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Portland Police Chief Making Changes
Portland's police chief proposed the creation of two new divisions in his force Wednesday -- at a cost of $700,000 a year.
One division will help stop officers suffering stress, from dealing with those problems on the street.
The other division will deal with internal investigations and audits.
As Kristian Foden-Vencil reports, Chief Derrick Foxworth is trying to address the public relations problems stemming from the shooting of two unarmed motorists and the failure to investigate the selling of stolen property in local pawn shops.
Also on Wednesday's Oregon Considered
How To Pay For Measure 37 Claims?
Funding Muddies The Waters Of DEQ Standards Proposal
No Republican Opponent Yet For Rep. Hooley
NPR:Hunger In America -- Housing Costs Play Role in Urban Hunger
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The One That Got Away, Fish Passage Center To Close
A little known federal agency, based in Portland, has been abolished by a paragraph in a massive Congressional budget bill.
For 22 years the Fish Passage Center has provided data on Columbia River fish. But in four months the agency will apparently be dissolved.
Idaho Senator Larry Craig inserted the language that abolishes the center. Craig claims the agency favors environmentalists and salmon advocates, a charge the center vehemently denies.
Ley Garnett paid a visit to the center and filed this report.
Also on Tuesday's Oregon Considered
Church Officials Say Gay Priests Still Allowed
Beaverton Schools Bursting At The Seams
NPR:Hunger In America -- Hunger Hidden, But Real In America's Suburbs
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Former Sheriff's Report Blasts Guisto For Overtime Pay
Multnomah County's former sheriff, Dan Noelle released a report Monday lambasting the current sheriff, Bernie Guisto for spending millions on unnecessary police overtime.
Noelle alleged that a $40,000 contribution to Guisto's election campaign from a police union effectively bought" the race. Kristian Foden-Vencil reports.
Also on Monday's Oregon Considered
PCC Receives ODOT Money To Train Future Workers
Vale Shelter Leader Faces Contempt Charge
NPR:Hunger In America -- A Rural Struggle to Keep the Family Fed
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Fort Clatsop Dig Yields No Smoking Gun
Archeologists digging at what they believed was the 200-year-old camp site of the Lewis and Clark expedition have not found the smoking musket they’ve been searching for.
After three weeks of looking, researchers have found no evidence linking the site visited by thousands of tourists to Lewis and Clark.
As Colin Fogarty reports, that likely means the 50-year-old replica was likely in the wrong spot.
Also on Wednesday's Oregon Considered
UP Pilots: A Season Like No Other
Memory: It's Quality Of Filing, Not Quantity Of Storage That Matters
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Christmas Tree Farmers On Needles During Harvest
It's not yet Thanksgiving, but the commercial Christmas tree harvest is about to peak. Fully a third of Christmas trees sold in the U.S. are grown in our region.
Oregon is the nation's number one producer of real Christmas trees. Tree growers have to buck some knotty problems before they enjoy a happy holiday.
Correspondent Tom Banse checked on the frenzied harvest.
Also on Tuesday's Oregon Considered
Sewage Woes Pile Up For Portland
Lewis And Clark Visitors Brighten Coastal Winter A Little
Rural Bus Service Returns To North Idaho
Kulongoski In For 2006 Race, Shakes Up Staff
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Posted by Michael Clapp
State Capitol Turns Into County Courthouse
The building where the states laws are written was taken over Monday by the people who interpret and enforce those laws.
The state capitol in Salem is now the temporary digs for Marion County judges, displaced by a man who allegedly crashed a pickup truck into the downtown Salem courthouse and set fires inside.
Colin Fogarty was in Salem today and filed this report.
Also on Monday's Oregon Considered
Nike CEO Relieved After Safe Landing
Rep. Blumenauer Calls For U.S. Withdrawal From Iraq
Turnouts for Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Disappoint Towns
More School Strikes On The Way?
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The Selling of Santa, Idaho
Internet marketer Mark Hughes in Santa, ID The tiny hamlet of Santa, Idaho is like a lot of Northwest towns: it's on the brink of financial crisis.
But just when things are really starting to look bad, along comes a proposal: an internet entrepreneur is asking Santa to change its name to "SecretSanta.com."
The business goal is to promote a website. Correspondent Elizabeth Wynne Johnson went to find out what's in it for Santa.
Also on Thursday's Oregon Considered
Expanded Web Site Tracks Corporate Deeds
Confluence Project Dedicates A Bridge To The Past
Back To School In Oregon Trail District
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Parties Agree To Contract In Oregon Trail Teachers' Strike
The three-week long teachers' strike in Clackamas County appears to be over, though first rank-and-file teachers and school board members will have to ratify the deal tonight in separate votes.
The details of the deal won't be public until after those votes. Rob Manning reports.
Also on Wednesday's Oregon Considered
Police Ticket Bikes And Cars Alike
Church To Open Line Of Credit To Pay Abuse Claims
Chinook Tribe Commemorates Lewis & Clark Its Own Way
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Make It Snow, Make It Snow, Make It Snow
Last year at this time, area ski resorts were bare and brown. This year, Mother Nature is being kind to skiers and snowboarders.
Mount Hood Meadows, White Pass, and Lookout Pass, Idaho opened Friday. They join a lengthening list of Northwest ski areas that have started up weeks early.
Even though the white stuff is falling, some resorts are hedging their bets. They're investing lots of money in snowmaking machines.
Correspondent Tom Banse reports.
Also on Tuesday's Oregon Considered
You Write The Check, But Where Does Your Tax Dollar Go?
Church Bankruptcy Plan Already Being Argued
Beaverton Board Rejects Metro Schools Tax
Mercy Corps Continues Work In Pakistan
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Retracing The Lewis & Clark Journey
In 1803, a team of men led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out from Pennsylvania to seek the western edge of the continent.
Exactly 200 years later, a team of history buffs, retirees and even a teenager set out to retrace the expedition -- by canoe and on foot.
Correspondent Elizabeth Wynne Johnson visited Chinook, Washington where they're marking their own arrival at the Pacific Ocean after a two-year journey.
Lewis And Clark Exhibit Opening At Oregon Historical Society
Those wanting to celebrate the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial on the coast this weekend got a dose of the cold windy rain that the explorers complained of 200 years ago.
If you're looking for an indoor activity marking the anniversary of Lewis and Clark's arrival at the Pacific Ocean, the Oregon Historical Society has the most comprehensive showing of items from the expedition possibly since the journey itself.
Before opening the doors to the public this weekend, the Historical Society gave reporters -- including OPB's Colin Fogarty -- a sneak preview.
Also on Monday's Oregon Considered
Tired Of Lewis And Clark Already?
Suit Filed Against Oregon Youth Authority
Dredging Continues As Opponents File Arguments
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Soldier To Citizen: A New Reality
Thousands of National Guard soldiers are returning to the Northwest after more than a year in Iraq.
Each faces the challenge of reintegrating back into the lives they left behind. In the first of an occasional series, correspondent Elizabeth Wynne Johnson has this portrait of a veteran soldier in Lewiston, Idaho as his body recovers and his family adjusts to a new reality.
Also on Thursday's Oregon Considered
An Interview With Lewis & Clark Expert James Ronda
An Independent Run For Governor?
Students Use Day Off To Prepare For Future
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Wirth Spends Down Budget Before Leaving Office
Democrats in the Oregon House are demanding State Representative Kelley Wirth reverse a steep increase in pay to her legislative staff.
The Corvallis Democrat has said she'll resign from the legislature November 15th. But after getting embroiled in an apparent love triangle that turned violent, and pleading not guilty to drug possession, Wirth quadrupled spending from her office. Colin Fogarty reports.
Also on Wednesday's Oregon Considered
Supporters of Medical Malpractice Initiatives Vow to Fight On
Elections Results From Washington and California
Telephone Companies Want Relief From Franchise Fees
Cat Survives Plunge Off Columbia River Bridge
Riverdale Students Pack For 'Adventure' In India
DePreist To Receive National Medal of Arts
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Initiative Would Open Up Oregon's Primary
A group led by two former Oregon Secretaries of State launched an initiative campaign Tuesday to open Oregon primary elections to voters not affiliated with any party.
Under the measure, the two top vote-getters in the May primary would advance to the general election, regardless of party affiliation.
Also on Tuesday's Oregon Considered
$340 Million Powerball Winner Finally Collects
Two Oregon Teachers Surprised With Millken Awards
Hop Farmers Turn To Technology To Save Industry
Study Finds Teenage Drinking Increasing For Girls
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Speaker Minnis Faces Tough Run For Re-Election
Oregon House Speaker Karen Minnis might was well have a bull's eye on her chest.
Democrats believe they have a chance to defeat the Wood Village Republican in next year's election.
But as Colin Fogarty reports, the House Speaker appears calm and collected, campaigning for a seat that's been held by a member of the Minnis family for 20 years.
Also on Monday's Oregon Considered
Oregon Trail Schools Will Be Out For At Least Three Weeks
Initiatives Bring Washington Voters To The Polls
A Quiet Election Lineup In Oregon
Judge To Decide Fate Of Vehicle Exhaust Rules
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Tourism Commission Launches 'Oregon Bounty' Campaign
The state kicked off an expanded Oregon Bounty advertising campaign Thursday aimed at convincing Pacific North Westerners that the Beaver State is a gastronomic Nirvana.
Pear growers, vintners, cheese artisans and hazelnut farmers are combining forces to persuade tourists that despite the seasonal rain, November is a great time to visit. Kristian Foden-Vencil reports.
Also on Thursday's Oregon Considered
Wirth Pleads Not Guilty In Brief Court Appearance
Grant Money Will Help Portland Schools Improve
Rep. Walden Pushing For Faster Salvage Logging
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Listening To Wolves' Private Lives
Pet dogs or cats might find the sounds you're about to hear upsetting. You, on the other hand, might be fascinated to eavesdrop on the private lives of wolves.
A Sun Valley couple spent six years living in tents beside a captive wolf pack.
The wildlife documentary filmmakers shared some of their recordings with our correspondent Tom Banse.
Also on Wednesday's Oregon Considered
Health Officials Practice For Emergency
Mannix Is First Republican To Announce
Sen. Smith Accused Of 'Waffling' On ANWR Drilling
Bittersweet Homecoming for Oregon and Idaho Guardsmen
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Report Says Salvage Logging Is Bad Policy
The American Lands Alliance, a conservation group, released a report Tuesday that's highly critical of logging after wildfires.
The report analyzed several western salvage logging projects. One of them is the Biscuit Fire Recovery plan in the Siskiyou National Forest. Logging continues in southwest Oregon three years after the fire, as Ley Garnett reports.
Also on Tuesday's Oregon Considered
Providence Settles Uninsured Charges Lawsuit
Fluoride Debate Rages In Bellingham; Voters To Decide
Stumps of the Northwest: History, Old and New
Oregon Teachers Learning Lessons In Labor Mediation
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