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Oregon Recreation Report (Lebanon Express)
The Oregon Recreation Report (fishing, hunting viewing), updated Nov. 12 by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife County report says we're getting fatter (The Gresham Outlook)
First the bad news: In the past 15 years, Multnomah County residents have gained some weight, according to a new heath survey by county officials. Now the good news: We're not as heavy as other adults in the state or across the nation. The county's 2008 Community Health Assessment ... Getting Started With Drupal (O'Reilly Media)
Once upon a time, website programming was a fairly arduous proposition. You could spend months putting together the various back end processing pages in ASP or PHP or Perl, writing included files that, if you were thoughtful about it, may contain some reuse, but overall writing such code by hand almost invariably meant that the code was not only very targeted to one particular use but was an ... Seattle air service will stay grounded (Newport News-Times)
A representative of the Department of Justice, which acts as legal counsel to the Oregon Department of Transportation, said on Monday that statutes govern Connect Oregon II funds, and the $4.5 million-subsidized air service grant awarded to a Newport and Port of Astoria consortium cannot include the addition of Seattle routes. Santa Clara University Gets $7 Million Gift for a New Student Activity Center to Be Named after Departing President ... (Centre Daily Times)
In a gesture to honor the departing president of Santa Clara University, Mary Mathews-Stevens '84 and her husband, Mark, a partner in the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, have donated $7 million for a future Paul L. Locatelli, S.J., Student Activity Center. News and views on Linux on the desktop ... (Desktop Linux)
Testers sought for Blackberry-Linux sync software - Oct. 07, 2008 - A developer of Mac-based sync utilities is seeking beta testers for what it calls "the first Linux-to-BlackBerry sync solution." News and views on Linux on the desktop ... (Desktop Linux)
Google updates photo editor for Linux - Oct. 07, 2008 - Google has released a new Linux version of the popular beginner-level photography program, Picasa. Thursday's headlines (Spacing Wire)
• Waste plan pits city against industry [ Toronto Star ] • ‘Massive' fight expected over waste proposals [ Globe and Mail ] • City on its own in java cup fight [ Toronto Sun ] • E-scooters on sidewalks add to pedestrians' fear [ Toronto Star ] • Many newcomers face poverty [ Toronto Star ] • As prices [...] Inquiring Voters Want to Know (The Columbian)
"Why can't I find Gordon Smith on my ballot?" "Can I take my grandchildren to the polls so they can learn about citizenship?" The answers are: Many U.S. voters can't wait for Election Day (International Herald Tribune)
Early voting is allowed in 32 U.S. states and is increasingly popular with voters, especially Democrats. Up to 35 percent of ballots will be turned in by Saturday.
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