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The weather and its impact on Oregon's wine industry continued to stir debate and landed it at the top of our list of five most popular stories on OPBnews.org again this week.

OPB's top stories of the week were:

1. Debate On Wine Season Continues

Our interview with an OSU extension expert has stirred heated debate on whether the cool, wet weather will impact the state's wine crop. Time, and the weather, will tell.

2. Gift of Life

This touching story by our partners at the East Oregonian told the story of two friends, Trudy Shaw and Nelda King, and how Shaw's kidney saved King's life.

3. Can 'Green' Construction Product Hold Up In Haiti's Humid Climate?

Reporter Rob Manning's enterprise story on a local "green" product planned for use in Haiti construction has run into problems as an engineering expert raises questions about how it would hold up in the climate there.

4. National Book Award Finalists Announced In Portland

The national spotlight turned its bright lights on Portland and OPB's Think Out Loud this week as the finalists in in the prestigious competition were announced live. See the complete list of finalists here.

5. Oregon State Police Confirm Teen Killed In Lincoln County

New details emerged this week as the tragic story of 19-year-old Cody Myers, who apparently met 31-year-old David Joseph Pedersen and his girlfriend 24-year-old Holly Ann Grigsby at the Newport Jazz Festival, unfolded.

Last week's list.