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Jul 10, 2012 | OregonLive.com

New fires flare in Oregon, with red flag warnings in effect

New fires have flared in Oregon where a red flag warning spans a wide section in the central and northeast portion of the state.

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GOP Sen. Ted Cruz: 'I Don't Trust Republicans'

Budget Battle He explains why he objects to moving forward with the budget process

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Mon Mar 05, 2012

Baker City Herald

Snowpack surprise?

It hasn't been much of a winter in Baker Valley, but the snowpack in the area mountains isn't all that far below average.

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Mon Feb 20, 2012

Statesman Journal

Company hopes for gold in old Baker County mine tailings

A Nevada company thinks high gold prices can help it make money by working over the leavings of a Baker County mining operation from the first half of the 20th century.

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Fri Feb 17, 2012

Baker City Herald

Nevada firm wants to mine dredge tailings

A company from Elko, Nev., has been looking into reprocessing Sumpter Dredge tailings in hopes of recovering gold that the hulking machine left when it plied Sumpter Valley from 1913-54. The company principals, Ed Netherton and Bill Steeves, want to "completely rework all Sumpter Dredge Tailings" because they believe only 40 percent of the gold was ... (more)

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Wed Sep 08, 2010

The Oregonian