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Washingtonians breathed a sigh of relief as a third tally showed that someone, finally, had won that state's gubernatorial tennis match. But don't buy your inaugural party duds yet: Supporters of Republican Dino Rossi say Democrat Christine Gregoire's apparent victory--by 130 votes of almost 3 million cast--may continue to be challenged in court.
The Oregon Tourism Commission ought to be able to make something of this: With the dollar at an all-time low against the euro, Asia devastated by the most powerful earthquake in 40 years, and much of the central and eastern United States buried under snow, a winter vacation in Albany, Ore., is beginning to sound downright appealing.
The masochists who shop at Meier and Frank's moldering flagship store cheered last week when the city announced plans for a rehab of the hulking structure, which will include a boutique hotel on the building's upper floors.
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"It's a dam shame," local racing fans bitched at last week's news that Magna Entertainment is pulling up stakes at Multnomah Greyhound Park in Wood Village. The company, which operates tracks across the country, said it couldn't compete with Oregon's expanding lottery games and tribal casinos. The move is likely to end 70 years of dog racing in the county.
North Portland boozehounds will have to get more creative if the city moves ahead with plans, announced last week, to crack down on sales of single beers, malt liquor and fortified wine in the St. Johns and Cathedral Park neighborhoods.
Now hypochondriacs have even more cause for alarm. In its Sunday profile of recovering stroke victim David Bocci, The Oregonian included this fun fact: "For mysterious reasons, Oregon has one of the nation's highest death rates from stroke."
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