Food labeling at Oregon farmer’s markets depends on where it’s eaten (The Oregonian, 5/16/10) Keeping food safe at local farm direct markets [PDF] (2008) Oregon Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Division Food safety at farmers markets [PDF] (2009) Oregon Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Division
Entries from May 25th, 2010
Civil rights complaint process
May 25th, 2010 · Comments Off · Bureau of Labor and Industries
Charges filed against state agency a rare occurrence (Statesman-Journal, 5/17/10) BOLI’s civil rights complaint process [PDF] (2009) Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, Civil Rights Division
Food stamps in Oregon
May 25th, 2010 · Comments Off · Children, Adults & Families Division, Hunger Relief Task Force, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
More Oregonians than ever are receiving food stamps (The Oregonian, 5/15/10) Record number of Oregonians get food stamps (Statesman-Journal, 5/18/10) Oregon Children, Adults and Families data charts (monthly report) Oregon Department of Human Services, Children, Adults and Families Division History of food stamps and SNAP [PDF] (2010) Oregon Hunger Relief Task Force Trends in Supplemental [...]
Oregon’s fiscal future
May 21st, 2010 · Comments Off · Governor's Reset Cabinet
New report says Oregon faces decade of budget deficits (The Oregonian, 5/21/2010) Governor’s task force warns of a decade of deficits (Statesman Journal, 5/21/2010) Update from the Governor’s Reset Cabinet [PDF] (2010) Oregon Governor’s Reset Cabinet
Grasshoppers in the West
May 20th, 2010 · Comments Off · Dept. of Agriculture, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Swarms of Grasshoppers Predicted to Plague the West this Year (The Oregonian, 05/11/2010) Oregon grasshopper and Mormon cricket survey summary for 2009 [PDF] (2009) Oregon State Department of Agriculture, Plant Division Grasshoppers and Mormon crickets [PDF] (2003) United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Tags:Grasshoppers·Insect Infestation·Insect Swarms·Mormon Crickets
Eager for Electric Vehicles
May 20th, 2010 · Comments Off · U.S. Dept. of Energy
Oregon is an Early and Eager Test Market for Several Electric Car Automakers (The Oregonian, 05/08/2010) Electric vehicles overview(2010) United States Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Vote By Mail
May 20th, 2010 · Comments Off · U.S. Congress
Brown Promotes Mail Voting (Statesman Journal, 5/9/10) Video of Kate Brown’s statement [Video], Testimony [PDF] (2010) U.S Congress, Senate Rules Committee
Tags:elections·Kate Brown·Mail Voting·Secretary of State·Vote·Vote by Mail·voting
Alcohol & Drug Prevention
May 18th, 2010 · Comments Off · Alcohol & Drug Policy Commission
Study finds Oregon drug programs underfunded (Oregon Public Broadcasting, 5/7/2010) Improving Oregon’s alcohol and drug prevention and recovery strategy [PDF](2010) Oregon Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission
Compensation Law
May 18th, 2010 · Comments Off · Dept. of Consumer & Business Services
1990 compensation law leaves a legacy of cooperation (Statesman Journal, 5/9/10) Celebrating 20 years success in workers’ compensation[PDF](2010) Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services
Tags:compensation law·Dept. of Consumer & Business Services·workers compensation
Oregon’s Prescription Drug Program
May 18th, 2010 · Comments Off · Health Authority
Cut your drug costs (The Register-Guard, 5/10/2010) Frequently asked questions [PDF] (2009) Oregon Health Authority, Prescription Drug Program
Green insurance
May 11th, 2010 · Comments Off · Dept. of Consumer & Business Services
44 insurers offer greener policies (Statesman Journal, 5/1/10) Green insurance for homes and commercial buildings [PDF] (2010) Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Insurance Division
Tags:environment·green·insurance
Harmful tropical fungus in Oregon
May 6th, 2010 · Comments Off · Public Health Division
Dangerous fungi gets attention of Oregon health officials (OPB News, 4/27/2010) Cryptococcus gattii: information for health care providers [PDF] (2008) Oregon Department of Human Services, Public Health Division, Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention Program
New Oregon poet laureate
May 4th, 2010 · Comments Off · State Library
Paulann Petersen named Oregon’s sixth poet laureate (The Oregonian, 4/26/2010) Kindle (2008) Paulann Petersen “Finish” “When Meeting the other” “Charles Burchfield, Your World” The Oregon Poetry Collection at the Oregon State Library (2010) Oregon State Library 150 books for 150 years of statehood (2009) Poetry Northwest and the Oregon State Library
Tags:books·poet laureate·poetry
