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- ↑ "Torrey turns Independent". The Register Guard. September 20, 2007. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ↑ Lane, County of. "Candidate Filing". Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ "Activists protest alleged brutality". June 1, 2000. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
- ↑ "Torrey and June 1st Pepper Spraying of Treesitters". May 9, 2008. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ↑ "Torrey on Board". May 2, 2019. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ↑ "Anarchists' rally erupts into riot in Eugene". June 19, 1999. Archived from the original on 2001-10-31. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ↑ Smith, RJ (March 2000). "Chaos Theories". SPIN. Archived from the original on November 2, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ↑ Piercy vs. Torrey: Look beyond the labels in Eugene’s mayoral race Archived 2008-03-30 at the Wayback Machine The Register-Guard 2008-03-07 retrieved 2008-03-23
- ↑ Brown, Jordyn (August 9, 2019). "Eugene School Board bucks public input, appoints Jim Torrey to board". Eugene Register-Guard . Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ↑ "Official Results | November 7, 2006". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 10, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
