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Sweetland, prominent Oregon Democrat, dead at 96 (Albany Democrat-Herald)
PORTLAND (AP) — Monroe Sweetland, a former Oregon legislator and newspaper publisher who also initiated what would become the Bilingual Education Act of 1968, died at a residential care facility in the Portland suburb of Milwaukie. He was 96.
Oregon first with tool to curb tailgating (Albany Democrat-Herald)
PORTLAND — Drivers who follow too close are more than annoying, they are unsafe. The Oregon Department of Transportation said tailgating has become the leading factor in crashes in the state. But now Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico and Tennessee are trialing a new tool to curb the problem.
Space shuttle could be displayed at Oregon museum (KTVB Boise)
PORTLAND - Congressman David Wu is trying to bring a space shuttle to Oregon. The Oregon Democrat wants NASA to consider sending one of the shuttles to the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville after the space workhorses are retired in 2010.
Oregon incident leads to worries about genetically modified plants (Albany De...
PORTLAND (AP) — The escape of genetically modified grass seed in Oregon has contributed to concerns about altering crops with biotechnology. The strain of creeping bentgrass was engineered to resist the popular herbicide Roundup to allow more efficient weed control on golf courses.
Oregon soldier killed in Afghanistan (Albany Democrat-Herald)
PORTLAND (AP) — Taliban militants killed an Oregon National Guard soldier patrolling Afghanistan’s Zabul province this weekend.
Oregon Guard member killed in Afghanistan (Coos Bay World Link)
PORTLAND (AP) - Taliban militants killed an Oregon National Guard soldier patrolling Afghanistan's Zabul province this weekend. Monday, September 11, 2006 2:19 PM PDT
Oregon Teamster taking on Hoffa for top union post (Coos Bay World Link)
PORTLAND - From a remote Oregon base, Tom Leedham is trying again to unseat the heir to the best-known name in American labor, James Hoffa, for the leadership of the 1.4-million-member Teamsters' Union.
Oregon Prep Football Poll (OregonLive.com)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Here are the results of the Oregon state high school football media poll for Monday, September 11, 2006 , with first-place votes in parentheses, followed by total points. A team receives 10 points for each first-place vote, nine for second, eight for third, etc.
Oregon launches tool to crack down on tailgating (Corvallis Gazette Times)
PORTLAND — Drivers who follow too close are more than annoying, they are unsafe. The Oregon Department of Transportation said tailgating has become the leading factor in crashes in the state. But now Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico and Tennessee are trying a new tool to curb the problem.
Oregon aims to corral tailgaters (The Olympian)
PORTLAND - Drivers who follow too close are more than annoying - they are unsafe. The Oregon Department of Transportati on said tailgating has become the leading factor in crashes in the state.
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