Salem-News.com reports: It's hard to underestimate the importance of fire safety in a state like Oregon. This week, in preparation for the upcoming summer fire season, students are learning the finer points of wildland firefighting and honing their skills, until they get it right. Reporter Gerrit Roelof and Photographer Jerry Freeman bring you this special feature video report.

This was the wonder girls first concert with JB. Honor socitey played like 4 songs I, sadly only knew See U In The Dark Wonder Girls Did Nobody and then taught the dance to it after an introduction from Papa Jonas Jordan Sparks Did an amazing cover of PYT in honor Of Michael Jackson. She also did One Step at a Time, Tatoo, No Air, Battlefield with Jb and another one I think Jonas Brothers did Tonight, Turn Right, Black Keys/A little Bit Longer, When You look Me in The Eyes, World War III ...

This past Tuesday the small town of Silverton, Oregon elected Stu Rasmussen as its mayor. Rasmussen is first openly transgender candidate elected mayor in the country. This short video accompanied a 11/7/2008 news story ("Silverton gives its vote to transgendered mayor") (tinyurl.com/6mxd9h) in The Oregonian about Rasmussen. (11/8/2008)

Jonas Brothers in Portland

If you are thinking about making changes to your home, there are a lot of ways that you can do it. A really efficient way is through the use of slate.

If you are like most using slate means slate flooring. Slate can add elegance and charm to your building project in many ways. It looks good and it's really very durable. Many people use it on their roofs, for flooring material, and for their landscaping. There are many different styles you can find. There are all kinds of uses for them and their designs can be very different too. That helps to ensure that they will work and that they'll be used for the purpose you had in mind.

If you're interested in slate roofing, a great idea is to talk to people who already have it see what their experiences have been like. Would that person change it if they could? It's also important to find out about price. Roofing like this can cost a lot, so you'll need to consider how to prepare for that. Make sure you understand what you're doing before you do it. This kind of roofing isn't ideal for all climates. You'll want to find out whether it will work well in your climate. You'll also have to find out whether your roof can handle the added weight.

Another popular choice is slate flooring. Durability and looks are the most noticed where it is concerned. That's why so many people like it. Slate can be expensive when using it for flooring. You'll want to find out the pros and cons of it so that you don't end up with something that you aren't happy with or something that doesn't look or feel the way that you intended. Slate is really heavy, so you'll need to know that your floor can handle the weight. If your floor is concrete that's fine, but if you have other flooring material, be sure to consider that.

A lot of people use landscaping slate. It holds up very well to outdoor use. A lot of times it's used for walkways and patios, and you can also put it in rock gardens and as decoration around trees and plants. Landscape slate is typically not as expensive because there can be imperfections in it without them causing a problem. Slate can be placed in gardens when it's broken up, but it's more commonly used like flagstones to make paths and patios. It's completely your choice on that.

The fact that slate is durable is among the top reasons why people like to use it for all sorts of things. Its looks are not far behind. However you decide to use it don't forget ahead without research. You'll enjoy your slate much more that way.

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He talks about his diabetes, Rolling Stones Cover, Second Number 1 Album, Then meeting Obama and Testifying, And how the fans are his inspiration I apologize for not filming the boys toward the end. The people kept telling us to stop recording. We didn't.

I am at the National Prosthetic Day,Where I meet Dana Bowman a double amputee. I'm the guy in the brown Khakis Michael Foster

Payday loan industry spokeswoman Luane Stoltz dodges questions about whether the industry is using loopholes in Oregon's law to continue charging 528% interest.

Mardi Gras club here in portland oregon, open every saturday nights and and fridays soon, come and party with us

John Lanza, Creator of "The Money Mammals," talks about kids and money on KATU's AM Northwest in Portland, Oregon