Memorial Day: F-15 flyover schedule

F-15 Eagle Fighter jets from the 142nd Fighter Wing based in Portland and the 173rd Fighter Wing in Klamath Falls will fly over Memorial Day services Monday in Corvallis, Roseburg, Glide, Grants Pass, Depoe Bay and other Oregon and Washington communities.
http://www.kval.com/news/local/F-15-Memorial-Day-154180295.html

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 12:41:40 -0700

9 states of Oregon: Timber Country -- seeing beyond the trees

A weakened region seeks new ways to survive, but a sense of betrayal lingers.
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/05/9_states_of_oregon_timber_coun.html

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 18:21:55 -0700

Oregon bans Native American mascots in schools

SALEM, Ore. - Eight Oregon high schools will have to retire their Native American mascots after the Board of Education voted Thursday to prohibit them, giving the state some of the nation's toughest restrictions on Native American mascots, nicknames and logos.
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_20653826/oregon-bans-native-american-mascots-schools?source=rss

Published: Fri, 18 May 2012 07:42:56 -0700

Vote Thursday on banning Native American mascots

The Oregon Board of Education is scheduled to vote on a resolution that would require Oregon schools to retire their Native American mascots within five years or risk losing state funding.
http://www.kval.com/politics/Vote-Thursday-on-banning-Native-American-mascots-151902755.html

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 10:10:58 -0700

Roseburg's Eric Swanson has inside track for city manager

A Roseburg administrator is on track to becoming the new city manager of Medford.
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120511/NEWS/205110332

Published: Fri, 11 May 2012 02:23:32 -0700

Oregon bans American Indian team names, mascots for schools

PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - The Oregon state board of education has banned public schools from using American Indian names and mascots for their athletic teams, out of a concern they disparage native American people. The move is believed to be one of the nation's most sweeping prohibitions of its kind in favor of native Americans who say their culture is stereotyped by a number of sports teams ...
http://news.yahoo.com/oregon-bans-american-indian-team-names-mascots-schools-231759016--spt.html

Published: Fri, 18 May 2012 16:17:59 -0700

Oregon economy slowly on the rise, but state budget stays put

Growth has been uneven in Oregon, state economists say, with Portland getting the most and rural areas getting left out.
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/05/oregon_economy_slowly_on_the_r.html

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 15:01:53 -0700

Indian mascot ban irks Siletz

On the list of 15 public schools in Oregon that will have to change their mascots in the wake of a state school board decision last week to ban the use of Native American mascots: the Siletz Warriors. As in, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians: one of the state’s …
http://www.registerguard.com/web/updates/28116582-46/state-siletz-mascot-native-schools.html.csp

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 23:40:07 -0700

Oregon schools must change Native American mascot names

The Oregon Board of Education has voted to require Oregon schools to retire their Native American mascots within five years or risk losing state funding.
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Oregon-schools-must-change-Native-American-mascot-names-151949665.html

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 14:56:21 -0700

Oregon leaders push ahead on prison, crime reforms

Gov. John Kitzhaber reappoints his Oregon Commission on Public Safety, and joins with other Oregon leaders to persuade the Pew Center on the States to help guide reforms aimed at cutting prison costs and crime.
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/05/oregon_leaders_push_ahead_on_p.html

Published: Mon, 14 May 2012 17:44:23 -0700