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Cliff Bentz talks GOP power, criticizes analysis of Medicaid cuts in eastern Oregon speech
OregonLive.com
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July 27, 2025
Oregon’s lone Republican U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz spent little time discussing the potential impacts of the recent GOP tax and spending cut law to energy, the environment, Medicaid or to the lives of his eastern Oregon constituents at his first...
Oregon health Q&A: Bug bomb made me sick; what now?
OregonLive.com
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July 26, 2025
Questions are answered by experts at the Oregon Health Authority, other state agencies or community partners. Questions and answers are republished by permission. Q: Hello -- I’m trying to find someone to go through our apartment because we have...
Oregon's Bold Stand Against Private Equity In Healthcare: What's Next?
Forbes
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Private Equity Has Skyrocketed In Healthcaregetty Complex economic forces shape the U.S. healthcare landscape, with private equity (PE) firms promising efficiency and growth in the medical sector while simultaneously sparking debate. On June 9,...
Technology trends to lower costs for Boardman farm
East Oregonian
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July 26, 2025
BOARDMAN — Efficiency is the name of the game in farming these days. Greg Harris, manager of Threemile Canyon Farms in Morrow County, said many of their decisions come down to efficiency. Threemile Canyon Farms is a large operation outside...
Oregon leaders back Workforce Pell for education, skills
University World News
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UNITED STATES Workforce Pell is less than a month old and still has a number of implementation steps ahead of it, but Oregon’s higher education and workforce leaders are already enthusiastic about how it may help students and local economies,...
Top 25 Oregon Ducks since 2000: No. 5 — Haloti Ngata
Statesman Journal - Oregon
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Over the last 25 years, the Oregon Ducks have been one of the single best teams in all of college football, sitting near the top of the sport for the better part of a quarter-century. Since 2000, Oregon has compiled an overall record of 239-83...
Eco Material opens its first low-CO2 cement plant in Pacific Northwest
Global Cement
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US: Eco Material Technologies, a marketer of supplementary cementitious materials and producer of green cement products in North America, has announced the opening of its new Lakeview Plant in southern Oregon. This milestone marks Eco Material’s...
Oregon Department of Agriculture seeks applicants for commodity commissioner positions
Beaver State News - Oregon
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July 25, 2025
The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) is seeking applicants to fill 15 commissioner positions on 10 of the state's agricultural and commercial fisheries commodity commissions. The deadline for applications is August 15, 2025. Those interested...
David vs. Goliath: Oregon’s news bill fight
The Register Guard - Oregon
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SB 686 would require Google and Meta to pay news outlets for content. Oregon newsrooms, often competitors, are uniting to support the bill. The bill mirrors successful efforts in other countries and U.S. states. 90% of funds collected would go...
Researchers abuzz about future of bees
Tribune Chronicle - Ohio
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WILLIAMSPORT, Ohio — Sweat covers Isaac Barnes’ face under his beekeeper’s veil as he hauls boxes of honeycomb from his hives to his truck. It’s a workout in what feels like a sauna as the late-morning June temperatures rise. Though Barnes was...
Researchers make promising discoveries after reintroducing near-extinct species into natural habitat: 'It's a really good sign'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 25, 2025
Photo Credit: University of Toledo There is something incredibly hopeful about watching ecologists actively work to reverse the damaging effects of pollution — a vision coming to life along the Maumee River, thanks to the dedicated efforts of the...
Science KOIN PNW saw ‘anomalously high’ temps, health issues during 2021 heat wave: Study
Yahoo News
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – After a deadly, record-breaking heat wave blanketed the Pacific Northwest in 2021, researchers at Portland State University have found anomalies when it comes to the temperatures the region reached, and health concerns...
Oregon Tech students explore livable cities and circular societies in the Netherlands
Oregon Institute of Technology
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Oregon Tech and JMU students at Leiden City Hall Professors Hallie and Mark Neupert Seventeen Oregon Tech students from 13 academic majors traveled to the Netherlands in June and July for a three-week faculty-led study abroad program called...
Tsunami warnings Issued for California, Hawaii following powerful quake
Israel Hayom
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July 30, 2025
A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck late Tuesday night off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering a wave of tsunami warnings across the Pacific Ocean, including for the coasts of Japan, Hawaii, Alaska, California, Oregon, and...
Mussel Harvesting Closed Part of South Oregon Coast, Reopens Central Coast
Oregon Coast Beach Connection
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Published 07/25/25 at 8:25 p.m. By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff (Coos Bay, Oregon) - Shellfish harvesting has been suspended along a portion of the southern Oregon coast due to unsafe levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP), state...
Joint Medevac Off Oregon Coast Includes Coast Guard, Canadian Air Force - Video
Oregon Coast Beach Connection
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Published 07/26/25 at 4:25 a.m. By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff (Astoria, Oregon) – A combined effort of both Canadian and U.S. rescuers took place Thursday afternoon off the Oregon and Washington coast. (Photos and video US Coast Guard and...
Ocean Shores' Surf and Sun Virtual Walk: Help the Oregon Coast Without Being ...
Oregon Coast Beach Connection
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Published 07/23/25 at 6:25 p.m. By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff (Seal Rock, Oregon) - The environmental nonprofit Oregon Shores has announced its third annual “Surf & Sun Virtual Walk & Run,” scheduled to run from August 1 through August...
Newport's 2025 Summer Concert Series Uses Oregon Coast as Backdrop
Oregon Coast Beach Connection
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Published 07/24/25 at 4:25 p.m. By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff (Newport, Oregon) – Copious summer tunes to the scenic backdrop of the Oregon coast: what more could you ask for? From late July through August, Newport Newport Parks and...
Powerful Earthquake Hits Eastern Russia, Triggering 8.7 Magnitude Quake and 4-Meter Tsunami
Tempo.co
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July 30, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Earthquake with a magnitude of 8.7 struck the Kamchatka Peninsula in far eastern Russia. As reported by Sky News, the earthquake caused a four-meter tsunami in the Kamchatka Peninsula. The earthquake caused several buildings to...
Oregon store helps rescue lab rats
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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Samantha Swindler / oregonlive.com (TNS) Secondhand Pet Supply is all about second chances: For a struggling mall. For used pet supplies. And for former lab rats ready for a new life. From its location in the Lloyd Center, the Portland nonprofit...