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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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Mount St. Helens 33rd blast anniversary Saturday
Saturday is the 33rd anniversary of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens that killed 57 people, knocked down a forest and filled the sky and rivers with volcanic ...
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New Academy planned in Portland
Michael Zamora/Caller-TimesAcademy employee Nin Eaton (right) measures out the length of an arrow as she prepares to cut a set for customers Leeza Rodriguez (from back left), Elsa Perez and Kassandra Perez at the new archery section inside the Academy Sports + Outdoors in Corpus Christi. Renovations are being done throughout the existing store, and a new location in Portland is scheduled to open ...
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The annual Astoria Regatta is now an Oregon Heritage Tradition
Oregon Heritage Tradition . "The Heritage Commission wants to recognize these traditions that have helped define the state," said Commission chair David Lewis. "They are distinguished events that are part of our heritage as Oregonians. This is certainly true of the Astoria Regatta." An Oregon Heritage Tradition must have been in continuous operation for more than 50 ...
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Stearns Cemetery cleanup set
Organizers said there isn't a specific start time, but volunteers will work through the morning. A potluck lunch will be served at noon, followed by a cemetery association ...
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For ESCO good things come in threes
ESCO Corp. Senior Vice President Jon Owens says the restructuring will help the company better focus on its customers' needs. Shifting away from a geographic focus, ESCO Corp. has undergone a major restructuring. The Portland-based maker of parts and attachments for the mining and construction industries said Monday that it has divided its operations into three divisions to better reflect ...
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Cooperative ending Oregon hazelnut operation
The company said its volume of in-shell hazelnuts wasn't growing, prices to farmers were high, and the shelled hazelnut business is dominated by Turkish ...
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No cash for TriMet Use your phone
TriMet launched beta testing of a mobile ticketing service from GlobeSherpa on May 16. You know that TriMet ticket scramble? The one where your bus is minutes away and you don't have cash or a bus ticket? It could soon be a thing of the past. TriMet today launched beta testing of a mobile ticketing system from Portland-startup GlobeSherpa that allows riders to pay fares using a smartphone. ...
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Report passion trumps money for small businesses
Pixelspoke's Cameron Madill's company helped design the State of the Business Owner 2013 survey's methodology. A new small business study, engineered by two Oregon firms, suggests that entrepreneurs are more driven by the potential for freedom and the chance to work at a job they love than they are by money. The 2013 State Of The Business Owner Report, released by Ashland-based ...
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Fire damages North Portland home
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Flames damaged the upstairs portion of a North Portland home on Friday morning, fire officials said. Portland Fire & Rescue crews were called just before 9 a.m. to the fire ...
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States to get initial money from Japanese gift
JUNEAU, Alaska -; West Coast states affected by debris from the 2011 tsunami in Japan are about to receive an initial $250,000 each from a $5 million gift from Japan for ...
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Funeral home offers bicycle hearse for 1 last ride
EUGENE, Ore. – An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle. Sunset Hills Cemetery and Funeral Home director Wade Lind says he got the idea from bikers and designed the pedal-powered hearse himself. It has an electric motor to give him a little help hauling the casket. KVAL ...
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3 arrested in Vancouver bar fight
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Three men have been arrested in connection to a March fight at a Vancouver bar, and one of the suspects is accused of racially motivated harassment, police said. Brent Luyster, 32, and Robert Luyster, 31, both of Vancouver, were booked in the Clark County Jail on suspicion of second-degree assault. Donald McElfish, 62, of Woodland was arrested on suspicion of malicious ...
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Legislature passes bill to guard workers social media passwords
Now what they have to guard against somehow is people who don't get hired for a job simply because they refused to turn over their passwords, or people who get fired 'for some other reason' as well. Social media is just that, SOCIAL. It has no business being checked by employers for any ...
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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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