Date: 01/21/2014 03:59 AM
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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Multnomah County Republican Party has apologized for publicizing a gun raffle in honor of Martin Luther King, Abraham Lincoln and the U.S. Constitution. The Oregonian reports the Republicans said they were sorry if anyone was hurt by the wording of the press release announcing the raffle. The raffle had been announced around the time of a February dinner honoring King and Lincoln.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Hundreds of people rallied for gun rights Sunday outside the Capitol in Salem. They oppose expected legislation that would stiffen gun regulations in Oregon. Some gun owners told KATU they feel misunderstood when they are perceived as violent or careless people.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The 5-year-old Eugene boy who died of the flu was remembered at a wake Sunday in Eugene as a happy, active boy who had clever ways to bend the rules. The Register-Guard reports Ronan Burgess, who died Dec. 30 at a Portland hospital, is the only known child to have died of the flu this season in Oregon.
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) – The audience at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in Beaverton gasped when they heard about Oregon’s history of black exclusion laws. The Oregonian reports Rev. William Sinkford of the First Unitarian Church of Portland said the exclusion laws passed by the Territorial Legislature starting in 1844 are one reason Oregon is one of the whitest states in the country. According to Census data, 88 percent of Oregon residents identify themselves as white.
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