State Library eClips
* Kate Brown delivers ‘wake up call’ in first State of the State address
* New Oregon gun law will accomplish nothing — Guest Opinion
* Is state liable for broken Silver Falls railing? Or parents of boy, 10, who fell down cliff?
* Lane County city declares water emergency, limits use due to record-low snowpack in Cascades
* Transportation officials issue oil train safety measures
* Measles outbreak that started at Disneyland is over, health officials rule
* Oregon awards $300,000 in entrepreneurship grants
* Oregon’s juvenile justice failure — Guest Opinion
* Curry County faces important tax decision — Opinion
* Most Oregon rivers will offer rafting, despite low flows; Owyhee an exception
* Elizabeth Hovde: The right way to raise wages, fight poverty — Opinion
* David Sarasohn: Lawmakers and higher education — Opinion
* Taxes, Housing inspections and audits: This week in new Oregon laws
* Path to sanity a challenging trek for Oregonians — Guest Opinion
* Cannon Beach to dedicate sign noting 1967 Oregon Beach Bill
* Kate Brown tells lawmakers they ‘cannot go home’ without ethics reforms, transportation deal
* There should be no statute of limitations for rape — Guest Opinion
* Dismissed complaint against mayoral candidate highlights ‘confusing’ Oregon elections law
* What new Oregon businesses are near you? Search our database
* Mt. Hood Territory wins marketing and social media awards at Governor’s tourism conference
* Oregon’s juvenile justice failure
* Hughesisms: Holy Smokes, letters to the editor and driving — Opinion
* Salem woman fights feds to prove citizenship to DMV
* The lost boys of MacLaren: 124 years of records
* Mid-Valley Literacy Center opens opportunities for students
* Experts discuss vaccines, public health, personal freedom
* Transportation bill tops list for Gov. Brown
* Text of Governor Kate Brown’s State of the State Address
* News not-so-flash: Oregon legislators are like us — Opinion
* Former UO archivist describes humiliating dismissal
* ODFW path unsustainable — Opinion
* Cash accountability — Opinion
* Let voters set minimum wage — Opinion
* Gun control: Burdensome legislation wont stop criminals from getting guns — Guest Opinion
* Chief Joseph right choice for statuary hall — Guest Opinion
* I-5 project adjusted to avoid snarls
* Eugene startups among those receiving funds
* Truce over Northwest forests unraveling
* Higher DMV fees in our future? Not likely, commission says
* Gun rights advocates support recall of Washington County lawmakers
* Measuring disappointment
* Higher DMV fees in our future? Not likely, commission says
* Brown: state through ‘the hardest part’; more challenges ahead
* A tale of two lakes
* Brown ready to focus on major challenges
* Response planned for oil train tanker spill
* Hansells annexation bill passes Senate
* Fifth-year bill dies in committee
* Lawmakers opt to study, rather than pass, proposal for birth control without doctors Rx
* Editorial: Streamline the UGB process — Opinion
* Officials push to shield body camera video
* Brown: Hardest part of transition is over
* Emails show blurred ethical lines
* Oregon computer resellers fear state is cutting them out of contracts — Blog
* Oregon Doctors Try To Reduce Number Of C-Section Births
* Hundreds Of People in Portland Protest Pacific Rim Trade Deal
* Drought Declaration Expanded In Washington State, Coming Soon In Oregon
* Oregon Governor Supports Higher Minimum Wage
* Feds Cancel Commercial Sardine Fishing After Stocks Crash
* Tweaking Kitzhaber’s Education Overhaul Likely To Continue Into Next Year
* Oregon Governor Urges Action On Transportation Funding
* Wild Horse Advocates Disagree On Contraceptives For Mustangs
* Widow of Murdered Snake River Correctional Facility Inmate Receives $450,000 Settlement From State
* Governor Brown’s plan to move Oregon forward – Video
* Governor seeks to turn the page in state of the state
* Forests for families
* Crews hazing sea lions to protect salmon in Columbia River
* Redmond gets $500,000 state grants for roads
* Growing wolf nos. may prompt state move in Bend
* The surprisingly simple way Utah solved chronic homelessness and saved millions
* What Kansas gets wrong when it tries to control what poor people can do with welfare — Blog
* Experts: Powering your home with batteries is going to get cheaper and cheaper
* Most Americans support the death penalty. They also agree that an innocent person might get put to death.
* Protesters defend Oregon gold miners in government dispute
* Oregon National Guard partners with community to ‘Walk a Mile in Her Shoes’
* Volunteers plant nearly 180 trees in Springfield
* Nonmedical vaccine exemption rate drops
* Gov. Brown signs tax bill to woo Google Fiber
* Sandhill cranes, pelicans invade Klamath refuge
* Brown Urges Action On Transportation Funding
* Oregons Agriculture Sector — Blog
* Reducing Inappropriate Psychotropic Prescribing For Children And Youth In Foster Care — Blog
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KATE BROWN DELIVERS ‘WAKE UP CALL’ IN FIRST STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS (Portland Oregonian)
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown delivered her first State of the State speech Friday, calling on state lawmakers to pass government ethics reforms and to keep working to close economic gaps among Oregonians.
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NEW OREGON GUN LAW WILL ACCOMPLISH NOTHING — GUEST OPINION (Portland Oregonian)
It’s hard to tell what Americans love more — guns or gun laws. We have plenty of both. That should say something about how ineffective gun laws are. Nevertheless, we will soon have yet another gun law here in Oregon. The latest one, Senate Bill 941, will supposedly close a loophole in private gun sales.
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IS STATE LIABLE FOR BROKEN SILVER FALLS RAILING? OR PARENTS OF BOY, 10, WHO FELL DOWN CLIFF? (Portland Oregonian)
The parents of a 10-year-old boy who broke his neck after they say he leaned against a railing at Silver Falls State Park and the railing gave way, causing him to tumble 60 feet down a cliff, have filed a lawsuit seeking up to $875,000 in damages.
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LANE COUNTY CITY DECLARES WATER EMERGENCY, LIMITS USE DUE TO RECORD-LOW SNOWPACK IN CASCADES (Portland Oregonian)
Officials in the small Lane County city of Westfir have declared a water emergency that prohibits outdoor uses of water, including watering lawns, washing cars and filling pools.
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TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS ISSUE OIL TRAIN SAFETY MEASURES (Portland Oregonian)
An emergency order requiring trains hauling crude oil and other flammable liquids to slow down as they pass through urban areas and a series of other steps to improve the safety were announced Friday by the Department of Transportation.
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MEASLES OUTBREAK THAT STARTED AT DISNEYLAND IS OVER, HEALTH OFFICIALS RULE (Portland Oregonian)
California health authorities on Friday declared an end to a large measles outbreak that started at Disneyland and triggered a national debate about vaccinations.
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OREGON AWARDS $300,000 IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP GRANTS (Portland Oregonian)
Oregon’s economic development agency has picked five young companies to share $300,000 in state money to help them develop their concepts.
The state money comes from a state program announced in February that helps prepare companies seeking a much larger pool of federal dollars.
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OREGON’S JUVENILE JUSTICE FAILURE — GUEST OPINION (Portland Oregonian)
No one following local news recently could have missed the shocking story of 17-year-old criminal predator Jaime Tinoco. Formally adjudicated the juvenile equivalent of adult conviction last summer of burglary and harassment in Washington County juvenile court, he was assessed by the juvenile department of that county as a low risk to re-offend, based on a risk assessment questionnaire that is used throughout the state.
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CURRY COUNTY FACES IMPORTANT TAX DECISION — OPINION (Portland Oregonian)
This year’s May ballot is less than scintillating, dominated in the Portland area by races for unpaid positions on school boards, fire districts and the like. But down in the southwest corner of the state, Curry County voters will make a decision that could have consequences beyond the scenic coastal communities in which they live.
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MOST OREGON RIVERS WILL OFFER RAFTING, DESPITE LOW FLOWS; OWYHEE AN EXCEPTION (Portland Oregonian)
Many rivers are running far lower than normal in Oregon, but whitewater boating will take place as usual on many of the state’s popular rivers for rafting and kayaking.
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ELIZABETH HOVDE: THE RIGHT WAY TO RAISE WAGES, FIGHT POVERTY — OPINION (Portland Oregonian)
Seattle boss Dan Price is cutting his pay from nearly $1 million to $70,000 so all workers at his company can make at least $70,000 a year. The move comes close to defying gravity.
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DAVID SARASOHN: LAWMAKERS AND HIGHER EDUCATION — OPINION (Portland Oregonian)
You couldn’t really say that this session of the Oregon Legislature has been ignoring higher education. Legislators have been having policy debates, discussing efficiency strategies and developing a bill to protect the regional universities from the last round of policy debates and efficiency strategies.
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TAXES, HOUSING INSPECTIONS AND AUDITS: THIS WEEK IN NEW OREGON LAWS (Portland Oregonian)
Welcome to our rundown — updated weekly — of the bills Gov. Kate Brown signed into law or let become law.
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PATH TO SANITY A CHALLENGING TREK FOR OREGONIANS — GUEST OPINION (Portland Oregonian)
At 2 a.m. while I was on call, a worried mother of a young man asked why her son couldn’t be admitted to the new Oregon State Hospital for a little longer stay until he could get well and be safe.
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CANNON BEACH TO DEDICATE SIGN NOTING 1967 OREGON BEACH BILL (Portland Oregonian)
Oregon will get its first sign commemorating the 1967 Oregon Beach Bill, a decorative design placed on a city rail on a beach overlook at the west end of Second Street in Cannon Beach.
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KATE BROWN TELLS LAWMAKERS THEY ‘CANNOT GO HOME’ WITHOUT ETHICS REFORMS, TRANSPORTATION DEAL (Portland Oregonian)
Declaring that Oregon has made it “through the hardest part” of the political cataclysm ignited by her predecessor, Gov. Kate Brown commanded lawmakers Friday to get onboard with efforts to strengthen ethics laws and fix the state’s crumbling roads.
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THERE SHOULD BE NO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR RAPE — GUEST OPINION (Portland Oregonian)
For rape victims, does justice have an expiration date? On April 15, the Oregon Legislature voted on this very question.
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DISMISSED COMPLAINT AGAINST MAYORAL CANDIDATE HIGHLIGHTS ‘CONFUSING’ OREGON ELECTIONS LAW (Portland Oregonian)
A swiftly dismissed election complaint against West Linn mayoral candidate Thomas Frank highlights an area of Oregon elections law that elections officers know is confusing.
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WHAT NEW OREGON BUSINESSES ARE NEAR YOU? SEARCH OUR DATABASE (Portland Oregonian)
What would you guess a southern Oregon business called Dropzone Specialties does? What about Ezee Duz It in Aloha?
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MT. HOOD TERRITORY WINS MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA AWARDS AT GOVERNOR’S TOURISM CONFERENCE (Portland Oregonian)
Clackamas County Tourism & Cultural Affairs won first place in two new recognition categories for the state’s annual tourism awards.
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OREGON’S JUVENILE JUSTICE FAILURE (Portland Oregonian)
No one following local news recently could have missed the shocking story of 17-year-old criminal predator Jaime Tinoco.
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HUGHESISMS: HOLY SMOKES, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR AND DRIVING — OPINION (Salem Statesman Journal)
A few observations about Kate Browns first State of the State Address as Oregon governor:
Her opening words were Holy smokes a reaction to the thunderous ovation from the Portland City Club audience.
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SALEM WOMAN FIGHTS FEDS TO PROVE CITIZENSHIP TO DMV (Salem Statesman Journal)
Elfriede Freddi Wacken just wants to remain a legal driver in Oregon.
It should be a snap for this German-born American who worked for 30 years here, had a family, retired and now is drawing Social Security.
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THE LOST BOYS OF MACLAREN: 124 YEARS OF RECORDS (Salem Statesman Journal)
Charles was 10 when he went to the Oregon State Reform School today known as MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility. He was the right age for fourth or fifth grade, just a little guy, outgrowing his jeans every five weeks.
At the beginning of the 20th century, however, he was labeled “incorrigible” in elaborate cursive inside an enormous bound book.
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MID-VALLEY LITERACY CENTER OPENS OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS (Salem Statesman Journal)
Imagine a world where you couldn’t read or write. Driving would be difficult without being able to read a map or a detour sign. You couldn’t compare products at the grocery store. Medicine labels would be nonsense. You wouldn’t be able understand a job application, let alone fill one out.
For many adults, that’s reality.
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EXPERTS DISCUSS VACCINES, PUBLIC HEALTH, PERSONAL FREEDOM (Salem Statesman Journal)
A panel of experts gathered Thursday at Willamette University’s College of Law discussed topics ranging from common arguments about vaccination requirements in schools to the balance between personal freedom and public health.
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TRANSPORTATION BILL TOPS LIST FOR GOV. BROWN (Salem Statesman Journal)
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown took aim at partisanship in the Legislature during a speech Friday, saying lawmakers must agree on a transportation package this session.
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TEXT OF GOVERNOR KATE BROWN’S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS (Salem Statesman Journal)
-AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY-
Greetings. Many thanks to President Kervin for that kind introduction, and to the Portland City Club and OPB for this opportunity to share with you the state of our great State.
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NEWS NOT-SO-FLASH: OREGON LEGISLATORS ARE LIKE US — OPINION (Salem Statesman Journal)
The trouble with Oregon’s legislators is that they’re like the rest of us.
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FORMER UO ARCHIVIST DESCRIBES HUMILIATING DISMISSAL (Eugene Register-Guard)
-He says university leaders saw him as a scapegoat after a controversial records release-
James Fox knew his job as head of special collections at the University of Oregons Knight Library was over in March, when he saw a uniformed police officer in the door of his bosss office.
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ODFW PATH UNSUSTAINABLE — OPINION (Eugene Register-Guard)
-Fewer hunters and anglers, rising expenses-
In the 1970s, one in every seven Oregonians had a hunting license. Now its one in 17. In the 1970s, one in four Oregonians bought a fishing license. Now its one in eight. Not surprisingly, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, which depends heavily on the direct and indirect revenue from hunters and anglers, has a chronic budget crisis.
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CASH ACCOUNTABILITY — OPINION (Eugene Register-Guard)
-Kansas puts more limits on cash given the poor-
Under legislation signed Thursday by Gov. Sam Brownback, people in Kansas who receive public cash assistance from the state will no longer be able to use it to attend concerts, get tattoos, visit a psychic, buy lingerie or go on an ocean cruise.
With the stroke of Brownbacks pen, Kansas joined at least 23 states that have similar not-to-buy lists for residents receiving cash assistance.
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LET VOTERS SET MINIMUM WAGE — OPINION (Eugene Register-Guard)
-Oregonians approved current law; they should decide whether to change it-
An activist group caught lawmakers off guard last week when it said it would place on next years ballot a proposal to raise Oregons minimum wage to $15 by 2018. Legislators surprise should quickly give way to relief. Bucking the issue to the voters is exactly the right thing to do.
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GUN CONTROL: BURDENSOME LEGISLATION WONT STOP CRIMINALS FROM GETTING GUNS — GUEST OPINION (Eugene Register-Guard)
Background checks for private gun sales is just not as simple an issue as it seems. Common sense gun-laws is a comforting clich. When faced with something like Newtown, Conn., our natural impulse is to do something. But doing the wrong thing is worse than doing nothing at all.
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CHIEF JOSEPH RIGHT CHOICE FOR STATUARY HALL — GUEST OPINION (Eugene Register-Guard)
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter is dead wrong in quibbling over Chief Josephs ties to Oregon, and questioning Oregonians choice to place a statue of the Nez Perce leader in the Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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I-5 PROJECT ADJUSTED TO AVOID SNARLS (Eugene Register-Guard)
A traffic tie-up that stymied scores of northbound motorists a week ago today on Interstate 5 south of Cottage Grove has prompted the state Department of Transportation to make changes in an attempt to reduce congestion in the area during the next few weeks.
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EUGENE STARTUPS AMONG THOSE RECEIVING FUNDS (Eugene Register-Guard)
-SupraSensor and NemaMetrix both are operating out of the Fertilab Thinkubator in the Whiteaker area-
Two Eugene companies are among five Oregon startups that will share $300,000 in state innovation grants for small businesses.
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TRUCE OVER NORTHWEST FORESTS UNRAVELING (Portland Tribune)
-Industry interests say Clinton plan failed to deliver-
The Northwest Forest Plan, the icy truce that ended the 1990s timber wars, continues to unravel as two federal agencies look for new ways to manage forests.
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HIGHER DMV FEES IN OUR FUTURE? NOT LIKELY, COMMISSION SAYS (Portland Tribune)
Some fees for drivers licenses should be increased so that vehicle title and registration fees do not subsidize the costs of operating the Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division, according to a report presented Thursday.
But Oregons 2.9 million drivers should not expect increases soon.
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GUN RIGHTS ADVOCATES SUPPORT RECALL OF WASHINGTON COUNTY LAWMAKERS (Portland Tribune)
A national gun rights group is throwing its support behind recall efforts aimed at three Oregon lawmakers who were targeted in part because of support for a controversial gun sale background check measure.
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MEASURING DISAPPOINTMENT (Portland Tribune)
After measuring the amount of snow piled on Mount Hood and the water it holds, hydrologists with the Natural Resources Conservation Service are worried about what the lack of snowmelt will mean for this summer.
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HIGHER DMV FEES IN OUR FUTURE? NOT LIKELY, COMMISSION SAYS (Portland Tribune)
Some fees for drivers licenses should be increased so that vehicle title and registration fees do not subsidize the costs of operating the Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division, according to a report presented Thursday.
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BROWN: STATE THROUGH ‘THE HARDEST PART’; MORE CHALLENGES AHEAD (Portland Tribune)
Gov. Kate Brown says the most difficult days of her transition to the role of governor are behind her, and she is ready to focus on major policy challenges including transportation, affordable housing and education.
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A TALE OF TWO LAKES (Medford Mail Tribune)
-Vastly different experiences await anglers at Hyatt and Howard Prairie lakes this upcoming trout season-
Trout anglers will find Howard Prairie much to their liking this spring, but not so much at nearby Hyatt Lake as another year of drought conditions plays tricks on the trout season.
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BROWN READY TO FOCUS ON MAJOR CHALLENGES (East Oregonian)
Gov. Kate Brown says the most difficult days of her transition to the role of governor are behind her, and she is ready to focus on major policy challenges including transportation, affordable housing and education.
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RESPONSE PLANNED FOR OIL TRAIN TANKER SPILL (East Oregonian)
-About 75 people attended a meeting Friday in The Dalles to discuss oil spill response along the Columbia River.-
Imagine a train derails along the Columbia River just south of the Oregon-Washington border east of Umatilla similar to what happened on Aug. 1, 2014, when five empty cars jumped the tracks and tumbled down into the water.
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HANSELLS ANNEXATION BILL PASSES SENATE (East Oregonian)
-Bill allows city, trailer park residents to find a solution besides extending city limits.-
The Oregon Senate unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that will give the city of Milton-Freewater options besides forced annexation of a nearby trailer park with drinking water has been deemed unsafe.
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FIFTH-YEAR BILL DIES IN COMMITTEE (Albany Democrat Herald)
Oregon lawmakers took no action Thursday on a bill that would have phased out fifth-year high school programs, leaving the programs intact at least for the coming school year.
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LAWMAKERS OPT TO STUDY, RATHER THAN PASS, PROPOSAL FOR BIRTH CONTROL WITHOUT DOCTORS RX (Bend Bulletin)
-Bend Republicans proposal was similar to law passed in California in 2013-
A proposal by a Republican state legislator that would allow women in Oregon to get birth control at pharmacies without a doctors prescription didnt move forward this week after a committee decided to study the idea instead.
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EDITORIAL: STREAMLINE THE UGB PROCESS — OPINION (Bend Bulletin)
A few years ago, Bend planner Brian Rankin sent the state Department of Land Conservation and Development a letter. He wanted permission for Bend to do things differently to get approval for its urban growth boundary expansion.
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OFFICIALS PUSH TO SHIELD BODY CAMERA VIDEO (Bend Bulletin)
The debate across the country over whether police should wear body cameras has quickly evolved into a new and perhaps more difficult question: Who gets to see the video?
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BROWN: HARDEST PART OF TRANSITION IS OVER (Bend Bulletin)
-Governor of two months gives first State of the State address-
Seeking to turn the page on the influence-peddling controversy that toppled her predecessor, Gov. Kate Brown said Friday that Oregon is through the hardest part of that transition.
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EMAILS SHOW BLURRED ETHICAL LINES (Argus Observer)
It turns out there was a good reason why former Gov. John Kitzhaber and his fiance, Cylvia Hayes, fought against turning over her emails with administration staff.
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OREGON COMPUTER RESELLERS FEAR STATE IS CUTTING THEM OUT OF CONTRACTS — BLOG (Oregon Business Journal)
Beaverton small business owner Kerry Simons is sounding the alarm with his colleagues and state lawmakers over changes in the way the state buys IT hardware. Simons is concerned the change could cut out small businesses completely.
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OREGON DOCTORS TRY TO REDUCE NUMBER OF C-SECTION BIRTHS (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
The group that helped dramatically reduce the number of early elective births in Oregon is now turning its attention to C-sections.
Fifteen years ago, one in five Oregon mothers gave birth by Caesarean section. That rate is up to 1 in 3.5 mothers now.
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HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN PORTLAND PROTEST PACIFIC RIM TRADE DEAL (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Several hundred people turned out in Portland on Saturday to protest the proposed Pacific Rim Trade deal.
Union members and their allies protested a deal struck in congress that gives the President special authority to finalize a major trade deal with Asian countries.
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DROUGHT DECLARATION EXPANDED IN WASHINGTON STATE, COMING SOON IN OREGON (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Washington Governor Jay Inslee Friday significantly expanded a drought declaration due to dwindling snowpack.
Meanwhile, Oregons governor said she expects to declare drought emergencies in more counties.
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OREGON GOVERNOR SUPPORTS HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
The debate over whether to raise Oregons minimum wage could be headed to the ballot.
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FEDS CANCEL COMMERCIAL SARDINE FISHING AFTER STOCKS CRASH (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Life has suddenly gotten easier for the sardine. Federal regulators are not only closing the commercial sardine fishing season early in Oregon, Washington and California, but it will stay closed for more than a year.
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TWEAKING KITZHABER’S EDUCATION OVERHAUL LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO NEXT YEAR (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
The Senate Education Committee kept a trio of bills alive Friday, aimed at tweaking former Gov. John Kitzhabers education overhaul.
All three bills relate to the Oregon Education Investment Board created during Kitzhabers third term.
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OREGON GOVERNOR URGES ACTION ON TRANSPORTATION FUNDING (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Oregon Governor Kate Brown wants to drive the issue of how to unclog traffic and fix decaying bridges back into the fast lane.
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WILD HORSE ADVOCATES DISAGREE ON CONTRACEPTIVES FOR MUSTANGS (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
United in their belief wild horses should remain free to roam public rangeland across the West, groups working to protect the mustangs are increasingly at odds over whether contraception should play a role in the decades-old dispute over efforts to reign in the natural size of the herds.
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WIDOW OF MURDERED SNAKE RIVER CORRECTIONAL FACILITY INMATE RECEIVES $450,000 SETTLEMENT FROM STATE (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
The Oregon Department of Corrections has settled two wrongful death claims filed by the wife of Michael Hagen, an inmate who was murdered in the Snake River Correctional Institution in 2012.
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GOVERNOR BROWN’S PLAN TO MOVE OREGON FORWARD – VIDEO (KATU)
Today marks the 60th day that Governor Kate Brown has been in office and yesterday was her first “State of The State” address. One of the main themes- rebuilding voter trust.
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GOVERNOR SEEKS TO TURN THE PAGE IN STATE OF THE STATE (KATU)
Seeking to turn the page on the influence-peddling controversy that toppled her predecessor, Gov. Kate Brown said Friday that Oregon is “through the hardest part of that transition.”
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FORESTS FOR FAMILIES (KGW)
One of the most intriguing and exciting stories was born in the forest just off Portland’s front step the Tillamook State Forest.
That’s where four successive and devastating fires collectively called the Tillamook Burn destroyed over 400,000 acres of ancient forest in the last century.
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CREWS HAZING SEA LIONS TO PROTECT SALMON IN COLUMBIA RIVER (KGW)
Sea lions have returned to the Columbia River.
An inter-tribal hazing boat counted between 80 and 90 sea lions earlier this week during a survey from Bonneville Dam to the mouth of the river.
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REDMOND GETS $500,000 STATE GRANTS FOR ROADS (KTVZ Bend)
-Medline, Nosler expanding, adding jobs-
More than $500,000 is coming Redmond’s way for streets to serve two new businesses, as approved this week by the Oregon Transportation Commission.
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GROWING WOLF NOS. MAY PROMPT STATE MOVE IN BEND (KTVZ Bend)
-Fish and Wildlife Commission may start delisting process-
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will set ocean salmon and Pacific halibut seasons and discuss the status of wolves when it meets in Bend next Friday.
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WHY AMERICANS DONT WANT TO SOAK THE RICH (New York Times)
With rising income inequality in the United States, you might expect more and more people to conclude that its time to soak the rich. Heres a puzzle, though: Over the last several decades, close to the opposite has happened.
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WORKERS SEEKING PRODUCTIVITY IN A PILL ARE ABUSING A.D.H.D. DRUGS (New York Times)
Fading fast at 11 p.m., Elizabeth texted her dealer and waited just 30 minutes for him to reach her third-floor New York apartment. She handed him a wad of twenties and fifties, received a tattered envelope of pills, and returned to her computer.
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SAFETY REGULATIONS ISSUED FOR TRAINS CARRYING OIL (New York Times)
Responding to public pressure to act more quickly after a series of fiery train derailments involving oil shipments, the Transportation Department on Friday issued a series of emergency orders, including a 40-mile-an-hour speed limit for hazardous materials moving through urban areas.
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SOLAR POWER BATTLE PUTS HAWAII AT FOREFRONT OF WORLDWIDE CHANGES (New York Times)
Allan Akamine has looked all around the winding, palm tree-lined cul-de-sacs of his suburban neighborhood in Mililani here on Oahu and, with an equal mix of frustration and bemusem*nt, seen roof after roof bearing solar panels.
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IDENTITY THEFT POSES EXTRA TROUBLES FOR CHILDREN (New York Times)
The note that arrived in the mail, dated March 25 and addressed to my grade-school-age daughter, said what we had expected and feared: Like tens of millions of other Americans, including untold numbers of children, she may have fallen victim to thieves who gained access to Social Security numbers and other personal data from the health insurance giant Anthem.
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THE SURPRISINGLY SIMPLE WAY UTAH SOLVED CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS AND SAVED MILLIONS (Washington Post)
The story of how Utah solved chronic homelessness begins in 2003, inside a cavernous Las Vegas banquet hall populated by droves of suits. The problem at hand was seemingly intractable. The number of chronic homeless had surged since the early 1970s. And related costs were soaring.
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WHAT KANSAS GETS WRONG WHEN IT TRIES TO CONTROL WHAT POOR PEOPLE CAN DO WITH WELFARE — BLOG (Washington Post)
Poverty looks pretty great if you’re not living in it. The government gives you free money to spend on steak and lobster, on tattoos and spa days, on why not? cruise vacations and psychic visits.
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EXPERTS: POWERING YOUR HOME WITH BATTERIES IS GOING TO GET CHEAPER AND CHEAPER (Washington Post)
In the past few weeks, theres been a battery of new studies on batteries. Not the kind in your cellphone, but a much more revolutionary make the kind that is already powering many cars, and that might someday help power your home.
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MOST AMERICANS SUPPORT THE DEATH PENALTY. THEY ALSO AGREE THAT AN INNOCENT PERSON MIGHT GET PUT TO DEATH. (Washington Post)
A majority of Americans support the death penalty, even though that level of support has been dropping fairly consistently for about two decades.
However, while there are sizable differences in how various groups view capital punishment with big gaps divided by gender, race and political views Americans seem to agree on one thing: There is still some risk that an innocent person will be put to death.
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PROTESTERS DEFEND OREGON GOLD MINERS IN GOVERNMENT DISPUTE (The World)
Some local constitutional activists have gathered in southern Oregon to support gold miners in a dispute with the federal government.
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OREGON NATIONAL GUARD PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY TO ‘WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES’ (KPTV)
The Oregon National Guard and several community sexual assault awareness groups joined forces to host a Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event at the Oregon state capitol.
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VOLUNTEERS PLANT NEARLY 180 TREES IN SPRINGFIELD (KEZI)
Volunteers were out in Saturday’s sunshine, beautifying the community by planting trees.
75 volunteers planted nearly 180 native trees and shrubs along highway 126 in Springfield Saturday.
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NONMEDICAL VACCINE EXEMPTION RATE DROPS (OregonBusiness)
For the first time in 15 years, the Oregon vaccination rate rose.
Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward D-Beaverton touted the drop in nonmedical exemptions in a Senate education committee while discussing her latest school immunization bill, the Statesman Journal reports.
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GOV. BROWN SIGNS TAX BILL TO WOO GOOGLE FIBER (OregonBusiness)
Gov. Kate Brown signed Thursday a bill that is intended to clear the path for a Google Fiber launch in Portland.
House Bill 2485 exempts super-fast Internet service from a unique property tax.
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SANDHILL CRANES, PELICANS INVADE KLAMATH REFUGE (Herald and News)
Although overall bird numbers are down from past years, plenty of sandhill cranes and white pelicans have landed in the Klamath refuge complex.
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BROWN URGES ACTION ON TRANSPORTATION FUNDING (KLCC)
Oregon Governor Kate Brown wants to drive the issue of how to unclog traffic and fix decaying bridges back into the fast lane.
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OREGONS AGRICULTURE SECTOR — BLOG (Oregon Workforce & Economic Information)
In 2013, the agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting sector employed more than 49,000 in Oregon, an all-time high. The sector showed rapid job growth in 2012 and 2013, adding nearly 4,500 jobs during and growing 10 percent.
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REDUCING INAPPROPRIATE PSYCHOTROPIC PRESCRIBING FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE — BLOG (Health Affairs)
There is currently a much-needed national spotlight on the high rates of psychotropic medication use among children and youth in foster care, most of whom receive health coverage through Medicaid.
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