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Oregon stories: 56 news summaries

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Oregon Mulls Mileage,
Not Gas, Tax 

State worries about tax shortfall as vehicles get more efficient

Jan 3, 09 9:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Worried that the rise of fuel-efficient and hybrid cars will wipe out revenue for road repair, Oregon is considering taxing drivers by the mile instead of by the gallon, reports the AP. Lawmakers—aware that hiking gas tax is a political kiss of death—believe a mileage tax is the... More »

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taxes • fuel efficiency • Oregon • GPS • gas tax • hybrid car • taxation

Crotch-Grabbing Granny Fends Off Naked Attacker

Squeeze sends
intruder fleeing

Jan 1, 09 7:19 AM CST
(Newser) - An 88-year-old woman fought off a naked intruder in her home with a good squeeze in the right place, the Oregonian reports. The man forced the woman into her living room and pushed her face down onto a chair, but fled after she reached behind her, grabbed his genitals, and... More »

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indecent exposure • Oregon • burglary • burglar • grandmother

ANALYSIS

In Court, Philip Morris Uses Civil-Rights Smokescreen

Tobacco giant plays civil-rights card in battle with Oregon court over $79M judgment

Dec 5, 08 3:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Philip Morris has cast itself as a civil-rights victim being denied due process, Stephanie Mencimer writes for Mother Jones. The tobacco giant, ordered by an Oregon jury in 1999 to pay $79 million in punitive damages to a woman whose husband died of lung cancer, has been fighting the award... More »

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cancer • smoking • Oregon • habeas corpus • Philip Morris • NAACP • tobacco companies • US Supreme Court

Ore.Town
Elects First Transgender Mayor in US

He wins easy victory in 'coolest town on Earth'

Nov 8, 08 1:36 PM CST
(Newser) - A small town in Oregon has elected the nation’s first transgender mayor, reports News Channel 8 (Portland). “I identify mostly as a heterosexual male,” said Stu Rasmussen, who has breast implants and is partial to skirts and high heels. “I just like to look like a... More »

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transgender • mayor • Oregon • small towns • election • Stu Rasmussen

 Dem Wins Oregon Senate Race 

Incumbent Smith concedes in early-morning call to Merkley

Nov 6, 08 12:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Oregon Republican Gordon Smith has privately conceded the US Senate race this morning to his opponent, Democrat Jeff Merkley, the Oregonian reports after an excruciatingly sluggish ballot count. The final margin was within thousands of votes. Late counting of ballots from the Portland area, which is overwhelmingly liberal, put Merkley... More »

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Senate • Senate Democrats • Gordon Smith • Oregon • vote • Portland, Oregon • Election 2008 • Jeff Merkley

Oregon Paper Projects Dem to Win Senate Seat

Victory there gives
party 57 seats, with 3 races still undecided

Nov 5, 08 10:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Democrat Jeff Merkley has won a tight race for the Senate in Oregon, keeping alive his party's hopes of attaining a filibuster-proof goal of 60 seats, the Portland Oregonian reports. Merkley defeated Republican incumbent Gordon Smith to give Democrats their 57th seat. Three other races are undecided and will remain... More »

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Democrats • Senate • Oregon • Election 2008 • Jeff Merkley

Injured Ore. Hiker Survived
5 Days on Centipedes

Finally rescued after 5 cold days

Oct 19, 08 3:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - An injured Oregon hiker was finally found after five days surviving in the woods by drinking from mountain creeks and eating centipedes. "He's a tough bugger," said his relieved mom yesterday. Derek Mamoyac, 27, scooted part of the way down Washington's second-highest mountain last week in a bid... More »

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hiking • Oregon • rescue dogs • rescue

Oregon Students Confess
to Hanging Obama Effigy

Christian school suspends culprits, apologizes to Democrat

Oct 1, 08 6:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - A small Christian school in Oregon has suspended four students who confessed to hanging a cardboard Barack Obama effigy from a tree on campus, ABC News reports. Few students saw the cutout, which was hastily removed after a faculty member found it last week. It was an "abhorrent act"... More »

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Barack Obama • racism • Oregon • Obama 2008 • effigy • Election 2008 • George Fox University

 3 Kids Killed
 When Plane
 Crashes Into House

Parents of two out walking when death fell from the sky

Aug 5, 08 4:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three children in an Oregon vacation home were killed early yesterday morning when a small plane crashed into the house. The pilot and passenger in the single-engine aircraft were also killed, reports the Portland Oregonian. Parents of two of the children, ages 8 and 12, were out walking when the... More »

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plane crash • Oregon • vacation

 Man-Mom Gushes Over Baby 

People pays $300K for pics; wife breastfeeds via induced lactation

Jul 24, 08 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - “Pregnant Man” Thomas Beatie this week shows off his gender-bending miracle, Susan Juliette, in People magazine, which Gawker reports forked over $300,000 for the first pix. Since Beatie had his breasts removed, wife Nancy drew breast-feeding duty via hormonally induced lactation, they tell People. More »

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transgender • Oregon • People Magazine • Thomas Beatie • pregnant man

 Lawn Chair Balloonist
 Travels in Style   

Oregon man rides to Idaho the hard way

Jul 5, 08 10:00 PM CDT
(AP) - A 48-year-old gas station owner flew a lawn chair rigged with helium-filled balloons more than 200 miles across the Oregon desert today before landing safely in a field in Idaho. "If I had the time and money and people, I'd do this every weekend," said Kent Couch. "... More »

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Idaho • lawn chair • Oregon • stunts

Lawn-Chair Pilot Plans Record 300-Mile Flight

Oregon man will strap on 150 balloons for third attempt at reaching Idaho

Jul 4, 08 12:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Oregon man plans to strap 150 balloons to his lawn chair tomorrow for his third attempt to fly to Idaho, reports the Chicago Tribune. Kent Couch made it 193 miles in last year's effort before landing in scrub land. This year, with corporate sponsorship behind him—and his wife's... More »

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flight • Idaho • Oregon • helium • stunts

GOP Senator Trumpets Obama Connection in Ad

Gordon Smith breaks new ground, but Dem is backing incumbent's Oregon foe

Jun 25, 08 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - A blue-state Republican senator up for re-election this fall is showing a serious case of candidate envy in a new ad, Talking Points Memo notes. Oregonian Gordon Smith's spot goes as follows: “Who says Gordon Smith helped lead the fight for better gas mileage and a cleaner environment? Barack... More »

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John McCain • Gordon Smith • Oregon • bipartisanship • Jeff Merkley

Oregon Teen
in Faith-Healing Family Dies of Bladder Infection

'Horrible way to die,' says medical examiner

Jun 19, 08 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 16-year-old Oregon boy whose family believed that faith can heal has died after refusing medical treatment for pain and shortness of breath, reports ABC News. The state medical examiner said the boy's bladder infection would have been easily treatable and his death was "absolutely a horrible way to... More »

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religion • faith • Oregon • medical treatment

 Dems Put Away
 Knives for
 Primaries 

Waters calm ahead of primaries

May 20, 08 8:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - There’s an eerie calm over the Democratic battlefield ahead of tonight’s primaries in Oregon and Kentucky, as the candidates have reached a tentative détente. Clinton doesn’t want to be seen as hurting Obama’s chances in November, so she’s softened her tone considerably. But it’... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Kentucky • Oregon • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • Oregon primary • Kentucky primary

 Obama Rallies 75K in Portland 

Decemberists play, but candidate is big draw 

May 19, 08 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama drew an estimated 75,000 people to the Portland waterfront yesterday, in the largest political rally Oregon has ever seen. The gates were filled to capacity at 60,000, another 12,000 crowded outside the gates, and some even gathered on boats in the Willamette River and on... More »

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Barack Obama • Oregon • Obama 2008 • Portland, Oregon • campaign rally • Oregon primary

ANALYSIS

 Dems' (Next) Last Stop: Oregon 

With highest delegate count remaining, May 20 primary sure to attract attention aplenty

May 7, 08 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oregon’s primary, usually a non-event, is shaping up to get an unusual amount of attention this time around, the Oregonian reports. The state has 52 delegates at stake—huge among remaining contests—and is likely to be crucial for the Democrats in the fall as well. Says a state... More »

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Oregon • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • Democratic presidential primaries • Oregon primary

  Scientists Stumped 
  by Oregon Quakes

Rumbling of 600 quakes in 10 days caught by underwater microphones

Apr 12, 08 7:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - A swarm of more than 600 earthquakes off the Oregon coast has scientists stumped, the Oregonian reports. The activity started around 10 days ago and a research ship has been diverted to the area to look for answers. The earthquakes resemble those that happen before a volcano erupts but there... More »

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Oregon • geologist • Richter scale • tectonic plates • underwater • earthquake

 Alarmed Feds Cancel
 Salmon Season 

Shocking plunge in numbers a mystery

Apr 11, 08 5:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - In drastic action to stop the collapse of the West Coast salmon population, a federal fisheries council is banning salmon fishing off California and most of Oregon for the rest of the year, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. "This is a disaster," said the council chairman. The number... More »

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California • salmon • fish • Oregon • fishing ban • Pacific Fishery Management Council

 Fossil Feces Revise History 

Evidence shows humans arrived in North America much earlier than thought

Apr 3, 08 9:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fossilized feces found in an Oregon cave have scientists rethinking how and when humans first came to North America. At 14,300 years old, the ancient poop was deposited at least 1,000 years before humans were thought to roam the area, National Geographic reports. Discoveries like this "help... More »

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origins of humanity • archeology • fossil • Oregon • discovery

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