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Ducks ranked #20 after 11-2 start

Pac-12 conference basketball set to begin Coach Steve Alford’s best recruiting class for this season was expected to get UCLA back on track following the Bruins’ fourth losing season since 1948.  Few could have expected they would be this good, this quick. UCLA is up to number 2 in the […]

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  NUCLEAR PLANT Northwest’s only nuclear plant resuming operation (Information from: Tri-City Herald, http://www.tri-cityherald.com) RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — The Northwest’s only nuclear power plant is reconnecting to the regional power grid after an unplanned shut down. The Tri-City Herald reports that the 1,190-megawatt Columbia Generating Station resumed late Saturday night. […]

Beavers name athletic director

Oregon State has hired Pittsburgh athletic director Scott Barnes to take over the same position with the Beavers. Barnes was announced yesterday as vice-president and director of intercollegiate athletics Thursday.  He’ll begin his new job in Corvallis in February when he takes the post formerly held by Todd Stansbury.  Stansbury […]

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  ATTORNEY-LICENSE SUSPENDED Salem attorney’s license suspended over ethics concerns (Information from: Statesman Journal, http://www.statesmanjournal.com) SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court has suspended the license of a Salem attorney accused of ethical misconduct for neglecting and overcharging his clients, including some who were denied refunds. The Statesman Journal […]