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• Rescue mission, Immunize Oregon offers free flu shots Portland Tribune (Today) - Portland Rescue Mission and Immunize Oregon will host a free flu shot clinic for uninsured people Thursday, Dec. 12, at the MissionÂ’s Burnside Shelter, 111 W. Burnside St. “When youÂ’re living on the streets or lack access to healthcare and become ill, it is easy...
• COLLEGE HOOPS: L&C women lose at Corban Portland Tribune (Today) - WOMEN'S BASKETBALL At Salem, NAIA Corban pulled away from NCAA Division III Lewis & Clark for a 71-49 victory. Corban (5-5) made a season-high 11 3-pointers. Tara Vanweerdhuizen, a 6-2 junior center from Spokane, Wash., had 15 points and 13 rebounds, with five blocks. Visiting...
• Weird pet names? How about 'Chubs Carpoochi'? Portland Tribune (Today) - Instead of saying “here kitty kitty,” some pet owners across the nation are calling “here Katniss,” or “here Great Fatsby.” ThatÂ’s what PortlandÂ’s Banfield Pet Hospital discovered in its list of most popular pet names for 2013. The hospitalÂ’s research team, Banfield Applied Research &...
• FDA’s New Antibiotics Policy Fails to Protect Health NRDC (Today) - WASHINGTON (December 11, 2013) – The U.S. Food & Drug Administration today released a long pending policy that lays out a voluntary approach to reducing the use of antibiotics in animals that are not sick. The policy, known as Guidance 213, was widely criticized by...
• Two men arrested in human trafficking investigation Portland Tribune (Today) - Two 13-year-old girls forced into prostitution at adult club, police say Beaverton Police Department detectives, with the help of other local law enforcement agencies, arrested two suspects related to a sexual assault and sex trafficking operation involving two 13-year-old girls living in the Beaverton area....
• City and county reopening, Portland schools two hours late Portland Tribune (Today) - Portland and Multnomah County governments were getting back to normal Wednesday morning while Portland Public Schools were opening two hours late because of heavy fog and icy roads. City Hall and the Portland Building were scheduled to open at 8:00 a.m. after PGE crews restored...
• CHART: How Much Do Exxon and Google Charge Themselves for Climate Pollution? Mother Jones (Today) - Tim McDonnell/Climate Desk Most experts agree that slowing climate change is going to have to involve some kind of price on carbon dioxide pollution. Although the last attempt to pass a federal carbon price in the US failed in 2009, some of the world's...
• Your Genes Tell You How to Vote Mother Jones (Today) - Where did your political and religious opinions come from? How did you come by them? What made you who you are? If you're like most people, you're probably inclined to answer this question by citing two main influences: your upbringing and your life experiences....
• Newly Discovered Greenhouse Gas "7,000 Times More Powerful than CO2" Mother Jones (Today) - This story first appeared on the Guardian website and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A new greenhouse gas that is 7,000 times more powerful than carbon dioxide at warming the Earth has been discovered by researchers in Toronto. The...
• The Carbon Time Bomb in Your Retirement Account Mother Jones (Today) - This story first appeared on the Atlantic website and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Will climate change leave your investment portfolio stranded like a polar bear on melting ice floe? If your pension fund or 401(k) manager invests in...
• Feds give $1.9M to local fire stations Portland Tribune (Today) - What did Clackamas County get on Black Friday? Clackamas Fire District No. 1 received nearly $2 million in federal grant funding to hire nine new full-time firefighters. The third-largest fire department in Oregon was among only four fire departments nationally chosen to receive grant funding...
• Shooting-anniversary vigils scheduled to honor victims Portland Tribune (Today) - Clackamas Town Center hosts a memorial and candlelight vigil titled “Remembrance and Resolve” from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, the one-year anniversary of the shootings at the mall. Held on the north side of the shopping center near the theater, the public vigil...
• Man shot to death in Lents neighborhood Portland Tribune (Today) - Portland detectives are investigating the shooting death of a man who died Tuesday evening outside a Lents neighborhood home. The manÂ’s name has not been released. Police said the man was discovered outside a home in the 7200 block of Southeast 84th Avenue at about...
• PREP FOCUS: Warrior girls have their moments Portland Tribune (Today) - Inconsistency hurts Cleveland in early preseason games, though The Cleveland High girls basketball team has had its moments this season. Just not as many of them, yet, as the Warriors would like. The Warriors have a 1-2 record that includes a win against Parkrose and...
• PREP HOOPS: Defensive pressure fuels Jefferson boys' win at Barlow Portland Tribune (Today) - As it turns out, the Jefferson DemocratsÂ’ dominance of Oregon boys basketball is not limited to their own classification. The defending 5A state champions went on the road Tuesday and smoked Barlow of the 6A Mt. Hood Conference 72-55. Barlow got off to a quick...
• Portland Makes Offer On Chinatown Property, Site Of Homeless Camp Portland Tribune (Today) - (Oregon Public Broadcasting) — The Portland Development Commission has made an offer on the Chinatown property that's hosted a homeless camp for more than two years. The PDC has offered owner landowner Michael Wright and his business partners $1.2 million for the lot where Right...
• PREP FOCUS: Rams relish their win for Central Catholic community Portland Tribune (Yesterday) - When Since Pyne took over the Central Catholic football program in 2003, he had high expectations.  "We had a plan to develop into a competitive program that could compete for a state title," Pyne says. The Rams did more than compete this year. They won...
• NRDC: Budget Agreement Would Better Safeguard Our Environment, National Parks and Modernize Public Water Facilities NRDC (Yesterday) - WASHINGTON (December 10, 2013) – House and Senate budget leaders reached an important bipartisan agreement today that deserves approval by Congress because it would alleviate some of the indiscriminate domestic spending cuts that already have curbed health and environmental protections, and safe drinking water programs...
• State Land Board agrees to sell of parcels in Elliott State Forest Portland Tribune (Yesterday) - OregonÂ’s top elected officials got behind a controversial plan Tuesday to sell off pieces of the south coastÂ’s Elliott State Forest to private interests. Gov. John Kitzhaber described the move as testing the water for a future deal to move the rest of the Elliott...
• Scientists Revive Hopes of Life on Mars AboutMyPlanet (Yesterday) - Those of us who live here know the Earth’s surface is teeming with life. But if an outsider dropped a probe at random and scooped up a few handfuls of dirt — and their probe happened to land in the Chilean desert — they...
• Winter Weather Closes Schools Across Oregon Portland Tribune (Yesterday) - (Oregon Public Broadcasting) — Update Tuesday: The cold snap continues to close or delays schools across the state. Portland Public Schools are open Tuesday, but buses are on snow routes. The Corvallis schools, Scappoose, St. Helens and Vernonia district are among those closed. See the...
• Paul Riley takes over Thorns Portland Tribune (Yesterday) - Paul Riley is the second coach in the history of the Portland Thorns FC. Riley replaces Cindy Parlow Cone, who resigned recently after leading the club to the championship season of the National Women's Soccer League. Riley, 50, was coach of Philadelphia Independence in WomenÂ’s...
• Scouting Boise State with ex-Beaver Jonathan Smith Portland Tribune (Yesterday) - Boise State enters the Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl against Oregon State with an unusual amount of uncertainty for what OSU coach Mike Riley calls "the most consistent program in the country over the past decade." There's the Broncos' 8-4 regular-season record, solid but their worst...
• Recruiting Riley calls Hawaii Bowl win 'absolutely essential' for Beavers Portland Tribune (Yesterday) - The Oregon State Beavers would be happy playing in any bowl game, after ending the regular season on a five-game slide. Coach Mike Riley is especially pleased that they signed on for duty at the Hawaii Bowl, Dec. 24, 5 p.m. PT, against Boise State....
• NRDC: Boxer Should End Support for Anti-Environment Provisions of Water Bill NRDC (Yesterday) - WASHINGTON (December 10, 2013) -- House and Senate conferees are nearing a deal that could mute the public's voice on major flood control, dam and other water projects, a deal that currently has the support of California’s Sen. Barbara Boxer. Both the House and Senate...
• Homeless advocates call for camps Portland Tribune (Yesterday) - (The Register-Guard) — Eugene's elected leaders got an earful of passionate testimony Monday night about the need to expand camping options for the homeless, but took no definitive action. Several dozen homeless advocates testified at Monday's City Council meeting, many of whom implored the city...
• BRANDON: Tell me again Portland Tribune (Yesterday) - Tell me again: • How Ohio State is so great and deserves to play for the national championship and would go unbeaten even if the Buckeyes played a formidable regular-season schedule with nonleague games against ranked teams. Tell me again: • How the Blazers didn't underachieve last...
• Police investigate infant's suspicious death in Gladstone Portland Tribune (Yesterday) - Clackamas CountyÂ’s Major Crimes Team is investigating the suspicious death of a 6-month-old infant in Gladstone. Gladstone police said officers received a call at about 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, about a possible homicide of an infant. The Major Crimes Team was called in to...
• PREP FOCUS: Wilson Trojans have depth and more Portland Tribune (Yesterday) - There's a lot to like about the Wilson Trojans girls basketball team. Depth, athleticism, hoop savvy, size, length, ball-handling, defense, leadership, experience, chemistry — coach Mike Nolan says he has a top-notch group assembled for the 2013-14 season. Three returning seniors and two sophomores start — and...
• WINTERHAWKS: Portland makes Wild deal for D-man Portland Tribune (Yesterday) - It's about the standard time of year that the Portland Winterhawks tweak their roster and bolster their lineup for the long haul, and the Hawks made one significant move on Tuesday with that in mind. The Hawks pulled off a deal that could bring them...

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