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19 min ago | Salem-News.com

Oregonians Take Part in 'Polar Bear Plunge' and Help Special Olympics

Our ace photographer Q Madp, known for his role as the founder of IraqWarHeroes.org , was on scene to record the action.

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Related Topix: Corvallis, OR

Sat Feb 11, 2012

The Oregonian

Oregon men stuck in Tunisia now told they must fly home separately

The two Libyan Americans who were blocked from flying home to Oregon last month by the FBI are now being told only one can return with their attorney on Tuesday, a family member said.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Ron Wyden, Democrat, Prison

OregonLive.com

OMSI visitors play with surgery robots as part of "Body Worlds" exhibit

Joseph Penna, 5, watches the robotic arms of a da Vinci Surgical Systems machine move rubber bands around a rubber site.

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Related Topix: Robots, Science / Technology, Life, Food, Chocolate, Oregon Health & Science University, Esophageal Cancer, Health

OregonLive.com

The Oregonian's 2012 Travel Photo Contest sends the winner on an Amsterdam vacation

A vacation package to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, will be awarded to the Grand Prize winner of The Oregonian's 2012 Travel Photo Contest, which continues through Friday, Feb.

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Related Topix: Travel, Netherlands Travel

The Oregonian

Growing Jobs in Oregon: Economic Gardening as a Model Worthy of Our Support

By Valerie Plummer and Wilda Parks Despite an assertion by The Oregonian's Harry Esteve that Economic Gardening is "untested" [Oregonian, February 4, 2012, "Fellow Lawmaker's Pet Program is Spared" ], Economic Gardening is a sustained, long-term strategy to grow jobs and create wealth by providing a suite of services to high potential second-stage ... (more)

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Tualatin, OR, Small Business, Personal Finance, Opinion

The Oregonian

Oregon House Republicans tout 50,000 jobs in five years plan: Do they ...

On the final day of the legislative session last year. Lawmakers are back for a month-long session this month.

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The Oregonian

Secrets of the graves: Cemetery sleuths drive Oregon's back roads in search of pathos and mystery

Why, in God's name, would anyone want to visit cemeteries? For us it began with a woman, and a name: Patience McMaster.

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Related Topix: us Travel, Travel

OregonLive.com

Male wolf OR-9 from Imnaha pack killed by Idaho hunter with expired tag

This July 9, 2011, trail camera image shows wolves from the Imnaha pack on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in northeastern Oregon.

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Related Topix: Imnaha, OR, Joseph, OR

Fri Feb 10, 2012

KDRV

Oregon Trails: History of Hospitals

From the time the first settlers began arriving in Southern Oregon, it was a battle for survival and most often the enemy was disease and injury.

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Related Topix: Grants Pass, OR, Medford, OR

Beach Connection

Romance and Wedding Vow Renewals at Central Oregon Coast Landmark

It's the annual and ever-popular feature in this sleepy Oregon coast hamlet: the Valentine's Day Renewals at the Little Log Church in Yachats.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Yachats, OR

OregonLive.com

Fred Noble, legendary Oregon skier, diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's...

Fred Noble, who says he has done about everything a human being can do is approaching Lou Gehrig's disease the same way he has approached the rest of his life.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Als, Health

OregonLive.com

Oregon City's Masonic Lodge for sale, attracts 2 offers

FEB. 6, 2012-- The Oregon City Masonic Lodge, built in 1907, is for sale. This is the original rawhide case used by wagon train leader Joel Palmer to transport the lodge charter to Oregon.

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Related Topix: Milwaukie, OR

OregonLive.com

Natalie Cole and Oregon Symphony present a Valentine's Day concert

U.S. jazz singer Natalie Cole performs during her concert at the Torwar arena in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, July 16, 2007.

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Related Topix: Natalie Cole, Jazz, Valentine's Day, Life, Holidays, Symphony, Arts, Nat 'King' Cole

The Las Vegas Sun

Marine veteran found after 2 days in Oregon snow

Single Sign-On: You can use Facebook account to log in to LasVegasSun.com. A former Marine sniper who suffers from panic attacks and fled on foot following a minor traffic accident in Oregon was found after two days in the snow.

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WAGT

Would-Be Jedi Attacks Oregon Police

An Oregon judge has used his force to order a 45-day jail sentence and mental health evaluation for a would-be Jedi who attacked toy store customers with a pair of lightsabers.

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Statesman Journal

Oregon inmate's death called a homicide

The State Police said today the suspect is the cellmate of 28-year-old Michael Clarence Hagen.

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Thu Feb 09, 2012

KATU-TV Portland

Before gay marriage in Oregon, state constitution must be amended

PORTLAND, Ore. With the political makeup in Washington's statehouse in favor of same-sex marriage, the state had little trouble getting a gay-marriage bill passed.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Gay/Lesbian, Oregon Government, Multnomah County, OR

OregonLive.com

Oregon House passes bill that would give some elderly, disabled...

This Portland home, valued at $801,630, qualified in 2010 for Oregon's senior property tax deferral program.

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Related Topix: Oregon Government, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Addicted To Quack

Oregon Ducks Recruiting Update: Looking ahead to 2013

With Oregon's class of 2012 pretty much accounted for, it's time to look ahead to 2013.

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Related Topix: Sports, University of Oregon NCAA, NCAA Sports

Local TV Station KTVZ

Oregon Marijuana Backers Blast Bill to Boost Fines

Adults caught with even small amounts of marijuana face new, steep fines of up to $5,000 under a bill introduced Friday in Oregon's abbreviated legislative session, backers of a move to decriminalize personal marijuana use said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Medication, Marijuana, Oregon Government

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