As students head back to school, the Oregon Blue Book offers a wide variety of info
With students heading back to the classroom, Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan is reminding parents and educators how the 2021-2022 Oregon…
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Lawsuit: Farm hired white immigrants over Black US laborers
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Six Black farmworkers in Mississippi say their former employer has brought white…
Continue ReadingLawsuit: Farm hired white immigrants over Black US laborers
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Six Black farmworkers in Mississippi say their former employer has brought white…
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OSU to lead National Science Foundation-funded effort to find Antarctica’s oldest ice
Oregon State University said Thursday it will lead a National Science Foundation-funded effort to discover Antarctica’s oldest ice and learn more…
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City of Bend plans to develop Public Works Campus at Juniper Ridge; info session set
The city of Bend said Thursday it is beginning to plan for the development of a new Public Works Campus on city-owned property in Juniper Ridge.…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 is crushing this corner of rural America. Getting the vaccine can still feel like an act of treason
By Elle Reeve, Samantha Guff and Deborah Brunswick, CNN It felt like Covid-19 was closing in around us during the five days in August this CNN crew…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 is crushing this corner of rural America. Getting the vaccine can still feel like an act of treason
CNN By Elle Reeve, Samantha Guff and Deborah Brunswick, CNN It felt like Covid-19 was closing in around us during the five days in August this CNN…
Continue ReadingIn a hot market, companies compete with would-be homeowners
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Soaring home prices and rents are fueling real estate companies’ appetite for houses,…
Continue ReadingAfghanistan is now one of very few countries with no women in top government ranks
CNN By Kara Fox, CNN The Taliban announced the formation of an interim government for Afghanistan this week, with a hardline group of veteran…
Continue ReadingUS average mortgage rates rise slightly; 30-year at 2.88%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term mortgage rates were marginally higher this week as the recovering economy appeared stalled against the backdrop…
Continue ReadingUS average mortgage rates rise slightly; 30-year at 2.88%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term mortgage rates were marginally higher this week as the recovering economy appeared stalled against the backdrop…
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue ReadingFlorida’s GOP-backed ‘anti-riot’ law blocked by judge
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Florida’s new “anti-riot” law championed…
Continue ReadingBiden to campaign Monday with Newsom as recall nears end
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to campaign for California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the final…
Continue ReadingMexico takes major step toward depenalizing abortion
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Susana Dueñas could hardly believe the news: Mexico’s Supreme Court had decided that…
Continue ReadingGuantanamo prison lingers, an unresolved legacy of 9/11
By BEN FOX Associated Press NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (AP) — President Joe Biden turned the page on one legacy of 9/11 when he ended the…
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DEQ extends smoke-related air quality advisory for much of C. Oregon until at least Saturday
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued an air quality advisory Thursday for Central, Eastern…
Continue ReadingJustice Dept. sues Texas over state’s new abortion law
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and PAUL WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department is suing Texas over a new state law that bans most…
Continue ReadingHis wife was in the ICU with Covid-19, so he stood outside for 10 days with a sign saying, ‘I love you’
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN For 10 days, Gary Crane stood outside of his wife’s ICU room holding a simple reminder of his love for her. Donna…
Continue ReadingEPA seeks to restart process that could restrict Alaska mine
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will seek to restart a process that could…
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