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OLCC lists Oregon business hit by fines
At their monthly meeting Oct. 10, the commissioners of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission ratified the following sanctions to Oregon licensees as agreed in stipulated settlements.
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Smith and Merkley debate for final time
Incumbent U-S Senator Gordon Smith and challenger Jeff Merkley sparred on several issues last night in Medford.
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State's 'double majority' rule on tax measures up for vote
That wasn't enough, because in this state, not bothering has about the same effect as voting no.
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Democrat surge helps set Oregon registration record
Led by a surge in Democratic voter signups, Oregon voter registration has set a record for the Nov.
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Jogger Rapist moved to Eastern Oregon prison
Richard Gillmore, the "jogger rapist" who lost his contested bid for parole, has been transferred from the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem to a state prison near Umatilla in Eastern Oregon.
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Daimler to shutter Portland's Freightliner plant in June 2010
Daimler AG said Tuesday that its North American truck division will drop its Sterling brand and end truck production at two plants in the U.S. and Canada by mid-2010 as it moves to deal with depressed demand.
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Man injured in Autzen fight is back home
Police say a man injured during a fight at Autzen Stadium has been released from a Springfield hospital.
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Oregon boomers back in school for encore careers
PORTLAND - Not a week passes without Jan Abushakrah getting calls from students who want to come to Portland Community College to find themselves.
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Oregon loses 7,300 jobs in September
The state's latest unemployment report showing 7,300 job losses last month and an unemployment rate hovering at 6.4 percent is triggering calls by legislative leaders for state government action.
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Assisted Suicide in Washington and Oregon
For eleven years, Oregon's death with dignity law has served Oregonians well. Now Washingtonians will vote on a similar measure.
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NEW Oregon woman details end-of-life moment
In July 2007, Lovelle Svart, a retired researcher from The Oregonian who was suffering from lung cancer, introduced herself to the newspaper's readers in an online-video journal.
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Man climbing Oregon's 100 tallest peaks
To avoid the crowds and find a decent place to camp, Cory Crebbin saw nowhere to go but up.
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Don't panic, officials tell Oregon college plan investors
SALEM - Oregon officials are urging families who invested in Oregon's college savings plans not to panic.
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Entire Oregon coast closed to mussel harvest
The entire Oregon coast has been closed to mussel harvesting due to marine toxins.
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Oregon schools giving new teachers mentor backup
Julie McCauley counts herself lucky. When she began her career as a Spanish teacher at North Eugene High School 23 years ago, two experienced colleagues 'kind of took me under their wing,' she said, steadying ...
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Smith touts bipartisan approach
Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith was for the Iraq war before events turned him against it.
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Oregon man pleads guilty to daughter's murder
An Oregon man pleaded guilty to the murder of a daughter who died last year from injuries she sustained as a 6-year-old girl in 1991.
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Oregon native to head back to space
Astronaut Don Pettit is heading back to space. Pettit, a native of Silverton, will be aboard the next space shuttle mission to the International Space Station, his second trip to space.
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Washington weighs lethal meds for terminally ill
The emotionally charged battle over end-of-life decisions has taken to the airwaves as Washington state voters decide whether to allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients. Recent TV and radio ads by opponents feature actor Martin Sheen, who calls the measure a 'dangerous idea' that could be used by the most vulnerable in society. Supporters are on TV with an ad spotlighting a widow who says it lets those who are suffering have control over their final days. With both sides having raised a combined $3.5 million, much of it still unspent, more ads are expected in the coming weeks.
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Ore. wine pioneer David Lett dies at 69
Pioneering Oregon winemaker David Lett, widely considered the father of Oregon's thriving pinot noir industry and a major force in winning worldwide respect for this state's wines, has died. He was 69. Lett died of heart failure Thursday at his home in Dundee, said his son, Jason Lett. Lett was the first to plant the pinot noir grape in Oregon's Willamette Valley, more than four decades ago. His was also the first to plant pinot gris in the United States, his family said. Since then, Oregon's pinot noir industry has boomed, earning a reputation for quality worldwide.
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