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Senate panel approves landmark immigration bill
WASHINGTON — Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay ...
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Ashland-area elections yield no surprises
Tuesday's district elections garnered a voter turnout of just 15.13 percent, or 17,923 votes countywide, according to the Jackson County Elections ...
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Parks commission asks to keep money
Rather than endorsing a compromise proposal, the Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission is standing its ground and asking the Ashland Citizens' Budget Committee to continue a tradition of giving the parks system half of city property tax ...
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More access for dogs in many Ashland parks
The commission voted to allow leashed dogs in most areas of Garden Way, Clay Street, Garfield, Hunter, Railroad, Scenic, Sherwood and Triangle parks. They'll no longer be restricted to within 6 feet of paved or cement surfaces, but they'll still have to stay off ball fields and out of children's ...
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Susan Powells dad gets private eye to review file
Police say they've taken their best shot at finding missing Utah mother Susan Powell. Now, her dad is hoping a review of the newly released case file - containing tens of thousands of pages of detective reports, maps, interview transcripts and more - might turn up something the investigators ...
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Plans adopted for coast refuges
Posted: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 Lincoln County Health and Human Services announces that the Environmental Health and Vital Statistics offices have moved from its Nye Street location to the second floor of the Western Title Building at 255 SW Coast Hwy in ...
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Portland voters rejecting water fluoridation
PORTLAND -- Residents are voting to keep Portland as the largest U.S. city without fluoride in the water or any plans to add it. With more than half the expected ballots counted, the Multnomah County election website shows the fluoride proposal failing, 60 percent to 40 percent. Voters in Portland twice rejected fluoridation before approving it in 1978. That plan was overturned two years ...
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Ore. bill expands tasting spots for distilleries
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- A bill that would give Oregon distillers more opportunities to market and sell their spirits earned final approval from the state Senate Tuesday, and now heads to the governor's ...
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Voters passing Beaverton school levy
BEAVERTON, Ore. – Early results showed that voters appeared to pass a levy that will fund more teacher positions in the Beaverton School District. The Beaverton district has been hammered by cuts in recent years; district officials have been forced to cut 16 school days and 640 teacher positions to make up for a $142 million budget shortfall. This levy will restore 150 teaching ...
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How prepared for disasters are Portland and Vancouver schools
PORTLAND, Ore. – Unlike hundreds of schools in Oklahoma, the two schools hit by the tornado Monday did not have safe rooms. Seven students of Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., were killed in the monstrous tornado. We checked into what measures that schools locally have in place in the case of a natural disaster. Tornadoes are uncommon in Oregon and Washington, but they ...
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Oregon woman missing in Hawaii found dead
who went missing on Oahu has been found dead, Honolulu police said Tuesday. The body of Ivanice "Ivy" Harris was found along the Waianae coastline on the west side of Oahu on Monday. The cause of death of Ivanice "Ivy" Harris has not been determined and requires further investigation, police said in a news release. Police said Saturday that Ivanice "Ivy" Harris ...
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Manslaughter pleas in Portland child abuse death
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The mother of a 5-year-old Portland boy who investigators say died of abuse has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received a 12-year ...
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Inslee signs Facebook job password protection bill
SEATTLE (AP) - Washington became the fifth state this year to sign into law protections of social media passwords at the workplace and job interviews. Gov. Jay Inslee signed the bill Tuesday, wrapping up a session of negotiations between privacy advocates and business lobbyists who were worried that the new law would hamper security for proprietary or confidential information. The measure, ...
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Seattle butcher bringing home the bacon with marijuana pigs
SEATTLE -- Pot-infused bacon? There's a shop for that. A Seattle butcher said he's found a way to marry marijuana and meat - by feeding pot plants to pigs. "We're able to make anything you can imagine," said William von Schneidau, who ...
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Local couple on Oklahoma family They just rebuild and go on
VANCOUVER, Wash. – A Vancouver couple with deep ties to Oklahoma said Tuesday they worry for their family members in the tornado-stricken town of Moore, but believe "they’re not just going to give up." "They just rebuild and go on," Kathy Horne said. "The Oklahoma people are very strong people." Kathy Horne and her husband, John, have family ...
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Portlanders set to decide fluoride issue - again
A woman drops off her ballot Tuesday at an official drop-off box. Portlanders are voting for the first time in 30 years whether fluoride should be added to its ...
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College ROI Which Oregon universities deliver the best payback
Eastern Oregon University 30-year average income versus the total cost: $100,400 Average total cost to earn a 2012 bachelor's degree: $84,910 Average financial aid awarded: $4,852 The cost of a college education continues to increase, as does the burden on graduates in terms of debt. The average university graduate is expected to leave college with $25,000 in debt, which makes finding the ...
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Mounted patrol to be saved thanks to community donations
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Once in jeopardy because of looming city budget cuts, the Portland Police Bureau's mounted patrol has been saved, thanks to donations from boosters. Friends of Mounted Patrol has promised to donate $200,000 per year to keep the program alive -- at least for another two years, said Dana Haynes, spokesman for Portland Mayor Charlie Hales. Hales made the announcement about ...
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Tigard police arrest five in prostitution sting
TIGARD, Ore. – Tigard police arrested five men in a prostitution sting last week. Police said detectives and officers converged on a Tigard area hotel on May 16. They earlier placed two ads online advertising prostitution and said they received 75 calls from interested men within 24 hours. Tigard police spokesman Jim Wolf said prostitution is mostly arranged online. Police have received ...
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Federal subsidy late Ore. timber counties unhappy
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) -- Timber counties in western Oregon are unhappy that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management is taking so long to send out $2 million in federal subsidies withheld under the mandatory budget cuts known as ...
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Oregon City Employee Suing Over Co-Worker Scent
I find it incredibly unbelievable that a city has a 'fragrance free policy'. WTF??! People can't wear perfume or cologne now?? Sounds like something the whack job Mayor of ...
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Academy Sports +Outdoors to open store in Portland renovate in Corpus Christi
Michael Zamora/Caller-Times Renovations are being done throughout the existing store, and a new location in Portland is scheduled to open in the spring. Additional store will add more than 100 jobs in the Coastal ...
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Xbox marks the spot for gamers other couch potatoes
The Xbox One is billed as a module that'll revolutionize home entertainment. In her analysis of the new Xbox system that ran this afternoon, my esteemed Seattle colleague Emily Parkhurst may have put it best. Video-game console? Parkhurst wrote. What video-game console? Very true, Microsoft Corp.s newest version of what was once a video-game console is, and Im borrowing from Parkhurst here, ...
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Listmakers Thoughts from Portlands top commercial contractors
Corey M. Lohman, local senior executive, Emerick Construction Co. Most important lesson learned: Work hard and play harder. First choice for a new career: Professional golfer. Word that best describes you: Motivated. The lists the Portland Business Journal publishes ranking Portland-area businesses in specific industries and sectors have always been popular with our readers. In fact, our annual ...
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Loss Of Timber Payments Cuts Deep In Oregon
Today in Oregon, voters are deciding whether to raise their own taxes to make up for lost timber payments from the federal government. Hundreds of counties in Western states are facing a financial crisis due to the loss of timber payments. Property taxes usually pay for county services such as law enforcement. But counties in states from Colorado to California have vast national forests and ...
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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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