Monthly Archives: November 2011

Southeast Portland beauty school owner headed to prison, purportedly part of larger scheme of stealing job retraining money DEQ issues $20,250 fine for million-gallon sewage spill into Willamette River at Milwaukie ‘Alarming’ prescription drug mix-ups prompt alert from Oregon Board … Continue reading →

On day Lariviere is fired, Oregon higher ed advocates say state system drags down UO Asian solar manufacturers eyeing Oregon as refuge from SolarWorld trade fight with China It took 42 years, but Al Herrera has his Silver Star at … Continue reading →

State Library eClips * Oregon Public Employees Retirement System: Bellotti pension raises bigger questions * Gov. John Kitzhaber backs Richard Lariviere ouster; University of Oregon community rallies in support of its president * Agencies to remove Sandy River dike to … Continue reading →

Students lose individual attention as class sizes swell across the metro area Get ready for an early start — Opinion Board of Higher Education to vote today on contract for University of Oregon’s Richard Lariviere — Opinion Stub Stewart State … Continue reading →

Hillsboro School Board takes a closer look at writing requirement and student transfers High winds, soaking rains lash Portland and Northwest Oregon, closing highways and city streets A reprieve for Gary Haugen, a challenge to Oregonians — Opinion A flawed … Continue reading →

Top beneficiary of Oregon Public Employees Retirement System: Mike Bellotti Oregon Supreme Court rules that Dec. 6 execution of death row inmate Gary Haugen can proceed Top pensioner at Oregon Public Employee Retirement System: Mike Bellotti at $41,000 a month … Continue reading →

State Library eClips * Behind execution of Gary Haugen, controversy swirls around the drugs used and who administers them * Ocean advisory group maps out what works for Oregonians and Oregon’s coast * Data centers in Oregon: High tech meets … Continue reading →

High winds, rain and other fall weather to greet Oregonians this week On Oregon coast, lingering brown pelicans eating junk food, which hurts them Furlough requirement unmet by nearly 400 state workers Input sought on Residential Energy Tax Credit program … Continue reading →

Oregonians top the nation for food stamp use, new Census data shows Oregon insurance pool hit by dialysis costs, questions kidney fund program for patients Doctors, police see more abuse of bath salts in Oregon; DEA moves to outlaw designer … Continue reading →

3 key Oregon Lottery officials resign in wake of ill-fated The ORcade project Cedar Mill fire station work stopped; state says design violates code Surcharges cause unions to file complaints about unfair labor practices State lawmakers race to plug budget … Continue reading →