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Sizemore pushes dues measure for third time
PORTLAND - For the third time in 10 years, Bill Sizemore is asking Oregonians to bar public employee unions from collecting political money through payroll deductions.
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One killed after car and pickup hit cow near Crater Lake N.P.
The driver of the car died at the scene, as did the cow. The Oregon State Police says a Buick driven by 51-year-old Newton Rodney Wonacott of Central Point was westbound on Oregon 230 late Saturday as a Ford ...
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Oregon loan officer pleads guilty to bank fraud
A real estate loan officer who put together fraudulent mortgage deals has pleaded guilty to bank fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.
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Presidential camps search for new Oregon voters
It didn't take much to get 18-year-old University of Oregon freshman Alex Alejandro to register for the Nov.
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The Oregonian: Enjoy Dead Bodies & Anti-Islam Propaganda With Your Sunday Paper
Jake Oken-Berg Yesterday morning The Oregonian inserted a DVD called "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against The West" into every copy of its Sunday paper.
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Oregon teachers fight measure tying pay to performance
Oregon voters are being asked to decide how teachers should be paid -- for their experience and training, or by how they are graded at doing their job.
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Gov. Kulongoski praises rescue bill
Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski is hailing the passage of the $700 billion rescue of the nation's financial industry, calling it a "lifeline for businesses and communities of all sizes." "It is what our country ...
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Wave power makes splash off Oregon coast
Two years ago, coastal residents had a gold rush on their hands. Developers, eager to turn wave energy into electricity and certain that Oregon offered a powerhouse resource, laid claim to promising sites from ...
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Financial bailout bill includes timber payments
The financial rescue plan signed by President Bush on Friday extends a program that pays rural counties hurt by federal logging cutbacks.
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3-Oct-08 - Archbishop of Portland Rebukes Catholic Oregon Governor...
Portland, Oct 2, 2008 .- The Archbishop of Portland, Oregon John G. Vlazny is lamenting the fact that Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski has become 'a source of embarrassment for our church and a scandal for the ...
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University of Oregon student housing expands
Apartment building developers are expanding student housing around the University of Oregon with new projects despite the downturn in the economy.
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Financial Information Website
A "Recent events in the financial markets have caused many Oregonians to wonder whether their money is safe and what, if any, action they should take to protect their investments," Governor Kulongoski said.
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Greens propose marine reserves for Oregon
Environmentalists have proposed putting about a seventh of Oregon's territorial sea into no-fishing zones.
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He's a divider, not a uniter. Gordon Smith blames Portland.
He's a divider, not a uniter. Gordon Smith blames Portland. Here's an ad you won't be seeing if you live in Portland.
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The Oregon Humane Society has a waiting list of 600 kitties
It was speed dating ... with catnip. There was also wine, food and there were kitties.
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College Suspends Four Students Over Obama Display
Four George Fox University students have admitted to hanging a cardboard cutout of Sen.
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Oregon governor warns of tight budgets
A week after rescinding a 3.2 percent pay raise for state agency directors, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski is working on a budget proposal he says will force government "to tighten its belt" in these turbulent ...
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Greens propose 9 marine reserves for Oregon
Environmentalists have proposed putting about a seventh of Oregon's territorial sea into no-fishing zones.
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Oregon fishermen propose reserve at Port Orford
PORT ORFORD - The first of an expected wave of ideas for marine reserves off Oregon's coast comes from a group of fishermen who would bar themselves from a fertile site just off Port Orford.
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Crews Find Woman's Body In Burning Car
Crews called to fight a fire on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation last week discovered a woman's body in a burning car.
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