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Klamath drought threatens to reopen old cracks
This will be a long, difficult summer in the Klamath Basin. A drought disaster is coming, and no amount of well-meaning collaboration can substitute for water. But with better relationships, deeper respect and more leadership, there won't be the fear, suspicion and anger that opened such deep cracks in the Klamath Basin in 2001. Now if it would only rain some more.
The Oregonian Editorial Board
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Big Brother in Blue
Why the Police Department should be keeping files on innocent people is a question with no legitimate answer.
Asian fruit fly invasion could ruin Oregon crops
Farmers, researchers and entomologists are racing to battle a destructive new fruit fly that first appeared in Oregon last summer and quickly wiped out much of the late season peach and berry crops.
Eric Mortenson, The Oregonian
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Flap over Portland's proclamation in support of Tibet goes global
On the heels of President Obama's controversial meeting with the Dalai Lama last month and ahead of an upcoming visit by local emissaries to Portland's sister city of Suzhou in eastern China, the proclamation has local business leaders fretting over fallout.
Janie Har, The Oregonian
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Categories: Local News
Flap over Portland's proclamation in support of Tibet goes global
On the heels of President Obama's controversial meeting with the Dalai Lama last month and ahead of an upcoming visit by local emissaries to Portland's sister city of Suzhou in eastern China, the proclamation has local business leaders fretting over fallout.
Janie Har, The Oregonian
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Letters: gays in the military, Bill Bradbury, Bill Sizemore, jobs, Israel, bike paths
I was disappointed in the intellectual dishonesty of Merrill McPeak's arguments for maintaining the military's morally and pragmatically unsupportable "don't ask, don't tell" policy toward homosexual service members.
Letters to the editor
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Examiner unveils Lehman accounting tricks
An accounting gimmick called Repo 105 provided financial relief for Lehman Brothers in the months before its spectacular collapse, an autopsy of the once-venerable Wall Street house has found. The question now is whether the trickery spells legal jeopardy for executives of Lehman or its auditors Ernst & Young.
The Associated Press
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Gresham bar where off-duty Sgt. killed 3 women, self, plans Sunday fundraiser
The event, which has a $10 suggested donation, will be held in the lounge section of the M&M Restaurant & Lounge, 137 North Main Avenue, from 1 to 10 p.m.
Michael Russell, The Oregonian
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How low can they go? Oregon truffle thieves stoop to steal valuable delicacies
They sneak onto private forestland at night with rakes and scratch up the ground, digging for the musty mushrooms that sell for up to $200 a pound.
Lynne Terry, The Oregonian
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5A boys: Jefferson ends Silverton's winning streak, advances to title game
No. 1 Jefferson 83, No. 4 Silverton 57: Terrence Jones scored 23 points and Antoine Hosley added 21 as the Democrats of North Portland rolled past the Foxes. Jefferson will go for its third consecutive championship tonight. Hosley made...
Categories: Local News
Tea Party Avoids Divisive Social Issues
God, life and family get little mention in the party’s statements, with the focus instead on fiscal responsibility.
Categories: Political News

