Best summer trips with kids in the Northwest: Cannon Beach, Oregon The Examiner | Cannon Beach and Haystack Rock Photo by Jennifer Juo | Create the best summer memories for your kids with a trip to Cannon Beach on the spectacular Oregon Coast. Summer would not be summer if you didn't visit the stunning coastline of Oregon--dotted with gigantic rock formations, shipwrec...
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Biden seeks to shore up first-term Oregon Democrat The Examiner Comments PORTLAND, Ore. (Map, News) - Vice President Joe Biden came to Oregon on Thursday to raise money for first-term Rep. Kurt Schrader and praise his appeal for independent voters. | "I encourage you, old buddy, to speak out," Biden told Schrader at a $200-a-plate fundraiser in Portland. "You're...
Oregon Coast Aquarium wants to dispel shark myths The Examiner Comments NEWPORT, Ore. (Map, News) - The Oregon Coast Aquarium is trying to dispel common myths about sharks with a two-week event that opens Sunday. | Aquarium officials say sharks don't eat and kill people, not on purpose, and they probably don't l...
Old rural Oregon jails seeing more female inmates The Examiner Comments PORTLAND, Ore. (Map, News) - Jails in rural Oregon have high numbers of female inmates, and the glut is presenting challenges for many sheriffs who don't have enough room to house them. | Corrections experts say methamphetamine and certain s...
Gore won't be prosecuted over Oregon masseuse's accusations Denver Post | PORTLAND, Ore. — Former Vice President Al Gore won't be prosecuted over allegations by a masseuse that he groped and assaulted her in his Portland hotel room in 2006, the county prosecutor said Friday. | District Attorney Michael Schrunk said...
State takes new look at how much fish is safe to eat Seattle Times | From the shores of Lake Washington to the Duwamish River and other state waters, signs alert locals about toxic fish: | Warning: Fish from these waters contain high levels of mer...
Churchgoers opting for simpler houses of worship The Examiner Comments DENVER, Colo. (Map, News) - Megachurch, meet microchurch. | Growing numbers of Coloradans believe the tiny house church, also called a simple church or an organic church, ...
Oregon police drop Al Gore sexual harassment case Breitbart | Former US vice president Al Gore delivers a speech on the environment in Ma... | Police in the US state of Oregon have said former vice president Al Gore will not face charges over an alleged 2006 groping of a masseuse "due to a lack of credible ev...
Group sues over Wyoming-to-Oregon gas pipeline Breitbart CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - An environmental group that wants to block construction of a $3 billion gas pipeline from Wyoming to Oregon filed a lawsuit Friday, saying the pipeline will cut across pristine land and harm endangered fish. | The Tucson, Ariz.-...
Group sues over Wyoming-to-Oregon gas pipeline Newsday | July 30, 2010 MEAD GRUVER (Associated Press Writer) | (AP) — An environmental group that wants to block construction of a $3 billion gas pipeline from Wyoming to Oregon filed a lawsuit Friday, saying the pipeline will cut across pristine la...
Early puberty linked to obesity in girls DNA India | Washington, DC: An analysis of as many as 100 studies has revealed that overweight girls tend to reach puberty earlier than their peers do. | While some researchers have argued hitting puberty early in life makes a person prone metabolic syndrome and diabetes, Emily Walvoord has found such diseases are not linked to early puberty, but obesity. | ...
Climate change: Global cooling The Examiner | A contemporary popular topic in news and politics is climate change. You can’t avoid hearing about the controversial topic of global warming when you turn on the television. Almost every time you listen to the news, you hear about “going green” to prevent global warming. Not everyone buys into the global warming theory. I’...
