Oregon bans Native American mascots in schools

19 May 2012, 4:13 pm

SALEM, Ore. -- Eight Oregon high schools will have to retire their Native American mascots after the Board of Education voted Thursday to prohibit them, giving the state some of the nation's toughest restrictions on Native American mascots, nicknames and logos.... Read More »

Oregon PERS: Private equity investments pose an unclear future for public pensions

19 May 2012, 12:11 pm

The river of profits welling from investments in private equity partnerships has long been a point of pride for Oregon's public pension managers.... Read More »

Oregon doesn't win the grand prize, but kids do well at Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

18 May 2012, 3:08 pm

Intel International Science and Engineering Fair names three Oregon kids as Best of Category winners, but alas, no grand prizes this year.... Read More »

Ore. bans Native American school mascots

18 May 2012, 6:19 am

SALEM -- Eight Oregon high schools will have to retire their Native American mascots after the Board of Education voted Thursday to prohibit them, giving the state some of the nation's toughest restrictions on Native American mascots, nicknames and logos. The 5-1 vote followed months of passiona... Read More »

Oregon bars Indians as mascots - Fri, 18 May 2012 PST

18 May 2012, 12:15 am

SALEM – Eight Oregon high schools will have to retire their Native American mascots after the Board of Education voted Thursday to prohibit them, giving the state some of the ...... Read More »

Oregon bans Native American mascots in schools- Child's MLK tribute causes controversy

17 May 2012, 11:43 pm

May 16, 2012: The Banks High School score board is shown on the wall of their gym in Banks, Oregon. AP... Read More »

Oregon bans Native American school mascots - Thu, 17 May 2012 PST

17 May 2012, 5:59 pm

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Eight Oregon high schools will have to retire their Native American mascots after the Board of Education voted Thursday to prohibit them, giving the state some of the nation’s toughest restrictions on Native American mascots, nicknames and logos.... Read More »

Oregon goes statewide with iPad voting

11 May 2012, 1:19 pm

SALEM -- Oregon is taking its experiment with iPad voting to the whole state. Secretary of State Kate Brown's office said Thursday that all 36 counties will have at least one iPad and printer to help disabled voters mark a ballot in next week's primary. Officials say nearly 200 voters used a... Read More »

401(k)s are too risky for retirement

8 May 2012, 12:10 pm

Sharon Edwards of Salem, Oregon, may have to move to Mexico, where the cost of living is cheaper, so she can afford her retirement.... Read More »

Oregon fines marijuana legalization initiative petitioners $65,000

23 April 2012, 7:32 pm

SALEM — Oregon elections officials say a group that wants to legalize marijuana has violated Oregon election law by paying petition circulators based on the number of signatures they collect. The secretary of state’s office said Monday that it has issued a $65,000 fine — $2,500 for each of 26 ... Read More »