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Signature gatherers working to get initiatives on the November ballot face more restrictions this year.
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Oregon signature gatherers face tighter restrictions in race to get on the ballot
A miniature model ferry at the Marshall County Historic Courthouse is a new attraction at the museum in downtown Marysville. Tiny oxen stand atop a small wooden ferry that appears to be gliding across the Big Blue River. A blacksmiths shop is set in the background on the eastern shore.
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Mini ferry model on display at historic courthouse
U.S.-Canadian state and provincial integration is being achieved in areas of transportation, the economy, energy and the environment.
Continue here: Pacific North American regional integration and control (Online Journal)
TriMet General Manager Fred Hansen says it's way too early to say if the agency's heavy-rail gambit was a mistake. "If we weren't in the worst recession since the Great Depression," Hansen said, "I think it would be a different story."
Continue here: When will WES prove itself? Tri-Met's Wilsonville-to-Beaverton commuter rail still suffering growing pains (The Oregonian)
( Oregon State University ) Oregon State University graduate students teaching introductory biology labs are being mentored on how to be more effective teachers, engage their students in critical thinking, and even craft their own curriculum.
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Oregon State trains graduate students to be better TAs (EurekAlert!)
Three-time Olympian lives half the year in Sisters and trains on Mt. Hood
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2010 Winter Olympics: Chris Klug, snowboarding (The Oregonian)
Portlanders have long touted their walkable neighborhoods, speedy mass-transit trains and pedal-friendly policies without much applause from Washington, D.C.
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HUD chief comes to Portland to unveil sustainable community program (The Oregonian)
The first bridge between the Oregon and Washington sides of the Columbia River should be a common understanding about what our urban areas should look like in the future. Then we can design an appropriate way to get from one side to the other.
More here: The Columbia Crossing starts to creak (The Oregonian)
Bruce Ely, The OregonianThe Old Redwood Stage Road is a tour for those who love history and appreciate geology.CRESCENT CITY, Calif. -- Just before the cool damp redwood forests of Northern California, close enough to the Pacific Ocean to smell...
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Mule trains and Model A's once traversed Southern Oregon's Old Redwood Stage Road (The Oregonian)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- TriMet has proposed cutting free bus service in Fareless Square and on Monday opened the idea to public commenting. The agency would maintain free rail service via MAX trains and street cars. Bus routes would begin charging in the zone, spokesperson Mary Fetch said.
Continue here: Public comment begins on Fareless Square changes (KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland)