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Police move in on Portland park, protesters remain

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Several hundred protesters, some wearing goggles and gas masks, marched past authorities in a downtown street Sunday, hours after riot police forced Occupy Portland demonstrators out of a pair of weeks-old encampments in nearby parks.

Stanford, Oregon meet in Pac-12's game of the year - College Football News | FOX Sports on MSN

Sooo ready to finally watch an exciting game. I love my Ducks!

Canada's Loch Ness Monster Caught on Tape? - Video

A possible sighting of Canada’s version of the Loch Ness monster at a lake in British Columbia has stirred up the legend of the sea creature long-rumored to reside there.

Occupy Portland

My niece was given the assignment to document the occupy movement in Portland for her college photography class. Here are a few of the highlights: .   

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Is applying for a job a lost art?

    Having spent the last few weeks reviewing seasonal applications in a retail setting I roll my eyes at the current unemployment rate.

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Scientific Citizen Sleuths Release Findings on Analysis of Evidence in Famous 'D.B. Cooper' Skyjacking Case

On a rainy evening forty years ago this month, a man in a dark suit and a tie, carrying a briefcase and a paper bag, boarded Northwest Airlines Flight 305 in Portland that was headed for Seattle. It was the Wednesday before Thanksgiving Thursday.

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Chase and Wells Fargo Banks Drop Debit Card User Fees - BOA May Follow

Bad press, bad publicity, public outrage, the Occupation Movement, who knows? Or maybe these banks are just getting tired of having people camped outside their doors.

Oregon kids (relatively) fit | Editorial | The Register-Guard | Eugene, Oregon

Oregon ranks lowest in child obesity and highest breast feeding!

Small Businesses Join Forces with Occupy Wall Street - Salem-News.Com

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - As the momentum of the Occupy Wall Street movement continues to grow, with hundreds of demonstrations across the U.S. over the weekend, a new voice is entering the debate in support of the 99% movement: Main Street small business owners

None of the Above - Will Voter Rage Sweep the Country in 2012?

What began as worry about the economy and the future of America has boiled over into outright rage. You see it in the press, on blogs, and in the Wall Street takeover protests.

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