This week's winners and losers in the news - Statesman Journal

5 July 2008, 3:17 am

This week's winners and losers in the newsStatesman Journal, OR - 14 hours agoBlame fires on Oregon's southern border — not grass-seed farmers — for the pall of smoke that settled over the Mid-Valley this week. ...... read more

Gun-ban ruling's effect in Oregon likely to be minimal - Statesman Journal

27 June 2008, 3:24 am

Gun-ban ruling's effect in Oregon likely to be minimalStatesman Journal, OR - Jun 27, 2008With the support of major gun-rights groups in 1989, Oregon instituted a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases to allow police to conduct ...... read more

Keizer must show how badly it wants library - Statesman Journal

26 June 2008, 3:27 am

Keizer must show how badly it wants libraryStatesman Journal, OR - Jun 26, 2008Oregon ranks second in the nation when it comes to the number of items checked out per person from libraries each year (Ohio is No. 1). But two of Oregon's ...... read more

Off-island Marshallese Share Culture and Find Opportunities - Yokwe

25 June 2008, 4:05 pm

Off-island Marshallese Share Culture and Find OpportunitiesYokwe, CA - Jun 25, 2008Although just 4 percent of Salem-Keizer schoolchildren are listed as this ethnic background, Marshallese is one of the most common languages other than ...... read more

Could poker become a local fixture? - Keizertimes

20 June 2008, 8:46 am

Could poker become a local fixture?Keizertimes, OR - Jun 20, 2008Sounds simple enough – but the problem is it's illegal in Keizer, according to Police Chief Marc Adams. While Oregon Revised Statutes allow cities and ...... read more

Agencies feel pinch of gas - Statesman Journal

16 June 2008, 3:14 am

Agencies feel pinch of gasStatesman Journal, OR - Jun 16, 2008Unlike the early 1980s, when Oregon State Police patrol troopers faced mandated mileage and other restrictions, "the department has not taken extreme ...... read more