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The Native American Mascot: Tribute or Stereotype?

Sam Sommers | Posted 05.28.2012

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Sam Sommers

For many people the debate comes down to one question: tribute or stereotype? But there's also another, arguably more compelling way to answer this question: look to the data.

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DeFazio Defeats 24-Year-Old Challenger

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.16.2012

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Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) on Tuesday coasted to an easy win, predictably crushing his 24-year-old opponent Matthew Robinson, the son of DeFazio's on...

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U.S. arms Bahrain, despite human rights concerns

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Syria, Ron Wyden, Islamic Republic of Iran, Pentagon, Middle East, Center for Public Integrity, Spokeswoman, Oregon, United States, Congress, Bahrain, Obama Administration, Government Accountability Office, World News
The Center for Public Integrity

By Aaron MehtaiWatch NewsWhile much of the world's focus has been on the civil war in Syria, the island kingdom of Bahrain continues to shake with a...

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A Day in Evening Land

Mary Butz | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Wine, Women-Winemakers, Vineyards, Winemakers, Wine Tasting, Oregon, Oregon Wines, Evening Land Wine, Oregon Wine Tasting, Oregon Chardonnays, Evening Land Chardonnay, Food News
Mary Butz

My notes are as follows: Light and bright, and leaves a sweet taste on the back of your tongue. A wine with a delicate feel that gets bolder but balanced as you drink it. A balance between smoothness, alcohol and sheerly delicious cherry.

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Truth Takes a Back Seat in Lacey Act Hearing

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 05.08.2012

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Rep. Earl Blumenauer

The Lacey Act is common sense legislation that protects American workers and industries from illegally harvested or exported materials.

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Mom Allegedly Helps 13-Year-Old Daughter Sext By Snapping Nude Photos

David Lohr | Posted 05.07.2012

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Authorities in Utah have arrested a woman for allegedly helping her 13-year-old daughter text nude photos to a 30-year-old man. The young girl's mo...

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Oregon Reforms Health Care For Poor Residents

The Huffington Post | Jeffrey Young | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Kathleen Sebelius, Health Care Costs, Budget, Economy, Jobs, Health Insurance, Barack Obama, Recession, Unemployment, Obamacare, Health Care Reform, Medicaid, Healthcare Reform, Health Care, John Kitzhaber, Healthcare, Oregon, Video, Business News

Oregon may have found a way to improve the health care it provides poor residents while saving money. The federal government has agreed to give the st...

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David Lohr

Lion Tries To Eat Zebra-Striped Toddler At Oregon Zoo (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 05.04.2012

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A lioness at the Oregon Zoo thought she found herself the perfect meal when a Bend family recently brought a baby zebra to her enclosure. There was...

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The Wild, Off the Mark Arguments Against the Volcker Rule

Sen. Jeff Merkley | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: U.S. Senate, Dodd-Frank, Wall Street, Too Big to Fail, Oregon, Jeff Merkley, Volcker Rule, Big Banks, The Volcker Rule, Paul Volcker Barack Obama, Banks Volcker Rule, Glass-Steagall, Business News
Sen. Jeff Merkley

Big banks are formulating a host of arguments -- wild, off the mark arguments -- aimed at dismantling the Volcker Rule firewall between loan-making, customer-serving banks and high-risk hedge funds.

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'Green News Report' - March 20, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.20.2012

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Obama moc...

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Mom Allegedly Watched Her Underage Daughter Strip

Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Presley's Playhouse Cabaret, Weird Oregon, Salem, Christina Lopez, Oregon, Video, Crime News

In December, Christina Lopez complained to police that her 17-year-old daughter was stripping. Now, the 42-year-old Oregon woman faces charges beca...

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New Plans for Coal Exports Are Bad Business

Mary Anne Hitt | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Energy, Coal Exports, Environmental Health, Powder River Basin, Washington, Environment, Oregon, Pollution, Coal, Sierra Club, Green News
Mary Anne Hitt

We are determined to stop these dirty coal exports across the region and instead build a clean energy future that protects the Pacific Northwest's environment, health and economy.

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30 Years On The Run: Cops In Oregon Arrest Michigan Fugitive

Posted 03.16.2012

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Police in Oregon busted a wanted fugitive of nearly three decades on Monday after he robbed a bank just one day before his 60th birthday. Steven Le...

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A Guide To Central Oregon

Meg Hemphill | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: The Bachelor, Local Food, Snow-Shoeing, Spa, Sisters, Food, Travel, Five Pine Lodge, Bend, Oregon, Skiing, Travel News
Meg Hemphill

Driving through this Western-themed town, you wouldn't think you'd find one of the state's best restaurants, but nestled on a side street in an old house is Jen's Garden.

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Nursing Assistant Posted Photos Of Dying Patients On Facebook, Convicted Of Privacy Invasion

AP | Posted 03.08.2012

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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Police say an Oregon woman who worked as a nursing assistant took photos of dying patients at a nursing home and posted them on her ...

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WATCH: Man Rescued From Burning Car By Policemen

Posted 03.07.2012

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Two Keizer, Ore., police officers were bestowed with Medals of Valor on Monday after risking their lives to rescue a man from a burning car, KATU repo...

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How Alimony Laws Across The Country Are Changing

Elizabeth Benedict | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Alimony, Victor Cavallo, Florida, New Jersey, Divorce, Oregon, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Wayne Effron, Divorce News
Elizabeth Benedict

The new Massachusetts law -- and those proposed in other states -- does not do away with alimony. To the contrary, it's awarded more like child support, with guidelines based on the length of the marriage and the income of the parties.

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Lone Wolf Returns To California

AP | Posted 05.07.2012

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GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — The wandering wolf known as OR-7 has crossed back into California after less than a week in Oregon. The youn...

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LOOK: SUV Crashes Through Home, Pins Man In Bed

Posted 03.06.2012

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An Oregon man got the worst wake-up call of his life on Saturday morning: an SUV crashing through his bedroom door and pinning him on his bed. At a...

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WATCH: Drowning Homeless Man Rescued By Good Samaritan

Posted 03.05.2012

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A homeless man almost drowned Sunday while attempting to swim to a public dock on Oregon's Willamette River. Fortunately, the quick response of a good...

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Bishops Step Over the Line

Barbara Coombs Lee | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Catholic Hospital, Washington, Oregon, Barbara Coombs Lee, Providence Hospital, Catholic Bishops, Death With Dignity, Ethical and Religious Directives, Bill Moyers, Politics News
Barbara Coombs Lee

As with contraception, a free society must find the middle ground. Catholic Bishops must be free to exercise their religion, yet we cannot allow them to deny that same freedom to the rest of us.

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Neighbors Take Ore. Woman To Court For Housing Homeless People

Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Punki McNamee, Clackamas River Elementary School, Becky Arnold, Homeless, Pepsi Rea, Jim Sample, Estacada, Oregon, Video, Impact News

When homeless people in the small town of Estacada, Ore., have nowhere to go, they turn to one woman's backyard that's been a refuge for years. But ne...

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Oregon Mayor: Washington Is 'Latest State To Transition To Sodom And Gomorrah' For Gay Marriage Approval

Posted 02.23.2012

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An Oregon mayor is apologizing after slamming neighboring Washington for becoming the latest U.S. state to approve same- marriage. As The La Grand...

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Teenager Dies After Inhaling Helium At Wild Party (VIDEO)

AP | By JEFF BARNARD | Posted 04.23.2012

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EAGLE POINT, Ore. -- Last weekend, 14-year-old Ashley Long told her parents she was going to a slumber party. But instead of spending the night watchi...

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Radley Balko

Strict Meth Laws Hurt Consumers, Have Little Effect on Meth Supply

HuffingtonPost.com | Radley Balko | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Drug Prohibition, Meth, Video, Cold Medicine, Meth Labs, Meth Laws, Drug War, Pfizer, Henry Waxman, Dea, Pseudoephedrine, Drug Laws, Oregon, Politics News

Since 2006, the state of Oregon has had the strictest pseudoephedrine laws in the country. The popular decongestant, a common additive to over-the-cou...

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