NewsDick's Sporting Goods has issued a statement this morning about the company's decision to stop selling semiautomatic rifles at its 500-plus stores nationwide.
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Ex-Gov. Neil Goldschmidt
says he’s been ripped off to the tune of $601,599—the amount he and his
wife, Diana, claim in a lawsuit they invested with Arkansas-based
Voyager Financial Group. Th
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At the end of the day, it costs money to run a radio station [“Who Killed KPOJ?” WW, Nov. 28, 2012]. Money for the license, for the staff, for the electricity, for the equipment. Something has to
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Oregon Zoo officials are trying to explain away their misleading and false statements
after the embarrassing news the zoo’s new baby elephant actually
belongs to a California traveling elephant
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NewsHave Trunk Will Travel, the real owner of the Oregon Zoo's new baby elephant, has faced accusations from Animal Defenders International that it has repeatedly abused its animals.ADI last year posted a video that allegedly shows a trainer for the traveling elephant troupe using an ele...
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A great coffee issue for a great coffee city [“The Caffeinator,” WW,
Nov. 21, 2012]. I live in Melbourne, Australia, a city with a massive
coffee (and cycling) culture. I visited Portland a fe
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What can you say about a once-promising politician who lost? That he showed, even in a crushing defeat, Portland’s east-west divide still persists. State Rep. Jefferson Smith
(D-East Portland) say
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As a private-practice veterinarian and nonprofit no-kill
shelter volunteer, I would like to say I find this idea completely
disgusting [“Rent a Pup,” WW, Nov. 14, 2012]. I understand what
co
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A familiar local voice will soon be reporting from the escalating conflict between Israel and Gaza. Emily Harris, the former host of Oregon Public Broadcasting’s morning talk show Think Out Loud, ha
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