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Angling success rises in fall along the Metolius River
CAMP SHERMAN — Along the Metolius River, just upstream from the Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery, is a fishing spot called the “idiot hole.”The place has vexed many a fly angler over the years.“That’s called the idiot hole because a lot of people have walked ...
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Measure 20-142: Yes
Lane Community College is asking voters to renew a 15-year bond that would raise $83 million for badly needed renovation and repairs. It’s one of the best investments citizens can make in one of the most powerful economic development engines in Lane Count...
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Workshop sheds light on climate changes
Global warming caused by man is a myth. Or not, depending on your world view.Climate change, however, is something most scientists acknowledge is under way, or else polar bears would have icebergs to stand on, right?Some politicians may take a head-in-t...
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With finances and emissions, we must live within limits
The Wall Street meltdown and news that global greenhouse gas emissions are rapidly accelerating indicate systemic failures in our systems of governance. Quick fixes such as the $700 billion bailout of Wall Street may prevent immediate collapse. But short-...
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D.I.N.T. bust finds pot, stolen property in Douglas and Lane Counties
A DINT team bust, in cooperation with Lane County police, finds major grow operation, stolen cars and other property, including construction equipment. 700 plants in all were seized.
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Treasurer hopefuls spar over PERS
PORTLAND — Just 10 months ago, Oregon’s Public Employees Retirement System was over funded, enjoying a surplus of nearly 12 percent. But just as the economy has tumbled in recent months and days, so has the fund, dropping from $63 billion to $57 billion....
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Oregon grandmother missing in Italy found in wrong city
LA GRANDE — Norma Gillis will have a different sort of story to tell about her Italian vacation after she failed to meet her granddaughter at a train station and went missing for days.The 74-year-old La Grande woman flew to Italy in late September with h...
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Judge stays rapist’s 8-year sentence
ASTORIA — Half the Clatsop County courtroom erupted into applause and the other half burst into tears when a judge sentenced a convicted rapist to eight years in prison and then ordered a stay of sentence, pending an appeal of the case.A Clatsop County j...
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Court again rejects appeal of abortion poster case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has rejected for the third time an appeal by anti-abortion activists to undo a multimillion-dollar verdict for their use of “wanted” posters to identify abortion clinic doctors.The justices did not comment Monday in turning...
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Low-cost clinics strained as demand for service grows
PORTLAND — A growing number of uninsured Oregonians are getting health care at low-cost clinics.But some clinics have had to turn people away because of the rising demand. And more of the patients they do treat are unable to pay anything, saddling the cl...
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