Public university tuition goes down
Funding approved by the Legislature means that tuition rates at Oregon’s public universities will go down starting next year.
Year: 2013
Winter sports season begins
The Timberline Ski Area on Mount Hood opened its Pucci chairlift, marking the beginning of the winter sports season.
NFL, Nike fight counterfeit products
Nike and the NFL continue to fight knockoff apparel on websites and outside stadiums.
Bend again among fastest growing areas in Oregon
Bend and Deschutes County are again among the fastest-growing areas in Oregon, according to new population estimates from Portland State University.
Eugene Woolworth building filling up
The new $10.8 million Woolworth Building in downtown Eugene is now 75% full.
Electric Avenue could continue
The Portland City Council plans to extend Portland State University’s Electric Avenue experiment until February 2015.
Dow, S&P hit record highs
Reuters: The Dow and S&P 500 extended their record highs on Monday, ticking above 16,000 and 1,800 respectively.
Doping coverup included top officials, Armstrong says
CNN: Lance Armstrong claims former Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) president Hein Verbruggen was directly involved in covering up his positive test for corticosteroid during the 1999 Tour de France.
Post office loses $5B in past year
AP: The U.S. Postal Service lost $5 billion over the past year, its seventh straight annual loss.
Retired union workers facing ‘unprecedented’ pension cuts
CNNMoney: Hundreds of thousands of retired union workers are facing pension cuts that could reduce their monthly payments by more than half.