best." Senate Majority ...

Oregon's state song awaits an official makeover April 18 2021 House resolution, which moves to the Senate, changes a few words that some argue reflect a racist past. Oregon's official state song, nearly a century old, is about to get a makeover to remove words that advocates of change say reflect a racist past. The Oregon House has adopted and sent to the Senate a resolution that changes some of the words to "Oregon, My Oregon," which the Legislature approved as the state song in 1927. House Concurrent Resolution 11, which passed 47-6 on Friday, April 16, replaces the first verse...