OSU Beavers
Women's Hoops Heads to the Palouse for a Thursday Evening Tilt
OSU Beavers
Joining the squad will be Jamie Weisner, a 5-9 guard from Clarkston, Wash., Samantha Siegner, a 6-3 guard from Albany, Ore., Khadidja Toure, a 5--8 guard from Kamiakan, Wash., Deven Hunter, a 6-2 forward from Salem, Ore., and Ruth Hamblin, ...

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School board accepts solar power deal
Albany Democrat Herald
A Eugene company has received permission from the Albany School Board to put 20 systems on the roofs of Albany schools to generate electric power under the Oregon Solar Incentive Program. The Albany School Board voted 3-1 on Monday to approve the ...

Business Wire (press release)
New York's Top Two Youth Volunteers Selected in 17th Annual National Awards ...
Business Wire (press release)
ALBANY, NY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Christopher Yao, 15, of Jericho and Raymond Mohler, 14, of Lynbrook today were named New York's top two youth volunteers for 2012 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for ...

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Members sought for new orchestra
Statesman Journal
He's forming the group because the Salem area lacks opportunities for instrumentalists of varying abilities to perform traditional symphonic works, he said. For instance, the Oregon Symphony, which plays eight concerts in Salem, ...

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Bill seeks to limit range of ESDs
Statesman Journal
The proposal was prompted by news reports in the Statesman Journal about huge losses in such ventures at Salem-based Willamette ESD, said Sen. Frank Morse, R-Albany. "We've lost millions of dollars doing these 'entrepreneurial activities'," Morse said.

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Florene Elizabeth Tucker Archer
Mail Tribune
During their married years they lived in many Washington and Oregon mill towns where her husband was a saw filer. They lived in Kinzua and Vanport, two Oregon towns that no longer exist. They also lived in Albany, Tillamook, Roseburg, Oakland, ...

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OregonLive.com
Solar carnage hits suppliers, as Sanyo, Sumco, Schott cut manufacturing ...
OregonLive.com
So far, Oregon's manufacturers appear intact, with relatively new factories that are automated and efficient enough to withstand plunging world prices for the solar ingredients. But one closure hits close to home: A spokesman for Sanyo, ...

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Oregon Capitol News (blog)
Health care reform: the devil is in the details
Oregon Capitol News (blog)
By SCOTT JORGENSEN SALEM, Ore. -Oregon legislative leaders hope to transform the state's health care system into a model to be emulated nationally. But as with any issue as complicated as health care, one point has become increasingly obvious to all ...

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Crash injures Bandon dancers
Coos Bay World
ALBANY -- The two Bandon students injured when their school bus collided with a minivan Friday night were released from the hospital over the weekend. The girls were hurt when a van ran into the side of a Bandon School District bus about 8:45 pm Friday ...

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Tics and Toxins: Pesticide Ban, Rainfall Could Point to Poisonous Fungus as ...
Age of Autism
That most often happens during wet spring months and on low-lying or marshy areas. (This photo was taken on school grounds last week.) Two other tic cases have been reported in girls who attend Corinth High School, north of Albany.

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Waldo Lake engine ban back at hand
The Register-Guard
By Adeline Bash A lawsuit seeking to overturn a controversial 2010 vote by the Oregon Marine Board that banned gas-powered motorboats on Waldo Lake in the Cascade Range in east Lane County is once again bringing to the surface the long-running fight ...

Maple farms ready for syrup season
Glens Falls Post-Star
Aaron Eisenhauer - aeisenhauer@poststar.com David Campbell of Mapleland Farms in Salem hammers a tap into one of his maple trees as he connects the sap lines on Friday, February 3, 2012. Campbell has tapped nearly half of his 8000 trees at this point.

Recreation Calendar for week of Feb. 5, 2012
Glens Falls Post-Star
Interested players should contact coach Mayden for more information by calling (773) 744-1040, or www.whsn.org. -- University at Albany softball hitting and pitching clinics will be held for ages 9-18 on Feb. 5, 12 & 19. The cost is $30 for one session ...

Religion calendar (Feb. 4)
Corvallis Gazette Times
U Think presentation: Law professor, litigator, historian and author Steven K. Green will present “How America Became a Christian Nation — and Other Myths” at 6:30 pm Wednesday at Brown's Towne Lounge, 189 LIberty St. NE in Salem.

Prep girls basketball roundup: Corvallis out of gate fast in win over South Albany
Corvallis Gazette Times
Corvallis jumped out quick on South Albany and cruised to a home Mid-Willamette Conference victory thanks to 21 points from McKenna McGowan. Dabbjort Sammuelsdottir scored 15 and Leslie Robinson added 14 for the Spartans (11-7, 7-3).

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OregonLive.com (blog)
New law undercuts TriMet's effort to boost revenue through fare-cheat fines
OregonLive.com (blog)
But somehow – and no one in Salem or at Portland can remember exactly how–the bill shifted payment of all fines issued by officers enforcing the codes of "special districts" such as TriMet to a new state Criminal Fine Account.

OSU Beavers
Women's Basketball Looks to Extend Streak on Saturday against Utah
OSU Beavers
Joining the squad will be Jamie Weisner, a 5-9 guard from Clarkston, Wash., Samantha Siegner, a 6-3 guard from Albany, Ore., Khadidja Toure, a 5--8 guard from Kamiakan, Wash., Deven Hunter, a 6-2 forward from Salem, Ore., and Ruth Hamblin, ...

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Newsarama
Comics' Retailers Thrilled About BEFORE WATCHMEN
Newsarama
"Sure, we'll have the occasional heated discussion whether this is a pure money grab on the part of DC/Warner Brothers or whether it makes a lot of creative sense. But make no mistake — this is creating more excitement in comics, and that is a very ...

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Free tax help available for modest income earners
The Associated Press
KeyBank is offering the service in: Denver; Indianapolis; Portland, Maine; Albany, Buffalo, and Syracuse, NY; Akron, Canton, Cleveland, Dayton and Toledo, Ohio; Beaverton, Portland and Salem, Ore. and Seattle and Tacoma, Wash.

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Governor speaks before committee to lobby for his education reforms
Oregon Capitol News (blog)
By SCOTT JORGENSEN SALEM, Ore.- When he was campaigning for office in 2010, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber pledged to make the state's entire education system more comprehensive. Kitzhaber took one more step towards making that vision a reality on ...

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