All of Oregon's Democratic US Representatives, Peter Defazio, Darlene Hooley, Earl Blumenauer, and David Wu, spoke out against the inaccuracies in Gordon Smith's TV ad. Broadcast 6-19-08.
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You have no idea what races through my mind each time I hear a siren wailing in the background, rushing to some traumatic incident and a person desperate for their assistance. I think of the myriad fatal crashes I have covered in my twenty years as a news reporter and photographer, and all the tragedy and grief that accompanies them. This is a gathering of images from our photo archives at Salem-News.com of the last four years of fatal crashes in Oregon.
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Salem-News.com reports: The Oregon State Fair is going strong, rain or shine, with tens of thousands of new and returning visitors making the most of the last few days of the 2009 fair. One highlight each year is the Author's table, where the public can mix with a variety of writers and learn about their work, while picking up the latest copy.
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Clip about Mary Morrissey and the closure of Living Enrichment Center. Her husband went to prison, but Mary Morrissey struck a plea bargain agreeing to repay debt -- but she has only paid $97000 of the $10 million, but she still lives a life of luxury and leisure, traveling the world and making a six-figure per year income. The official KOIN 6 NEWS (Portland, Oregon) page about this report can be found here: img.photobucket.com SEE ALSO: THE OREGONIAN: "Ex Church leader falls far behind ...
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The scene on St. Pat's day 2007. Wandering from Skidmore Fountain in and around the Saturday Market and into the pubs including the Thirsty Lion. Came upon a bagpipe band warming up in a parking lot. Thirsty Lion pub Irish Ireland Scottish Scotland bagpipes pipe pipers bagpipe tune tunes band Portland PDX Oregon music musical instrument street performance Saturday Market St. Patrick's Day rowan tree brave skidmore fountain dancing girls jig thirsty lion kilt kilts...
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www.EmploymentCrossing.com The Tigard, Oregon-based charity Medical Teams International has laid off nine people. The charity sends doctors and medical supplies to areas throughout the world. Spokeswoman Marlene Minor says the nine people, which represent 10 percent of the organization's staff, were part of a small administrative core. She says the layoffs resulted from a sharp drop in donations in the last few months. According to Medical Teams International, the organization assists 5.4 ...
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