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Monday, August 3, 2009
Sea Otters Rebound From Extermination
West Coast Groundfish Fishery Fares Well In Global Review
Candidate For Governor Begins Walk Across Oregon
Wildlife Rehabilitators Work To Reverse Damage Caused On Highways
Forest Goods Are Becoming Big Business In Down Economy
Boise Celebrates Basque Festival
Severed Hand Near Elgin Leads Police To Triple Homicide
Major Lightning Storms Lead To Fires, Troubles
One Of The Hikers Arrested In Iran Had Lived In Oregon
Lane County Looks For Replacement For Vicki Walker
Idaho Professor Studies Climate Change Effects In Far North
Three Hospitals In Region Rated Above Average
Time Running Out For Kulongoski To Issue Vetoes
PGE Facing Lower Earnings And Pressure For More Renewable Power
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Kulongoski Signs Health Care Coverage Bill
More Schools Met Federal Benchmarks, But More On Watch List Too
Hispanic Voters And Leaders Exploring Oregon Politics
Post Office Proposes To Close 15 Branches In NW
Aging Northwest Dams Are A Concern For Federal And State Managers
Newport 'Delirious' About NOAA Decision
Port of Newport Lures Government Research Fleet Away From Seattle
Northwest Tribes Celebrate Sacred Foods That Are Becoming Scarce
Washington State Patrol Recommends Firing Eight Troopers
Beetles Infest A Couple Of Hanford's Plutonium Packages
Coastal Residents And Politicians Celebrate NOAA Decision
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
New Electric Dragsters Beat Gas Guzzlers
Jailed Portland Police Officer Resigns
Chris Edwards Chosen To Replace Vicki Walker In State Senate
Congressional Members Hear About Health Care
U Of O Economist Says State Probably Still In Recession
Green Power Company Ordered To Shut Down
Wildfires Beat Back At Umatilla Chemical Depot
Oregon Companies Receive Stimulus Money For Electric Car Products
Ninth Circuit Court Throws Out Bush Roadless Rules
PETA Asks Portland Council For Horse Carriage Ban
Why Have No African-Americans Died Under Death With Dignity Law?
Oregon, Washington To Be Electric Car Test Market
Thursday, August 6, 2009
A Healthy Population Helps Keep Health Care Costs Down
Lane County Hospitals Feature Technology With Amenities
Wyden Introduces Bill To Limit Oil Investment Tax Break
Stimulus Money Will Help Fix Up Timberline Lodge
Central Oregon Businessman Charged With Illegally Dumping Waste
Oregon To Offer Online Voter Registration
Fifty Year Record Shows Glacier Erasure In Pacific NW
Friday, August 7, 2009
Coast Project Combines Clean Up, Recycling And Energy Production
NW Dealers Welcome Cash For Clunkers Refill
WA Lawmaker Calls For 'Rabid-Dog' Approach On Education Dollars
Bend Is Only State Metro Area With Personal Income Drop
Lane County Sees First Swine Flu Death
Brandon Roy Signs 5-Year Deal With Blazers
'Under-Employed' Not Well Reflected In Unemployment Rate
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Reprieve For Some Post Offices But Not In Oregon
Monday, August 10, 2009
Hard Times: Hood River Businesses See A Corner Turned
Western Democrats Meet In North Idaho
Energy Secretary Steven Chu To Visit Hanford Site And National Labs
WA DSHS Says Progress Being Made At Colville Office
Portland Street Car Begins Work On Next Extension
Hard Times Song Reflects On Foster's Own Life
Failed Prineville Bank Reopens Under Idaho Management
Rep. Wu Plans McMinnville Townhall Meeting Monday Night
Oregon Firearms Federation Taking Oregon Higher Ed To Court
Bill Would Make It Easier To Pursue Felony Suspects To Mexico
Rock Bottom Timber Prices Hurt NW School Budgets
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Winemakers Go After Beer Drinkers
Wine Speak: A Language Worth Acquiring
Energy Secretary Chu Announces Major New Power Project
Wu Town Hall At Times Testy, At Times Civil
Molalla Grieves Death Of City Leader
Officials Break Ground On New I-5 Bridge Over Willamette River
BLM Halts Road Work In Steens Mountain Area
Health Care Debate Takes Various Forms
Citing Threats Ref 71 Opponents Ask For Names To Be Sealed
Washington State Pushes Feds To Hold Off On Shipping New Waste To Hanford
Counties And State Work Out Their Differences
World Series Softball Players Get Swine Flu Checkup
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Discovery Of Opium Poppies Has Law Officers Concerned
Oregon Gains Greater Role In Hanford Cleanup Decisions
National Guard Engineers Will Deploy To Afghanistan This Fall
Town Hall In Cottage Grove Crowded Yet Civil
A Bright Spot In The Economic Gloom
Conservation Is Northwest's Big New Energy Solution
Change Is Fair In Fareless Square
Stimulus Money To Improve Housing For Siletz Tribe
WTO Copyright Decision May Help Some Oregon Companies
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Luring Salmon Back To The City
Iraqi Group Finishes Two-Week 'Green' Tour Of Oregon
Oregon Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Gift Limits
Northwest Congressional Members Answer Health Care Questions
Call, Don't Text 911 Say WA Emergency Officials
Vancouver Breaks Ground On Waterfront Industrial Development
West Nile Virus Making Its Now Annual Threat
Friday, August 14, 2009
Oregon Man Heads Up World's Shortest Wagon Train
Housing Authority Money Comes Through Just In Time
Washington Student Test Scores Plateau
Wind In The City: Four Turbines Go Up On Portland High-Rise
Ag Secretary Calls For Increased Forest Thinning
'Made In Oregon' Brand Extends To Streetcars
Candidates For U.S. Attorney And U.S. Marshal Being Reviewed
Blumenauer Defends End-Of-Life Counseling Provision
Portland Considering Bike Share Options
Urban Turbines Rise Above Portland
Monday, August 17, 2009
The Question Arises Again: Will John Kitzhaber Run?
Ballots Due In Washington Primary Election
Heat Wave Was Hard On People, Deadly For Fish
Plastics Industry Outspends Election Foes 15 To 1 In Seattle
Stimulus Money Works Weekends On I-405
Gallery Homeland Seeks Inspiration With East/West Artists Exchange Program
Oregon's Unemployment Rate Stays Flat For July
Veteran African-American Lawmaker Steps Down
Idaho Commission Approves Wolf Kill Quota
Leftover Stimulus Funds Will Go To Rail Projects
Program Helps Young Workers Try Out Their Career Field
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Is Oregon's Job Picture Good News Or Bad?
The New Normal: What Will The NW Housing Market Look Like?
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Investigating Fire At Hanford
Insurance Agencies Asking For More Home Fire Protection
More Town Hall Discussions On Health Care Reform Planned
Washington Unemployment Rate Drops Slightly
Battle Brewing Over Video Lottery Compensation Rates
Return of the Redfish: Snake River Sockeye Salmon Back From The Brink
Seattle's Group Health In National Spotlight
Next Up -- The Beaverton Beavers?
'Pale Blue-Eyed Grass' Makes Species Study List
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Courteous Crowd Comes To Town Hall In Eugene
Rep. Baird Answers Questions About Health Care Reform
Second Amtrak Train To Vancouver, B.C. Starts Wednesday
The New Normal: The Future Of Home Construction In The NW
BPA Putting Up Meters To Measure The Wind
Huge Solar Farm Gets Sunny Welcome In Cle Elum
V.A. Secretary Shinseki Meets With Oregon Veterans
Thursday, August 20, 2009
The New Normal: Experts Say Shoppers Aren't Spending Like They Used To
Oregon State Hospital Touts Nurse Hiring Success
Anti-Tax Group Uses Obama Quote To Drum Up Support
Portland Developer Bob Gerding Dies At 71
Idaho, E. Washington Officials To Denounce Racist Literature
Washington County Considers Long-Term Growth
Greenhouse Owners Commit To Cutting Greenhouse Gases
Obama Administration Schedules Seattle Meeting On Tribal Crime
Is There Enough Land For Both Urban And Rural 'Reserves'?
County Considers New Rules For Unincorporated Rentals
Ten Men Indicted After Massive Marijuana Raid In Eastern Oregon
Friday, August 21, 2009
Portland Filmmaker Documents Acid Attack Victim's Story
Community Remembers Four Students Killed In Auto Accident
Lowe's Pays Heavy Price To Settle Sexual Harassment Claims
Northwest Officials Brace For Flu Season
School For The Blind Supporters Trying New Legal Tactic
Revered Tribal Teacher Of Native Languages Dies
Through The Camera Lens, Tribal Children Explore Themselves And Their World
Monday, August 24, 2009
Rep. Schrader Pushing For Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute
Marion County Comission Looks To Replace Its Sheriff
Do-Or-Die Week For Opponents Of WA Gay Domestic Partnership Law
'Julie And Julia' Movie Whips Up A Run On Cookbooks In The Northwest
Indian Spiritual Site Near Bend Gets Historic Status
Second Attack Reported On Campus, Just As WSU Students Go Back To School
Vampire Phenomenon Transforms Image Of Timber Town
Stimulus Program Helps Homeowners Make Clean Energy Work
Renewed Invasion Of Jumbo Squid On Northwest Coast
Employment Picture Still Dismal In Central Oregon
Wolf Tags Selling Briskly In Idaho
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Do Million Dollar Doctors Belong At Non-Profit Hospitals?
Fire Destroys Iconic Café In Remote Black Rock Valley
Latest WSU Attack Report Was A Fake
Another Fort Lewis Stryker Brigade Prepares To Deploy
Lane County Family To Sue Over Early Release
SAT Scores Show Oregon's Lead Shrinking
Providence Wants To Help Treat Stroke Victims Via High-Speed Internet
Gas Tax Opponents Try To Block Increase
Local Tech Community Mulls Wikipedia Editorial Change
Earthquakes Scare Coastal Residents, Not Seismologists
Multnomah County Looking To Fill Sheriff's Post
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Hard Times: Family Finds Temporary Respite In Shelter
Hard Times In Drake, Missouri Inspire Corvallis Musician
OHSU Researchers Hope New Therapy Will Prevent Diseases In Children
Oregon's Lawmakers React To Kennedy’s Passing
Northwest Senators Pay Tribute To Ted Kennedy
Portland Works Out Free Bus Rides For High Schoolers
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Internet Reviews Hold Promise And Peril For Companies
OHSU Researchers Develop New Form Of Genetic Therapy
State Cell Phone Audit Reveals Potential Savings
Economic Outlook Blends Bad News And Optimism
Parking Police Helping To Keep The Air Clean?
Court Rules Workers' Comp. Must Pay For Weight-Loss Surgery
Oregon Revenues Continue To Fall
Economy's Alive But Not Yet Kickin'
Friday, August 28, 2009
Oregon! Oregon! Musical Updated for 2009
BTA Pulls Out Of Columbia Crossing Planning Process
WA PDC Denies Request To Seal Names Of Donors; Next Stop Court?
Recession, Global Trade Hurts Oregon Farm Income
Eugene Man Pleads Guilty To Helping Collect Father's Espionage Money
Utilities Seek Stimulus Money For Energy Projects
Lane Commissioners, Judge Battle Over Inmate's Release
NOAA Fleet Move Challenged By Spurned Rival
Idaho Wolf Advocates Protest Start Of Wolf Hunting Season
Report: Critical Forest Streams Don’t Need Help Post-Fire
Monday, August 31, 2009
WA Sunshine Committee To Debate Keeping Documents Secret
Margaret Carter Leaving State Legislature After 24 Years
Northwest Apple Harvest Gets Underway
Parties Seek Energy From Electrified Health Care Debate
Vancouver Planned Parenthood Clinic Reopens
Microwave Fire, Near Mosier, Is 75 Percent Contained
Eastern Washington Hay Compressing Factory Goes Up In Flames
Justice Dept. Looking For Former State Worker
WA Sunshine Committee Votes To Eliminate 'Legislative Exemption'
Microwave Fire Shows Growth Creates Wildfire Risk
Hanford Contractors Dig Up Historic Landfill

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