POPULATION: 3,831,074 ----- AREA: 255,026 SQUARE KM ----- HIGHEST POINT: MT. HOOD (3,426 M) ----- LARGEST CITY: PORTLAND ----- CAPITAL: SALEM ----- ADMITTED: FEBRUARY 14TH, 1859

Recent stories from traditional media sources in Oregon, including newspapers, radio, & TV

• Oregon nets $90K in Skechers training shoe set..
  (Portland Business News - Lo..) — Consumers who purchased Skechers' Shape-ups, Tone-ups or Resistance Runners brand shoes could be eligible for a refund ..
• Secretary of State: Kate Brown wins primary
  (StatesmanJournal.com - Stat..) — Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown has won the Democratic primary, defeating Paul Damian Wells. With 56 percent of pre..
• Schaufler Loses Legislative Seat To High Sch..
  (OPB News) — State Representative Mike Schaufler has lost his legislative seat in a Democratic Primary. 
• 2 legislative incumbents lose in primary
  (KGW - News - Politics) — Two Oregon legislators will not be returning to Salem after losing to challengers from their own parties.
• DeFazio wins 4th District primary
  (KGW - News - Politics) — Rep. Peter DeFazio has won the Democratic primary in the 4th Congressional District, where he was challenged by the son ..
• Simpson, LeFavour, Labrador Win US House Pri..
  (OPB News) — Democratic U.S. congressional candidate Nicole LeFavour will face seven-term Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson in Novem..
• Jeff Reardon Beats Rep. Mike Schaufler in a De..
  (Willamette Week Blogs - Leg..) — Rep. Mike Schaufler ’s troubled career in the Oregon House is over. Former teacher and business executive Jeff Reardon ..
• Editorial: 4th Congressional District
  (nrtoday.com | Opinion) — An election complaint filed by a Democrat against Matthew Robinson underscores the Robinson family's ability to get und..
• Morgan for county commissioner
  (nrtoday.com | Opinion) — Susan Morgan is smart, honest and hard-working. She is a dedicated public official with real world private sector exper..
• Gov. Kitzhaber proclaims Tribal Information We..
  (Capitol Watch) — Gov. John Kitzhaber, who was in office when the state negotiated its first compacts with federally recognized tribes for..
• Gov. Kitzhaber proclaims Asian Heritage Month
  (Capitol Watch) — For the first time, Gov. John Kitzhaber conducted a public ceremony (Friday, May 11) to recognize Asian Pacific American..
• Oregon Pols, Activists Applaud Obama Gay Marri..
  (Willamette Week Blogs - Con..) — Reactions are rolling in after President Barack Obama's statement to ABC News earlier today that he supports full marri..
• Secretary of state donates computers to Salem-..
  (Capitol Watch) — When various divisions of the Oregon secretary of state obtained new computer processing units, the old ones could have ..
• Kitzhaber Withdraws Dozono's Lottery Nominatio..
  (Willamette Week Blogs - Leg..) — Last week, WW reported Gov. John Kitzhaber had selected Portland lawyer Elisa Dozono to replace Steve Ungar on the powe..
• Salem City Club discussion of state marine res..
  (Capitol Watch) — The Our Ocean coalition produced a lively discussion of Oregon's marine reserves (now there are five) during a Salem Cit..
• Gov. Kitzhaber featured in Governing magazine ..
  (Capitol Watch) — Here's a link to an article in Governing magazine about Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber. There are some small errors; the mor..

Gather 'round the water cooler
Created: July 3rd, 2004 | Based in: Portland

• In the race for Attorney General, marijuana p.. - By Adam Smith of Portland, Oregon. Adam's writing on drug policy has appeared in dozens of publicat..
• Jackson County Elects First Woman D.A. - Beth Heckert is the county's first female district attorney. She defeated Rob Patridge, a three ter..
• Morning-after reactions - There will be plenty of time for analysis and recriminations, both deserved and undeserved. For now..
• Election results and open thread - At 8 p.m., the polls will close. Use this space to discuss the election results. To keep things up ..

Views from a United Church of Christ Minister
Created: October 22nd, 2003 | Based in: Portland

• Forward To November With Jefferson Smith #ore.. - We had a wild primary contest for mayor in Portland this year that ended last night with state Rep...
• Violence Against Women Act Protections in Jeo.. - House Republicans are playing politics with the Violence Against Women Act and it is up to people o..
• A Prayer For Mother's Day #mothersday - Judy Bright with son Chuck Currie in 1969 Creator God, this Mother's Day we stop to give you thanks..
• President's Call For Marriage Equality Consis.. - As a minister in the United Church of Christ (UCC), I want to applaud President Obama's decision to..

By Mark Thoma, University of Oregon
Created: March 6th, 2005 | Based in: Eugene

• Frankel: The Death of Inflation Targeting - Jeffrey Frankel says inflation targeting is falling out of favor, but it's not clear what will repl..
• Fed Watch: FOMC Minutes - Tim Duy: FOMC Minutes, by Tim Duy : The FOMC minutes are released tomorrow. Calculated Risk gives u..
• Economic Behavior: The Effects of Individual .. - There was recently some discussion of "genoeconomics": ...the idea that genes had an important role..
• Fed Watch: Greece is Running Out of Time - Tim Duy: Greece is Running Out of Time, by Tim Duy : I have repeatedly described myself as a Eurosk..

By a writer, editor, political junkie, renegade prof
Created: December 2nd, 2004 | Based in: Portland

• Quote of the day: The myth of the American “c.. - Paul Krugman explains why few will mourn -- and still fewer even notice -- the passing of “Amerians..
• Sunday afternoon toons: While you were out en.. - President Obama finally expressed his support for gay marriage, by handing it over to the states (li..
• Saturday morning tunes: Heart like a wheel - A couple of months ago, p3 Sunday morning toons featured ”The Logdriver's Waltz,” performed by the w..
• Quote of the Day: On the First Amendment righ.. - Charlie Pierce is absolutely correct about the rights of Ron Brown, the professional homophobe part..

Thoughts on Oregon solutions to global problems
Created: July 15th, 2008 | Based in: Portland

• Friedman on online higher ed: "Come the Revol.. - “It will allow people who lack access to world-class learning — because of financial, geographic or..
• Photos: It's Hales and Smith - The votes are in. Portland will have a runoff for mayor in November between Charlie Hales and Jeffe..
• "Tuition levels are at a tipping point" - ".... Moody’s issued a negative outlook for a majority of colleges and universities heavily depende..
• PPS Board approves annual budget: Bad news al.. - The Portland Public Schools Board did the expected: they approved a budget for next year, as the Or..

Don't force that son, get a bigger hammer
Created: February 9th, 2006 | Based in: Baker City

• Theocratic Idiots And Shaking Fists - Franklin Graham  is all about telling us what God thinks. In another provocative comment aimed at B..
• Mitt, Not Just Soulless Liar - Bully, Too? - ABC  interviewed former Romney classmate Phillip Maxwell and he described something a bit disturbin..
• Me, VP Joe Biden, and Evolution - If you had asked me as a teen, forty some years ago, what I thought about gays getting married my respons..
• Osama Still Dead - Well here it is, just over a year later and that rat bastard Osama is still dead, but his zombie has rise..

Critical analyses of a struggling world
Created: January 1st, 2004 | Based in: Portland

• Where are the Middle Class and its Power? - By Celeste Aguilar - Student Author Imagine meeting someone new at a party. One of the first questi..
• Waiting for Copernicus - By John Feffer Republished from "World Beat;" a publication of FPIF.org It's happening in Buenos Ai..
• Predatory Capitalism Failed - By Stephen Lendman Independent observers knew it long ago. Today's global economic crisis provides ..
• Arrest of BP Scapegoat: Real Killers Walk - by Greg Palast GregPalast.com - Special for Buzzflash at Truthout The Justice Department went big g..

Political & social change, analysis and commentary
Created: August 4th, 2003 | Based in: Carlton

• Carlson: Fading away - Chris CarlsonCarlson Chronicles The late former Idaho Senator, Frank Forrester Church III, is rapidl..
• ID: Challenges coming up short - The new closed primary in Idaho seems to have had one of the effects a lot of people expected: Turno..
• OR: Rugged times for the timber counties - Early results are showing results sure to make a lot of local government people – and a lot of..
• OR: AG Rosenblum - The weight of indicators seemed to be pointing toward a win for Attorney General in the Democratic p..

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