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49 min ago | Local TV Station KTVZ

U of O: Turning its back on Oregon?

Bend high senior Melissa Hubler is on her way to being a Duck "I love the culture of Eugene," said Hubler.

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Related Topix: Oregon Government, University of Oregon, Bend, OR, Oregon State University

3 hrs ago | National Public Radio

Oregon's Cash-Strapped Counties Reject Public Safety Levies

A yard sign opposes a local tax increase to fund public safety in Josephine County, Oregon.

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Related Topix: Josephine County, OR, Prison, Grants Pass, OR, Curry County, OR

5 hrs ago | OregonLive.com

Sokol Blosser, Domain Serene other Oregon wineries offer tours beyond tasting rooms

Elise Kubisiak, a Sokol Blosser tasting room sales associate, pours wine in the LEED-certified barrel cellar where visitors get a behind the scenes look and possibly sample some wine.

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Related Topix: Wine, Drink, Travel

7 hrs ago | Medford Mail Tribune

Rogue Creamery wins small business award

Rogue Creamery's co-owners, David Gremmels and Cary Bryant, received the Small Business Administration Director's Impact Award at the Small Business Week Luncheon Monday at the Portland Art Museum.

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11 hrs ago | Tigard Times

Beaverton schools score local-option victory

In unofficial election results posted Tuesday night, Beaverton School District voters supported a five-year, $15 million local-option levy with 20,882 votes, or nearly 55 percent, to 17,168 votes, or 45 percent, opposing funding Measure 34-204. Approval of the levy means local schools will be able to move forward with the first year of adding ... (more)

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Kids, Family

11 hrs ago | KLCC-FM Eugene

Oregon Legislature Moves to End Content Protections for Private Colleges

The bill repeals the 'adverse impact' law, which gives for-profit colleges the ability to prevent community colleges from offering courses that are too similar to their own offerings.

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Related Topix: Eugene, OR, Roseburg, OR, Umpqua, OR, Creswell, OR

Tue May 21, 2013

The Oregonian

Portland mother of dead 5-year-old boy is sentenced to 12 years prison

Valisha Eteuati, 27, pleaded not guilty last summer in the death of her 5-year-old son.

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The Oregonian

Reduce drug sentences to save money on prisons, Oregon prosecutors urge

District attorneys Bradley Berry ; John Foote ; Bob Hermann ; D Rod Underhill ; and Timothy Colahan .

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Related Topix: Drugs, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Clackamas County, OR, Yamhill County, OR

The Oregonian

Background negotiations on gun legislation continue in Oregon Senate

A package of gun bills remains stalled in the Oregon Senate while discussions continue about whether they can be revived in some fashion.

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The Oregonian

Oregon House: Put Mark Hatfield's statue in Congress and send Jason Lee statue home

The late Sen. Mark Hatfield, Oregon's most powerful elected leader of the late 20th Century, was a consummate politician who would have appreciated Monday's debate in the Oregon House.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Ron Paul, Republican, US House of Representatives, Oregon Health & Science University

OregonLive.com

Wine Notes: Skip the myths and sip the chardonnay

At a recent symposium in Dayton, winemakers tasted eight Oregon chardonnays and found they shared a similar profile: smooth and silky, light and lovely.

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Related Topix: Wine, Drink, Dayton, OR

OregonLive.com

2013 Spring Wine Guide: Welcome to Oregon wine country

More and more states are producing wines, but Oregon's industry is unsurpassed for quality.

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Related Topix: Wine, Drink, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Elkton, OR, Umpqua, OR

OregonLive.com

2013 Spring Wine Guide: Dining options abound in Oregon wine country

Community Plate lives up to its name with its emphasis on local ingredients for its American diner fare.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Dining, Wine, Drink, Yamhill County, OR, McMinnville, OR, Breakfast

OregonLive.com

Agenda 2013: Pot pressure mounts in Salem

This week, says Measure 80 sponsor Paul Stanford, he'll start the process of qualifying a successor for the November 2014 ballot.

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Related Topix: Marijuana, Oregon Government, Opinion

Eater

Expansionwire: Voodoo Doughnut is expanding to Denver....

Voodoo Doughnut is expanding to Denver . The Oregonian reports that owners Kenneth "Cat Daddy" Pogson and Tres Shannon recently signed a lease on a space on East Colfax that's approximately the size of Voodoo Doughnut Too.

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The Miami Herald

Vermont is 4th state to legalize assisted suicide

After years of debate, Vermont became the fourth state in the country Monday to allow doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medicine to terminally ill patients seeking to end their lives.

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Related Topix: Vermont, Vermont Government, Medicine, US Governors, Peter Shumlin, Oregon Government

Mon May 20, 2013

Bend Bulletin

Oregon Rush now Bend FC Timbers

In only 3 1⁄2 months, Tara Erickson has made a significant mark on the Central Oregon soccer scene.

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The Oregonian

Rough & Ready Lumber, Josephine County's last sawmill, a casualty of southwest Oregon's enduring timber wars

Cave Junction, Oregon--April 24, 2013-- Link Phillippi, President of Rough & Ready Lumber with his wife, Jennifer Phillippi, CEO and co-owner of the family-owned mill say they have been pleading with members of Congress for 23-years to do something about log supplies.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Greg Walden, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Peter DeFazio, Democrat, Representative Kurt Schrader, Josephine County, OR, Cave Junction, OR

KGW-TV Portland

Oregon investigations uncover food stamp fraud

Most people use them honestly and correctly, but we're hearing more and more about people who are cheating the system by doing things like selling their food stamps for cash.

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Related Topix: Oregon Government

The Washington Post

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One key premise in the health care law is that, when insurance companies compete on an evening playing field, premiums will drop.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Oregon Government, US Politics, US News

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