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Notorious child killer Diane Downs up for parole
Twenty-five years later, Diane Downs still insists that she is innocent of shooting her children, one fatally, in a crime that riveted Oregonians and was recounted in an Ann Rule book and a TV movie starring ...
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University of Oregon football coach Bellotti to become athletic director
University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer and Athletics Director Pat Kilkenny today announced their succession plan for several key positions in the UO athletics department.
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Governor Delivers 2009-2011 Recommended Budget to the Legislature
Oregon's Governor says the budget focuses on the future, elevating education as top funding priority, makes key investments in health care, climate change, transportation and jobs.
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Barking banned in Oregon State Capitol
Lawmakers can't end the partisan bickering, but they're going to stop the barking.
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Bill Sizemore ordered to jail for contempt of court
Judge Janice Wilson spent more than two hours unraveling what she called Bill Sizemore's web of lies, ultimately ordering the Oregon political figure jailed after finding him in contempt of a previous court ...
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Tax packages prop up governora s budget plan
Gov. Ted Kulongoski proposed four tax-increase packages Monday as part of his 2009-11 state budget proposal, which he said would stimulate the creation of 30,000 jobs by boosting spending on transportation, ...
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OHSU to cut staff, freeze salaries
Oregon Health and Science University announced a wide-ranging plan to cut costs after patient numbers fell short of projections.
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Governor's budget calls for cuts in state services
Gov. Ted Kulongoski proposed today to hold state spending to just under $16 billion for the next two years, leaving about $100 million unspent as an ending balance.
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Is Oregon hostage to Measure 57?
In March, the Oregon Department of Corrections expects to welcome the first of what will become known as its "Measure 57 inmates." The timing of their arrival could not be worse.
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Tanner Creek Energy Announces Oregon's Largest Wine Industry Solar...
Tanner Creek Energy announced today the completion of a 94.5 kilowatt solar energy system at Domaine Drouhin Oregon, the famed winery in Oregon's Dundee Hills .
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Archdiocese documents offer no 'smoking gun'
Documents released by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland this week fall short of implicating higher-ups in trying to hide sexual abuse of young people by priests, a leading victim advocate said Friday.
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Oregon to advertise video gambling
SALEM - Beginning in December, a TV actor dressed as a knight will urge more Oregonians to try their hand at video gambling.
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Oregon roads and highways: No money, no projects
Is a new bridge about growing government, or growing the economy? The Republican legislators decrying proposed gas tax and car registration fee increases to fund road and bridge projects need to say clearly ...
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Ore. governor picks moderate for forest board
Gov. Ted Kulongoski has nominated the founding president of the World Forestry Center in Portland to lead the Oregon Board of Forestry.
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Sheriff: Handgun license holders want data private
Oregonians with permission to carry concealed handguns are beginning to let their county sheriffs know whether to keep their license information confidential.
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Highway Patrols Increased For Civil War
Oregon State Police say they will increase patrols on all roads and highways leading to and from Corvallis for the annual Oregon-Oregon State Civil War.
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Ore. reports 1st flu case, vaccination recommended
Associated Press A November 25, 2008 A PORTLAND, Ore. -- State officials are reporting Oregon's first flu case of the season.
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The $16 billion Oregon budget pie: Who'll get a slice
The recession's impact on Oregon comes into sharper focus Monday when Gov. Ted Kulongoski unveils his proposed state budget for the coming two years.
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Court Denies Couple Rescued Deer
An Oregon appellate court has denied a couple the deer they nursed back to health, ruling Snowball must stay in a wildlife park.
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As economy tanks, Ore. Army recruiting gets easier
The military recruiting station near the Bend River Promenade should not be confused with the hustle and bustle of a department store on Black Friday.
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