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Traffic Stop Near La Grande Results in Big Drug Bust |
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Wednesday, 27 August 2008 07:00 |
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OREGON STATE POLICE SEIZED APPROXIMATELY 150 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA DURING A ROUTINE TRAFFIC STOP MONDAY MORNING ON INTERSTATE 84 ABOUT SIX MILES EAST OF LA GRANDE. A CALIFORNIA MAN WAS ARRESTED AND THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING. OSP ARRESTED 26-YEAR-OLD CRISTOBAL BARAJAS CARDENAS, FROM CERES, CALIFORNIA. HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND LODGED IN THE UNION COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY FOR UNLAWFUL POSSESSION, DELIVERY AND MANUFACTURING OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - MARIJUANA. ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE SEIZED MARIJUANA IS $450,000.00. |
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Poverty Level in Oregon Rises |
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Wednesday, 27 August 2008 06:58 |
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145-THOUSAND CHILDREN...NEARLY A QUARTER OF THE KIDS IN OREGON...ARE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. CATHY KAUFMAN, WITH CHILDREN FIRST FOR OREGON, SAYS KEEPING KIDS OUT OF POVERTY WILL HELP LOWER THE OVERALL POVERTY RATE IN THE FUTURE... OREGON'S MEDIAN INCOME IS TWO-THOUSAND DOLLARS BELOW THE NATIONAL MEDIAN OF 50-THOUSAND-740 DOLLARS A YEAR. |
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Blazers Remember Duckworth |
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Wednesday, 27 August 2008 06:56 |
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THE REACTION FROM THE PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZER ORGANIZATION REGARDING THE DEATH OF FORMER BLAZER CENTER, KEVIN DUCKWORTH, IS "SHOCK". BLAZER PRESIDENT, LARRY MILLER, SAYS THE MAN THEY CALLED "DUCK" WAS SPECIAL: DUCKWORTH WAS AT SALISHAN LODGE FOR A KIDS BASKETBALL CAMP IN LINCOLN CITY. THE 44 YEAR OLD RETURNED TO OREGON AFTER HIS RETIREMENT IN 1997 AND CONTINUED HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH THE TRAIL BLAZERS. MILLER SAYS "DUCK" WAS A GREAT REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE TEAM, PERSONIFYING WHAT THEY WANT IN A PLAYER. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER WILL DETERMINE CAUSE OF DEATH. |
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Record Delivery of Pendleton Whisky Arrives |
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Wednesday, 27 August 2008 06:55 |
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THE LIQUOR STORE IN PENDLETON HAS JUST RECEIVED ITS BIGGEST-EVER SHIPMENT OF PENDLETON WHISKY... 12-HUNDRED CASES. THAT'S 94-HUNDRED BOTTLES. GREG ROLAND SELLS A LOT OF IT DURING THE PENDLETON ROUNDUP. THE WHISKY'S A HIT WITH OUT-OF-TOWNERS... WHO DON'T REALIZE IT ACTUALLY DISTILLED IN CANADA, THEN BLENDED AT HOOD RIVER DISTILLERS. |
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Walden Visits Round-Up City |
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Tuesday, 26 August 2008 06:51 |
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CONGRESSMAN GREG WALDEN WAS IN PENDLETON YESTERDAY, WHERE HE MET WITH MEMBERS OF THE PENDLETON ROUND-UP AND HAPPY CANYON BOARDS ABOUT THEIR GRANDSTAND PROJECTS. HE TELLS KUMA NEWS HE IS WORKING TO HELP RAISE FUNDS. WALDEN SAYS HE IS WORKING WITH SENATORS GORDON SMITH AND RON WYDEN AS THEY LOOK FOR POSSIBLE FEDERAL DOLLARS TO HELP WITH THIS $12-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT. WALDEN SAYS ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR THERE ARE SOME EXCITING OPPORTUNITES. WALDEN THEN DELIVERED A CONGRESSIONAL UPDATE TO THE PENDLETON ROTARY CLUB. THE REPUBLICAN TOUCHED ON ISSUES SUCH AS DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION, GREEN COLLAR JOBS, FOREST HEALTH, AND RURAL HEALTH CARE- |
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