Articles for January 2010

Friday, January 29, 2010

BPA Baby Bottle Ban Bill Passes Washington Senate
NOAA Reponds To GAO Report On Newport Siting
Washington County Jail Switching Inmates To Postcards Only

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Lawmakers Head To Salem In Wake Of Tax Measures' Success
Mother Says Son Wanted To 'Put His Faith In God'
Portland Aid Workers Return From Haiti
Senators Back Swap To Protect Central Oregon Land
Volunteers Counting Central Oregon's Homeless
School Bus Ads Selling Out?
FERC Chair Was Lone Dissenter On LNG Vote
Oregon Voters Respond To President Obama's Speech

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Father Testifies In Faith-Healing Trial
Hunger Problem Returns To Oregon With The Bad Economy
PacifiCorp Rate Increase Set For February
Air Canada Adding Portland To Its Flight Log
Oregon Governor Calls For Kicker Reform
Oregon Voters Break With Tradition In Approving Higher Taxes
Tax Measure Supporters Celebrate Victory
Lawmakers Look Ahead After Tax Measure Victory
Oregon Voters Handily Approve Tax Measures

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Tax Measure Opponents Blame Lack Of Money For Loss
Oregon Milk Attracts East Coast Gelato Maker
Today Marks Anniversary Of The Great Quake Of 1700
Brown Pelicans Overstaying Their Welcome At Coast
Tri-Cities Group Relieved Mercury Unlikely To Come To Hanford
Votes Flowing In For Special Tax Measures Election
House Prices Still Falling, But Slower
Tax Measures Reach Decision Day
Help Line Operators Receive Record Number Of Suicide Calls
Oregon Attorney General Investigating 'No' Campaign Robo-Calls
Waves Growing On The Oregon Coast
Coliseum Proposals To Be Presented Tuesday Night
Foreign Olympians Train In Northwest Ahead Of Olympics

Monday, January 25, 2010

New Series of Clergy Sex Abuse Cases Opens in Spokane
Tax Measure Campaign Wraps Up
Umatilla Chemical Depot Resumes Burning Mustard Agent
Idaho Legislators Scour Budget, Look For Places To Cut Spending
WA Gov Urges Congress To Finish Health Care Overhaul
Aid Groups In Race Against 'Compassion Fatigue'
Tax Measure Ballots Due Tuesday
Vancouver Looking For Councilor To Replace New Mayor
Program Offers 'The Naked Truth' About Health Care Reform

Friday, January 22, 2010

Manhattan Project Sites Not Likely To Be National Parks
New Poll Shows Tax Measures' Support Slipping
Stafford Triangle Presents Puzzle For Metro Planners
Why Aren't Quagga Mussels Flourishing In Northwest Waters?

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Final Push Underway For Both Sides On Tax Measures
Steakhouse Owner Starts Paper In Junction City
City And Paulson Reach Deal On PGE Park Renovation
Facebook Friends Prineville
Washington's Third District Set To Be Election Battle Ground
We May Have Hit Bottom, But Don't Expect More Jobs Soon

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Recallers Seek Second Shot At Sam
Marbled Murrelet Will Stay On Endangered Species List
Ballot Counting Begins In Oregon
Lawmakers Want To Ban Minors From Tanning
Washington Unemployment Rises; Oregon Holds Steady
Unemployment Rate Stays Steady For December
Milwaukie Council Postpones Sewer Rate Decision
Opening Arguments Heard In Faith-Healing Trial
Governor Kulongoski Announces 'Race To The Top' Application
Bill Lunch: What We Learn From This Poll

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Poll Shows Slim Margin Of Support For Tax Measures 66 & 67
Ninth Circuit Court Allows GPS Surveillance Technique
Two From Region Named To Olympic Ski Team
Museum Hopes To Have Space Shuttle By 2012
Sun Valley Stocks 2010 Olympic Team

Monday, January 18, 2010

Minority Farmers Hard To Find Across Oregon

Friday, January 15, 2010

Growth Driving Up Sewage Prices In Milwaukie
Wyden Thinks Pseudoephedrine Ban Should Be Nationwide
Boardman Coal Plant May Close Ahead Of Schedule
DHS Workers Struggle To Keep Up With Abuse Calls
Ballot Measure Spending Could Top $10 Million
Lawmakers Ponder Revolving Door Limits
Mercy Corps Hosts Vigil For Haiti
PGE To Close Boardman Plant By 2020

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Portland Home Sales Numbers Up Slightly
Jefferson High Grad Picked #1 In MLS Draft
Speaker Chopp Says Sales Tax Hike Unlikely
World Vision Reports Outpouring Of Haiti Earthquake Donations
Oregon Guard On Standby For Possible Haiti Mission
Washington Lawmakers Consider Legalizing Pot
Redmond Schools' Superintendent Resigning
Obama Drug Czar Touring Oregon Treatment Centers
Educators Work To Improve Core Standards
Teachers' Unions Balk At 'Race To The Top' Support
Oregon Gets C-Minus In Education Report
Reed Drops Out Of Kindle Testing
The Final Word On Portland's Open Reservoirs?

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Portland Nurse Volunteers To Help With Haitian Relief Effort
Xerces Society Calls For Increased Bumblebee Regulation
Mercy Corps Workers Prepare To Travel To Haiti
Dispute Simmers Over Religious Clothing In Classrooms
Former OSU Running Back Was Planning Trip To Haiti
Possible Tweaks In Store For 'Green Energy' Policies
Gregoire Delivers 2010 State Of The State For Washington
Oregon Lawmakers To Debate Annual Sessions
DOJ Increasing Staff For Reservation Crime Cases

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

2010 Forecast Calls For Slow Recovery For NW Lumber Industry
Race To The Top Deadline Creates Race Of Its Own
Police On The Watch For Cell Phone Offenders
Portland Seeks Change Of Venue For Chasse Trial
Petition Drive Seeks Retail Pot Dispensaries
City Of Lake Oswego Moves $1 Million To Local Banks
Tax Measure Ad Campaigns Criticized As Vote Nears
High School Students Match Adults In Tobacco Smoking Rate

Monday, January 11, 2010

As Goes The Home Market, So Goes Commercial Real Estate
Stimulus Money To Pay For Weatherization Projects
Farm And Conservation Groups Propose Open Space Map
Federal Grant Will Help Daimler Develop Energy Efficient Trucks
Idaho Officials Cautiously Optimistic About Economy
WA Lawmakers Pre-File More Than 300 Bills
New Spokane Priest Abuse Trial To Start Soon
Money And Politics Will Dominate Washington Legislative Session
WA Legislature Convenes With Taxes In the Air

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Dane Paresi Laid To Rest At Willamette National Cemetery

Friday, January 8, 2010

State Won't Fine Activist In Mock Ballot Case
Deschutes County Property Owners May Get A Break
Metro Announces $6 Million Land Purchase
Oregon Chief Justice Warns Of Court Closures
Marysville PTA Raises $20,000
Will Tax Measures Predict Oregon's Political Future?

Thursday, January 7, 2010

County Cobbling Together Funds For New Sellwood Bridge
Labor Commissioner Investigates Minnis For Sexual Harassment
Students Registering For Upcoming Special Election
Portland Author Follows Proliferation Of Hazardous Chemicals
Council's Wind Turbines Exemption Draws Fire
Oregon Guard Soldiers Involved In Iraq Accident
Group Claims Survey Looks Too Much Like A Ballot
PGE Applies For Natural Gas Power Plant Permit

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Oregon Supreme Court Hears Measure 37 Arguments
Salazar Says Interior Is No Longer 'Handmaiden' To Oil And Gas Industry
Commission Votes To Allow PGE Park Construction To Begin
McCain Drops Out Of Multnomah County Sheriff’s Race
'Th!nk' Picks Indiana For Electric Car Plant
Banks Face Challenges In 2010
Sen. Cantwell Leading Push For Banking Reform Legislation

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Shocking New Law Takes Effect
NOAA Designates Sea Turtle Habitat Off Oregon Coast
Jefferson County Sheriff Ordered To Resign
Roseburg Soldier Killed In Agfhanistan
Oregon Gay Rights Critic Defends Uganda Trip
Sales Are Slow But The Portland Loo Still Seen As A Success
Company's Data Shows Fewer People Moving To Oregon

Monday, January 4, 2010

DEQ Aims To Limit 118 Problem Chemicals
Democrats Look To Change 'Superdelegate' System
Hard Times: How Did The Last Year Change You?
Vancouver Council Starts New Year With New Leadership
Tuesday Is Deadline For Registering For Special Election
Oregon's Land Use Planners Face The New Year

Friday, January 1, 2010

Portland Professor Finds Perfect Palindrome In New Year

Become a sponsor