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4 Thomason salesmen win $19 million for racism
A federal jury has awarded $19 million to four former salesmen for a New York-based automobile dealer after ruling they were victims of racism at work.
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Judge upholds Oregon lobbyist gift limits
A judge on Wednesday upheld new limits on lobbyist gifts under Oregon's government ethics law.
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Cops: Oregon driver inhaled laughing gas before crash that killed teen
Police say a 23-year-old Albany woman inhaled laughing gas while driving, causing her to lose control of her vehicle and crash.
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Oregon Tourism Commission Unveils New Online Customer Service Training Program
The Oregon Tourism Commission launched its new free online Quality Care Customer Service Training Program this week on http://www.oregonqcare.com/. Oregon Q Care is a training program created to support the ...
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Oregon's rural-urban wage gap increases
The wage gap between northeastern Oregon and the state's I-5 corridor has widened since the 1970s.
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Bradbury says he might run for Oregon governor
Secretary of State Bill Bradbury says he may run for governor in 2010. Bradbury, who is attending the Democratic National Convention in Denver, said Tuesday he is thinking "seriously" about a run.
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Oregon students beat national averages on SAT
Oregon students remain above the national average in SAT scores, but minority groups lag far behind their white counterparts on the standardized college entrance exam.
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Fort Clatsop park adds 6 acres for hiking access
The Lewis and Clark National Historic Park has grown a bit bigger. With support from the Oregon congressional delegation, the National Park Service has acquired about six acres next to Fort Clatsop from The ...
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Oregon: best at the breast
Two new studies out this month show that Oregon moms are ahead of the curve when it comes to breastfeeding, but as a nation we're not hitting the target.
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OSU to hold graduation on Saturdays
Graduates of Oregon State University will walk out into the real world one day earlier starting next June.
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High costs threaten Oregon stray horses
Joan Steelhammer's planned to care for 35 unwanted and neglected horses this summer at her nonprofit Equine Outreach sanctuary near Bend, but the project got bigger, and more expensive, She's feeding a ton of ...
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Oregon Leading In 'Green Collar' jobs
Commuting the 20-mile stretch of Interstate 84 from Hood River to The Dalles, Susan Wolff couldn't help notice truck after truck also headed east, their flatbed trailers loaded with long cylinders - wind ...
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Pear co-op closing up shop in Medford
A pear growers cooperative in Southern Oregon that's lasted for eight decades will close up shop at the end of the current packing season.
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Nader runs in Oregon as candidate of new party
Consumer activist Ralph Nader has found an unconventional way to get on Oregon's ballot this year: He will be the presidential nominee of a brand-new party.
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Oregon makes headway against food insecurity and hunger
Oregon makes headway against food insecurity and hunger Chuck Sheketoff In the two years before the current economic downturn hit Oregon made headway against food insecurity and hunger.
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- Suicide epidemic' hits veterans
Iraq War veteran Sean Davis enjoys a story told by another veteran who was seeking services at the Portland Vet Center where Davis volunteers.
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Baby elephant born at Oregon Zoo
Rose-Tu has given birth to her first baby, the 28th elephant born in the history of the Oregon Zoo.
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Oregon doctors upset over change in workers' comp rules
Health care providers all over Oregon say they'll have to drop workers' compensation cases, after a change in how they are paid to care for those injured on the job.
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Oregon prison is healing ground for tribal members
Phillip Tiger, a Cherokee, didn't really connect with his American Indian heritage until he went to prison.
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News highlights
Fred A. Stickel, publisher of The Oregonian, announced Friday a voluntary buyout program for employees in specified job categories with at least five years of service.
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