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Apr 9, 2008 | KGW-TV Portland

More small-town officials quitting over Oregon ethics rule

“I'm not filling out the forms. This is a violation of my civil rights and an invasion my privacy”

In tiny Elgin, six of the seven City Council members are quitting rather than fill out newly required state ethics forms, and the seventh might. via KGW-TV Portland

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Related Topix: Enterprise, OR, Medford, OR, Rogue River, OR, Medford Metro, Canyonville, OR

Sat Apr 05, 2008

Carlsbad Current-Argus

Heidi Bragg to marry John Quintela

Heidi Bragg and John Quintela plan to wed July 5, 2008, at Phillips Park in Baker City, Ore. via Carlsbad Current-Argus

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Thu Apr 03, 2008

The Oregonian

Stolen car abandoned on Oregon tracks; locomotive creams it

“Sometimes they leave old couches on the tracks.”

Around 8 p.m., Laurie Maras' car was reported stolen. Three hours later, a Union Pacific train crew found it - scrunched at the tip of a locomotive. via The Oregonian

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News

Tue Apr 01, 2008

Cousinconnect.com

Genealogy Query - MORRISON

Looking for my dad's birth family. He was born on Jan. 30, 1927 in Baker City, Oregon. via Cousinconnect.com

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Genealogy

Sun Mar 30, 2008

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Winter tough on Eastern Oregon deer

The long, and lingering, winter has been tough on the deer of Eastern Oregon.

State wildlife biologist Nick Myatt says a recent count in Baker County showed 29 deer fawns for every 100 does, a low survival rate.

But the winter hasn't been so harsh as those of the 1980s or early 1990s.

After the winter of 1992-93, he says, the ratio was just 13 fawns per 100 does.

Myatt says winter weather didn't start early, and there were no prolonged periods of subzero temperatures.

He says the state may sell fewer tags for bucks for the fall hunt. Read more

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Related Topix: Baker County, OR

Fri Mar 28, 2008

The Bulletin

Grand history; La Grande, hub of Northeast Oregon, offers taste of past

La Grande, the home of Eastern Oregon University in Northeast Oregon's Union County, is on the way to a lot of interesting places - Wallowa Lake, for instance, Hells Canyon and Baker City - and it's a logical ... via The Bulletin

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Related Topix: Bend, OR, Agriculture, Science, Travel

Wed Mar 26, 2008

KALB-TV Alexandria

Baker police receive donation to buy 2 dogs

Police Chief Mike Knaps told the Baker City Council that the police department has received a $24,000 gift to buy two police dogs. via KALB-TV Alexandria

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Mon Mar 24, 2008

KGW-TV Portland

Town planning board quits in protest of Oregon disclosure law

“What's going to happen is that everyone is going to resign because they are all volunteers and don't want to file this paperwork”

The entire planning commission of the city of Elgin has resigned rather than comply with a new state law that requires them to disclose financial information. via KGW-TV Portland

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Related Topix: Oregon, Elgin, OR, Union, OR, Union County, OR, Wallowa County, OR

Sun Mar 23, 2008

The Oregonian

Gas at 13 cents? In your dreams - and an Oregon museum exhibit

“When I started working in service stations, we had one of these for our ethel. That was in the 1940s. I was in the second grade”

Fed up with gasoline at $3 and more, heading for $4? There's a place in Oregon where it's still 13 cents a gallon, a quarter for premium. via The Oregonian

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Related Topix: Mikkalo, OR, US Politics, US News

Sat Mar 15, 2008

BlueOregon

Chuck Butcher: Vicki Walker for SOS

Her reputation as a tireless advocate for governmental responsibility to its citizens is deserved. via BlueOregon

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Thu Mar 13, 2008

Statesman Journal

Wildlife viewing

Three condors from the Oregon Zoo are scheduled to be released into the wild Saturday in Arizona. via Statesman Journal

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Related Topix: Bandon, OR, Oregon, Coos Bay, OR, Coos County, OR

Wed Mar 05, 2008

KGW-TV Portland

Oregon officers, offered doughnuts, solve the crime

“The officers kind of put two and two together”

When two guys in cowboy garb offered the sheriff's deputies doughnuts, and then the deputies investigated a burglary involving doughnuts and the prints of cowboy boots, it didn't take Sherlock Holmes to crack ... via KGW-TV Portland

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Related Topix: Roseburg, OR

Mon Mar 03, 2008

Environmental Leader

Cement Plant To Cut Mercury Emissions 75%

“There's no regulation mandating it, and nobody threatened them with litigation”

Ash Grove Cement near Baker City in Oregon, the largest source of mercury pollution in the state, has reached a voluntary deal with regulators to cut its mercury emissions by 75 percent within 3 years. via Environmental Leader

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Sat Mar 01, 2008

The Oregonian

Oregon golden eagle flies again after lead poisoning

The recovery of an emaciated golden eagle not expected to ever fly again after suffering from lead poisoning has become both a success story and a warning about the dangers of pollution by hunters. via The Oregonian

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Related Topix: Baker County, OR, Richland, OR, US Politics, US News

Fri Feb 29, 2008

OregonLive.com

Cement plant, DEQ agree on mercury emission limits

“There's no regulation mandating it, and nobody threatened them with litigation. It was of their own accord.”

Posted by Scott Learn, The Oregonian February 29, 2008 18:59PM 2006/Richard Cockle/The Oregonian Ash Grove Cement emits an estimated 2,500 pounds of mercury each year, making it the biggest mercury polluter in ... via OregonLive.com

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Related Topix: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Wed Feb 27, 2008

Oregonlive.com

State Police arrest two in connection with stolen property

Categories: Breaking News Oregon State Police have arrested two men and recovered an estimated $10,000-plus in stolen property. via Oregonlive.com

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Related Topix: Hermiston, OR, Umatilla County, OR

Mon Feb 25, 2008

Statesman Journal

5th District: Who's in and who's out?

Matchups in which a challenger has defeated an incumbent for a U.S. House seat in Oregon have been rare in the past half century: Hooley herself was the most recent to do it, unseating Republican Jim Bunn of ... via Statesman Journal

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Related Topix: McMinnville, OR, Keizer, OR, Springfield, OR

Sat Feb 23, 2008

Statesman Journal

Lavish benefits help National Guard attract recruits

“People know this is no joke anymore. The Oregon National Guard is a viable deployment entity. We're not weekend warriors. We have a new relevancy to the Army and the state. Part of that relevancy is to be deployable”

In some respects, the recruiting outlook for Eastern Oregon's Army National Guard unit should be bleak. via Statesman Journal

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Related Topix: Union, OR, Prineville, OR, Redmond, OR, The Dalles, OR, Hermiston, OR

Fri Feb 22, 2008

OELA Newsline

Interpreter helps parents overcome language barrier

“Across the board it's proven that when you are actively involved as a parent in meaningful, productive ways, your children are better motivated and less likely to have discipline issues”

Chris Collins highlights the work of Ma'Lena Wirth, an interpreter paraprofessional at North Baker school in Baker City, Oregon. via OELA Newsline

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Wed Feb 20, 2008

The Daily Advance

Comment: Hummer criticizes peers over food tab

“I didn't recognize it was an issue at all”

City Council's mayor pro tem is catching flak from her predecessor for treating the city's former police chief and his wife to dinner on the taxpayers' dime. via The Daily Advance

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Related Topix: Life, Beef, Food, Meat, Andersons Inc The, Agriculture

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