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Matthew Maberry, veterinarian who attended Packy the elephant's birth nearly 50 years ago, dies at 94
Washington County News
Jan 28Updates
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One of Washington Park's entrances to close in May for city of Portland sewer project
Portland News
Apr 24The Bureau of Environmental Services will repair sewer pipe from the corner of Southwest Wright Avenue and Southwest Rose Garden Way, south to Lewis and Clark Circle then adjacent to the multi-use trail that connects to West Burnside Street. »
Matthew Maberry, veterinarian who attended Packy the elephant's birth nearly 50 years ago, dies at 94
Washington County News
Jan 28In his 65-year veterinary career, Matthew Bartram Maberry gave mouth-to-blowhole resuscitation to a whale, contracted potentially deadly herpes virus from an African green monkey and herded elephants and other wild beasts through Portland's Washington ... »
Gloria Swan was an artist, illustrator, children's book author and teacher - Obituaries today
Clackamas County News
Jan 06Gloria's art is owned across the US, Hawaii, Australia and Europe. Her illustrations have been in the New York Society of Illustrators show. Her art is on permanent display in the Department of Agriculture building in Washington DC and in Portland at t... »
Woman made up rape to hide theft, police say
KGW - Local News
Dec 16PORTLAND -- A Newberg woman lied to detectives about a sexual assault in order to cover up her theft of $1,500 from a medieval reenactment group, police said. After a woman called 911 and gave vague information about her location, detectives followed u... »
Detectives: Woman made up story about Washington Park assault
KATU News
Dec 16Portland Police detectives said a woman made up a story about being sexually assaulted in Washington Park to cover-up the fact she stole from a medieval reenactment group. »
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Portland Transport
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Generating some bus savings
Portland Transport
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A conversation with mayoral candidate Jefferson Smith
Portland Architecture
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Portland's reservoirs: A bucket of cold water on a misleading campaign
Commissioner Randy Leonard
Jan 13Published: Friday, January 13, 2012, 4:00 AM By Guest Columnist The Oregonian By Randy Leonard On Jan. 3, the In My Opinion piece "City need not waste $137 million on new reservoir" was co-authored by Kent Craford, lobbyist for the... »