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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Oregon stories: 56 news summaries

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 No Lie: Polygraphs On the Rise 

Critics hold firm, but use of test growing nationwide

Mar 22, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite lingering reservations about its effectiveness, the polygraph is gaining traction with law enforcement. The lie-detection program has spiked 53% in the last decade, and truth be told, just the threat of a test keeps convicts honest, drug addicts and sex offenders told the Wall Street Journal. “... More »

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Texas • Denver • Dallas • Houston • sex offenders • domestic violence • Oregon • parole • MRI • Colorado • polygraph • Klamath Falls • drug addicts • American Polygraph Association • Fifth Amendment

 Oregon's Having a Grape Year

Good weather, high pinot demand have growers toasting bumper crop, again

Mar 19, 08 4:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thanks to good weather and rising demand, Oregon crushed a record number of grapes in 2007—good news for its 370 wineries. And despite selling 1.7 million cases worth $208 million last year, the state hasn't quenched thirst for its wine, the AP reports. "Fussy superstar" pinot noir... More »

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agriculture • wine • Oregon • grapes • wineries • wine industry • pinot noir • pinot gris • cabernet sauvignon

 Pacific Salmon Season in Peril 

Incredibly low stocks prompt action from federal agency

Mar 12, 08 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - A shortage of salmon in the waters along the Pacific coast has driven regulators to consider a ban on salmon-fishing this season, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The Pacific Fishery Management Council has never recommended canceling the season before, and about 1,000 commercial fishermen could see their livelihood devastated... More »

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California • salmon • fish • fishing • Oregon • harvest • National Marine Fisheries Service • fishing ban • Pacific Fishery Management Council

Doc Linked to 17 Aussie Deaths Busted in Portland

Bungling 'Dr. Death'  faces extradition

Mar 12, 08 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - A doctor accused of leaving a bloody trail of surgical mistakes from New York to Australia to Oregon, has been arrested in Portland, the AP reports. Jayant Patel, a US citizen, fled to Oregon in 2005 after an inquiry was launched into botched operations linked to 17 deaths at a... More »

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Australia • medical malpractice • doctor • Oregon • extradition • surgeon • manslaughter • Jayant Patel

Oregonians Enter Lottery
for Health Insurance

Coverage will extend to small fraction of state's 600K uninsured

Mar 4, 08 1:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Oregonians are flocking to sign up for a state-sponsored lottery with a high-stakes prize: health insurance. The state will begin drawing names this week to award health insurance plans to uninsured residents, the AP reports. More than 83,000 have signed up since January to have a shot at about... More »

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health care • health insurance • universal health care • Medicaid • Oregon • lottery • health care reform • uninsured • Oregon Health Plan

Municipalities Challenge
Bond Ratings

Local officials say double standard
cheats taxpayers

Mar 3, 08 12:20 PM CST
(Newser) - City and state officials are mounting a rebellion against bond rating firms they say are siphoning off billions of taxpayer dollars by giving them unfairly low credit ratings, the New York Times reports. Even though municipal bonds are generally safer than those issued by corporations, municipalities get lower credit scores,... More »

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California • Washington • Connecticut • Oregon • bond market • municipal bonds • Moody's • S&P 500 • bond ratings

US Abortions Down 25%
Since 1990 High

More women using
the Pill; both sides of debate claim victory

Jan 17, 08 11:56 AM CST
(Newser) - About 1.2 million abortions were performed in the US in 2005, a 25% drop from the practice’s 1990 heyday, new data show. About 1 in 5 pregnancies ended in abortion in '05—the most recent year with data available—compared to 1 in 3 in the 1980s, the... More »

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abortion • abortion rights • pro life • pro choice • Oregon • contraceptive

Floods Follow Storm in NW

Helicopter rescues underway; at least 7 are dead

Dec 5, 07 4:54 PM CST
(Newser) - The massive storm that pummeled the Pacific Northwest this week has left treacherous flood conditions throughout Washington and Oregon. At least seven were dead as helicopters rescued residents from their rooftops, the AP reports. The main regional interstate has been shut for days—effectively doubling the distance between Seattle and... More »

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Washington • flood • Oregon • winter storm • Pacific Northwest

Washington Declares
Storm Emergency

Flooding, high winds wreaking havoc, causing deaths

Dec 4, 07 4:45 AM CST
(Newser) - A state of emergency was declared yesterday for the western part of Washington, the area hardest hit by severe storms in the last few days. Massive flooding, heavy rains and high winds have killed at least two people, caused a three-day shutdown of an interstate and other major highways, and... More »

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storm • Washington • flooding • Oregon • Seattle • power outage • state of emergency

Winter Storm Pounds Northeast

Hundreds of flights cancelled in New York

Dec 3, 07 3:15 AM CST
(Newser) - The storm that blanketed the Midwest in snow and ice is now battering the Northeast. Wind and ice have delayed hundreds of flights at New York City airports. The National Weather Service said a foot of snow was possible in the mountains of northern New England, with the potential for... More »

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weather • New York City • Northeast • Midwest • New Jersey • Washington • New England • Oregon • ice • winter storm

Oregon Moves to Quash RIAA Subpoenas

University says it can't, won't, shouldn't finger students for file-sharing

Nov 2, 07 3:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The University of Oregon will support 17 students the RIAA accused of illegal file-sharing. Represented by the Oregon Attorney General's office, the university requested a federal judge invalidate the RIAA's subpoena seeking the students' names. The school argued the subpoena puts an undue burden on it to "create documents... More »

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Recording Industry Association of America • Copyright Act • file sharing • Oregon

Legal Assisted Suicide Hasn't Led to Abuse

Study of Oregon, Netherlands finds fears to be unfounded

Sep 27, 07 2:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fears that legalizing physician-assisted suicide would lead to its use on unwilling, disabled people are unfounded, concludes a new study conducted in Oregon and the Netherlands, where the practice is legal. Researchers scoured hundreds of cases for any kind of bias, finding, “no evidence to justify the grave and... More »

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cancer • assisted suicide • Netherlands • euthanasia • research • Oregon

9 Perfect Places to Live

Arts, culture, beauty, jobs—these towns have it all, and real people, too

Aug 13, 07 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Outside magazine selects 30 sweet spots—the best towns for mixing city life with the big outdoors—and, oh yeah, getting a job, too.  Here are the top nine:
  1. Santa Cruz, California
  2. Jackson, Wyoming
  3. Iowa City, Iowa
  4. Bend, Oregon
  5. Santa Fe, New Mexico
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travel • California • Iowa • New Mexico • list • homes • Oregon • Wyoming • Santa Cruz • Jackson • Iowa City • Bend • Santa Fe

Couch Flies High in Chair

Jul 10, 07 8:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kent Couch of Bend, OR, floated 193 miles at an average height of 11,000 feet  to La Grande, OR, in a lawn chair attached to 105 balloons. It took him almost 9 hours. He equipped himself with all the essential high-tech equipment to make the flight—a cell phone... More »

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publicity stunt • lawn chair • Oregon • Bend • hot air balloon

Prison Hasn't Mellowed
Dr. Death

Kevorkian's outraged
at meager progress on  assisted suicides

Jun 4, 07 6:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jack Kevorkian, who was paroled Friday after 8 years in prison, says he won't be involved in any more suicides—except perhaps his own. "When I’m going to do it, I’m going to do it right,” he tells the New York Times. But prison hasn't blunted... More »

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suicide • prison • murder • Jack Kervorkian • assisted suicide • death • Dr. Death • Oregon • Jack Kevorkian

Kevorkian
Set to Leave
Prison Friday

'Doctor Death' will retire from mercy killing, won't stop lobbying for legalization

May 27, 07 12:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jack Kevorkian, the champion of mercy killing, will be released from prison June 1 after doing eight years for helping a Michigan man commit suicide. The 79-year-old retired pathologist spent a decade assisting terminally ill patients end their lives, using a homemade machine to administer the fatal drugs and then... More »

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prison • pain doctor • Jack Kervorkian • mercy killing • physician • assisted suicide • doctor • Oregon • painkiller • Jack Kevorkian

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