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Sunday, March 1, 2009
Small Towns In Eastern Washington Battling Increasing Gang Activity
Tensions Flare Between Gregoire And Labor Unions
Monday, March 2, 2009
Bombed Woodburn Bank To Re-Open In Temporary Building
Brewers Can't Bear Beer Tax Proposal
Beer Bill Would Give Homebrewers More Freedom
Sea Lion Removals Set To Resume
Metolius Resorts Become Big Issue In Salem
Washington Budget Cuts Mean Fewer Polygraphs For Sex Offenders
Study Finds 1 In 33 Oregonians In Prison Or On Parole
Oregon Timber Prices At Record Lows
Multnomah Sheriff Brings In Retired Detectives To Investigate Old Homicides
Oregon Gas Tax Proposal Could Be Higher Than First Proposed
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Bringing Economic Stimulus To Schools
Idaho’s Tamarack Resort To Close This Week
SEC Calls Sunwest A 'Ponzi Scheme' In Lawsuit
A New Tool For Diagnosing Breast Cancer
Court Officials React To Friday Closings
Dogs No Longer Welcome At Some Portland Farmers Markets
Finalist For UO Job Announced
Lawmakers Propose Making Kicker Less Likely
House Votes To Guarantee Right To Nurse In Public
Gun Rights Group To Sue Over WOU Suspension
Oregon and Washington Get Federal Money for Snowstorms
Obama Reverses Bush Endangered Species Policy
WOU Student Loses Appeal, Allies to Sue
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Jesuit Bankruptcy Brings Anxiety To Catholic Institutions
Lawmakers Want Voters To Alter Kicker
There Goes The Neighborhood -- Foreclosures Changing Bend
Assisted Suicide Use Shows Slight Increase In 2008
Jesuit Sex Abuse Victims Hope To Advise Judge
Northwest Scientists Testify To Congress On Warming
Idaho Stimulus Lists Due Wednesday
Daily Emerald Staff Revolts
WA Death With Dignity Law Takes Effect Thursday
OSPIRG Issues 'Consumer Tips For The Downturn'
One Doctor's Dilemma, As Assisted Suicide Law Takes Effect
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Court Finds Priests Can Be Seen As 'Employees' Of The Vatican
Performer Creates Japanese Internment One-Man Show
Irrigators Happy With Columbia Water Storage Study
Latino Organizers Planning Active Spring On Several Fronts
If Yucca Mountain Plan Is Squashed, What Happens To Hanford’s Waste?
Clackamas Deputies Kill Drug Suspect
Day Labor Hiring Site Feeling Slow Down
University Donations Up In 2008, But 2009 Still In Doubt
Mt. St. Helens: National Park Or National Monument?
WA Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge To Vote Requirement For Tax Hikes
Bush Administration Forestry Chief Proud Of Tenure
Legislature Plugs $855 Million Gap, Next Up $3 Billion Chasm
Greenbrier Customer Balking On Major Order
Bend Gives Up Legal Battle Over Broken Buses
Friday, March 6, 2009
Stimulus Dollars Roll In For Metro Projects
Portland-Area Army Captain Faces Charges
Salmon Foes Back In Court Friday
Gray Wolf Formally Delisted In Idaho And Montana
Oregon Attorney General Warns About Economic Stimulus Scams
WA Budget Gap Grows As Demand For State Services Rises
Proposed Child Protection Law Moves Forward In Olympia
Snow Likely Above 500 Feet This Weekend
PGE Offers Stock To Raise Wind Farm Funds
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Lumber Industry Slide Continues In Central Oregon
Debate Surrounds State’s List Of Priority Pollutants
Monday, March 9, 2009
Our Not So 'Great' Depression
Guard Deployment Comes At A Good Time For Some
PPS Looks At Major Changes To High Schools
Stimulus Money Released To Forest Service, Oregon
Fort Lewis Fourth Stryker Brigade Called For Early Deployment
Economy Forces Oregon Trail Center Shutdown
Advocates Say Bullying Still A Problem Despite 2001 Law
Unions: Polls Show Washingtonians Open To Taxes
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Hard Times Bring Back Old, Frugal Ways
Friedman, DC Leaders Hearing Oregon's 'Green' Pitch
Fixed Mortgage Rate Below 4% Jumpstarts Sales
Bend's Home Prices Slide, But May Still Be Overvalued
Adams and Leonard Take Last-Ditch Shot at MLS
Klamath Basin Irrigation Delayed By Two Weeks
McCain Spokesman Tucker Bounds Returning To Oregon
Oregon Soldier Receives Purple Heart Before Returning To Iraq
Bill Gates’ Father And Others Want WA Income Tax For High Earners
Oregon Bond Sales Solid Despite Down Economy
Firefighting Tragedy Skews State Workplace Death Numbers
Behind The Curtain: The Secret Nature Of Writing A State Budget
Bill Proposes Take-Back Program For Unused Consumer Drugs
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
In Good Times And Bad Oregonians Found Work
Soccer's Attraction, Limited Funds Face Portland Council
Lawmakers Say Debt Management Offers Often Too Good To Be True
Concealed Weapons Permit Holders Demand Privacy
Hard Times Make Extra Time For Necessary Diversions
Seattle Police Chief Nominated As Nation's Drug Czar
Washington Voters Mixed On School Taxes
Spending Bill Has Earmarks For Oregon
Obama Education Sec. Wants To Use States' Best Ideas
U.S. House Rejects Public Lands Bill
Gas Prices Significantly Down But Oregonians Still Driving Less
Oregon Public Lands Lose Out In Fight Over Guns
Portland Council Approves Soccer Plan
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Challenging Times For Oregon Republicans
Communities Prepare To Be More Self-Reliant
Idaho’s Governor Releases Stimulus Spending Plan
Lawmakers Say Oregon Should Count More In Presidential Elections
Sleepy Walla Walla Home To Those For And Against The Death Penalty
Just Hours Before Execution, Condemned Killer And Victim’s Family Speak
Bankrupt Businesses Lead To Confusion Among Employees And Consumers
Oregon Global Warming Commission Delivers Report
WA Supreme Court Issues Stay Of Execution In Cal Brown Case
GOP Chair Steele Says Party Needs Strong State Organizations
Oregon & Calif. Salmon Fishers Say They Still Need Aid
Oregon-Based Airline Brings Flights Back To The Coast
Friday, March 13, 2009
Sister Remembers Woman Slain By Cal Coburn Brown
Washington State Supreme Court Stays Brown Execution
Way Cleared For Lubchenco's Confirmation
Higher Ed Board Selects New UO President
Three Quit 'Just Out' Newspaper As Financial Problems Take Toll
Portland Church Raises Funds To Stay Open
Oregon Historical Society Funded To Keep Research Library Open Through May
Lawmakers Say Health Care Reform Still On Track In Salem
Ed Board Unanimous In Choice Of UO President
Monday, March 16, 2009
Stimulus Trickles Down To Northwest Forests
Weyerhaeuser Lays Off 59 At Warrenton Mill
Gregoire Proposes To Close 'Sacred Cows' To Save Money
More Stormy Weather For Oregon's Unemployment Rate
Portland School Board Prepares To Release Budget
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Prints Final Edition
New Jobs And Projects On Public Lands Funded By Federal Stimulus Money
Budget Earmarks Include Weather Radar On NW Coast
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Farmers Say Early Spring Cold Has Damaged Their Crops
When It Comes To The Census, Where Do Prisoners Live?
Guard Officers Needed, Both At Home And At War
Economic Slow Down Good News For Military Recruiters
WA Community and Technical College Degrees Could Count For High School Diplomas
Diabetes 6th-Leading Cause Of Death In Multnomah County
Washington Unemployment Rate Jumps Again
Portland Schools May Avoid Deep Budget Cuts This Year
Gregoire Lobbies Legislature To Resurrect Cap And Trade
State Has $300 Million In Unclaimed Cash
Gov. Gregoire Floats Idea Of Tuition Surcharge
Second Hiker Dies After Fall Along Eagle Creek Trail
Northwest Basketball Fans Scramble For Tickets
Falcon Nest Stirs Up Questions Over Columbia Gorge Scenic Trail
States Eye Closing Tax Loopholes As Revenue Source
WSP Says Union Email Not A Crime
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Coliseum's Fate Awaits New Game Plan
Pacific Northwest Is 'Hot Spot' For Endangered Languages
Transportation Stimulus Money Will Pay People To Stand Around
Locke Receives Gentle Grilling By U.S. Senate
Changing Times Force CASA To End Greeting Card Fundraiser
Wyden, Blumenauer Look For Ways To Get Bonuses Back
House Leader Skeptical Of Portland Schools' Budget Plans
Locke On Fast Track To Cabinet Confirmation
North Korea Asks Aid Groups To Leave Country
Bike Advocates Want Oregon To Follow Idaho’s Lead
Portland Film Producer And Crew Robbed In Congo
Vancouver B.C. Scores MLS Team, Portland Still In The Running
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Time Passes, The Pain Lingers For Parents Of A Lost Soldier
Economic Pressures Lead To Forestry-Related Scams
March Madness Blooms In The Rose Garden
What's In That Sandwich? Menu Labeling Debated In Salem
Oregon Gets To Work With Federal Stimulus Money
Census Pinpoints Fastest And Slowest Growing NW Counties
Obama Administration Report Says Bird Populations At Risk
Top WA Senator Expects Tax Package As Deficit Soars
Hundreds Rally Against Expanding Domestic Partnership Benefits
Bill Would Help Soldiers Exposed To Hazardous Chemicals
Mercy Corps Among Groups Asked To Leave North Korea
State Hospital Superintendent Pleads For More Staffing
OSU Scientist Lubchenco Confirmed As Head Of NOAA
Friday, March 20, 2009
Bend Real Estate Scams Uncovered After Bubble Bursts
Gonzaga Students Cheer On The Zags
The Challenge: 100 Days To Train A Wild Mustang
Soccer City U.S.A. Now Has An MLS Franchise
Walden Calls For Geithner Resignation
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Is Gambling A Recession-Resistant Industry?
Monday, March 23, 2009
Oregon School Funding Okay This Year, Next Year Uncertain
Congress Expected To Approve Northwest Wilderness Bill
Meetings To Discuss Renaming Portland Street After Cesar Chavez Scheduled
Washington DNR Chief Wants Early Retirements, Not Lay-Offs
Street Of Dreams Shifts To Condo Focus
Oregon Real Estate Market Now A Renters Market
The Oregonian Newspaper Announces Pay Cuts And Furloughs
Cost Of Dying Could Increase In Oregon
Former Portland Enron Executive Asks Court To Dismiss Charges
Washington Teachers Union Kills Merit Pay Proposal
Family Killed In Montana Plane Crash Had Oregon Ties
Washington Governor Proposes Early Release Of Some Inmates
The Oregonian Newspaper Takes Cost Cutting Measures
Washington Governor Appears To Be Softening Stance On New Taxes
Alaska Volcano Erupts, Some Flights Cancelled
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Rural Areas In Oregon Hit Hardest By Unemployment
Bill In Washington Legislature Would Give Health Care To All Kids
Sec. Of State Pushes Tighter Signature Gathering Regulations
Meeting Held To Discuss Changing Name Of Grand Ave In Portland
Scientists Study Small Earthquakes Near Hanford
Mt. Hood Community College Considers Transferring Jazz Radio Station To OPB
Oregon Budget Writers Planning For Even Bigger Deficit
Elementary School Students Lobby For Washington Marmots
Idaho Officials Work To Keep Invasive Mussels Away
Idaho Town Adjusts To Closure Of Nearby Upscale Ski Resort
Economy Squeezes Northwest Cattle Ranchers
State Panel Sets Metolius Off-Limits To Resorts
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
More Federal Money Promised For Oregon Food Stamp Program
Governor's Niche Office Closure Still Hurts In Rural Oregon
State Panel Sets Metolius Off-Limits To Resorts
Washington Social Service Caseloads On The Rise
World's Largest Aircraft Tanker Approved For Wildland Fires
New Wilderness And Trail Designations Pass Congress
Rep. Greg Walden Pleased With Passage Of Wilderness Bill
TriMet Plans Additional Cuts
Lumber Prices, Demand Will Drop To Record Lows In 2009
Washington Senate Rolls Out $4.4 Billion Transportation Budget
Evergreen Aviation Unveils Jumbo Jet For Fire Fighting
Education Advocates Pack Hearing In Olympia
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Klamath Colleges Offer Free Enrollment For Laid Off Locals
Wilderness Bill Brings Protections to Mount Hood
Musician/Artist Holcombe Waller To Debut New Show
Northwest Utilities Warn Green Energy May Raise Rates
Environmentalists To Challenge Wolf Delisting Again
Oregon Senators Propose Extending County Timber Payments Past 2011
Legislative "Odd Couple" Tackles Water Issues
Bill Revives Idea Of Shifting PGE To Public Ownership
Census Bureau Gearing Up For 2010 Census
Forest Service To Clarify Areas Available To Off-Highway Vehicles
Friday, March 27, 2009
Portland's Urban Growth Boundary Can Accomodate Thousands More Without Moving
Weak Economy Means More Child Abuse, Say Police
Oregon Lawmakers Having Second Thoughts About Ethanol
Would You Like Your Fish Fresh, Frozen, Or... Alive?
Oregon To Get $6 Million For Community Health Centers
Alaska Volcano Strands Thousands At SeaTac
Wildlife Officials Investigating Wolf Poached In Washington
Monday, March 30, 2009
Financial Statements: Do You Read Them?
Studded Tires Cause Millions Of Dollars In Road Damage
The Census: Coming Soon To A Northwest Neighborhood Near You
Deal For Oregon-Based Monaco Coach Is Far From Done
Portland Neighborhood Tries For Green Certification
Scientists Release Report On Northwest Fish Hatcheries
Oregon Wants More Regulation Of Tax Refund Loan Companies
Richland Bombers Come Under Attack For Atomic Cloud Logo
WA Senate Budget Proposal: Nearly $4 Billion In Cuts
Spokane Sets Yearly Snow Record
Legislature Considers Forgiving Loans For Teaching Nurses
Schools, Prisons, Healthcare: Nothing Spared In WA Senate Budget
Schism Develops Between Unions And Democrats In Olympia
Oregon City Museums Considering Bold Idea
Oregon Mulls Tobacco Tax Hike While Federal Tax Set To Rise
President Signs Big Wilderness Package Into Law
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Nursing Program Helps Refugees Get Out Of Poverty
Judge Lowers Bail For Lincoln County 'Sexting' Suspect
Beavers Almost Let Game Slip Away
PGE Urban Arborist Dedicated To Healthy Trees, Safe Power
Beavers' Unexpected Turnaround Holds Political Metaphor
Medical Teams International Helping Refugees From Congo Fighting
Report Counts One Million Uninsured - At Some Point
WA Democrats: Expand Liquor Sales, Cut Addiction Treatment
Governor Says Jobs Will Come From Stimulus Projects
Obesity Increasing At 'Alarming Rates' In Oregon
WA House Democrats Unveil Budget; Higher Cuts To Higher Ed
Hanford Receives Stimulus Money For Environmental Cleanup
Lawmaker Proposes Making Smokers Get Cigarette Prescriptions
Supreme Court Refuses Philip Morris Appeal
Task Force Warns Of Obesity Problem In Oregon

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