‘Great Satan’ strikes deal with ‘Axis of Evil’
Reuters: The agreement will provide limited relief of sanctions on Iran in return for curbs to its nuclear program.
Year: 2013
Amazon workers face mental illness risk
BBC: A BBC investigation into a UK-based Amazon warehouse has found conditions that a stress expert said could cause “mental and physical illness”.
Three ways to be nicer to your future self
Have you noticed how different your future self is, from yourself today? My future self, apparently, has lots of free time. He has money. He’s very decisive. He goes to the gym with the regularity of a metronome. His self-control is a thing of legend. Or would be, if he existed. Future-me’s only weakness is on-time performance — he still hasn’t shown up. All his work keeps showing up on my desk each morning. Current-me needs a new strategy.
New taxes might trigger kicker refunds
New Oregon taxes might trigger kicker refunds for the first time since 2007.
Lawsuits hit Evergreen International Airlines
Numerous companies are suing Evergreen International Airlines.
Oregon restricts pesticides
Oregon is permanently banning some pesticides after a massive bee die-off.
Logging planned on damaged forest land
Foresters are soliciting bids on salvage logging at the site of a 2012 wildfire near Sisters.
Oregon Employment Department’s $7M failed software project
The Oregon Employment Department wasted $6.9 million on a software project that never worked.
Small grocers oppose new Portland Trader Joe’s
A group of small Portland grocers oppose a city deal to bring a Trader Joe’s to Northeast Portland.
Cover Oregon had bad contract with website maker
CoverOregon’s efforts to hold the maker of its nonworking website accountable may have trouble because of a poorly written contract.