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Articles from the October 25, 2018 edition


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  • Stubborn citizen teamed up with Tom McCall to get nation’s first bottle bill passed

    Oct 25, 2018

    McCall By Finn J.D. John Longtime Oregonians may re-member a time, in the mid-1970s, when the “Welcome to Oregon” signs at the state’s southern border were superfluous. One could tell the difference between Oregon and California by the amount of litter on the side of the road. The difference had mostly vanished by the mid-1980s; by then California litter levels had dropped to match. But during the time it existed, the phenomenon was — according to those old enough to remember it — stark and startling. Social scientists never studi...

  • SENATE CANDIDATE CLAIMS FORUM WAS BIASED

    Oct 25, 2018

    Scott Rohter cites “hostile and defamatory” comments Rohter lake sign VIDA: Both candidates for Oregon’s District 4 Senate seat didn’t attend Sunday’s Candidates Forum at the Vida McKenzie Community Center. Incumbent Floyd Prozanski declined, reported he had previously committed to an event in Douglas County. Challenger Scott Rohter sent a note saying he had planned to be there until he came to doubt the meeting would be conducted in an “orderly and civil manner.” Other candidates, including East Lane Commissioner rivals Heather Buch and Gary...

  • Doodles

    Oct 25, 2018

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