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Lawmakers make run at Columbia River water
Capital Press
Jan 30SALEM -- Rep. Mike McLane , R-Powell Butte, and five other legislators are making a run at increasing irrig ... »
New state fair manager assumes post
Capital Press
Jan 27A former urban development manager for the city of Salem has taken over as the manager of the Oregon State Fai ... »
Wolf issues raise hackles in session
Capital Press
Jan 26SALEM -- Rep. Bob Jenson hopes to create a tax credit to help compensate ranchers for economic losses to wol ... »
Kitzhaber: Regional effort may aid timber counties
Capital Press
Jan 24SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Gov. John Kitzhaber says some local government work could be regionalized to help ru ... »
Governor proclaims May Oregon Wine Month
Capital Press
Jan 20SALEM -- Gov. John Kitzhaber has designated May 2012 as Oregon Wine Month. "The Oregon wine industry is not ... »
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Wanted: dog just like ours, but much younger
Hines Sight
Feb 05My wife wants to get another dog, even though our current canine companion, Serena, is still very much alive at the age of twelve -- though admittedly slowing down. (But isn't that to be expected given that she's 80+ in... »
Weekend Wire
Max Redline
Feb 05All the good stuff gets dumped on a Friday, in the hope that nobody'll notice, and yesterday was no exception here in the City That Works (you over)™: ethically-challenged mayoral candidate Jeffer-some Smith is down in Salem, doing his "Representative"... »
Turning Up the Heat for Justice
Blueoregon
Jan 31We all understand the game the Republicans are playing: blocking Obama's agenda, and then asking why he's not accomplishing much. It's politics, and not unique. What is unique is the level of obstructionism by the Republicans on Obama's judicial nomine... »
Nehelam
Albertideation
Jan 30mmm, good morning world. I had a great adventure yesterday and am feeling revived and refreshed by it. I spent the day with Duane and Melani who run Summer Lake Hot Springs Resort in Paisley, Oregon. We traveled together to … Continue reading → »
Marion County commissioners raked over legal coals again
Hines Sight
Jan 30Ha, ha! We were right and you were wrongI Thanks to Salem Weekly, our city's alternative newspaper, I got to gloat again about our neighborhood's land use win over the Marion County commissioners after publisher A.P. Walther asked me if... »