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Governor reacts to health care revisions; Gas prices rising; Rotary Auction offers unique opportunity; PTA to show off student talents; State budget writers seek input from coast and Eastern Oregon.

Governor says health care revisions could be harmful Kate Brown says the Republican health care replacement proposal for the Affordable Care Act is shortsighted and moves health care backward.  In a statement released yesterday, Brown criticized the proposal, saying it would reduce Oregonians access to care and increase costs for […]

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  VANCOUVER-OIL TERMINAL Port of Vancouver votes to extend oil terminal lease (Information from: The Columbian, http://www.columbian.com) VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The Port of Vancouver has voted to continue to lease land to Vancouver Energy for its proposed oil transfer terminal while the evaluation and permitting process continues. The Columbian […]

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers-Minnesota Timberwolves game has been postponed due to a slippery court. The Timberwolves announced shortly before the scheduled tip on Monday night that the game could not be played. A combination of unseasonably warm temperatures in the Twin Cities and ice laid under the […]

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UBER GREYBALL SCHEME Portland to investigate Uber scheme to thwart regulators (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials in Portland are calling for an investigation into Uber’s use of software to identify and reject hails from city code enforcers when it was operating illegally in the city. […]

Local elections influenced by fire/ambulance agreement; planning for an eclipse; raffling a rifle; Local seafood?

Local elections driven by fire and ambulance agreement Voters in Western Lane County will be deciding between a pair of candidates for at least one position on the Western Lane Ambulance District board of directors.  Anne Stonelake is completing her fifth term and has drawn opposition in her reelection bid.  […]

Training aimed at boosting emergency response; Home and Garden Show features Kubota; Best Books of 2016; Heceta volunteers sought; Rifle Raffle to benefit VFW

Training aimed at improving medical response The number of trained volunteers with the Swisshome-Deadwood Fire Department and at the Mapleton Fire Department has been dwindling over recent years.  That’s meant fewer emergency medical “first responders”. Paramedics with Western Lane Ambulance District rely on those volunteers as they often can get […]