Former Blazer eyes run for governor
SALEM Chris Dudley s free throw shots were always iffy propositions. Now the former Portland Trail Blazer is in a new arena taking aim at a governor s chair and Oregon s Republicans think he can score. Dudley hasn t formally announced a bid for t...
 3.6K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 597.0 State finds child abuse and neglect at school
The state of Oregon has shut down a boarding school for troubled teens in Central Oregon after allegedly finding a pattern of child abuse and neglect of its students, forcing parents around the country to scramble to bring home their children. Our fi...
5.9K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 796.0 Oregon should not keep illegals
I d like to add some information to the article Glitch delays plan to deport inmates (The World, Oct. 17). First, let me thank you for printing an article that notifies readers of an issue that is seldom addressed in the media. It deals with illega...
1.7K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 495.0 Second wave of H1N1 flu could hit
COOS BAY Oregon is preparing for four times as many influenza cases this year, because of the emergence of the new H1N1 strain. That could mean four times as many hospitalizations and four times as many deaths. All of the flu cases so far this year...
4.9K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 711.0 Teachers fail to get jobs following graduation
PORTLAND Most of the estimated 2,400 newly minted teachers who graduated from Oregon colleges of education this year were unable to get hired anywhere in Oregon, proving that a job often billed as recession-proof is not. Education deans and others ...
6.2K - Oct. 6, 2009; scored 813.0 Reedsport clinic gets renewable energy grant
Dunes Family Health Care of Reedsport is receiving a $19,934 grant for energy efficiency improvements. The clinic plans to install a solar panel system to save on electrical costs. The clinic was one of 44 businesses in the state awarded a g...
1.3K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 512.0 Activist's 350-mile trek highlights climate change
SUNSET BAY STATE PARK Some will plant 350 trees, say 350 prayers, throw 350 Frisbees or light 350 candles. Others will play 350 minutes of music, hold rallies and make art. And in an island country where the threat of global warming and rising sea ...
5.2K - Sep. 21, 2009; scored 808.0 Demand for food stamps climbs
SALEM (AP) Despite early signs of economic recovery, demand for food stamps continues to rise in Oregon. State social services officials have watched the need rise for months across Oregon, but recently released numbers that show 635,033 Oregonians...
2.8K - Sep. 14, 2009; scored 686.0 Sheriff resigns after recall from retirement
PORTLAND (AP) The sheriff of the most populous county in Oregon has resigned after being called back to duty from retirement. Multnomah County Sheriff Bob Skipper came out of retirement to replace former Sheriff Bernie Giusto, who resigned after a ...
1.1K - Sep. 9, 2009; scored 447.0 Meth dealer let loose
SALEM (AP) A Marion County sheriff s spokeswoman said a clerical error mistakenly freed a meth dealer who was supposed to be headed for prison. Lt. Sheila Lorance says it was her office s mistake. Marion County authorities mistakenly released Migue...
0.9K - Sep. 4, 2009; scored 390.0 Concerns over state's plan for Ore. herbicide dump
PORTLAND (AP) A proposed agreement between Oregon environmental regulators and Bayer CropScience over the costs of monitoring and future cleanup at one of the state s most contaminated dump sites is drawing criticism. The proposal would make taxpay...
4.1K - Sep. 3, 2009; scored 756.0 Sports Briefs: Rubio will stay in Spain for two more seasons
MINNEAPOLIS After saying all summer long that his preference was to play in the NBA, Ricky Rubio apparently got a case of cold feet at the last minute. Less than 48 hours after the Timberwolves, Rubio s agents and the Spanish team DKV Joventut agre...
6.9K - Sep. 2, 2009; scored 756.0 Lawyer: Complaints on groping paramedic overlooked
PORTLAND (AP) An ambulance company ignored complaints it had a sexual predator on staff, an attorney told a jury in the opening of a civil lawsuit filed against the company, which employed a paramedic who has admitted he groped patients. Royshekka ...
3.0K - Aug. 27, 2009; scored 512.0 City hopes to survive the times
CLOVERDALE (AP) Hard as it may be to imagine, this little town on a bend in U.S. 101 was once a hopping place. Ask anyone here. There were two grocery stores, a barber shop and beauty parlor, two filling stations, an art gallery, a fine dress shop,...
6.0K - Aug. 21, 2009; scored 638.0 Used laptop helps settle discrimination claim
PORTLAND (AP) A used laptop computer and $25,000 will settle a racial discrimination complaint filed by a former Portland Fire Bureau employee. Kita Montgomery had worked as an office support specialist for more than 16 years until budget ...
1.0K - Aug. 18, 2009; scored 402.0 Lottery may cut commissions it pays to taverns
PORTLAND (AP) With overall lottery revenue declining, Oregon Lottery officials are opening debate on whether to cut more deeply into the video gambling commissions paid to bars and taverns that host the machines. Last year, the lottery paid out abo...
3.2K - Aug. 18, 2009; scored 695.0 Nursery struggles
The Oregonian PORTLAND Teufel Nursery Inc., one of the area s largest nursery and landscaping operations, is fighting for its life after its longtime lender withdrew financing in May. Textron Financial Corp. demanded immediate payment of the &#...
3.8K - Aug. 15, 2009; scored 682.0 Oregon, care providers fault billing system
SALEM (AP) Oregon state officials and care providers are agreeing on one thing: A new state computer system that handles 2 million state Health Plan payment claims each month has serious glitches. State officials say low-income Oregonians who quali...
3.8K - Aug. 7, 2009; scored 699.0 Gov. directs more money to departments
PORTLAND (AP) Gov. Ted Kulongoski gave the Oregon judicial and higher education departments some refuge from steep budget cuts Thursday when he issued two line-item vetoes. The governor reversed two cuts to the higher education budget. First, he di...
2.4K - Aug. 7, 2009; scored 638.0 Construction stall causes Portland layoffs
PORTLAND (AP) A construction slump in Portland has resulted in a 50 percent cut in the staff of the city s Bureau of Develop-ment Services. The Oregonian reports that the agency plans to shed about 150 of its 300 employees by Oct. 1, more layoffs a...
1.0K - Aug. 3, 2009; scored 577.0 | 
