Monthly Archives: October 2009

Former Oregon Bar President Edward L. "Ned" Clark Jr. has died

Clark practiced law in Salem for 42 years before retiring in 1995. He was also chairman of the Marion-Polk Boundary Commission that established Salem’s original urban growth boundaries.

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LNG developers push back plans to 2011 for North Spit of Coos Bay

Developers hoping to build a liquefied natural gas terminal on the North Spit of Coos Bay have pushed back plans to start construction until spring 2011

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Portland-area builders shift to small, efficient homes

Renaissance Homes will pull back from Bend to focus on its core markets in Portland’s affluent suburbs.

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Ichabod and Olive are the names of aquarium turkey vultures

Two turkey vultures were rescued from Wisconsin after a teen removed from their nest as chicks.

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Elton John/Billy Joel concert postponed

Elton John has a serious case of E.

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NBA | Portland’s Brandon Roy scores 42 points in loss (Seattle Times)

Trevor Ariza scored a career-high 33 points, Aaron Brooks added 28 and the Houston Rockets held on to beat the Portland Trail Blazers at…

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Suit delayed in case of hostage sued by captor

The case of a convicted killer suing one of his own victims has being delayed.

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State lowballed cost of green tax breaks

Estimates for Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s legacy-making program were changed, costing Oregon taxpayers 40 times more.

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Contamination at Umatilla clouds land-use issue

The chemical depot in eastern Oregon may not be cleaned up by 2011 for development

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Driving, texting, crashing lands man in jail

Man uninjured after drinking, driving, texting and crashing

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