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The brains behind the Brain Bowl
Top grade earners, Greene continues, also turn to books for information and enjoyment. "Until third grade, children are learning to read," she says. "After that, they are reading to learn." On Thursday, a dozen kids gathered in adviser James Johnson's classroom at Ashland Middle School to celebrate their victory in the Southern Oregon Middle School Brain Bowl ...
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Email scam posing as Walmart notification
A release on Walmart's website says the emails are part of a nationwide scam intended to gather personal and financial information from unwitting ...
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Organizers police prepare for Portland Rock N Roll half marathon
PORTLAND, Ore. – About 10,000 people have signed up to run the Rock 'N Roll half marathon on Sunday. It's the first Rose Festival event and first major race here since the bombings at the Boston Marathon last month. So you can expect more Portland police officers here and private security stationed at the check booth and start line. Just two weeks after the Boston ...
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Man arrested in S. Ore. assault of woman
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) -- Police in Medford, Ore., say they've arrested a 44-year-old man accused of holding a woman captive for several days in a hotel room and assaulting her numerous times, causing extensive ...
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WB I-84 near Gresham to close to remove wrecked semi
GRESHAM, Ore. – All westbound lanes of Interstate 84 near 181st will close at about 11:30 p.m. so crews can tow away a wrecked semi tractor-trailer, according to a spokesman with the Oregon Department of Transportation. Just after 8:30 p.m. Friday, a car spun out on the freeway and hit the semi, Gresham police said. The crash then sent it over a concrete barrier and partially down an ...
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Fire engulfs house on Southeast Hawthorne
Southeast 86th Avenue near Hawthorne Boulevard , according to the Portland Fire Bureau. When crews arrived, it was just heavy smoke but flames quickly engulfed the entire building and crews were unable to get inside. Crews were pulled back to attack the fire from the outside. This is a breaking news story and will be updated when more information becomes ...
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Wash Ore. among states to get money for tsunami debris cleanup
FILE - In this undated photo provided by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Justin Ainsworth, Oregon DFW biologist, inspects a boat that washed up on Gleneden Beach, Ore. Scientists say the 30-foot boat that washed ashore on the central Oregon coast appears to be debris from the March 2011 Japan tsunami. The five West Coast states affected by debris from the 2011 tsunami in Japan are ...
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Family pushes for safer intersection in SE Portland
Foster Road and Woodstock Boulevard along 97th Avenue if something isn't done. The Portland Bureau of Transportation has identified Southeast Foster Road as one of the top 10 crash corridors in the city. It has already identified a list of safety issues with Foster Street and has already put in some safety fixes. But the stretch of Southeast 97th isn't scheduled for any. ...
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Portlands Arts District to host theater festival from June 26-30 Sun Journal
PORTLAND -- More than 45 acts will be presented as part of PortFringe 2013, the five-day, cutting-edge theater festival taking place in Portland's Arts District from June 26-30. The line-up features original musicals, one-man (and -woman) shows, puppets, vaudeville and burlesque. In addition to fostering new and experimental work, PortFringe also encourages creative cross- pollination. This ...
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Coast Guard rescues teen from Oregon surf
A U.S. Coast Guard crewmember hoists the rescued girl into an airborne MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter Friday afternoon off Sunset Beach. (Still image taken from Coast Guard ...
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Teen arrested after collision with Ore. school bus
WOODBURN, Ore. (AP) -- A city of Woodburn, Ore., spokesman says an 18-year-old driver has been arrested after a car collided with a school bus Friday afternoon in the community south of Portland. Six children reportedly suffered minor ...
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Tiny baby finally leaves Wash. hospital
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) -- Little Harley Gulliksen has gone home after five months in the neonatal intensive care unit at a Vancouver, Wash., ...
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Washington state releases draft rules for legal marijuana
SEATTLE -- Officials in Washington state took their first stab at setting rules for the state's new marijuana industry Thursday, May 16, nearly eight months after voters here legalized pot for adults. Among the preliminary regulations: They want to track marijuana from "seed to store." They'd put a cap on the number of retail outlets in each county, but not on the number of ...
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Services to help victims of sex trafficking face citys budget ax
PORTLAND, Ore. – A victim of sex trafficking came to Portland when she couldn't find help anywhere else, but the services to keep her safe are facing funding cuts. The proposed cuts are part of the $21 million shortfall the city is dealing with. The system is called the Prostitution Coordination Team. It takes three things to save a victim and prosecute a pimp. It takes ...
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Why there are no anti-fluoride arguments in some voters pamphlets
PORTLAND, Ore. – It’s not just voters in Multnomah County who will weigh in on the fluoride issue. A handful of voters in Washington County affected by the measure will also have a chance to vote. Some of those voters might have noticed that in the Washington County voters' pamphlet there are no arguments listed against the measure, even though there are many arguments for ...
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Democrats say Oregon budget will go forward
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- The Democrats in charge of writing a new state budget said Friday they're casting aside proposed tax increases and public-employee pension cuts and will begin advancing early pieces of a spending plan for the next two ...
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New president downtown store for LaCrosse
LaCrosse Footwear Inc. on Friday said it plans to open a downtown Portland retail location. LaCrosse Footwear Inc. on Friday said it plans to open a downtown Portland location. It did not provide details about the store's size or location. The company also named Robert Sasaki president. The Portland-based maker of boots for the outdoor and military markets was acquired for $138 million last ...
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OMSI taps old friend to execute its 6-acre expansion
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry has found a partner to help it expand to the south of its 1945 S.E. Water Ave. campus. OMSI said Thursday it has hired Portland-based ZGF Architects to identify opportunities for its plans to extend its facilities to the 6.4-acre site south of the existing campus. ZGF previously worked with OMSI to create a long-term vision for its campus on the east bank ...
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The List Top Oregon vineyards
The List: Top Oregon vineyards. Editor's note: Each week, Portland Business Journal researcher Tam Jenkins compiles lists ranking local businesses by industry or topic. This post is a teaser of this week's top vineyards list subscribers can view complete lists in the latest issue, which includes more businesses as well as contact information, the names of local executives and other ...
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Portland animal shelters need every bit of help available
Animal abandonment remains a problem across the United States and Portland is no different, the Oregon Humane Society in Portland and Multnomah County Animal Services, routinely receive hundreds of animals each year, many of which are brought to them by the public or authorities who have found the animals wandering the streets.
In 2008, Portland became the buzz of the web when Portland news media reported that a pit-bull had boarded a city bus without anyone accompanying him and went for a ride. On the web, Portland became known as a pet-friendly city because the bus driven had allowed the dog to ride the bus. Read more
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