Washington AG McKenna Reaches Unprecedented International Consumer Fraud Settlement

2010-03-09

McKenna’s High-Tech Unit goes international to throw the book at eBook sellers Read the complete article

Ted Wheeler to Succeed Westlund as State Treasurer

2010-03-09

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Gov. Ted Kulongoski named Ted Wheeler to succeed Ben Westlund as state treasurer. Westlund, an independent spirit in Oregon politics and a passionate advocate of health care reform, died of lung cancer Sunday. He was 60. Read the complete article

Rumors Swirl as Oregon Defeats Washington State 74-66

2010-03-08

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon's regular season came to an end on Saturday with one last win at McArthur Court and amid reports that its coach has been fired. Read the complete article

Starbucks Asks Not to be Center of Gun Debate

2010-03-04

SEATTLE (AP) -- Coffee chain Starbucks Corp. is sticking to its policy of letting customers carry guns where it is legal and said it does not want to be put in the middle of a larger gun-control debate. Read the complete article

Facing Problems, Tenants Organize at Humboldt Gardens

Management says association has helped identify problems at new facility

2010-03-04

By Brian Stimson Of The Skanner News

Even in a brand-new building, problems arise. The state-of-the-art environmentally sound Humboldt Gardens complex is no different. So BJ decided to form a resident’s association at the new Housing Authority complex to help deal with problems they were having ...
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‘Round-Up Ready’ Crops Threatening Organic Farms

2010-03-02

PHILOMATH, Ore. (AP) -- Organic farmers fear this year’s spring breezes will be carrying pollen from genetically altered sugar beets, which they say could render their crops worthless, and they hope to persuade a federal judge this week to halt the plantings nationwide... Read the complete article

Black Studies Department Celebrates 40 years

2010-02-25

By Lisa Loving Of The Skanner News

Friends of the Black Studies Department at Portland State University hosts students, faculty and community historians at a celebration of the institution’s future Friday, Feb. 26 at 5:45 at the Billy Webb Elks Lodge, 6 N. Tillamook St... Read the complete article

Slim Chance for Civil Rights Remedy in Campbell Case

Similar New York shooting provides example of federal involvement

2010-02-25

By Lisa Loving Of The Skanner News

Attorney General John Kroger last week met with local leaders whom he urged to bring potential civil rights cases to the attention of the Oregon Department of Justice’s newly-funded Civil Rights Division... Read the complete article

Bill Would Decrease Tax Burden of Poor

Earned Income Credit would increase for 220,000 working families

2010-02-25

By Brian Stimson Of The Skanner News

For years, there has been a growing consensus that the tax burden on low-income families is too high in Oregon, says Joy Margheim, a policy analyst with the Oregon Center for Public Policy... Read the complete article

Oregon Coach Boots Wide Receiver After Facebook Post

2010-02-23

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon coach Chip Kelly announced Sunday he had dismissed Jamere Holland from the team, hinting it was because of the wide receiver's expletive-filled post on the player's Facebook page... Read the complete article