Oregon’s berry crop production by the numbers
Oregon is indeed a blue state, at least where berries are concerned.
Dave Dahl balances life, work and play
Every package of Dave’s Killer Bread tells president Dave Dahl’s rags-to-riches story in small print on the bottom. “I was a four-time loser,” it begins, “before I realized I was in the wrong game.”
GlobeSherpa’s smart transit
In many parts of Europe and Asia, mobile tickets and payments for transit are ubiquitous.
Reader input: sports center
Three major international sporting goods companies are located in the Portland metro area: Nike, Adidas and Columbia Sportswear. Nevertheless, fewer than half the 491 readers surveyed identified Oregon as a hub for the sporting and athletic goods industry.
From the Editor: That old team spirit
On March 16, my teenage son was among the hundreds of Oregonians who traveled north to watch the Portland Timbers play the Seattle Sounders. This game is a big deal, he informed me, well aware that my knowledge of things athletic is limited to kinder, gentler recreational activities such as bike commuting, camping and power walking around the neighborhood.
Oklahoma dentist may have exposed 7,000 patients to HIV, hepatitis
ABC: The Tulsa Health Department is warning 7,000 patients of a local dentist’s office that they may have contracted HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C from poor sterilization.
Payrolls increase in 42 states
Bloomberg: Payrolls grew in 42 states in February, and the unemployment rate fell in 22.
Facebook exec says ‘it’s OK to be a geek’
Sun Times: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg told a group of students that it’s OK to be uncool in high school.
Oregon Senate passes wine growler bill
The Oregon senate voted unanimously to let wineries, restaurants, grocery stores and wine shops dispense wine in growlers of up to two gallons.
Gun debate coming to Oregon
Oregon legislators will hear four bills next week to tighten the state’s gun laws.