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K-12 fix: reform PERS and fund K-12 first
by Dan Lucas School districts across Oregon are facing additional, painful cuts. Rising PERS costs are obviously a problem, but many of these cuts would not have to be made if the governor and the state legislature made the K-12 … Continue reading
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Posted in Education, State Budget
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On economic development, Hillsboro swings and misses
by Brendan Monaghan What is Hillsboro thinking? Two years after Portland chased away the occasionally mildly-popular AAA Portland Beavers, Hillsboro wants to put Oregon back in the Minor League game. The plan, according to The Oregonian, is to convert an … Continue reading
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Posted in Hillsboro, Portland Baseball
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Corporal Lyle S. Tate USMC: Forever Young
by Eric Shierman Yesterday marked the forty-fifth anniversary of the day Lyle Tate from Portland was killed in action on Hill 778 near Khe Sanh. Having just recently survived one of the most challenging battles of the Vietnam War, Cpl … Continue reading
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Posted in Veterans
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Norovirus spread by reusable grocery bag
by NW Spotlight The Oregonian, and a number of local TV stations – including KOIN and KGW – are reporting that in October 2010 an Oregon girls’ soccer team became violently ill with a norovirus they got from eating cookies … Continue reading
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Posted in Oregon Government, Portland Politics
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Portland Public Schools School Bond/Tax Update
by Bob Clark A PPS hand picked technical advisory committee for 2012 long range facility planning completed a report on May 7, 2012, providing a framework for the PPS Superintendent and PPS Board to decide on the scope and size … Continue reading
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Posted in Portland Schools
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Dave Hunt led passage of early release bill
Oregon Anti-Crime Alliance On June 26, 2009, then-Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives, Dave Hunt, led the House in passage of House Bill 3508, which provided for early release of some violent criminals, including some convicted of sexual abuse. … Continue reading
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Posted in Crime & Sentencing
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