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Whiskey war By Finn J.D. John The temperance movement, when it came to Portland in the early 1870s, really shouldn’t have taken anybody by surprise. What was surprising, though, was the form it took when it got there. Portland’s temperance drama reached a climax in April 1874 with a genuine knock-down-drag-out riot on the streets of downtown Portland, as angry citizens exchanged punches and clobbered each other with chairs — while, the whole time, serene as if they were singing in a forest glade, a cluster of upper-class ladies in the...
McKenzie River Reflections...
New ODOT Roadcams give visual updates in Rainbow Rainbow roadcam RAINBOW: Oregon has an extensive network of cameras that showcase this attractive, scenic and diverse state. New Tripcheck cameras along the McKenzie section of Hwy. 126 are now online. The new sites will also provide remote weather information to help the National Weather Service. ODOT’s travel information website has been in operation since 2000. Currently, there are more than 300 cameras in the TripCheck network. Most TripCheck cameras update every five minutes. The fresh c...