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    May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Water war between Klamath River farmers, tribes poised to erupt

    KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — For decades this rural basin has battled over the Klamath River's most precious resource: water that sustains fish, irrigates farms and powers the hydroelectric dams that block one of the largest salmon runs on the West Coast....

    Tags: Warren Buffett, Droughts, Seafood and Fishing Industry, U.S. Congress, Hydroelectricity

    2. May 2, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  2. May Day activists cheer state immigration laws

    SALEM, Ore. (AP) — As Congress debates the first national immigration overhaul in decades, a state-level push advancing rights for people in the U.S. illegally has picked up momentum across the country.
    SALEM, Ore. (AP) — As Congress debates the first national immigration overhaul in decades, a state-level push advancing rights for people in the U.S. illegally has picked up momentum across the country. Among the patchwork changes to state law...

    Tags: Judges, Employment Opportunities, Migration, Parties and Movements, U.S. Congress

    3. Dec 12, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  3. Victims, Gunman ID'd in Deadly Oregon Mall Shooting

    PORTLAND, Oregon -- Investigators identified a 22-year-old as the gunman responsible for shooting three people -- two of them fatally -- at a mall in suburban Portland, Oregon.
    CNN
    PORTLAND, Oregon -- Investigators identified a 22-year-old as the gunman responsible for shooting three people -- two of them fatally -- at a mall in suburban Portland, Oregon. Sheriff's investigators believe that Jacob Tyler Roberts acted alone in...

    Tags: General Growth Properties, Inc., Witnesses, Shootings, CNN (tv network), Prosecution

    4. Nov 14, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  4. Governors call for renewing wind energy tax credit

    The fate of a tax credit that advocates say is needed to maintain tens of thousands of wind energy jobs will be decided during high-stakes, last-minute negotiations between President Obama and House Republicans over fiscal issues, officials said Tuesday.
    The fate of a tax credit that advocates say is needed to maintain tens of thousands of wind energy jobs will be decided during high-stakes, last-minute negotiations between President Obama and House Republicans over fiscal issues, officials said Tuesday....

    Tags: Parties and Movements, Elections, George H.W. Bush, Executive Branch, Republican Party

    5. Nov 13, 2012 |Story| KWCH

  5. Governors push for extension of wind energy tax credit

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">Warning that tens of thousands of jobs are at stake, governors in wind energy states are calling on Congress to renew an expiring tax break.</span>
    KWCH 12 Eyewitness News
    Warning that tens of thousands of jobs are at stake, governors in wind energy states are calling on Congress to renew an expiring tax break.     Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R), Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (R), Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) and Oregon...

    Tags: George H.W. Bush, John Hickenlooper, Executive Branch, Pat Roberts, Republican Party

    6. May 23, 2012 |Story| KRCW-LTV

  6. PCC Introduces the Largest Solar Array in Oregon

    PORTLAND, Ore. &ndash; Portland Community College is taking onsite renewable energy generation to the next level. The college just introduced a 35,000-square-foot, 2,000-panel solar array, based at the Rock Creek Campus, that&rsquo;s expected to produce nearly 10 million kilowatt hours during the next 20 years.
    PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Community College is taking onsite renewable energy generation to the next level. The college just introduced a 35,000-square-foot, 2,000-panel solar array, based at the Rock Creek Campus, that’s expected to produce...

    Tags: Education, Politics, Executive Branch, Government, Environmental Issues

    7. Jan 19, 2012 |Story| KCPQ-LTV

  7. Major flooding hits Oregon's Willamette Valley

    Widespread flooding in the Salem area forced scrambling residents to pile sandbags in hopes of protecting homes and businesses.
    FOX12 Oregon
    Widespread flooding in the Salem area forced scrambling residents to pile sandbags in hopes of protecting homes and businesses. Salem police have called Thursday's flooding a "100-year event" and Gov. John Kitzhaber declared a state of emergency for...

    Tags: Politics, Business, Executive Branch, Government

    8. Dec 9, 2011 |Story| Hartford Courant

  8. Time Now To End Death Penalty

    After another painful and painstaking recounting of the 2007 Cheshire murders, a jury has sentenced the second defendant in the case to death. Joshua Komisarjevsky will now join Steven Hayes on death row.
    After another painful and painstaking recounting of the 2007 Cheshire murders, a jury has sentenced the second defendant in the case to death. Joshua Komisarjevsky will now join Steven Hayes on death row. The case, however, is far from over. There'll...

    Tags: Wesleyan University, Elie Wiesel, Trials, Criminals, The Holocaust (1934-1945)

    9. Dec 15, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Death sentences plunge in U.S.; Texas again No. 1 in executions

    Nation Now
    Death Penalty Information Center survey: Death sentences plummeted in 2011 and executions have declined. Texas was still first in executions, with 13....
    10. Jan 19, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Snow wasn't bad enough? Now Oregon is battling floods

    Nation Now
    Winter storms in the Pacific Northwest: Oregon faces flooding as snow turns to rain and inundates rivers and creeks in the Willamette Valley, while Washington continues to battle snow and ice....
    11. Jan 20, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Seattle headed back to what it knows best: rain

    Nation Now
    Winter storms in the Pacific Northwest: Seattle is in for a snow melt, as Oregon continues to battle flooding from rising rivers and creeks....
    12. Nov 30, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Putting murderers to death doesn't help victims' families

    I do not know Vivian Penda but I was touched and moved by her op-ed in which she shared her struggle following the murder of her son. In her powerful guest opinion she urged, "For the sake of victims' families, repeal the death penalty." (Nov. 17.) It...

    Tags: Crimes, Criminals, Executive Branch, Crime Victims, Punishment

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