Waterspouts twirl in Auckland
Source: New Zealand Infotech Weekly
Oregon City :: OR :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 21:50:58 -0700 | green-news
Small waterspouts have swirled across Auckland this afternoon during a sudden heavy downpour. Workers stopped to take photos of the spectacle as dark clouds descended over the city and the spouts appeared at about 3.30pm. It looked like a really...
Chad Bettis looking A-OK with Colorado Rockies' Double-A farm team
Source: Denver Post
Oregon City :: OR :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 23:37:59 -0700 | sports-news
Font Resize The way right-hander Chad Bettis began his comeback season with the Double-A Tulsa Drillers, it wasn't far-fetched to think he might be in the picture to get called up by the Rockies. Bettis' hat still might get into...
Sacramento-area lender gears up to aid more female entrepreneurs
Source: Sacramento Bee
Oregon City :: OR :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 00:04:24 -0700 | business-news
For the former advertising sales rep, her midlife career change was a complicated, two-year recipe. It entailed concocting a business plan, buying equipment, securing leases and loans, nailing down city, county and state permits, and flying to Italy for a...
Three Valley teams advance to 4A baseball semifinals
Source: The Idaho Statesman
Oregon City :: OR :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 23:53:14 -0700 | sports-news
Bishop Kelly, Emmett, Skyview representing District Three in state's final four dsouthorn@idahostatesman.com On one side, two unbeaten aces will duel for a spot in the state championship. On the other, the stakes are higher than ever for two familiar foes....
Memorial Cup loaded with top draft prospects
Source: Star Phoenix
Oregon City :: OR :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 22:30:51 -0700 | sports-news
The Memorial Cup is often a make-work project for NHL scouts because the best players on the participating teams have already been drafted or there isn't a raft of high-end talent in the draft pool...There could be eight first-rounders playing...
Ore. lawmaker: Rule-breaking coaches should pay
Source: SF Gate
Oregon City :: OR :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 21:34:49 -0700 | sports-news
Ore. (AP) One Oregon state lawmaker wants to make college coaches pay up if their recruiting methods break the rules...Rep. Brent Barton says coaches have almost no incentive to play by the rules, and plenty of reasons to cut corners...
Columbia River anglers can add shad to the fishing menu starting Thursday
Source: Seattle Times
Oregon City :: OR :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 15:01:32 -0700 | sports-news
Mark Yuasa covers fishing and outdoors in the Pacific Northwest...That should be good news for those tossing shad darts into the rolling waters below the dam...Single-day counts have been 3,630 on May 14; 3,105 on May 13; and 3,446 on...
Chino Valley bus driver/artist beautifies lounge
Source: Chino Valley Review
Oregon City :: OR :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 09:21:30 -0700 | your-story
Bus driver and artist Ann Petersen saw that wall as a giant canvas and an opportunity to beautify the space. With Transportation Director Jeff Lambert's permission, she set about painting a familiar scene from the bus route that she drives...
Ore. man accused of lewd behavior on buses
Source: Associated Press
Oregon City :: OR :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 23:49:19 -0700 | allnews
Investigators allege that Jared Weston Walter, 26, has masturbated and ejaculated into the hair of several female TriMet bus passengers, The Oregonian reports ( http://is.gd/hzTBg4 )...The first two victims were unsure what had happened, Portland police Sgt...However, police say Monday's...
Ore. man accused of lewd behavior on buses
Source: Associated Press
Oregon City :: OR :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 23:49:19 -0700 | allnews
Investigators allege that Jared Weston Walter, 26, has masturbated and ejaculated into the hair of several female TriMet bus passengers, The Oregonian reports ( http://is.gd/hzTBg4 )...The first two victims were unsure what had happened, Portland police Sgt...However, police say Monday's...
Tri-Cities' first quarter home sales show growth
Source: Tri-City Herald
Oregon City :: OR :: USA | updated 2013-05-11 22:33:40 -0700 | business-news
Home sales climbed by 11 percent during the first three months of the year compared to the same quarter last year, according to data recently released by the Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies at the University of Washington. That...
Deal brings land opening closer
Source: New Zealand Herald
Oregon City :: OR :: USA | updated 2013-05-10 00:20:26 -0700 | business-news
Government and council reach understanding over aspects of Unitary Plan Auckland Council and the Government have struck a deal to fast-track plans to free up land for residential department. Prime Minister John Key, Mayor Len Brown and Housing Minister Nick...
Fish Rap by Roger Phillips: Faced with the old half-empty, half-full dilemma
Source: The Idaho Statesman
Oregon City :: OR :: USA | updated 2013-05-08 23:24:15 -0700 | technology-news
Get on the reservoirs early this year because we may be in for a long, hot spring/summer with poor water conditions for fishing. Hope I am wrong, but I can't ignore the reality of a dry winter followed by a...
Oregon House approves rights for domestic workers
Source: Mail Tribune
Oregon City :: OR :: USA | updated 2013-05-08 02:22:39 -0700 | political-news
The Oregon House narrowly passed a bill on Tuesday requiring overtime pay, meal breaks and other labor protections for housekeepers, nannies and in-home cooks. Advocates said the legislation is needed to protect the largely female, immigrant workforce from abuses. "The...
A Crumble in the Bronx
Source: The New York Observer
Oregon City :: OR :: USA | updated 2013-05-07 15:06:57 -0700 | political-news
The chefs we have come to meet are squeezed shoulder to shoulder in the tiny space, chopping and frying for the throngs outside. Jon Gray is giving two waitresses in crop tops a pep talk, telling them to get as...
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